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Jonathan Hyde

Acting

Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde is an actor born on May 21, 1948 in Brisbane, Australia. He is known for Jumanji, Anaconda and Ri¢hie Ri¢h. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
May 21, 1948
Place of birth
Brisbane, Australia
Also known as
Jonathan van Hyde · جاناتان هاید · Jonathan Stephen Gehring Hyde

Biography

Jonathan Hyde (born 21 May 1948) is an Australian-born English actor, well known for his roles as J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line in Titanic, Egyptologist Allen Chamberlain in The Mummy and Sam Parrish/Van Pelt, the hunter in Jumanji. He is married to the Scottish soprano Isobel Buchanan. They have two daughters, one of which is the actress Georgia King. Hyde was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Among other roles, he played Ferdinand in a 1985 production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and is an Associate Member there. He was also an original cast member of Not the Nine O'Clock News, the first series of which was pulled from broadcast because of the General Election of 1979. Hyde has been in numerous films including The Contract, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, Land of the Blind, The Tailor of Panama, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, Eisenstein, Anaconda and Richie Rich. He appeared in the 1989 BBC miniseries Shadow of the Noose in which he played the famous barrister Edward Marshall Hall. He has also appeared in several television mysteries, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett, and Midsomer Murders. In 2007, Hyde played Dr. Dorn in Chekhov's The Seagull and the Earl of Kent in King Lear for the RSC in a repertory company that included Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Romola Garai, William Gaunt and Sylvester McCoy. Both plays toured together internationally, before taking up residence in the New London Theatre. The final performance was on 12 January 2008. He reprised his role of Kent in the 2008 television film of King Lear. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Hyde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherfordas Sir Douglas Weatherford (voice)
  2. 2024The Brutalistas Leslie Woodrow
  3. 2024Sebastianas Nicholas
  4. 2024Hamletas Claudius
  5. 2023Doctor Jekyllas Henry Jekyll
  6. 2021Trollhunters: Rise of the Titansas Strickler (voice)
  7. 2020All Creatures Great & Smallas General Beauvoir · 2 episodes
  8. 2018A Very English Scandalas David Napley · 3 episodes
  9. 2017Breatheas Dr. Entwistle
  10. 2016Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadiaas Mr. Strickler (voice) · 42 episodes
  11. 2016Tokyo Trialas President Sir William Webb · 4 episodes
  12. 2016The Crownas Duke of Norfolk · 1 episode
  13. 2016First Bornas Alistair
  14. 2015Crimson Peakas Ogilvie
  15. 2014The Strainas Eldritch Palmer · 46 episodes
  16. 2013Endeavouras Sir Edmund Sloan · 1 episode
  17. 2008King Learas Earl of Kent
  18. 2006Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empireas Hanan · 1 episode
  19. 2006Land of the Blindas Smith
  20. 2006The Curse of King Tut's Tombas Morgan Sinclair
  21. 2006The Contractas Turner
  22. 2004Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stockingas George Pentney
  23. 2003Dinotopia 6: The Exitas Mayor Waldo
  24. 2003Dinotopia 5: The Virusas Mayor Waldo
  25. 2003Dinotopia 4: New Horizonsas Mayor Waldo
  26. 2002Dinotopia 3: The Electionas Mayor waldo
  27. 2002Dinotopia 2: The Temptationas Mayor waldo
  28. 2002Dinotopiaas Mayor Waldo · 13 episodes
  29. 2002Foyle's Waras Colonel Galt · 1 episode
  30. 2002Spooksas Ilya Gavrik · 6 episodes
  31. 2001Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Storyas Dussan · 2 episodes
  32. 2001Princess of Thievesas Prince John
  33. 2001The Tailor of Panamaas Cavendish
  34. 2001Attilaas Felix · 2 episodes
  35. 2000The Prince and the Pauperas Lord Hertford
  36. 1999Joan of Arcas The Duke of Bedford · 2 episodes
  37. 1999The Mummyas Allen Chamberlain
  38. 1997Titanicas Bruce Ismay
  39. 1997Anacondaas Warren Westridge
  40. 1997Midsomer Murdersas Frank Webster · 1 episode
  41. 1995Jumanjias Van Pelt / Sam Parrish
  42. 1994Ri¢hie Ri¢has Cadbury
  43. 1994Cadfaelas Godfrid Piccard · 1 episode
  44. 1994Being Humanas Francisco
  45. 1994Deadly Adviceas George Joseph Smith
  46. 1994The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmesas Culverton Smith · 1 episode
  47. 1994I Spy Returnsas Cesar Baroodi
  48. 1993Peak Practiceas Dr. Stuart Mosely · 1 episode
  49. 1992A Touch of Frostas Dr Keith Michaelson · 1 episode
  50. 1992HBO First Lookas Self · 1 episode
  51. 1990The Plot to Kill Hitleras Joseph Goebbels
  52. 1986Caravaggioas Baglione
  53. 1986Lovejoyas Jonathan Wilsher · 1 episode
  54. 1985An Indecent Obsessionas Neil Parkinson
  55. 1985A.D.as Tigellinus · 1 episode
  56. 1984Sherlock Holmesas Culverton Smith · 1 episode
  57. 1984Laceas Paul · 2 episodes
  58. 1980Hamletas Rosencrantz
  59. 1977The Professionalsas Tommy · 1 episode
  60. 1977Supernaturalas Amadeus · 1 episode