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Jonathan Hyde

Acting

2.4 Popularity May 21, 1948 (77 years old) Brisbane, Australia

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 sopran...

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.

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Filmography 74

2024
The Brutalist Movie

as Leslie Woodrow

2024
Sebastian Movie

as Nicholas

2024
Hamlet Movie

as Claudius

2023
2021
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Movie

as Strickler (voice)

2018
A Very English Scandal TV

as David Napley

2017
Breathe Movie

as Dr. Entwistle

2016
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia TV

as Mr. Strickler (voice)

2016
Tokyo Trial TV

as President Sir William Webb

2016
The Crown TV

as Duke of Norfolk

2016
First Born Movie

as Alistair

2015
Crimson Peak Movie

as Ogilvie

2014
The Strain TV

as Eldritch Palmer

2013
Endeavour TV

as Sir Edmund Sloan

2012
Honest Trailers TV

as Bruce Ismay (archive footage)

2008
King Lear Movie

as Earl of Kent

2006
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb TV

as Morgan Sinclair

2006
Land of the Blind Movie

as Smith

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday May 21, 1948 (77 years old)
Place of Birth Brisbane, Australia
Also Known As Jonathan van Hyde, جاناتان هاید
Years Active 1977 - 2024
Popularity 2.4
Career Stats
74 Total Credits
47 Movie Roles
27 TV Roles
4 Photos