Editing Jonathan Pryce (section)

==Career==
===1972–1984: Rise to prominence ===
Despite finding RADA "strait-laced"<ref name="popstar"/> and being told by his tutor that he could never aspire to do more than playing villains on ''[[Z-Cars]]'',<ref>(10 July 2001). "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2001/07/24/btpryc24.xml&page=2 Life with lots of Doolittles]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}". ''The Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 15 June 2008.</ref> Pryce joined the [[Everyman Theatre, Liverpool|Everyman Theatre]] in [[Liverpool]] upon graduation and eventually became its artistic director. He performed with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and the [[Nottingham Playhouse]].<ref name="bbc1">(6 March 2007). "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/03_march/06/sherlock_pryce.shtml Jonathan Pryce is Sherlock Holmes]". ''BBC.co.uk''. Retrieved 28 October 2007.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20111002194447/http://www.onsayfa.com/oyuncu/jonathan-pryce-t518.html Jonathan Pryce Mini Biography]". ''Ön Sayfa''. Retrieved 28 October 2007.</ref> To gain his Equity card, he made his first screen appearance in a minor role in "Fire & Brimstone", a 1972 episode of the science fiction drama series ''[[Doomwatch]]''. He then starred in two television films directed by [[Stephen Frears]]: ''Daft as a Brush'' and ''Playthings''.

After leaving Everyman, Pryce joined Sir [[Richard Eyre]] at the Nottingham Playhouse and starred in [[Trevor Griffiths]]' play ''[[Comedians (play)|Comedians]]'', in a role specially written for him. The production moved to the [[Old Vic Theatre]] in London. Pryce reprised the role on Broadway in 1976, this time directed by [[Mike Nichols]], and for which Pryce won the 1977 [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play]]. It was around this time that he appeared in his first film role, playing the character Joseph Manasse in the drama ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'', starring [[Faye Dunaway]]. He did not, however, abandon the stage, appearing from 1978 to 1979 in the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s productions of ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' as [[Petruchio]], and ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' as [[Augustus|Octavius Caesar]].<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/tamingOfTheShrew.html The RSC Shakespeare – Plot summaries, The Taming of the Shrew] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822062746/http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/tamingOfTheShrew.html |date=22 August 2010 }}. Retrieved 18 June 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/antonyAndCleopatra.html The RSC Shakespeare – Plot summaries, Antony and Cleopatra] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203131926/http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/antonyAndCleopatra.html |date= 3 December 2008 }}. Retrieved 18 June 2008.</ref>

In 1980, his performance in the [[Prince Hamlet|title role]] of ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] won him an [[Olivier Award]], and was acclaimed by some critics as the definitive Hamlet of his generation.<ref>"[http://www.rsc.org.uk/hamlet/about/stage.html Performance history of Hamlet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118125408/http://www.rsc.org.uk/hamlet/about/stage.html |date=18 November 2007 }}". ''Royal Shakespeare Company''. Retrieved 6 November 2007</ref><ref>"[http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/ Laurence Olivier Awards: Past winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031212214818/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners |date=12 December 2003 }}". ''The Society of London Theatre''. Retrieved 6 November 2007.</ref> That year, Pryce had a small but pivotal role as [[Zarniwoop]] in the 12th episode of the ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' radio series, one that he reprised for the ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases#The Quintessential Phase|Quintessential Phase]]'' which was broadcast in 2005. In his original role as Zarniwoop, Pryce's character questions the "ruler of the Universe", a [[solipsism|solipsist]] who has been chosen to rule arguably because of either his inherent manipulability, or immunity therefrom, on his philosophical opinions. Around the same time, in 1980, he also appeared in the film ''[[Breaking Glass (film)|Breaking Glass]]''. In 1983, Pryce played the role of the sinister Mr Dark in ''[[Something Wicked This Way Comes (film)|Something Wicked This Way Comes]]'', based on the [[Ray Bradbury]] [[Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel)|novel of the same title]]. Afterward, he began appearing mostly in films, such as the [[Ian McEwan]]-scripted ''[[The Ploughman's Lunch]]'', and ''[[Martin Luther, Heretic (1983 film)|Martin Luther, Heretic]]'' (both also 1983).

=== 1985–2002: Established actor ===
He achieved a breakthrough with his role as the subdued [[protagonist]] Sam Lowry in the [[Terry Gilliam]] [[science fiction]] [[dystopian]] [[dark comedy]], ''[[Brazil (1985 film)|Brazil]]'' (1985).<ref>"[http://www.filmsite.org/cultfilmsew.html Entertainment Weekly's Top 50 Cult Movies (Brazil #13)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331185021/http://www.filmsite.org/cultfilmsew.html |date=31 March 2014 }}". ''FilmSite.org''. Retrieved 26 November 2007.</ref> After ''Brazil'', Pryce appeared in the historical thriller ''[[The Doctor and the Devils]]'' (also 1985) and then in the [[Gene Wilder]]-directed film ''[[Haunted Honeymoon]]'' (1986). During this period of his life, Pryce continued to perform on stage, and gained particular notice as the successful but self-doubting writer Trigorin in a London production of [[Anton Chekhov]]'s ''[[The Seagull]]'' in late 1985.<ref>"[http://masterclass.org.uk/masters.php?ar_id=118 Jonathan Pryce's Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220100605/http://masterclass.org.uk/masters.php?ar_id=118 |date=20 December 2008 }}". ''The Theatre Royal Haymarket website''. Retrieved 26 November 2007.</ref> From 1986 to 1987 Pryce played the [[Macbeth (character)|lead part]] in the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s production of ''[[Macbeth]]'', which also starred [[Sinéad Cusack]] as [[Lady Macbeth]].<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/macbeth.html The RSC Shakespeare – Plot summaries, The Tragedy of Macbeth] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223084232/http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/macbeth.html |date=23 December 2014 }}. Retrieved 18 June 2008.</ref> Pryce worked once again with Gilliam in ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'' (1988), playing "[[The Right Honourable|The Right Ordinary]] Horatio Jackson". The film was a notorious financial fiasco,<ref>Robert Parish, James (2006). ''Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops''. Wiley. {{ISBN|0-471-69159-3}}</ref> with production costing more than $40 million, when the original budget was $23.5 million.<ref>"[http://www.halleonard.com/item_detail.jsp?itemid=314112&order=41&refer=browse&start=L&end=M&catcode=05 Losing The Light – Terry Gilliam & The Munchausen Saga (a summary)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311203556/http://www.halleonard.com/item_detail.jsp?itemid=314112&order=41&refer=browse&start=L&end=M&catcode=05 |date=11 March 2007 }}". ''Hal Leonard Online''. Retrieved 6 November 2007.</ref><ref>"[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adventuresofbaronmunchausen.htm The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]". ''Box Office Mojo''. Retrieved 6 November 2007.</ref> The following year Pryce appeared in three of the earliest episodes of the [[improvisational comedy|improvisation]] show ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'', alongside [[Paul Merton]] and [[John Sessions]],<ref>"[http://www.whoseline.net/show/epguide/01guide.html "Whose Line is it Anyway?" – Episode Guide – Series one (1988)]". ''WhoseLine.net''. Retrieved 26 November 2007.</ref> and in ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', again a play by [[Anton Chekhov|Chekhov]], at the [[Vaudeville Theatre]].<ref name="martineagain">(18 March 2003). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20030909070652/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2003%2F03%2F18%2Fbtpry18.xml Work with Martine again? I think not]". ''Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 15 June 2008.</ref> After a series of major dramatic roles on stage, including Vanya and Macbeth, Pryce decided he wanted to do musicals after seeing his friend [[Patti LuPone]] in the original London production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''.<ref>Shenton, Mark (15 June 2008). "[http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3008926 Q&A – Jonathan Pryce] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118230552/http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3008926 |date=18 January 2008 }}". ''Broadway.com in London''. Retrieved 15 June 2008.</ref>

He successfully returned to the stage originating the role of The Engineer, a Eurasian [[pimp]], in the West End musical ''[[Miss Saigon]]''. His performance was praised in England where he won the Olivier and Variety Club awards,<ref>"[http://www.screenrush.co.uk/personne/fichepersonne.html?cpersonne=544 Jonathan Pryce Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229101455/http://www.screenrush.co.uk/personne/fichepersonne.html?cpersonne=544 |date=29 December 2008 }}". ''Allocine.co.uk''. Retrieved 26 November 2007.</ref><ref>O'Keefe, Robert (20 September 1999). "[https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/miss-saigon-1999 Miss Saigon 10th Anniversary show 1990 Review]". ''London Theatre Guide Online''. Retrieved 26 November 2007.</ref> but when the production transferred to Broadway the [[Actors' Equity Association]] (AEA) tried to stop Pryce from portraying The Engineer because, according to their executive secretary, "[t]he casting of a [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]] actor made up to appear Asian is an affront to the Asian community."<ref name="NYT">Rothstein, Mervyn (8 August 1990). "Union Bars White in Asian Role; Broadway May Lose 'Miss Saigon'". ''The New York Times''.</ref> The London production featured Pryce in [[yellowface]], wearing prosthetics to alter the shape of his eyes and makeup to alter the colour of his skin.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paulson |first=Michael |date=2017-03-17 |title=The Battle of 'Miss Saigon': Yellowface, Art and Opportunity |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/theater/the-battle-of-miss-saigon-yellowface-art-and-opportunity.html |access-date=2022-10-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The show's producer, [[Cameron Mackintosh]], decided to cancel the $10 million New York production.<ref>Rich, Frank (10 August), 1990). "[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4DD1E39F933A2575BC0A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3 Jonathan Pryce, 'Miss Saigon' and Equity's Decision (page 3)]". ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 6 November 2007.</ref> Realising that its decision would result in the loss of many jobs, and after Pryce received much support from fellow actors (both [[Charlton Heston]] and [[John Malkovich]] threatened to leave the union if Pryce was not allowed to perform) the AEA decided to make a deal with Mackintosh, allowing Pryce to appear in the production. He won a [[Tony Award]] for his performance in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geocities.com/kleeemt/miss_saigon.htm |title=Miss Saigon: Bringing Discrimination into the Limelight |access-date=2010-10-16 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112081815/http://geocities.com/kleeemt/miss_saigon.htm |archive-date=12 November 2007 }}. Retrieved 6 November 2007.</ref><ref>Rothstein, Mervyn (19 September 1990). "[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5DE133AF93AA2575AC0A966958260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/M/Mackintosh,%20Cameron Dispute Settled, 'Miss Saigon' Is Broadway Bound]". ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 6 November 2007.</ref> The controversy over Pryce's casting in ''Miss Saigon'' provided playwright [[David Henry Hwang]] the inspiration for his plays ''[[Face Value (play)|Face Value]]'' and ''[[Yellow Face (play)|Yellow Face]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bearing the 'Yellow Face': Q&A with David Henry Hwang |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/02/22/bearing-the-yellow-face-qa-with-david-henry-hwang/ |date=22 February 2014}}</ref>

Made in the same period, Pryce starred in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] mini-series ''[[Selling Hitler]]'' (1991) as [[Gerd Heidemann]]. Pryce returned to the London stage the following year to star for one night only at the [[Royal Festival Hall]] for an AIDS charity alongside [[Elaine Paige]] and Lilliane Montivecchi in the 1992 revival of the [[Federico Fellini]]-inspired musical ''[[Nine (musical)|Nine]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.regardencoulisse.com/articles/article.php?num=224 |title=De 8 et 1/2 a Nine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218040448/http://www.regardencoulisse.com/articles/article.php?num=224 |archive-date=18 December 2007 |website=RegardEnCoulisse.com |access-date=9 December 2007 |language=French}}</ref> He appeared in the film ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1992), an adaptation of the [[David Mamet]] play. Pryce featured, alongside [[Kathy Burke]] and [[Minnie Driver]], in the [[BBC]] serial ''Mr. Wroe's Virgins'' (1993), directed by [[Danny Boyle]]. Pryce played [[Henry Kravis]] in the [[HBO]] produced [[Television movie|made-for-TV movie]] ''[[Barbarians at the Gate]]'' (1993). He was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie|Primetime Emmy Award]] and for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television|Golden Globe Award]] for his role.<ref>{{cite web |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trio-elemental-hbos-zinc-139906 |title=Trio elemental for HBO's 'Zinc' |work=Hollywood Reporter |agency=Associated Press |date=21 June 2007}}</ref> Also during 1993, Pryce appeared in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[The Age of Innocence (1993 film)|The Age of Innocence]]'', and starred alongside [[River Phoenix]] and [[Judy Davis]] in the unfinished film ''[[Dark Blood]]'', but production had to be shut down when, 11 days short of completion, Phoenix died from a drug overdose.<ref>"[http://www.river-phoenix.org/filmography/darkblood/ Dark Blood] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110182249/http://www.river-phoenix.org/filmography/darkblood/ |date=10 November 2007 }}". ''RiverPhoenix.org''. Retrieved 6 November 2007.</ref> Director [[George Sluizer]], who owns the rights to what has been filmed, has made available some of the raw material, which features Pryce and Phoenix on a field in [[Utah]], on his personal website.<ref>"[http://www.georgesluizer.com/00-Videos.htm Videos]". ''George Sluizer's official website''. Retrieved 19 November 2007.</ref> Between 1993 and 1997, Pryce, on a multimillion-dollar contract became the spokesman for the [[Infiniti]] automobile marque in a series of American television commercials, in particular for the [[Infiniti J30]] and [[Infiniti Q45]]. In one of these advertisements Pryce appeared alongside jazz singer [[Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)|Nancy Wilson]] in a Prague nightclub.<ref>Meredith, Robyn (13 June 1996). "[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE3DB1739F930A25755C0A960958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print The Media Business: Advertising;Infiniti chooses artsy ads with musings about the meaning of life to sell its luxury cars.]". ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 6 November 2007.</ref> In 1994, Pryce portrayed [[Fagin]] in a revival of the musical ''[[Oliver!]]'',<ref>Jones, Kenneth (10 March 2006). "[http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/98415.html Playbill.com's Brief Encounter with Jonathan Pryce] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229092049/http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/98415.html |date=29 December 2008 }}". ''Playbill''. Retrieved 9 December 2007.</ref> and starred alongside [[Emma Thompson]] in the film ''[[Carrington (film)|Carrington]]'' (1995), which centres on a [[platonic love|platonic]] relationship between gay writer [[Lytton Strachey]] and painter [[Dora Carrington]]. For his portrayal of Strachey, Pryce received the [[Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actor Award]] at the [[1995 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3362/year/1995.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Carrington |access-date=2 September 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> His film roles during this time included ''[[Evita (1996 film)|Evita]]'' (1996) and ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' (1997).

[[Image:JonathanPryce2007 cropped.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Pryce in October 2007]]
During the early 2000s Pryce starred and participated in a variety of movies, such as ''[[The Affair of the Necklace (2001 film)|The Affair of the Necklace]]'' (2001), and ''[[Unconditional Love (2002 film)|Unconditional Love]]'' (2002). While the success of some of these films was variable, the 2001 London stage production of ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' and his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins was acclaimed by observers.<ref>Thomas, Rebecca (22 March 2001). "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/reviews/1231499.stm Fair Lady's luvverly show]". ''BBC News''. Retrieved 10 November 2007.</ref> [[Martine McCutcheon]], who portrayed Eliza Doolittle, was sick during much of the show's run. McCutcheon was replaced by her understudy Alexandra Jay, who would also fall sick hours before a performance, forcing her understudy, [[Kerry Ellis]], to take the lead. On her first night, Pryce introduced Ellis to the audience before the show by saying "This will be your first Eliza, my second today and my third this week. Any member of the audience interested in playing Eliza can find applications at the door. Wednesday and Saturday matinee available."<ref>(10 July 2001). "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2001/07/24/btpryc24.xml Life with lots of Doolittles]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}". ''The Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 15 June 2008.</ref> Pryce performed with four Elizas during the course of 14 months. The show was nominated for four [[Laurence Olivier Award]]s on 2001: Best Actress in a Musical for Martine McCutcheon, Outstanding Musical Production, Best Theatre Choreographer and Best Actor in a Musical for Pryce. Pryce lost to [[Philip Quast]], and McCutcheon won in her category.

=== 2003–2013: Theatre and franchise roles ===
In April 2003 Pryce returned to the non-musical stage with ''A Reckoning'', written by American dramatist Wesley Moore. The play co-starred [[Flora Montgomery]] and after premiering at the [[Soho Theatre]] in London was described by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' as "one of the most powerful and provocative new American plays to have opened since [[David Mamet]]'s ''[[Oleanna (play)|Oleanna]]''."<ref>Connema, Richard. "[http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/sanfran/s600.html American Premiere of Wesley Moore's A Reckoning is a Challenging Father/Daughter Confrontation]". ''Talkin' Broadway''. Retrieved 15 June 2008.</ref> Pryce had a role in live-action [[Disney Studios]] [[action-adventure]] film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' (2003), in which he portrayed a fictional [[Governor of Jamaica]], [[Weatherby Swann]], a film he has described as "one of those why-not movies."<ref name="martineagain"/> Pryce portrayed [[Weatherby Swann|Governor Weatherby Swann]] the father of [[Elizabeth Swan]] portrayed by [[Keira Knightley]]. He reprised the role of Governor Weatherby Swann for the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' sequels, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' (2006) and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]'' (2007). Both were [[back to back film production|filmed at the same time]] but released a year apart.<ref>"[http://numberonestars.com/pirates3/production7.htm Chapter 7 – Return to The Bahamas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509164220/http://numberonestars.com/pirates3/production7.htm |date=9 May 2012 }}". ''Pirates of the Caribbean, Full Production Notes''. Retrieved 10 November 2007.</ref>

After ''Pirates'', Pryce appeared in several large-scale motion pictures, such as the romantic teen comedy ''[[What a Girl Wants (film)|What a Girl Wants]]'' (2003), and ''[[De-Lovely]]'' (2004), his second musical film, a chronicle of the life of songwriter [[Cole Porter]], for which [[Kevin Kline]] and Pryce covered a Porter song called "Blow, Gabriel, Blow". ''[[The Brothers Grimm (film)|The Brothers Grimm]]'' (2005), Pryce's third completed<!-- Note the Quixote project, above. --> film with Terry Gilliam, starred [[Matt Damon]] and [[Heath Ledger]], and ''[[The New World (2005 film)|The New World]]'' (2005), in which he had a cameo role as [[James I of England|King James I]]. In 2005, Pryce was nominated for another [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Olivier Award]] in the best actor category for his role in the 2004 London production of ''[[The Goat or Who is Sylvia?]]'', where he played Martin, a goat-lover who has to face the recriminations of his cheated-on wife, played by his real-life wife [[Kate Fahy]]. Pryce's performance was highly praised, but he lost the Olivier to [[Richard Griffiths]].<ref>Clover, Brian (19 April 2004). "[http://www.curtainup.com/goatlond.html The Goat or Who is Sylvia?]". ''Curtain Up''. Retrieved 19 January 2008.</ref><ref>Loveridge, Lizzie (4 February 2004). "[http://www.curtainup.com/goatlond.html The Goat or Who is Sylvia?]". ''Curtain Up''. Retrieved 19 January 2008.</ref><ref>(21 February 2005). "[http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards/view/item98372/Olivier-Winners-2005/ The Olivier Awards 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220055126/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards/view/item98372/Olivier-Winners-2005/ |date=20 December 2008 }}". ''The Society of London Theatre''. Retrieved 19 January 2008.</ref>

Pryce lent his voice to the French [[animated film]], ''[[Renaissance (2006 film)|Renaissance]]'' (2006), which he stated he wanted to do because he had never "done anything quite like it before."<ref>Milling, Robin (21 September 2006). "[http://www.artisannews.com/ans101/templates/?a=2616&z=0 Jonathan Pryce puts his voice on] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220131349/http://www.artisannews.com/ans101/templates/?a=2616&z=0 |date=20 December 2008 }}". ''Artisan News''. Retrieved 16 November 2007.</ref> Pryce returned to the Broadway stage replacing [[John Lithgow]], from January to July 2006, as Lawrence Jameson in the musical version of ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical)|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]''.<ref>(20 November 2005). "[http://news.ewoss.com/articles/D8E0DEGG3.aspx Jonathan Pryce Returns to Broadway Stage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710211107/http://news.ewoss.com/articles/D8E0DEGG3.aspx |date=10 July 2011 }}". ''eWoss News''. Retrieved 5 November 2007.</ref> During early 2007, the BBC serial ''[[Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars]]'' was first broadcast with Pryce in the lead.<ref name="bbc1"/> From September 2007 through June 2008, he returned to the theatre portraying Shelly Levene in a new West End production of [[David Mamet]]'s ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' at the [[Apollo Theatre]], London.<ref>de Jongh, Nicholas (10 October 2007). "[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/show-23374222-details/Glengarry+Glen+Ross/showReview.do?reviewId=23416690 Blackmail, greed, despair ... a tale for our times]". ''Evening Standard'' (London). Retrieved 15 June 2008.</ref> Pryce also appeared as part of an [[ensemble cast]] in the 2008 real-time strategy video game ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3]]'', playing the role of Marshall Robert Bingham<ref name="good">{{Cite news |last=Good |first=Owen |date=21 September 2008 |title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Calls Out Starcraft |language=en-us |work=Kotaku |url=https://kotaku.com/command-conquer-red-alert-3-calls-out-starcraft-5052818 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref> alongside [[Tim Curry]], [[J.K. Simmons]], [[George Takei]] and several other veteran actors.<ref name="gamesindustry">{{Cite news |date=20 August 2008 |title=Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 |language=en |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/command---conquer-red-alert-3-starring-such-luminaries-as-gemma-atkinson--tim-curry--jenny-mccarthy--jonathan-pryce--peter-stormare-and-george-takei |website=gamesindustry.biz |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref> In 2009, he played a wealthy widower in the [[BBC]] series ''[[Return to Cranford]]''.

=== 2015–present: Resurgence and acclaim ===
[[File:Cannes 2018 33.jpg|thumb|right|Pryce with [[Adam Driver]], [[Stellan Skarsgård]], and [[Terry Gilliam]] at premiere of ''[[The Man Who Killed Don Quixote]]'' at the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
In 2015, Pryce played [[Thomas Wolsey]] in the [[BBC]] limited series ''[[Wolf Hall (TV series)|Wolf Hall]]''.  That same year, he joined the cast of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' in [[Game of Thrones season 5|Season 5]] as the [[High Sparrow]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/watchersotwall/status/492780241081733120 |title=Game of Thrones season five cast announced at Comic Con! | work=Watchers On The Wall | date=25 July 2014 | access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> Pryce admitted that one of the main reasons he took on the role was because of how influential the character is plot-wise. While initially being quite sceptical about "sword and sorcery" shows, Pryce later had a change of heart after his positive experiences on the ''Thrones'' sets.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/WatchersOTWall/status/572844119447474178 |title=Interview Roundup: John Bradley, Jonathan Pryce, and many more! | work=Watchers On The Wall | date=3 March 2015 | access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref> In 2015, he also appeared at The Globe Theatre as Shylock in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''. His real life daughter Phoebe played Shylock's daughter Jessica. In 2015, he joined the cast of ''[[The Healer (2016 film)|The Healer]]'' starring with [[Oliver Jackson-Cohen]], [[Camilla Luddington]], and [[Jorge Garcia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/camilla-luddington-jonathan-pryce-board-795358|title=Camilla Luddington, Jonathan Pryce Board Rom-Com 'The Healer'|author=Etan Vlessing|date=13 May 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> In 2017, he starred as Sir Stuart Strange in the series ''[[Taboo (2017 TV series)|Taboo]]'', and co-starred with [[Glenn Close]] in the film ''[[The Wife (2017 film)|The Wife]]''. In 2018 he portrayed [[Don Quixote]] in [[Terry Gilliam]]'s ''[[The Man Who Killed Don Quixote]]'' starring [[Adam Driver]].

In 2018, Pryce starred alongside [[Dame Eileen Atkins]] in [[Florian Zeller]]'s play, ''[[The Height of the Storm]]'' at [[Wyndham's Theatre]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] to rapturous reviews. The play was named best play of the year by ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/dec/17/top-10-theatre-shows-2018|title=Top 10 theatre shows of 2018|last=Billington|first=Michael|date=2018-12-17|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-04-08|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The play was transferred to Broadway stage where it ran from September to November 2019 at the [[Samuel J. Friedman Theatre]] produced by the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]] with Pryce and Atkins reprising their performances. The play and the performances received a strong reception from New York critics. Marilyn Stasio of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised the leading actors describing Pryce's performance as an elderly man struggling with early forms of [[dementia]] as "achingly sensitive", and like "quicksilver".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2019/legit/reviews/the-height-of-the-storm-review-jonathan-pryce-eileen-atkins-broadway-1203347908/|title= Broadway Review: 'The Height of the Storm'|website= Variety|date= 25 September 2019|accessdate= September 21, 2023}}</ref>

Late that same year, Pryce portrayed [[Pope Francis]], opposite [[Anthony Hopkins]] playing [[Pope Benedict XVI]], in the acclaimed Netflix film ''[[The Two Popes]]'', directed by [[Fernando Meirelles]], which was released that winter on [[Netflix]]. Meirelles cast him for his striking resemblance to the real Pope Francis. The film and their performances received critical acclaim, with Stephen Farber of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praising their chemistry, writing in particular of Pryce, "[He] goes head-to-head against Hopkins and matches him in subtlety as well as charismatic force."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/two-popes-review-1235993/|title= 'The Two Popes': Film Review Telluride 2019|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= September 2019|accessdate= September 21, 2023}}</ref> He received his first ever [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for the film.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brooks|first=Xan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/21/jonathan-pryce-theres-a-definite-shortage-of-72-year-old-welsh-men|title=Jonathan Pryce: 'There's a definite shortage of 72-year-old Welsh men'|date=2020-01-21|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-02-25|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In August 2020, it was announced that Pryce would portray [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] in the final two seasons of [[Netflix]]'s ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/jonathan-pryce-cast-as-prince-philip-the-crown-1203011673/|title=Oscar-Nominated 'Game Of Thrones' Star Jonathan Pryce Cast As Prince Philip In 'The Crown'|author=Jake Kanter|date=12 August 2020|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> His performance in the fifth season earned him a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series – Comedy/Musical or Drama]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-2-1235455667/|title=Golden Globes 2023: Nominations List|magazine=Variety|date=December 12, 2022|accessdate=December 22, 2022}}</ref> From 2022 to 2024, he starred as a retired senior [[MI5 officer]] in the [[Apple TV+]] series ''[[Slow Horses]]''.