Editing Jonathan Pryce (section)

=== 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.