Editing Jonathan Pryce (section)

=== 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]]''.