Antony Sher

Acting

Born: 1949-06-14

Died: 2021-12-03

From: Cape Town, South Africa

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.5

Biography

Sir Antony Sher, KBE (born 14 June 1949) was an English actor of South African origin, a two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and four-time nominee. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and toured in many roles, as well as appearing on film and TV, and working as a writer and theatre director. He died of cancer on 3rd December 2021.

Awards & Nominations5 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

2000

Nominated

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor

The Winter's Tale

2000

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Shakespeare in Love

1997

🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

Titus Andronicus

1997

🏆 Won

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor

Stanley

1997

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1997

🏆 Won

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor

Richard III

1985

Antony Sher

Biography

Awards & Nominations5 won · 2 nominated

Acting55 titles

The Land of Dreams

In Search of Shakespeare

Dickens in London

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

RSC Live: King Lear

Hornblower

Agatha Christie's Marple

One Foot in the Grave

The Moonstone

The Shadow Line

Murphy's Law

The Jury

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

The Company

Screen Two

Home

The Winter's Tale

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

ITV Playhouse

God on Trial

Mrs Brown

Superman II

Shakespeare in Love

Primo

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

Macbeth

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

The Miracle Maker

ScreenPlay

The Play on One

Erik the Viking

Yanks

The Wolfman

The Wind in the Willows

Three and Out

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

One Fine Day

Alive and Kicking

Genghis Cohn

War Book

Hitler: The Comedy Years

The Dame Edna Experience

Shadey

The History Man

Queer as Art

Camp Christmas

The Crying Game

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light

Joe Orton Laid Bare

The Out of Town Boys

Changing Step

Writing2 titles

The Play on One

Changing Step