ACTOR · FROM BIRMINGHAM, UK
Anton Lesser
Born 1952 · 74 years old125 credits since 19744 coming up
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ABOUT ANTON
Anton Lesser is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Harold Macmillan in The Crown, Clement Attlee in A United Kingdom, Chief Superintendent Bright in Endeavour, and Major Lio Partagaz in Andor. An associate of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he has performed numerous Shakespearean roles on stage and television.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born14 February 1952
BirthplaceBirmingham, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora76 of 125 titles
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What Anton is working on next.
ViQueensas Lars (voice)Out Dec 2026
Tick Tick Tickas NarratorDate to be announced- Santo Subito!as Father MattewDate to be announced
- A Blue ButterflyDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 76
- Average IMDb
- 7.3
- Highest rated
- Game of ThronesIMDb 9.2
- Working since
- 1974
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
12 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
Movieas Martin Steinke
as Mr Pinsky
Movieas Robbi Schulman
Seriesas Vernon Marley · 4 episodes
Seriesas Mr. Franklin · 8 episodes
Seriesas Major Partagaz · 24 episodes
Movieas Stephen Tennant (Older)
Seriesas Father John · 2 episodes
The 2010s
33 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
Seriesas Michael Eddowes · 6 episodes
Seriesas Rabbi Loew · 1 episode
Movieas Rav Krushka
Seriesas Robert · 1 episode
Movieas Reverend Woollett
Movieas General Falkenberg
Movieas Prime Minister Attlee
Movieas Emmanuel Lombard
The 2000s
37 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
as John Farmer · 4 episodes
Movieas Fritz Haber
Seriesas Mr. Merdle · 14 episodes
6 episodes
Movieas Harold Warne
as Dr Lindsay · 4 episodes
Movieas Voltaire
Movieas Martin Gibson
The 1990s
23 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
as Antoine Picard · 3 episodes
as Billy Blake · 2 episodes
Seriesas Mr Pitt Crawley · 5 episodes
Seriesas Lt. Charles Terrell · 6 episodes
Movieas Wounded Corporal
as Dr. John Ockleton
as Dusan Mesic · 1 episode
Seriesas Eddie Darwin · 1 episode
The 1980s
16 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
as Karl/Stein
as Feste
as Vincenzo
as Stanley Spencer
as Vincenzo · 1 episode
as Mr. Sutton
as Willie Price · 3 episodes
as Stanley Spencer · 1 episode
The 1970s
4 titles · IMDb 8.7 on average
as Orestes · 3 episodes
as Philip Wakem · 6 episodes
as Philip Wakem
Seriesas Voltaire · 1 episode
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The people who keep turning up in Anton’s titles.
Vincent ReganAtlantis, Messiah and 1 more
Matthew MacfadyenRipper Street, Little Dorrit and 1 more
David TennantEinstein and Eddington, The Escape Artist and 1 more
Jack DavenportA United Kingdom, Life in Squares and 1 more
Juliet StevensonAtlantis, The Hour and 1 more
Ian HartFive Daughters, Eroica and 1 more
Kate PhillipsWolf Hall, The Yellow Tie and 1 more
Claire Skinner
