Jonathan Hyde

Born: 1948-05-21

Jonathan Hyde (born 21 May 1948) is an Australian-born English actor, well known for his roles as J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line in Titanic, Egyptologist Allen Chamberlain in The Mummy and Sam Parrish/Van Pelt, the hunter in Jumanji. He is married to the Scottish soprano Isobel Buchanan. They have two daughters, one of which is the actress Georgia King. Hyde was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Among other roles, he played Ferdinand in a 1985 production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and is an Associate Member there. He was also an original cast member of Not the Nine O'Clock News, the first series of which was pulled from broadcast because of the General Election of 1979. Hyde has been in numerous films including The Contract, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, Land of the Blind, The Tailor of Panama, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, Eisenstein, Anaconda and Richie Rich. He appeared in the 1989 BBC miniseries Shadow of the Noose in which he played the famous barrister Edward Marshall Hall. He has also appeared in several television mysteries, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett, and Midsomer Murders. In 2007, Hyde played Dr. Dorn in Chekhov's The Seagull and the Earl of Kent in King Lear for the RSC in a repertory company that included Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Romola Garai, William Gaunt and Sylvester McCoy. Both plays toured together internationally, before taking up residence in the New London Theatre. The final performance was on 12 January 2008. He reprised his role of Kent in the 2008 television film of King Lear. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Hyde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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as Bruce Ismay
Released: 1997-11-18

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later....

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as Allen Chamberlain
Released: 1999-04-16

Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the...

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The Brutalist

as Leslie
Released: 2024-12-20

Fleeing from post-war Europe in 1947, a visionary architect and his wife settle in Pennsylvania...

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Anaconda

as Warren Westridge
Released: 1997-04-11

A 'National Geographic' film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on...

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Ri¢hie Ri¢h

as Herbert Cadbury
Released: 1994-12-19

Billionaire heir Richie Rich has it all, including Reggie Jackson as a batting coach and Claudia...

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Crimson Peak

as Ogilvie
Released: 2015-10-13

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood...

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Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

as Strickler (voice)
Released: 2021-07-21

The Guardians of Arcadia reunite to battle the nefarious Arcane Order, who've reawakened the...

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Jumanji

as Samuel Alan Parrish / Van Pelt
Released: 1995-12-15

When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical...

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Princess of Thieves

as Prince John
Released: 2001-03-11

Sherwood forest has a courageous new hero - Gwyn, the daughter of Robin Hood. Possessing the...

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The Contract

as Turner
Released: 2006-04-05

Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful...

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Breathe

as Dr. Entwistle
Released: 2017-10-13

Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a...

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The Tailor of Panama

as Cavendish
Released: 2001-03-30

A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once...

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Caravaggio

as Baglione
Released: 1986-08-29

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da...

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Sebastian

as Nicholas
Released: 2024-08-02

Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in...

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Being Human

as Francisco
Released: 1994-05-06

One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.

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The Prince and the Pauper

as Lord Hertford
Released: 2000-12-01

An adaptation of the classic, "The Prince and the Pauper" is the retelling of Edward Tudor and...

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Dinotopia 2: The Temptation

as Mayor waldo
Released: 2002-12-05

When a shipwreck is found on the shores of Dinotopia, Karl uses his newly discovered radio to...

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King Lear

as Earl of Kent
Released: 2008-08-06

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to...

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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

as Morgan Sinclair
Released: 2006-04-11

Thousands of years ago, the great Child King Tutankhamen ruled. Few know the details of his life...

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Land of the Blind

as Smith
Released: 2006-05-01

A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow...

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Hamlet

as Claudius
Released: 2024-02-27

A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is reimagined...

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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

as George Pentney
Released: 2004-12-26

The corpse of a shabbily dressed young woman has been discovered in the mud flats of the Thames...

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First Born

as Alistair
Released: 2016-06-19

A young couples lives are turned upside down when the birth of their first child is accompanied...

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Dinotopia 3: The Election

as Mayor waldo
Released: 2002-12-19

Ideas of progress turn the peaceful city into a congested metropolis. Could extinction follow?...

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The War That Never Ends

as Corinthian Representative
Released: 1991-03-28

The Peloponnesian Wars (Athens versus Sparta for twenty-seven years) told in the format of news...

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Dinotopia 6: The Exit

as Mayor Waldo
Released: 2003-08-07

When Karl is bitten by a venomous giant mosquito, his only chance for survival cannot be found...

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The Plot to Kill Hitler

as Joseph Goebbels
Released: 1990-01-30

A historical recreation of the 1944 attempt by several German High Command Officers to...

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Doctor Jekyll

as uncredited
Released: 2023-10-27

Recluse Dr. Nina Jekyll befriends with her newly hired help, Rob. They must work together to...

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Isaac Newton: The Last Magician

as uncredited
Released: 2013-04-12

Isaac Newton - brilliant rational mathematician or master of the occult? This innovative...

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Hamlet

as Rosencrantz
Released: 1980-05-25

Hamlet comes home from university to find his uncle married to his mother, and his father's...

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Phoelix

as Napier
Released: 1979-08-01

An aged art connoisseur (Beaumont) and his young female neighbour (Coles), who has a job posing...

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I Spy Returns

as Cesar Baroodi
Released: 1994-02-03

Time passes and things change. So have Scott and Robinson. Scott has become a college professor...

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Fellow Traveller

as 'Sheriff of Nottingham'
Released: 1989-09-29

In the Golden Age of Hollywood, two men had it all; one was a top screenwriter, the other a film...

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Dinotopia 4: New Horizons

as Mayor Waldo
Released: 2003-07-03

A hunter discovers the elixir of youth on Dinotopia - only to realize, along with LeSage, the...

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Children of the North

as Colonel Shrapnell
Released: 1991-10-30

The murders of two MI6 agents in Northern Ireland add up to an explosive political situation.

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The Death of the Heart

as St. Quentin Miller
Released: 1987-05-03

A young orphan girl, Portia, goes to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. As she is groomed...

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Sitting Targets

as Vincent Stott
Released: 1989-03-19

Who has bought the house which is the home for a dozen flat dwellers? When the heating fails and...

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Deadly Advice

as George Joseph Smith
Released: 1994-04-29

Mother rules the house with an iron hand and has such power over her daughters that they see...

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Dinotopia 5: The Virus

as Mayor Waldo
Released: 2003-07-24

Karl and Marion are endangered when life on the Earthfarm is threatened by a deadly virus and...

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Beyond Titanic

as Self
Released: 1998-09-06

A survey of 86 years of Titanicana in popular culture, with the emphasis on movies about (or...

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An Indecent Obsession

as Neil Parkinson
Released: 1985-05-23

Sister Honour Langtree (Wendy Hughes), is in charge of a military hospital for psychiatric...

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Eisenstein

as Meyerhold
Released: 2000-09-08

A glimpse at the life of legendary Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein.

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Stealing Bess

as Edwin Snipe
Released: 2003-01-01

Two English twins, who despise each other, start rival vacuum cleaner companies across the...

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Bliss

as Dr. Oliver Pleasance
Released: 1995-10-11

Dr. Sam Bliss, a medical research scientist based at Cambridge University, investigates bizarre...

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Midsomer Murders

as Frank Webster
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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The Crown

as Duke of Norfolk
First aired: 2016-11-04

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime...

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Endeavour

as Sir Edmund Sloan
First aired: 2013-04-14

The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the...

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The Strain

as Eldritch Palmer
First aired: 2014-07-13

A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center...

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The Professionals

as Tommy
First aired: 1977-12-30

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their...

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Spooks

as Ilya Gavrik
First aired: 2002-05-13

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they...

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Cadfael

as Godfrid Piccard
First aired: 1994-05-29

Brother Cadfael is a twelfth-century Anglo-Welsh monk. A retired crusader disappointed in love,...

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Sherlock Holmes

as Culverton Smith
First aired: 1984-04-24

Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the...

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Peak Practice

as Dr. Stuart Mosely
First aired: 1993-05-10

Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town...

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A Touch of Frost

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-12-06

Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and...

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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

as Mr. Strickler (voice)
First aired: 2016-12-23

After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out...

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BBC Television Shakespeare

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-12-03

The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...

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Honest Trailers

as Bruce Ismay (archive footage)
First aired: 2012-02-13

Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These...

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HBO First Look

as Self
First aired: 1992-06-12

HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It...

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Lovejoy

as Jonathan Wilsher
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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A.D.

as Tigellinus
First aired: 1985-03-31

A 12 hours miniseries adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel The Kingdom of the Wicked.

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Attila

as Felix
First aired: 2001-01-30

Attila was an American TV miniseries set during the waning days of the Western Roman Empire, in...

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Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

as Dussan
First aired: 2001-12-02

Wealthy developer Jack Robinson is stunned when a gigantic human skeleton is discovered on his...

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A Very English Scandal

as David Napley
First aired: 2018-05-20

It's the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been legalised and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of...

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Joan of Arc

as The Duke of Bedford
First aired: 1999-05-16

Joan of Arc is born in 1412 in the village of Domrémy in the war zone of Northern France. During...

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Lace

as Paul
First aired: 1984-02-26

A young actress gathers three former school friends to find out which one is her natural mother,...

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Tokyo Trial

as President Sir William Webb
First aired: 2016-12-12

In the wake of World War II, 11 Allied judges are tasked with weighing the fates of Japanese war...

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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

as Morgan Sinclair
First aired: 2006-05-27

It’s 1922, and free-spirited archaeologist Danny Freemont is infamous for his outlandish...

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Shadow of the Noose

as Edward Marshall Hall
First aired: 1989-02-28

Drama centering on the cases of the celebrated London barrister of the Victorian era, Edward...

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Dinotopia

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-11-28

Frank Scott, a wealthy American, crashes his plane into the Caribbean. His two teenaged sons,...

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Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo
First aired: 2002-11-28

Frank Scott, a wealthy American, crashes his plane into the Caribbean. His two teenaged sons,...

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