John Hurt

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1940-01-22
Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK
1940-01-22
Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK
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John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940) is an English actor, known for his leading roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Braddock in The Hit, Stephen Ward in Scandal and Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant, Caligula in the television series, I, Claudius (TV series), and An Englis
hman in New York. Recognizable for his distinctive rich voice, he has also enjoyed a successful voice acting career, starring in films such as Watership Down, The Lord of the Rings and Dogville, as well as BBC television series Merlin.
Hurt initially came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons, and has since appeared in such popular motion pictures as: Alien, Midnight Express, Rob Roy, V for Vendetta, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the Harry Potter film series and the Hellboy film series. Hurt is one of England's best-known, most prolific and sought-after actors, and has had a versatile film career spanning six decades. He is also known for his many Shakespearean roles. Hurt has received multiple awards and honours throughout his career including three BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award, with six and two nominations respectively, as well as two Academy Award nominations. His character's final scene in Alien is consistently named as one of the most memorable in cinematic history.
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Movies
| (2011) Brighton Rock |
| (2011) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 |
| (2011) Immortals |
| (2011) Melancholia |
| (2010) Lou |
| (2010) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 |
| (2010) Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie |
| (2009) The Gruffalo |
| (2009) 44 Inch Chest |
| (2009) The Limits of Control |
| (2008) Hellboy II: The Golden Army |
| (2008) Outlander |
| (2008) The Oxford Murders |
| (2008) Lezione ventuno |
| (2008) Recount |
| (2008) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
| (2007) The Golden Compass |
| (2007) Hellboy: Blood & Iron |
| (2006) V for Vendetta |
| (2006) Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer |
| (2005) Manderlay |
| (2005) The Skeleton Key |
| (2005) Shooting Dogs |
| (2005) The Proposition |
| (2005) Valiant |
| (2004) Hellboy |
| (2003) Owning Mahowny |
| (2002) Miranda |
| (2001) Shaolin: Wheel of Life |
| (2001) Captain Corelli's Mandolin |
| (2001) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone |
| (2001) The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm |
| (1999) All the Little Animals |
| (1999) You're Dead |
| (1997) Bandyta |
| (1997) Contact |
| (1995) Dead Man |
| (1995) Wild Bill |
| (1995) Rob Roy |
| (1993) Even Cowgirls Get the Blues |
| (1991) King Ralph |
| (1990) Frankenstein Unbound |
| (1989) Scandal |
| (1987) From the Hip |
| (1987) Aria |
| (1987) Spaceballs |
| (1984) Nineteen Eighty-Four |
| (1984) The Hit |
| (1984) King Lear |
| (1983) The Plague Dogs |
| (1983) The Osterman Weekend |
| (1982) Partners |
| (1982) Night Crossing |
| (1980) The Elephant Man |
| (1980) Heaven's Gate |
| (1979) Alien |
| (1978) Watership Down |
| (1978) Midnight Express |
| (1978) The Shout |
| (1978) J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings |
| (1975) The Naked Civil Servant |
| (1975) Der Ghul |
| (1975) El Necrófago |
| (1971) 10 Rillington Place |
| (1966) A Man for All Seasons |
| (1900) The Alien Saga |
| (1900) The Commissioner |
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