Acting
Anton Lesser
Born February 14, 1952 · Birmingham, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known for
9.2
Game of Thrones
Qyburn
6.6
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Lord John Carteret
7.1
Allied
Emmanuel Lombard
8.6
The Crown
Harold Macmillan
8.6
Andor
Major Partagaz
7.3
1899
Mr. Franklin
8.0
Killing Eve
Robert
7.2
The Courier
Bertrand
6.6
Disobedience
Rav Krushka
7.7
A Discovery of Witches
Rabbi Loew
7.0
Miss Potter
Harold Warne
6.9
A United Kingdom
Prime Minister Attlee
6.8
The Exception
General Falkenberg
6.3
On Chesil Beach
Reverend Woollett
7.9
Midsomer Murders
Eddie Darwin, Rev. Wallace Stone
8.6
Endeavour
CS Reginald Bright
7.0
The Lady
Professor Finnis
7.8
The Musketeers
2014 · Series
8.1
Ripper Street
Dr. Karl Crabbe
6.4
Charlotte Gray
Renech
Filmography
- 2025The Yellow TieMartin SteinkeMovie
- 2025The World Will TrembleRobbi SchulmanMovie
- 2023BetterVernon MarleySeries
- 20221899Mr. FranklinSeries
- 2022Making 1899SelfMovie
- 2022AndorMajor PartagazSeries
- 2022Art That Made UsSelf - Actor (Endeavour)Series
- 2021BenedictionStephen Tennant (Older)Movie
- 2021DalglieshFather JohnSeries
- 2021From A Strange LandProfessor Dr Wolfgang EngelMovie
- 2021DoughnutThanksMovie
- 2020KindredDr. RichardsMovie
- 2020GatecrashSidMovie
- 2020The CourierBertrandMovie
- 2019The Trial of Christine KeelerMichael EddowesSeries
- 2018A Discovery of WitchesRabbi LoewSeries
- 2018DisobedienceRav KrushkaMovie
- 2018Killing EveRobertSeries
- 2018On Chesil BeachReverend WoollettMovie
- 2017The ExceptionGeneral FalkenbergMovie
- 2016A United KingdomPrime Minister AttleeMovie
- 2016AlliedEmmanuel LombardMovie
- 2016The CrownHarold MacmillanSeries
- 2016Hooten & The LadySeries
- 2015DickensianFaginSeries
- 2015Life in SquaresDr. HyslopSeries
- 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceQyburnMovie
- 2015Wolf HallThomas MoreSeries
- 2014The GameCSeries
- 2014Closer to the MoonHolbanMovie
- 2014The MusketeersSeries
- 2013The Escape ArtistRichard Mayfield QCSeries
- 2013AtlantisKyrosSeries
- 2013EndeavourCS Reginald BrightSeries
- 2013Father BrownFather IgnatiusSeries
- 2013Spies of WarsawDoctor LappSeries
- 2012Ripper StreetDr. Karl CrabbeSeries
- 2012Secret StateSir Michael RixSeries
- 2012The ScapegoatFather McReadyMovie
- 2012The Hollow CrownExeterSeries
- 2011The LadyProfessor FinnisMovie
- 2011FlutterBrunoMovie
- 2011The Man who Crossed HitlerRudolf OldenMovie
- 2011The HourClarence FendleySeries
- 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesLord John CarteretMovie
- 2011Game of ThronesQyburnSeries
- 2010Five DaughtersDr Nat CarySeries
- 2009Garrow's LawJohn FarmerSeries
- 2008Einstein and EddingtonFritz HaberMovie
- 2008Little DorritMr. MerdleSeries
- 2007The History of the World BackwardsSeries
- 2006Miss PotterHarold WarneMovie
- 2006Vital SignsDr LindsaySeries
- 2005Einstein's Big IdeaVoltaireMovie
- 2005Class of '76Martin GibsonMovie
- 2005Class of '76Martin GibsonSeries
- 2005River QueenBaineMovie
- 2005Ahead of the ClassGraham RangerMovie
- 2005The Girl in the CaféGeorgeMovie
- 2005Dirty Filthy LoveCharlesMovie
- 2004LondonCharles DickensSeries
- 2004New TricksSeries
- 2003EroicaSukowatyMovie
- 2003Imagining ArgentinaGeneral GuzmánMovie
- 2003OtherworldTeyrnon (voice)Movie
- 2003Danielle Cable: EyewitnessBattenMovie
- 2002The ProjectStanley HallMovie
- 2002Foyle's WarAustin CarmichaelSeries
- 2002Sir Gawain and the Green KnightBertilak / Green Knight (voice)Movie
- 2002SpooksNicholas AshworthSeries
- 2002DickensCharles DickensSeries
- 2001Charlotte GrayRenechMovie
- 2001SwallowPaul ValleySeries
- 2001Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real StoryVidas MerlinisSeries
- 2001UprisingNathan LenskyMovie
- 2001UprisingNathan LenskySeries
- 2001Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesMilburnSeries
- 2001Waking the DeadProfessor Ray LevinSeries
- 2001MessiahSamuel WaiteSeries
- 2001Perfect StrangersStephenSeries
- 2001Lorna DooneCounsellor DooneMovie
- 2000Lorna DooneCounsellor DooneSeries
- 2000Esther KahnSeanMovie
- 2000The Miracle MakerHerod (voice)Movie
- 1999The Scarlet PimpernelAntoine PicardSeries
- 1998The EchoBilly BlakeSeries
- 1998Vanity FairMr Pitt CrawleySeries
- 1998Invasion: EarthLt. Charles TerrellSeries
- 1997FairyTale: A True StoryWounded CorporalMovie
- 1997Into the BlueDr. John OckletonMovie
- 1997BodyguardsDusan MesicSeries
- 1997Midsomer MurdersEddie Darwin, Rev. Wallace StoneSeries
- 1996The MoonstoneEzra JenningsMovie
- 1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationJoseph (voice)Series
- 1996MosesEliavSeries
- 1996Dalziel and PascoePaul GoodmanSeries
- 1996Silent WitnessMarcus GwilymSeries
- 1995The Politician's WifeMark HollisterSeries
- 1995BugsPatrick MarcelSeries
- 1994GuinevereEnvoyMovie
- 1992A Touch of FrostDennis PriorSeries
- 1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesLeontes (voice)Series
- 1990TraitorsRobert CecilMovie
- 1989Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal StoryKarl/SteinMovie
- 1988Twelfth Night, or What You WillFesteMovie
- 1988StanleyStanley SpencerMovie
- 1988The Play on OneVincenzoSeries
- 1985The Assam GardenMr. SuttonMovie
- 1985Anna of the Five TownsWillie PriceSeries
- 1985Screen TwoStanley SpencerSeries
- 1985Monsignor QuixoteRobberMovie
- 1984FreudWilhelm FliessSeries
- 1984SakharovValery ChalidzeMovie
- 1982The MissionaryYoung Man at ShootMovie
- 1982King LearEdgarMovie
- 1981Troilus & CressidaTroilusMovie
- 1981The Cherry OrchardTrofimovMovie
- 1979The Serpent SonOrestesSeries
- 1978The Mill on the FlossPhilip WakemSeries
- 1974NOVAVoltaireSeries