Jonathan Hyde

Biography

Jonathan Hyde is an Australian-British actor who left Brisbane for London in 1969 to pursue acting, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and won its Bancroft Gold Medal in 1972. He is a Royal Shakespeare Company member and was in the first cast of Not the Nine O'Clock News. During the 1990s he became known for film roles including the butler Cadbury in Richie Rich (1994), the hunter Van Pelt in Jumanji (1995), J. Bruce Ismay in Titanic (1997), and Egyptologist Allen Chamberlain in The Mummy (1999). He also appeared in Anaconda, The Tailor of Panama, and The Contract. On television he played Eldritch Palmer in The Strain from 2014 to 2017, and he earned an Olivier Award nomination for Gently Down The Stream in 2019. In 2008 he reprised Kent for a television film of King Lear.

78years old

Turns 79 on May 21in 201 days

Born May 21, 1948Brisbane
Star sign: GeminiFirst day of the sign, on the Taurus cusp
Also credited as Jonathan Stephen Geoffrey King

Movie Career

Films: 18
Career span: 38 years1986 to 2024

Genres

Drama61%, 11 films
Adventure28%, 5 films
Horror28%, 5 films
Action22%, 4 films
Fantasy22%, 4 films

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Early training
Hyde left for London in 1969 and earned a spot at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 1972, his graduating year, he received the Bancroft Gold Medal for excellence.

Jonathan Hyde movies on Netflix

Sebastian2024IMDb rating 6.8as Nicholas
The Brutalist2024IMDb rating 7.2as Leslie Woodrow
Doctor Jekyll2023IMDb rating 4.6as Henry Jekyll
Breathe2017IMDb rating 7.2as Dr. Entwistle
First Born2016IMDb rating 4.8as Alistair
Crimson Peak2015IMDb rating 6.5as Ogilvie
The Contract2006IMDb rating 5.6as Turner
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb2006IMDb rating 4.4as Morgan Sinclair
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking2004IMDb rating 6.6as George Pentney
Princess of Thieves2001IMDb rating 5.6as Prince John
The Tailor of Panama2001IMDb rating 6.1as Cavendish
The Mummy1999IMDb rating 7.1as Dr. Allen Chamberlain
Anaconda1997IMDb rating 5.0as Warren Westridge
Titanic1997IMDb rating 8.0as Bruce Ismay
Jumanji1995IMDb rating 7.1as Van Pelt / Sam Parrish
Ri¢hie Ri¢h1994IMDb rating 5.5as Cadbury
The Plot to Kill Hitler1990IMDb rating 6.2as Joseph Goebbels
Caravaggio1986IMDb rating 6.5as Baglione

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Jumanji1995 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Van Pelt / Sam Parrish
IMDb rating 7.1420K votes
Titanic1997 Drama, Romanceas Bruce Ismay
IMDb rating 8.01.4M votes
The Mummy1999as Dr. Allen Chamberlain
IMDb rating 7.1509K votes
Anaconda1997as Warren Westridge
IMDb rating 5.0127K votes
Ri¢hie Ri¢h1994as Cadbury
IMDb rating 5.580K votes
Crimson Peak2015as Ogilvie
IMDb rating 6.5171K votes
The Brutalist2024as Leslie Woodrow
IMDb rating 7.2164K votes
The Contract2006as Turner
IMDb rating 5.628K votes

Most often with

Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Malcolm McDowell

Vernon Dobtcheff

Simon Callow

Corey Johnson

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Leonor Varela

Films together

Malcolm McDowell2 films together, 2001 to 2006
Malcolm McDowell's page
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb2006IMDb rating 4.4Hyde as Morgan SinclairMcDowell as Nathan Cairns
- Princess of Thieves2001IMDb rating 5.6Hyde as Prince JohnMcDowell as Sheriff of Nottingham
Vernon Dobtcheff2 films together, 1986 to 1990
Vernon Dobtcheff's page
- The Plot to Kill Hitler1990IMDb rating 6.2Hyde as Joseph GoebbelsDobtcheff as Fellgiebel
- Caravaggio1986IMDb rating 6.5Hyde as BaglioneDobtcheff as Art Lover
Simon Callow2 films together, 2006 to 2023
Simon Callow's page
- Doctor Jekyll2023IMDb rating 4.6Hyde as Henry JekyllCallow as Journalist
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb2006IMDb rating 4.4Hyde as Morgan SinclairCallow as George Russell
Corey Johnson2 films together, 1999 to 2006
Corey Johnson's page
- The Contract2006IMDb rating 5.6Hyde as TurnerJohnson as Davis
- The Mummy1999IMDb rating 7.1Hyde as Dr. Allen ChamberlainJohnson as Mr. Daniels
Roger Ashton-Griffiths2 films together, 2001 to 2017
Roger Ashton-Griffiths's page
- Breathe2017IMDb rating 7.2Hyde as Dr. EntwistleAshton-Griffiths as Hospital Chaplain
- Princess of Thieves2001IMDb rating 5.6Hyde as Prince JohnAshton-Griffiths as Friar Tuck
Leonor Varela2 films together, 2001 to 2006
Leonor Varela's page
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb2006IMDb rating 4.4Hyde as Morgan SinclairVarela as Dr. Azelia Barakat
- The Tailor of Panama2001IMDb rating 6.1Hyde as CavendishVarela as Marta
Also two films together1 more actor
- Penny DownieBreathe (2017) and Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.