Anton Lesser

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.

Career Overview

Anton Lesser has 86 screen credits in a career dating back to 1974. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Star Wars with 1 titles. Signature works include Andor, Disobedience, Beshert. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

86

Birth Date

1952-02-14 00:00:00

Birth Place

Birmingham, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Andor
• 

  Disobedience
• 

  Beshert
• 

  Einstein's Big Idea
• 

  Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
• 

  Traitors

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Star Wars (1 titles)
• Pirates of the Caribbean (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Diego Luna (1 collaborations)
• Muhannad Bhaier (1 collaborations)
• Rachel Weisz (1 collaborations)
• Rachel McAdams (1 collaborations)
• Alessandro Nivola (1 collaborations)
• Allan Corduner (1 collaborations)
• Nicholas Woodeson (1 collaborations)
• David Fleeshman (1 collaborations)
• Steve Furst (1 collaborations)
• Trevor Allan Davies (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (85 credits)

  • ViQueens

    Lars (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • A Blue Butterfly

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Santo Subito!

    Father Mattew

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Tick Tick Tick

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • World of Westeros Ambient Video

    Qyburn

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Yellow Tie

    Martin Steinke

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Beshert

    Mr Pinsky

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The World Will Tremble

    Robbi Schulman

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • 1899

    Mr. Franklin

    actor

    actors

    - The Key (2022) ... Mr. Franklin actor actors

    - The Storm (2022) ... Mr. Franklin actor actors

    - The Pyramid (2022) ... Mr. Franklin actor actors

    - The Calling (2022) ... Mr. Franklin actor actors

    - The Fight (2022) ... Mr. Franklin actor actors
    2022
  • Making 1899

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Andor

    Major Partagaz

    actor

    actors

    - Jedha, Kyber, Erso (2025) ... Lio Partagaz actor actors

    - Who Else Knows? (2025) ... Lio Partagaz actor actors

    - Make It Stop (2025) ... Lio Partagaz actor actors

    - Who Are You? (2025) ... Lio Partagaz actor actors

    - Messenger (2025) ... Lio Partagaz actor actors
    2022
  • Benediction

    Stephen Tennant (Older)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • From A Strange Land

    Professor Dr Wolfgang Engel

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Dalgliesh

    - Death in Holy Orders (2) (2024) ... Father John actor actors

    - Death in Holy Orders (1) (2024) ... Father John actor actors
    2021
  • Kindred

    Dr. Richards

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Gatecrash

    Sid

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Courier

    Bertrand

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Disobedience

    Rav Krushka

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • On Chesil Beach

    Reverend Woollett

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Killing Eve

    - Making Dead Things Look Nice (2022) ... Robert actor actors
    2018
  • A Discovery of Witches

    - Episode 7 (2021) ... Rabbi Loew actor actors
    2018
  • The Exception

    General Falkenberg

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • A United Kingdom

    Prime Minister Attlee

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Allied

    Emmanuel Lombard

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Crown

    - Mystery Man (2017) ... Harold Macmillan actor actors

    - Paterfamilias (2017) ... Harold Macmillan actor actors

    - Dear Mrs. Kennedy (2017) ... Harold Macmillan actor actors

    - Matrimonium (2017) ... Harold Macmillan actor actors

    - Vergangenheit (2017) ... Harold Macmillan actor actors
    2016
  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

    Qyburn

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Wolf Hall

    - Light (2024) ... Thomas More actor actors

    - Obedience (2024) ... Thomas More actor actors

    - The Devil's Spit (2015) ... Thomas More actor actors

    - Anna Regina (2015) ... Thomas More actor actors

    - Entirely Beloved (2015) ... Thomas More actor actors
    2015
  • Closer to the Moon

    Holban

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Musketeers

    - The Homecoming (2014) ... actor actors
    2014
  • The Game

    - Episode 3 (2014) ... C actor actors
    2014
  • Endeavour

    CS Reginald Bright

    actor

    actors

    - Exeunt (2023) ... CS Reginald Bright actor actors

    - Uniform (2023) ... CS Reginald Bright actor actors

    - Prelude (2023) ... CS Reginald Bright actor actors

    - Terminus (2021) ... CS Reginald Bright actor actors

    - Scherzo (2021) ... CS Reginald Bright actor actors
    2013
  • Father Brown

    - The Mysteries of the Rosary (2014) ... Father Ignatius actor actors
    2013
  • Atlantis

    - Pandora's Box (2013) ... Kyros actor actors
    2013
  • The Scapegoat

    Father McReady

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Ripper Street

    - Am I Not Monstrous? (2013) ... Dr. Karl Crabbe actor actors

    - The Good of This City (2013) ... Dr. Karl Crabbe actor actors
    2012
  • The Lady

    Professor Finnis

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Flutter

    Bruno

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Man who Crossed Hitler

    Rudolf Olden

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    Lord John Carteret

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Game of Thrones

    - The Bells (2019) ... Qyburn actor actors

    - The Last of the Starks (2019) ... Qyburn actor actors

    - Winterfell (2019) ... Qyburn actor actors

    - The Dragon and the Wolf (2017) ... Qyburn actor actors

    - Eastwatch (2017) ... Qyburn actor actors
    2011
  • Einstein and Eddington

    Fritz Haber

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Miss Potter

    Harold Warne

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Einstein's Big Idea

    Voltaire

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Class of '76

    Martin Gibson

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • River Queen

    Baine

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Ahead of the Class

    Graham Ranger

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Girl in the Café

    George

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • New Tricks

    - Bank Robbery (2006) ... actor actors
    2004
  • Eroica

    Sukowaty

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Imagining Argentina

    General Guzmán

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Otherworld

    Teyrnon (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

    Batten

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • The Project

    Stanley Hall

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    Bertilak / Green Knight (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Spooks

    - A Prayer for My Daughter (2004) ... Nicholas Ashworth actor actors
    2002
  • Foyle's War

    - Eagle Day (2002) ... Austin Carmichael actor actors
    2002
  • Charlotte Gray

    Renech

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Uprising

    Nathan Lensky

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Lorna Doone

    Counsellor Doone

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Waking the Dead

    - Special Relationship (2) (2002) ... Professor Ray Levin actor actors

    - Special Relationship (1) (2002) ... Professor Ray Levin actor actors
    2001
  • Esther Kahn

    Sean

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Miracle Maker

    Herod (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • FairyTale: A True Story

    Wounded Corporal

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Into the Blue

    Dr. John Ockleton

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Midsomer Murders

    - Talking to the Dead (2008) ... Rev. Wallace Stone actor actors

    - Birds of Prey (2003) ... Eddie Darwin actor actors
    1997
  • The Moonstone

    Ezra Jennings

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Silent Witness

    - Death by Water (2) (2004) ... Marcus Gwilym actor actors

    - Death by Water (1) (2004) ... Marcus Gwilym actor actors
    1996
  • Moses

    Eliav

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Guinevere

    Envoy

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • A Touch of Frost

    - Endangered Species (2006) ... Dennis Prior actor actors
    1992
  • Traitors

    Robert Cecil

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

    Karl/Stein

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Twelfth Night, or What You Will

    Feste

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Airbase

    Vincenzo

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Stanley

    Stanley Spencer

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • The Assam Garden

    Mr. Sutton

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Monsignor Quixote

    Robber

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Sakharov

    Valery Chalidze

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Good and Bad at Games

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Missionary

    Young Man at Shoot

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • King Lear

    Edgar

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Troilus & Cressida

    Troilus

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Cherry Orchard

    Trofimov

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Mill on the Floss

    Philip Wakem

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • NOVA

    - Einstein's Big Idea (2005) ... Voltaire actor actors
    1974

• crew (1 credits)

  • Doughnut

    thanks

    crew
    2021