Actor

John Warnaby

November 6, 1960 · Birmingham, England, UK

John Warnaby (6 November 1960 – 13 April 2024) was a British actor on stage, television and in films. In later life he became a Catholic priest.

John Michael Warnaby was born on 6 November 1960. He attended St Teresa’s Primary School in the Birmingham suburb of Handsworth Wood, before going to St Philip’s College in Edgbaston from 1971 to 1979. Between 1979 and 1982 he read theology at Oriel College, Oxford.

Notable work

7.7
The King's Speech (2010)
as Steward
7.3
Les Misérables (2012)
as Majordomo
6.3
The Raven (2012)
as Griswold
6.2
Wimbledon (2004)
as Reporter 2
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
as Inspector Nelson
7.5
Midsomer Murders (1997)
as Keith Scholey
5.7
The Sweeney (2012)
as Mr. Bledisloe

Often works with

Helena Bonham Carter
2 titles together
The King's Speech, Les Misérables
Timothy Spall
2 titles together
The King's Speech, Topsy-Turvy
Bertie Carvel
2 titles together
Les Misérables, The Wrong Mans
David Yelland
2 titles together
Agatha Christie's Poirot, The Line of Beauty
Hayley Atwell
2 titles together
The Sweeney, The Line of Beauty
Allan Corduner
2 titles together
The Sweeney, Topsy-Turvy

Full filmography · 54

The Musketeers
as Paul Meunier
20147.1
The Wrong Mans
as Ian Culverson
20137.3
Eternal Law
as Pathologist
2012
Injustice
as Malcolm Arnold
20117.3
Garrow's Law
as Crespigny
2009
Mistresses
as Seb
20085.7
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
as Pinocchio
20076.8
M.I. High
as James Brickman
20076.1
The Line of Beauty
as Badger
20066.8
Space Race
as Vasili Mishin
20057.5
New Tricks
as James Blake
20047.3
The Second Coming
as Phone-In Presenter
20037