Biography
Sir John Vincent Hurt was an English actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation and described as having the "most distinctive voice in Britain", he was referred to by David Lynch as "simply the greatest actor in the world". In a career spanning more than five decades, he received numerous accolades, including four BAFTAs and a Golden Globe in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.
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Awards & recognition
- Knight Bachelor · 2014
- BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award · 2012
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
- British Independent Film Award – The Richard Harris Award · 2003
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 1981
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- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1979
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1979
- British Academy Television Award — Best Actor · 1976
- Golden Globe Awards
- BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award · 2012 · nominated
- Bodil Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2012 · nominated
- British Academy Television Award — Best Actor · 2010 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2005 · nominated
- British Independent Film Award — Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film · 1998 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1981 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 1981 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1980 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 1980 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1979 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1979 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1978 · nominated
- British Academy Television Award — Best Actor · 1976 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1972 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
The Beast Within: Making Alien
The Storyteller
Alien
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
The Elephant Man
The Sweeney
Planet Dinosaur
V for Vendetta
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Merlin
Dogville
The Plague Dogs
I, Claudius
A.K.A Nadia
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Doctor Who
The Hollow Crown
The Gruffalo
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Contact
Natural World
Midnight Express
Dead Man
10 Rillington Place
A Man for All Seasons
Only Lovers Left Alive
More Than Honey
Melancholia
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Watership Down
Hiroshima
In Love with Alma Cogan
The Proposition
Who Do You Think You Are?
NOVA
That Good Night
Snowpiercer
The Gruffalo's Child
Manderlay
Spaceballs
Saturday Night Live
Lou
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Recount
Owning Mahowny
Second Best
1984
History of the World: Part I