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[4] [5] Predominantly set in Vatican City in the aftermath of the Vatican leaks scandal, the film follows Pope Benedict XVI, played by Anthony Hopkins, as he attempts to convince Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, played by Jonathan Pryce, to reconsider his decision to resign as an archbishop as he confides his own intentions to abdicate the papacy.
Late that same year, Pryce portrayed Pope Francis, opposite Anthony Hopkins playing Pope Benedict XVI, in the acclaimed Netflix film The Two Popes, directed by Fernando Meirelles, which was released that winter on Netflix. Meirelles cast him for his striking resemblance to the real Pope Francis.
Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce, arguably two of the greatest actors ever to come out of the British Isles, have surprisingly only worked together once before. The two Welshmen collaborated on ...
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by a Welsh actor Jonathan Pryce. Pryce is known for his performances in film, television, and theatre. For his work on the London stage he received six Laurence Olivier Award nominations winning twice for his performances in the Shakespeare tragedy Hamlet in 1980 and the musical Miss ...
The first trailer for new Netflix drama The Two Popes has arrived, with Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce transformed into Pope Benedict XVI and Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who would become Pope ...
Mike Evans, as played by Jonathan Pryce, ... Ronin, and earned his first Oscar nomination for playing Pope Francis in the 2019 film The Two Popes. TV fans may also be familiar with Pryce's work.
In 2019, Hopkins portrayed Pope Benedict XVI opposite Jonathan Pryce as Pope Francis in Fernando Meirelles's The Two Popes. He stated, "The great treasure was working with – apart from [director] Meirelles – Pryce. We're both from Wales. He's from the north, and I'm from the south". [65]
Pryce, an Oscar and BAFTA nominee for “The Two Popes” (2019) and Cannes best actor winner for “Carrington” (1995), has been knighted for services to drama and charity.