John Warnaby
John Warnaby is known for The King's Speech (2010), Les Misérables (2012), The Raven (2012).
Biography
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.
After university Warnaby worked for the Corporation of Lloyd’s as a regulator in the area of solvency and financial reporting. He set up an office in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA, where he worked with investors for two years. He continued to work in this field until 2000.
While still working for Lloyd's, Warnaby embarked on a career as an actor.
His breakthrough came in 1988 in a stage adaptation of Tom Stoppard's radio play Artist Descending a Staircase, directed by Tim Luscombe, in which Warnaby played the young version of the character Donner (the older version being played by Frank Middlemass). It was first performed at the Kings Head, Islington, London, later transferring to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End.
Warnaby joined the RSC for the 1990/91 season in The Swan in Stratford and the Pit at the Barbican in London. He played Paris in Sam Mendes' production of Troilus and Cressida (played by Ralph Fiennes and Amanda Root) and doubled as the Earl of Lancaster and the Abbot of Neath in Gerard Murphy's production of Edward II (played by Simon Russell Beale). He also appeared in Richard Nelson's Two Shakespearean Actors, directed by Roger Michell, and The Shakespeare Revue, devised by Chris Luscombe.
In 1996 Warnaby appeared at the National Theatre, playing Napoleon Bonaparte and Boris Dubretskoy in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Tolstoy's War and Peace, directed by Nancy Meckler.
In 2001 Warnaby played Freddie in Laurence Boswell's revival of Peter Nichols’ play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg at the Comedy Theatre in a cast which included Eddie Izzard, Victoria Hamilton and Prunella Scales.
In 2006 he appeared in the television adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst’s novel The Line of Beauty.
In Nicholas de Jongh's 2009 stage hit in London Plague Over England, Warnaby played both 1950s Home Secretary David Maxwell Fyfe and an acerbic theatre critic.
In later life, Warnaby retired from acting and trained as a Catholic priest. In 2013 he was sent to the Pontifical Beda College in Rome. On his ordination in 2017, his first appointment was as Assistant Priest at St Monica’s, Palmers Green. In 2019 he moved to St George’s, Sudbury as Assistant Priest. The following year he moved to St Joseph’s, Carpenders Park, initially as Assistant Priest and, from 2022, as Parish Priest.
Warnaby died after a short illness on 13 April 2024, at the age of 63. His funeral took place in his own parish of St Joseph's. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, presided over the Requiem Mass
Questions about John Warnaby
How many John Warnaby films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 21 films with John Warnaby, from 1982 to 2012.
What is the best rated John Warnaby film?
The best rated John Warnaby film in the catalogue is The King's Speech (2010), rated 7.7.
What was the first John Warnaby film?
The first John Warnaby film in the catalogue is Topsy-Turvy, from 1999.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.7 The King's Speech
2010
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7.3 Les Misérables
2012
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6.3 The Raven
2012
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6.2 Wimbledon
2004
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5.7 The Sweeney
2012
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6.6 Topsy-Turvy
1999
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6.9 Dark Blue World
2001
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6.0 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
1995
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5.1 Friends & Crocodiles
2005
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6.4 Mr. Stink
2012
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6.9 The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
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5.6 Paper Mask
1990
Full filmography
21 films — 21 in the catalogue
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6.4
Mr. Stink
2012 · Politician
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7.3
Les Misérables
2012 · Majordomo
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5.7
The Sweeney
2012 · Mr. Bledisloe
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6.3
The Raven
2012 · Griswold
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7.7
The King's Speech
2010 · Steward
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1.0 Hughie Green, Most Sincerely
2008 · Dr. Halshaw
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7.1 Diana: Last Days of a Princess
2007 · Richard Kay
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6.7 The History of Mr Polly
2007
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5.1
Friends & Crocodiles
2005 · Coyle
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6.2
Wimbledon
2004 · Reporter 2
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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
2002 · Freddie
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6.9
Dark Blue World
2001 · RAF Instructor
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6.9
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000 · Hibbert
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6.6
Topsy-Turvy
1999 · Mr Sanders
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6.0 The Commissioner
1998 · Hugo
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5.3 Midnight Man
1997 · Nigel
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5.1 On Dangerous Ground
1996 · Nigel
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6.0
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
1995 · British Officer 1
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8.0 Bliss
1995 · OTT Man
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5.6
Paper Mask
1990 · Dr. Hammond
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7.5 Privileged
1982 · Treasurer
Series and TV shows
25 titles
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7.1
The Musketeers
2014 · Paul Meunier
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7.3
The Wrong Mans
2013 · Ian Culverson · 3 ep.
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7.1
Injustice
2011 · Malcolm Arnold · 2 ep.
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5.7
Mistresses
2008 · Seb
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6.1
M.I. High
2007 · James Brickman
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6.8
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
2007 · Pinocchio
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6.8
The Line of Beauty
2006 · Badger · 2 ep.
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7.5
Space Race
2005 · Vasili Mishin · 2 ep.
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7.3
New Tricks
2004 · James Blake
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7.0
The Second Coming
2003 · Phone-In Presenter · 2 ep.
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7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Keith Scholey
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7.6
Silent Witness
1996 · Hugo Slattery · 2 ep.
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7.7
Hamish Macbeth
1995 · Mike Beardsall
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6.2
Space Precinct
1994 · Noah Ingram
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6.5
Peak Practice
1993 · Dr. Norton
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6.9
The Detectives
1993 · Vet
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7.6
A Touch of Frost
1992 · Warrinder
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5.5
Between the Lines
1992 · Kosmin
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7.6
Maigret
1992 · Count Maurice
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6.9
Soldier Soldier
1991 · Captain Haynes
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8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Inspector Nelson
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7.5
The New Statesman
1987 · Political Editor
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6.6
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987 · Augustus Casey
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7.4
Lovejoy
1986 · Auctioneer
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7.1
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Charlie Wisbeach
People data: TMDb.
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