JOHN HURT BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
John Hurt was born on January 22nd, 1940 in Shirebrook, Derbyshire in England with the birth name John Vincent Hurt, as the youngest of three children. His mother was Phyllis Massey an actress and his father, Arnould Herbert Hurt worked as an Engineer.
When he was only eight years old his family sent him to study at St. Michael's Preparatory School in Otford, Kent and it was during this time that he first developed an interest in acting. His family then relocated to Grimsby and enrolled him at the Grimsy Art School when he was seventeen years old as well as St. Martin's School of Art, however, Hurt's interested actually lay in the art of acting.
He was later given a chance to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and in 1962 he made his first theatrical stage appearance. That same year, Hurt was able to break intothe film industry adding such credits to his resume as, "Young and Willing" (1962), "This Is My Street" (1964) and appearances onthe television series, "Once Aboard the Lugger…", "Drama 61-67", and "First Night".
He also remained not only as a film and television actor, but also added more theatrical stage credits to his resume appearing in such productions as, "Inadmissible Evidence" (1965), "Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs" (1966), "Man and Superman" (1969), "TheCaretaker" (1974) and "The Dumb Waiter" (1974).
With quite a bit of experience to his name he remained working and gainedreal notice when he performer in the television play, "The Naked Civil Servant" (1975), a role for which he earned the Emmy and the British Television Award.
Finally, he had reached the recognition he had hoped to achieve for solong in his career and more successful roles followed such as in the television movie, "I, Claudius" (1976) and the films, "Midnight Express" (1978) co-starring Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith, Randy Quaid, Norbert Weisser, Peter Jeffrey and "The Elephant Man" (1980) also starring Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon and Freddie Jones, both roles earnedhim Oscar nominations making his a highly desirable actor in the industry.
Other successful film roles he added during this time included, "Champions"(1984) also starring Edward Woodward, Jan Francis Ben Johnson, Kirstie Alley and Alison Steadman, "The Hit" (1984), "Scandal" (1989), "Love andDeath on Long Island" (1997), "Beyond the Gates" (2005), "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008) and "An Englishman in New York" (2008).
Most recently he appeared in the stage production, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (2009) and the films, "The Absinthe Drinkers" (2012), "Snowpiercer" (2013) and "Only Lovers Left Alive" (2013).
John Hurt has married a total of four times, first in 1962 briefly to Annette Robertson. When this marriage came to an end in 1964 he then wed Donna Peacock in 1984 however by 1990 another marriage ended in divorce. His third marriage was to Jo Dalton in 1990 and they had two children together before also divorcing six years later. He is currently married to his fourth wife, Anwen Rees-Myers since 2005.
Filmography
2012 The Absinthe Drinkers
2013 Only Lovers Left Alive
2013 Snowpiercer
2012 Labyrinth
2012 Henry V
2012 Playhouse Presents
2012 Jayne Mansfield's Car
2008-2012 Merlin
2011 The Gruffalo's Child
2011 Immortals
2011 In Love with Alma Cogan
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011 23 Degrees, 5 Minutes
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 Melancholia
2011 The Confession
2011 Sailcloth
2011 Regret Not Speaking
2010 Whistle and I'll Come to You
2010 Love at First Sight
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 Brighton Rock
2010 Lou
2010 Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
2009 The Gruffalo
2009 44 Inch Chest
2009 The Limits of Control
2009 An Englishman in New York
2009 New York, I Love You
2008 Lezione 21
2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 Recount
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008 Outlander
2008 The Oxford Murders
2007 Masters of Science Fiction
2007 Boxes
2007 Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2004-2006 The Alan Clark Diaries
2005 V for Vendetta
2005 Hiroshima
2005 The Skeleton Key
2005 Manderlay
2005 Beyond the Gates
2005 The Proposition
2005 Valiant
2005 Short Order
2004 Tabloid
2004 Pride
2004 Hellboy
2003 Dogville
2003 Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill
2003 Owning Mahowny
2002 Bait
2002 Crime and Punishment
2002 Miranda
2001 Great Performances
2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2000 Lost Souls
1999-2000 Watership Down
2000 Krapp's Last Tape
2000 New Blood
2000 The Tigger Movie
1999 You're Dead...
1999 If... Dog... Rabbit
1999 Le château des singes
1998 All the Little Animals
1998 Night Train
1998 Saturday Night Live
1998 The Climb
1998 The Commissioner
1998 Tender Loving Care
1997 Bandyta
1997 Contact
1997 Love and Death on Long Island
1997 My Funny Valentine
1997 Tender Loving Care
1996 Privateer 2: The Darkening
1995 Wild Bill
1995 Dead Man
1995 Rob Roy
1995 Two Nudes Bathing
1995 Saigon Baby
1994 Felidae
1994 Picture Windows
1994 Second Best
1994 Thumbelina
1994 Rabbit Ears: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
1993 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1993 Monolith
1993 Kölcsönkapott idö
1993 Great Moments in Aviation
1992 Performance
1992 L'oeil qui ment
1992 Lapse of Memory
1991 Screenplay
1991 King Ralph
1991 I Dreamt I Woke Up
1991 Red Fox
1990 Frankenstein Unbound
1990 Romeo.Juliet
1990 The Field
1990 The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing
1990 Windprints
1989-1990 The Jim Henson Hour
1989 Scandal
1989 Little Sweetheart
1988 The Bengali Night
1988 A Dinner of Herbs
1988 The Storyteller
1988 David Macaulay: Pyramid
1988 Deadline
1987 Rocinante
1987 Vincent
1987 Aria
1987 Spaceballs
1987 From the Hip
1987 The Hunting of the Snark
1987 White Mischief
1986 Jake Speed
1985 The Black Cauldron
1985 After Darkness
1984 1984
1984 The Hit
1984 Success Is the Best Revenge
1984 Champions
1983 The Osterman Weekend
1983 King Lear
1982 The Plague Dogs
1982 Partners
1982 Night Crossing
1981 History of the World: Part I
1980 Heaven's Gate
1980 The Elephant Man
1979 Crime and Punishment
1979 Alien
1978 The Lord of the Rings
1978 Watership Down
1978 Midnight Express
1978 The Shout
1977 Sunday Night Drama
1977 The Disappearance
1977 Spectre
1977 Three Dangerous Ladies
1977 East of Elephant Rock
1976 I, Claudius
1976 The Sweeney
1976 La linea del fiume
1976 Play for Today
1976 Shades of Greene
1975 The Naked Civil Servant
1975 The Ghoul
1974 Little Malcolm
1974 The Playboy of the Western World
1973 Wessex Tales
1972 The Pied Piper
1971 Saturday Night Theatre
1971 10 Rillington Place
1971 Cry of the Penguins
1969 In Search of Gregory
1969 Before Winter Comes
1969 Sinful Dave
1967 Playhouse
1967 The Sailor from Gibraltar
1966 A Man for All Seasons
1964-1965 Play of the Week
1964 Thursday Theatre
1964 Gideon C.I.D.
1964 Love Story
1964 Armchair Theatre
1963-1964 First Night
1964 This Is My Street
1961-1963 Drama 61-67
1963 Once Aboard the Lugger...
1962 Young and Willing
1961-1962 Probation Officer
1962 Z Cars
