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John Pirkis
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John Pirkis
Homepage
https://www.johnpirkis.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1960-06-12,Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
John Pirkis was born John Simon Alexander Lyne-Pirkis in Guildford, Surrey, England and grew up in the neighboring market town of Godalming. His father was Dr. Richard Hugh Godfrey Lyne-Pirkis (Born of English Aristocracy; Earls of Liverpool), and his mother (born of Irish Aristocracy; Earls of Carysfort), Ellinor Bessie Maureen (Austin). Their blood runs thick with a healthy blend of Russian, French, German and Scandinavian. John was privately educated; first at Penthorpe preparatory school in Rudgewick, Sussex, and then Sutton Valence School in Kent, where he won several prizes for his writing and public narrative. He trained as an actor at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Shortly after graduating, he took the unconventional step of joining a circus company, touring Mediaeval Jousting Tournaments around Great Britain and Europe as both the Earl Marshall ( Ring Master ), and various Combative Knights. For thirty years since, John appeared internationally on stage, and on screen. Featuring in many established British TV Dramas, including playing, Freddie Chalk Marshall opposite Hugh Laurie in two seasons of the award winning, Jeeves and Wooster. During those thirty years John resided in London. He has featured in the Feature Films, National Treasure II and Young Victoria opposite Emily Blunt as her uncle, Duke of Cumberland/Earl of Derby, Swing Kids opposite Robert Sean Leonard, and has completed filming on Stephen Gaghan's Gold with Matthew McConaughy, Bryce Dallas Howard and Corey Stoll. His theatre credits include Shakespeare, Chekhov, Oscar Wilde, Bertolt Brecht, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean-Marie Besset and Nick Ward among others, on London's West End, and throughout Great Britain and Europe. John has also studied with the Meisner Centre in Los Angeles, and studied the Alba Emoting and Feldenkrais techniques at the Université De Montréal. In 2002 John co-founded the multi-award winning, Theatre 503 in London, the home of cutting edge new writing, and afforded the title, 'Britain's most important little theatre' by Lynn Gardner of The Guardian (UK). For this, John received recognition as one of the top 100 people to have contributed the most to British theatre in the Twenty-first Century by The Stage. In 2010 Theatre 503 hit the headlines when their production of Katori Hall's The Mountaintop starring David Harewood, Lorraine Burroughs and directed by James Dacre won the Olivier for Best Play making Katori the first Black female writer to win this prestigious award. Following its successful transfer to the West End, it opened on Broadway in 2011 starring Samuel L. Jackson (his Broadway debut), Angela Bassett, and directed by Kenny Leon. In 2011 John moved to Los Angeles, where he met and married the French actress and director, Cecile Delepiere. In 2014 they moved to New York with their two rescue cats, Harley Gingerson and Luther. They continue reside in Los Angeles where John continues his work as both actor and an ambassador for Theatre 503.

Filmography

1

Blore M.P.
1989-10-22

6.7

Swing Kids
1993-03-05

0

Chindia
2023-10-14

Finding Love in Quarantine: The Movie

0

Finding Love in Quarantine: The Movie
2021-02-16

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

0

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025-09-18

6.07

Amsterdam
2022-09-27

The Ulysses Project

0

The Ulysses Project
2022-07-16

6.619

Gold
2016-02-03

6.8

Stalag Luft
1993-10-27

Can Hitler Happen Here?

0

Can Hitler Happen Here?
2017-02-11

5.8

Wake Up
2020-01-24

2

Big Muddy
2017-06-01

Of Mind and Music

6

Of Mind and Music
2014-10-19

Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts

8

Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts
1995-10-30

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

6

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
1999-02-03

The Young Victoria

7.2

The Young Victoria
2009-03-04

Bibliothèque Pascal

6

Bibliothèque Pascal
2010-06-08

4.3

Echo Dr.
2013-11-08

The Scold's Bridle

7

The Scold's Bridle
1998-04-10

The Brittas Empire

6.6

The Brittas Empire
1991-01-03

7.6

Spooks
2002-05-13

7.542

Doctor Who
2005-03-26

Marvel's Daredevil

8.2

Marvel's Daredevil
2015-04-10

6.988

The Tick
2016-08-19

8.2

Victorious
2010-03-27

7.6

Gotham
2014-09-22

Star Trek: Prodigy

7.332

Star Trek: Prodigy
2021-10-28

7.7

Billions
2016-01-17

Three Up, Two Down

5.7

Three Up, Two Down
1985-04-15

Jeeves and Wooster

8

Jeeves and Wooster
1990-04-22

Jeeves and Wooster

8

Jeeves and Wooster
1990-04-22

Murder Most Horrid

6.6

Murder Most Horrid
1991-11-14

8.1

House of Cards
1990-11-18

7

Screen One
1989-09-10

The Little And Large Show

5

The Little And Large Show
1978-09-30

Late Expectations

6

Late Expectations
1987-04-07

5

Trainer
1991-09-08

Three Up, Two Down

5.7

Three Up, Two Down
1985-04-15

Madam Secretary

6.982

Madam Secretary
2014-09-21

Finding Love in Quarantine

0

Finding Love in Quarantine
2021-05-08

TURN: Washington's Spies

7.1

TURN: Washington's Spies
2014-04-06