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John Hurt
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John Hurt
Sir John Vincent Hurt
, (born 22 January 1940) is an English actor whose career has spanned six decades. He initially came to prominence for his supporting role as
Richard Rich
in the film
A Man for All Seasons
(1966). Since then he has played leading roles as
Quentin Crisp
in the TV film
The Naked Civil Servant
(1975), the deformed man
John Merrick
in
David Lynch
's biopic
The Elephant Man
(1980),
Winston Smith
in the dystopian drama
Nineteen Eighty-Four
(1984), Mr. Braddock in the
Stephen Frears
drama
The Hit
(1984), and
Stephen Ward
in the drama depicting the
Profumo affair
,
Scandal
(1989). He is also known for his television roles as
Caligula
in
I, Claudius
(1976), and the
War Doctor
in the
Doctor Who
50th anniversary special, "
The Day of the Doctor
" (2013).
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