Allan Corduner
Allan Corduner | |
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Born | Stockholm,Sweden | 2 April 1950
Years active | 1973–present |
Spouse |
Juha Leppäjärvi (m.2013) |
Allan Corduner(/kɔːrˈdjuːnər/;[1]born 2 April 1950) is a British actor. Born inStockholmto a German mother and a Russo-Finnish father, Corduner grew up in asecularJewishhome in London. After earning a BA (Hons) in English and Drama atBristol Universityhe trained at theBristol Old Vic Theatre School.He has worked extensively on stage, TV, and film, both in the UK and in the United States. His voice is familiar from many BBC radio plays, audio books and TV documentaries.
Corduner made his feature film debut inYentl,withBarbra StreisandandMandy Patinkin.Of his 44 films, he is perhaps best known for his portrayal ofSir Arthur SullivaninMike Leigh'sTopsy-Turvy.He also voiced Gehrman the first hunter in the 2015 video gameBloodborne.
Early life[edit]
Corduner grew up in asecular Jewishhome inNorth Londonwith his parents and younger brother.[2]
His mother had escaped toGreat BritainfromNazi Germanywith her family in 1938. His father was born inHelsinki,Finland,of a Finnish-born mother and aUkrainian-born father. Corduner's parents first settled inStockholm,where he was born, but the family moved to London when he was one year old.[citation needed]
Interest in arts and music was always encouraged at home, and Corduner's early ambition was to become either an orchestra conductor or a concert pianist. He attendedUniversity College SchoolinHampstead,London. Although Corduner developed into a skilled jazz and classical pianist, musical aspirations had taken second place by the time he went to study atBristol Universityand theBristol Old Vic Theatre School.[citation needed]
Acting career[edit]
Corduner has worked extensively intheatreinLondon'sWest Endand onBroadway,televisionas well as in film. He has also appeared in severalBBCRadio plays includingThe Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui,Insignificance,andFanny and Alexander.
His voice is familiar to listeners of audio books includingThe Book Thief.TV appearances includeExile,ITV'sMidsomer Murders,Stephen Poliakoff'sDancing on the Edge,and asAndrea Verrocchioin seasons 1 and 2 of theStarzoriginal seriesDa Vinci's Demons.He appears on seasons 5 and 6 of theShowtimeTV seriesHomeland.
After drama school, Corduner's first two years as a professional actor were spent playing a wide variety of parts atNewcastle Repertory Theatre.Spells at theBirmingham Repand the Actors' Company followed, until Corduner returned to London to make his West End debut inMary O'Malley'sOnce a Catholicat theWyndham's Theatre.Corduner has appeared several times at theRoyal Court Theatre,in plays such asThree Birds Alighting on a Field,Fucking Games,Ice Cream,and most notablyCaryl Churchill'ssatiricalSerious Money,which subsequently transferred to London's West End andBroadwayinNew York.
He garnered acclaim onBroadwayfor the role of Etches in the musicalTitanic.In February 2014, he played Etches again in a one-off concert version ofTitanicatAvery Fisher Hall(nowDavid Geffen Hall) inNew York,re-uniting him with the original cast of the musical. He playedFritz Littenin Mark Hayhurst'sTaken at Midnight,first atChichester Festival Theatre,and subsequently atTheatre Royal HaymarketinWest End.
One of his first film roles was inYentlin 1982, withBarbra Streisand.He is probably best known for his portrayal ofSir Arthur SullivaninMike Leigh'sTopsy-Turvy(1999), his first leading role in a feature film. Corduner's film work spans a variety of genres, such asaction-adventurefilmDefiance,horror comedyfilmBurke and Hare,[3]andwesternMedicine Men.Recent films includeWoman in Gold(2015) andTár(2022).
Voice acting[edit]
Corduner's voice is familiar to listeners ofBBCradio plays such asInsignificance,The Resistible Rise of Arturo UiandFanny and Alexander.He was also the subject ofBBC Radio 3Private Passions.[4]
Corduner has provided voices for various video game characters, notably the first, second, third and fifthHarry Pottervideo games (namely as, among others, Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, Fillius Flitwick and Argus Filch). He also voiced Apus, the pet parrot belonging to Queen Cassiopeia, the primary antagonist, for the English version ofNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Whitewhich was released in February 2013. In 2015, Corduner voiced Gehrman, the First Hunter inBloodborne.[5]
Audiobooks and narration[edit]
Corduner is also known for solo narration of TV documentaries such asFish Warriorfor theNational Geographic Channel,and variousaudiobooksforSimply Audiobooks,notablyThe Book ThiefandInkdeath.[6]He also narratedMagykwritten byAngie Sageand produced byHarper Audio.He has received twoEarphones AwardsbyAudioFileHis narration of "Anna and the Swallow Man" earned the Odyssey Award in 2017.
Personal life[edit]
Corduner's mother was fromBerlin,Germany, and his father was born in Finland. He was born inStockholmbut grew up inLondon.[7]
Corduner and his partner Juha Leppäjärvi met in 2006 in London, formed theircivil partnershipin December 2009, and married inNew York Cityin August 2013. Corduner is a trustee of the children's arts charity Anno's Africa.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | Savage Messiah | Newspaper Vendor | Uncredited |
1979 | Phoelix | ||
Follow the Star | Shepherd | Television film | |
1981 | Sredni Vashtar | Mortimer | Short film |
1982 | The Return of the Soldier | Pianist | |
1983 | Yentl | Shimmele | |
1985 | Bad Medicine | Dr. Diaz the Bus Driver | |
1986 | Valhalla | Loke | English version, Voice only |
1987 | Mandela | Benny | Television film |
Hearts of Fire | Music Executive | ||
1988 | Talk Radio | Vince | |
1989 | Fat Man and Little Boy | Franz Goethe | |
The Fairy Queen | Quince | Television film | |
1991 | Edward II | Poet | |
1992 | Carry On Columbus | Sam | |
1993 | Heart of Darkness | Verme | Television film |
1994 | A Business Affair | Dinner Guest | |
Nobody's Children | Ion | Television film | |
1995 | Voices | Oscar Butterworth | |
1996 | Norma Jean & Marilyn | Billy Wilder | Television film |
Indian Summer | Therapist | ||
Gadgetman | Professor McNeil | Television film | |
Soup | Einstein | Short film | |
1997 | Love in the Ancient World | Member at Platon's Guest Meal | Television film |
1998 | The Impostors | Captain | |
1999 | Topsy-Turvy | Arthur Sullivan | |
2000 | Joe Gould's Secret | Francis McCrudden | |
Gladiator | Trainer | ||
2001 | Zoe | Rupert | |
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) | Big Bob | ||
Me Without You | Max | ||
The Grey Zone | Miklós Nyiszli | ||
The Search for John Gissing | Francois "Fuller" Feulliere | ||
2002 | Food of Love | Joseph Mansourian | |
Moonlight Mile | Stan Michaels | ||
The King's Beard | Voice role | ||
2004 | De-Lovely | Monty Woolley | |
La Femme Musketeer | Aramis | Television film | |
The Merchant of Venice | Tubal | ||
Vera Drake | Psychiatrist | ||
2005 | Bigger Than the Sky | Kippy Newberg | |
A Higher Agency | Manager | Short film | |
Against Nature | Des Esseintes | Short film | |
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle | Herbert Greenhough Smith | Television film | |
Friends and Crocodiles | Marcus | Television film | |
The White Countess | Samuel Feinstein | ||
2007 | The Last Days of the Raj | Lord Ismay | Television film |
The Waiting Room | Fiona's Dad | ||
Fred Claus | Dr. Goldfarb | ||
2008 | Defiance | Shimon Haretz | |
2009 | Mr. Nobody | Dr. Feldheim | |
2010 | Lennon Naked | Arthur Janov | Television film |
Burke & Hare | Nicéphore Niépce | ||
2011 | A Thousand Kisses Deep | Buddy | |
2012 | We'll Take Manhattan | Alex Liberman | Television film |
An Enemy To Die For | Martin | ||
47 Orchard Street | Hirsch | Short film | |
The Sweeney | Doctor | ||
2013 | The Funeral | Rabbi Stephen | Short film |
Closer to the Moon | Flaviu | ||
2014 | Admendment | Anthony | Short film |
2015 | Woman in Gold | Gustav Bloch-Bauer | |
2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins | John Totten | |
The Book of Gabrielle | Saul | ||
2017 | Disobedience | Moshe Hartog | |
2018 | Miss Dalí | Captain Moore | |
Operation Finale | Gideon Hausner | ||
2022 | Mosquito | Ozwald Godfrey | |
Tár | Sebastian Brix | ||
Count Magnus | Deacon | Television film | |
2023 | The Offering | Saul |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Wings | Harris | Episode: "Never Turn Back" |
Poldark | Manservant | Episode: "Series 2, Episode 9" | |
1980 | Tales of the Unexpected | Store Assistant | Episode: "Mr Botibol's First Love" |
Buccaneer | Monty Bateman | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
The Onedin Line | Auctioneer | Episode: "Jonah's Luck" | |
1981 | Roots | Melvin Solomons | |
Diamonds | Roger Marker | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
1983 | Maybury | Dr. Walker | Episode: "New Gods for Old: Part 1" |
1984 | Cold Warrior | Joachim | Episode: "Bright Sting" |
Freud | Oscar Rie | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
1985 | Girls on Top | Benny | Episode: "Hark" |
1986 | The Collectors | Joe Kalman | Episode: "Go for Gold" |
1987 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | Morrish | Episode: "Carrier Pigeon" |
1988 | Tales of the Unexpected | Hatchard's Bookshop Assistant | Episode: "The Colonel's Lady" |
1990 | ScreenPlay | Stephen Carlinsky | Episode: "Antonia and Jane" |
1991 | Spatz | Rex | Episode: "Talent Contest" |
1992 | The Bill | George Quigley | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
Boon | Dennis | Episode: "Whispering Grass" | |
1993 | Minder | Marty | Episode: "I'll Never Forget Whats'ername" |
Inspector Morse | Gentile Bellocchio | Episode: "Twilight of the Gods" | |
Teenage Health Freak | Dr.Lime | Recurring role; 2 episodes | |
1994 | Headhunters | Saul Karkoff | Episode: "The Golden Hello" |
Birdland | Chip Rafferty | Episode: "Plan B" | |
The Bill | Defence Barrister | Episode: "Backlash" | |
Paris | Minotti | Series regular; 6 episodes | |
1995 | An Independent Man | Robert Flower | Episode: "Market Forces" |
1996 | No Bananas | Benjamin Marks | Episode: "Escape" |
Mad About You | Osofsky | Episode: "Burt's Building" | |
1996–1997 | Nostromo | Hirsch | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
1998 | Drop the Dead Donkey | Art Critic | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
1999 | Liverpool 1 | Alan Pollock | Episode: "Sweet Dreams" |
2000–2005 | Fat Friends | Leonard Harris | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
2001 | The Way We Live Now | Croll | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
2002 | Foyle's War | Carlo Lucciano | Episode: "A Lesson in Murder" |
Daniel Deronda | Herr Klesmer | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
2003 | Trust | Michael Cohen | Miniseries; 1 episode |
2004 | Heartbeat | Gerard Lowe | Episode: "In the Bleak Midwinter" |
The Last Detective | Maurice Leyman | Episode: "Christine" | |
2006 | Simon Schama's Power of Art | Mark Rothko | Episode: "Rothko" |
2007 | Rome | Clerk | Episode: "These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero" |
Heartbeat | Tristram Johnstone | Episode: "Seeds of Destruction" | |
The Whistleblowers | Daniel Black | Episode: "Ghosts" | |
2008 | No Heroics | Shopkeeper | Episode: "Supergroupie" |
2010 | A Passionate Woman | Mr Solomon | Miniseries; 1 episodes |
Grandma's House | Richard | Episode: "The Day Simon Felt the Family Was Ready to Be Healed"[8] | |
2011 | Zen | Michelangelo Gattuso | Episode: "Cabal" |
Exile | Geller | Miniseries; 1 episode | |
Nazi Underworld | Narrator | Episode: "Hitler's Family" | |
2012 | Midsomer Murders | Michael Hipsman | Episode: "A Rare Bird" |
2013 | Spies of Warsaw | Viktor Rosen | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
Dancing on the Edge | Mr. Wax | Miniseries; 5 episodes | |
2013–2014 | Da Vinci's Demons | Andrea Verrocchio | Recurring role; 11 episodes |
2014 | Utopia | Ross | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
2015–2017 | Homeland | Etai Luskin | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
2016 | The Musketeers | Van Laar | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
The Collection | Inspector Bompard | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
2017 | Fearless | Monty Berman | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
2018 | Call the Midwife | Arnold Gelin | Episode: "Series 7, Episode 1" |
FBI | Victor Beniov | Episode: "This Land Is Your Land" | |
2019 | The Blacklist | Aaron Meyers | Episode: "The Corsican (No. 20)" |
2021 | Ridley Road | Rabbi Leslie Lehrer | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
Video games[edit]
Theatre[edit]
- My Fair Lady;Vivian Beaumont Theater,Broadway,New York City
- Murder on the Orient Express;McCarter Theatre
- Show Boat;Sheffield Crucible
- Taken at Midnight;Chichester Festival Theatre,Theatre Royal Haymarket*
- Passion;Donmar Warehouse*
- Winner of theEvening Standard Awardfor Best Musical 2010
- Hello, Dolly!;Regent's Park Open Air Theatre*[9]
- Winner of theEvening Standard Awardfor Best Musical 2009
- Winner of the 2010Olivier Awardfor Best Musical Revival, Best Choreography, Best Actress in a Musical (Samantha Spiro)
- A View from the Bridge;Duke of York's Theatre*
- Born in the Gardens;Theatre Royal, Bath
- The Grouch;West Yorkshire Playhouse,Leeds
- The Birthday Party;McCarter Theatre,Princeton,United States[10]
- Two Thousand Years;Royal National Theatre*
- The Comedians;Acorn Theater,New York City
- Fucking Games;Royal Court Theatre*
- The Heart of Art;Off-Broadway,New York City
- Titanic;Lunt-Fontanne Theatre,Broadway,New York City
- Rosmersholm;Young Vic*
- Three Birds Alighting on a Field;Royal Court Theatre*
- The Boys Next Door;Comedy Theatre*
- Marya;Old Vic*
- The Beaux Stratagem;Royal National Theatre*
- Ice Cream;Royal Court Theatre*
- Serious Money;Royal Court Theatre&Wyndham's Theatre*;Broadway,New York City
- A Midsummer Night's Dream;Regent's Park Open Air Theatre*
- No End of Blame;Oxford Playhouse,Oxford&Royal Court Theatre
- Once a Catholic;Wyndham's Theatre*
- Misalliance;Birmingham Rep
- The Amazons;Actor's Company
- The Entertainer;Actor's Company
- The Motive and the Cue;Noel Coward Theatre,London's West End
Audiobooks[edit]
- Inkdeath
- Magyk
- The Book Thief
- The Castle
- The Keys to the Kingdom
- Smoke
- The Vorrh
- Magpie Murders
- Moonflower Murders
References[edit]
- ^"LITTLE DID YOU KNOW The Chat Show episode 22: Allan Corduner".Peccadillo Pictures. 26 April 2021.Retrieved26 April2022.
- ^"Interview: Allan Corduner | the Jewish Chronicle".Archived fromthe originalon 17 November 2010.Retrieved13 October2010.
- ^Barton, Steve (15 July 2010)."Burke and Hare - John Landis Talks Horror; New Image".Dread Central.Retrieved26 January2018.
- ^"Allan Corduner, Private Passions - BBC Radio 3".BBC.
- ^Bloodborne,24 March 2015,retrieved1 November2019
- ^"See All Search Results for Allan Corduner - Sort by Relevance - Page 1 | Audiobooks".Archived fromthe originalon 16 September 2015.Retrieved7 September2015.
- ^""His Topsy-Turvy Life" by Feinstein, Howard - The Advocate (The national homo/dyke newsmagazine), February 15, 2000 ".Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved2 April2020.
- ^"Episode 1.5 - The Day Simon Felt The Family Was Ready To Be Healed".British Comedy Guide.Retrieved7 September2010.
- ^"Samantha Spiro".Official London Theatre.Retrieved15 June2017.
- ^"The Playgoer: REVIEW: The Birthday Party".Playgoer.blogspot.22 September 2006.Retrieved15 June2017.
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