Michael Maloney
Michael Maloney | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1979–present |
Michael Maloney(born 19 June 1957) is a British actor.
Life and career
[edit]Born inBury St. Edmunds,Suffolk,Maloney's first television appearance was asPeter Barkworth's teenage son in the 1979 drama seriesTelford's Change.[1]
He made hisWest Enddebut in 1979 inCan you Hear me at The Back,by Brian Clark, followed immediately byTaking Stepsby Alan Ayckbourn. After playing Toby Gashe inThe Bell,by Iris Murdoch, Maloney joined theRoyal Shakespeare Companyin 1982 playing Ferdinand inThe Tempest.After the RSC, he went on to play inThe Perfectionistat Hampstead, the title role of Peer Gynt for Cambridge Theatre Company,The London Cuckoldsat the Lyric Hammersmith,Two Planks and a PassionbyAnthony Minghella,directed byDanny Boyleat Greenwich andBuilt on Sandat the Royal Court. Maloney went on to appear in many films and television series, includingWhat if Its Raining,by Anthony Minghella, for Channel 4. He became a familiar face after playing the Dauphin inKenneth Branagh's1989 film adaptationofHenry V.In the early 1990s, he played Prince Hal inHenry IV Parts 1 and 2,Romeo inRomeo and Julietfor the RSC and Hamlet on a national tour starting at Greenwich. He appeared on television[2]inMr Wakefield's Crusade,on film as Mark inTruly, Madly, Deeply,and in 1994 he took the lead in theBBCadaptation ofLove on a Branch Line.He appeared in both the1990and1996film versions ofHamlet,asRosencrantzandLaertesrespectively,[3]and in several otherShakespearescreen adaptations, including the lead role inIn the Bleak MidwinterbyKenneth Branagh.In addition to his TV appearances, he starred as Jason Fields in the filmAmerican Reelin 1999. 2002 saw him play Brian Albumen, personal aide toRik Mayall's Adonis Cnut character in theGranandMarkspenned TV sitcomBelieve Nothing.In 2003, he appeared as the Belgian Prosper Profond inThe Forsyte Saga.In the theatre he played Hamlet again for Yukio Ninagawa on tour and at the Barbican. He playedCassiusin the 2005 miniseriesEmpire,John Majorin 2009'sMargaretand Prime Minister SirRobert Peelin the 2009 filmThe Young Victoria.
He is active in radio drama onBBC Radio 4,playing the Dean in both series ofHigh Table, Lower Ordersand Giles the gossip columnist inHis Master's Voice.He has made a guest appearance in the BBC Radio 4 seriesBaldi.He has also appeared in aBollywoodfilms Kisna, andI See You,playing the detective inspector.
In 2010, he appeared in long-running dramaCasualtyas consultant Howard Fairfax, and in series 4 of the political satire seriesThe Thick of It,he played Matthew Hodge, part of the Goolding Inquiry.[4]In 2013, he portrayedSir Henry Stafford,third husband ofLady Margaret Beaufort,in the BBC TV seriesThe White Queen.In 2016, he appeared in theITV/NetflixseriesParanoid.He was also in the second series ofUtopiafor Channel 4 and playedEdward Heathin series 3 ofThe Crown.He most recently has a cameo role inBelfast,directed by Kenneth Branagh, and played the role of Vanya, inVanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike,by Christopher Durang, directed by Walter Bobbie, at the Charing Cross Theatre.
He has recorded many audiobooks includingCaptain Corelli's Mandolin.[5]
He has also lent his voice to various video game characters, including The Lost Soul in the 2013 video gameCastlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate,Avallac'h in the 2015 video gameThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,and Doloran in the 2018 video gameNi no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom.
In 2025, Maloney will star asHercule Poirotin a touring production ofMurder on the Orient Express.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Maloney's father emigrated from County Cork, Ireland to Godalming, Surrey, UK.[7]
In 2002, Maloney married Italian-American model and photographer Kim Andreolli;[8][9]Maloney and Andreolli had one child, a daughter, before divorcing.
Maloney lives in South London in Clapham.
He is an advocate for macrobiotic eating.[10][11]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Richard's Things | Bill | |
1984 | Sharma and Beyond | Stephen Archer | Television film |
Ordeal by Innocence | Micky Argyle | ||
1985 | Tartuffe, or The Impostor | Damis | Television film |
1986 | A Dangerous Kind of Love | Whymper | Television film |
1987 | Scoop | William Boot | Television film |
1988 | The Mask | Leonardo | |
1989 | Henry V | Louis the Dauphin | |
Relatively Speaking | Gregory Pointer | Television film | |
1990 | Truly, Madly, Deeply | Mark | |
Hamlet | Rosencrantz | ||
1993 | Micky Love | Tony Scott | Television film |
Screen Play | Short film | ||
The Waiter | Frederico | Short film | |
1995 | In the Bleak Midwinter | Joe Harper (Hamlet) | |
Othello | Roderigo | ||
Trafford Tanzi | Referee | Television film | |
1996 | Hamlet | Laertes | |
1997 | Hysteria | Dr. Samuel Fry | |
Thursday | Nick | Short film | |
Sex & Chocolate | Billy Gale | Television film | |
1998 | Macbeth | Banquo | Television film |
The Changeling | Frank | Short film | |
1999 | American Reel | Jason Fields | |
2000 | Unleaded | Anton | |
A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit | Television film | |
Journey Through the Night | Narrator | Short film | |
2002 | Me & Mrs Jones | Ivan McDermott | Television film |
2003 | Twelfth Night, or What You Will | Malvolio | Television film |
Bed and Breakfast | Peter | ||
2004 | Battle of the Brave | Governor James Murray | |
2005 | Kisna: The Warrior Poet | Peter Beckett | |
2006 | Pinochet in Suburbia | Jack Straw | Television film |
Babel | James | ||
Notes on a Scandal | Sandy Pabblem | ||
I See You | Inspector John Smith | ||
2007 | Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars | Inspector Stirling | Television film |
The Soul Rescuer | The Soul Rescuer | Short film | |
Learners | John | Television film | |
Saturday's Shadow | Father | Short film | |
Impact Earth | Adam Bregorsky | Television film | |
2008 | The Applicant | Rejection Letter | Short film |
2009 | Margaret | John Major | Television film |
The Young Victoria | Sir Robert Peel | ||
2010 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Graham | |
Koda | Ken | Short film | |
Trouble Brewing | Alan | Short film | |
2011 | The Iron Lady | Doctor | |
2012 | Rage | William | Short film |
2013 | Summer in February | Colonel Paynter | |
2014 | Born of War | Ian | |
Luna | Dean | ||
Two Horrible Little Girls | Clive | Short film | |
2015 | The C Word | Ian McFarlane | Television film |
The Other Side of Home | Ian | Short film | |
2021 | A Brixton Tale | Simon | |
Three Pints and a Rabbi | Ian | ||
Where Is Anne Frank | Otto Frank | Voice role | |
Belfast | Frankie West | ||
Lawrence: After Arabia | George Brough | ||
2022 | Help! I've Stolen Amy Adams' Nose! | Kat's Dad | Short film |
Care | Alan | Short film | |
Reaching Four | Dr. Maloney | Short film | |
2023 | Best of Three | Stewart | Short film |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Telford's Change | Peter Telford | Series regular; 9 episodes |
1981 | Kinvig | Simon | Episode: "The Humanoid Factor" |
1982 | The Bell | Toby Gashe | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
1984 | Minder | Father Andrew | Episode: "Willesden Suite" |
1985 | The Last Place on Earth | Lieutenant "Teddy" Evans | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
1986 | What If It's Raining | Dominic | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
1987 | Screen Two | Henry Kirk | Episode: "Naming the Names" |
1988 | Theatre Night | Faulkland | Episode: "The Rivals" |
ScreenPlay | Gary | Episode: "Starlings" | |
1988–95 | Jackanory | Storyteller | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
1989 | 4 Play | Powell | Episode: "Nobody Here But Us Chickens" |
The Jim Henson Hour | Lee Marshall | Episode: "Living with Dinosaurs" | |
1990 | Screen Two | Tony | Episode: "The Lorelei" |
1991 | He-Play | Angel | Episode: "The Dogs" |
1992 | Mr Wakefield's Crusade | Richard | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
1993 | Comedy Playhouse | Mike | Episode: "The Complete Guide to Relationships" |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Arnold Toynbee | Episode: "Paris, May 1919" | |
1994 | Love on a Branch Line | Jasper Pye | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Clarence/Norfolk | Episode: "Richard III" | |
1995 | Signs and Wonders | Stephen Palmore | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
1997 | Painted Lady | Oliver Peel | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
1998 | Children of the New Forest | Charles Stuart, King of England | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
1999 | Heartbeat | Cecil Palmer | Episode: "David Stockwell's Ghost" |
2000 | Dalziel and Pascoe | David Ransom | Episode: "Above the Law" |
2001 | Magic Grandad | Mr. Leyton | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
2002 | In Deep | Dr. Gabriel Winterbourne | Episode: "Abuse of Trust" |
The Swap | Tom Forrester | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
The Jury | Peter Segal | Series regular; 6 episodes | |
Nova | Thomas Orde-Lees/George Marston | Episode: "Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance" | |
Believe Nothing | Brian Albumen | Series regular; 6 episodes | |
2003 | The Forsyte Saga | Prosper Profond | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
Henry VIII | Thomas Cranmer | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
2004 | The Last Detective | John Swannee | Episode: "Benefit to Mankind" |
Let's Write a Story | Adult Charles | Episode: "The Personal History of Charles Dickens" | |
Messiah III: The Promise | Carl Henderson | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
2005 | The Murder Room | Neville Dupayne | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
Empire | Gaius Cassius Longinus | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
Monarch of the Glen | Dr. Simon Cotter | Episode: "Series 7, Episode 4" | |
Timeshift | Narrator | Episode: "A Study in Sherlock" | |
2006 | Rosemary & Thyme | Custos | Episode: "In a Monastery Garden" |
Lewis | Ivor Denniston | Episode: "Reputation" | |
Agatha Christie's Marple | Dr. Joshua Waters | Episode: "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" | |
Hotel Babylon | Mr. Johnson | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 6" | |
New Tricks | John Fletcher | Episode: "Old Dogs" | |
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Senator Natalis | Episode: "Nero" | |
Spooks | John Russell | Episode: "The Criminal" | |
Robin Hood | Pitts | Recurring role; 2 episodes | |
2007 | The Bill | Ryan Jones | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
Wire in the Blood | Jonathan Goode | Episode: "Anything You Can Do" | |
2008 | Heroes and Villains | Vigilas | Episode: "Attila the Hun" |
Waking the Dead | Dr. Damien Hooper | Episode: "Sins" | |
Bonekickers | Daniel Mastiff | Series regular; 6 episodes | |
Heartbeat | Dr. Thomas | Episode: "Mixed Messages" | |
Wired | Hugh Borne | Miniseries; 1 episode | |
2009 | Law & Order: UK | Mr. John Reberty | Episode: "Sacrifice" |
The Queen | Michael Shea | Episode: "The Rivals" | |
2010 | Midsomer Murders | Simon Sharpe | Episode: "Master Class" |
Fluffy Gardens | Narrator | ||
Casualty | Howard Fairfax | Recurring role; 5 episodes | |
Identity | John Knighton | Episode: "Chelsea Girl" | |
2011 | DCI Banks | Malcolm Austin | Episode: "Friend of the Devil" |
Death in Paradise | Father Charles Dean | Episode: "Predicting Murder" | |
2012 | Coronation Street | Robert Millward | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
Accused | Judge | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
The Thick of It | Matthew Hodge | Episode: "Series 4, Episode 6" | |
2013 | Father Brown | Kalon | Episode: "The Eye of Apollo" |
The White Queen | Henry Stafford | Miniseries; 5 episodes | |
By Any Means | Laurence Walker | Miniseries; 1 episode | |
2014 | Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond | Edmund Rushbrooke | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
New Worlds | Hardwick | Miniseries; 4 episodes | |
Utopia | Christian Donaldson | Recurring role; 3 episodes | |
2015 | River | Tom Read | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
2016 | Mr Selfridge | Mr. Donaghue | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
The Five | Alan Wells | Miniseries; 10 episodes | |
Paranoid | Dr Crowley | Miniseries; 8 episodes | |
2017 | Victoria | Bishop | Episode: "Faith, Hope & Charity" |
2018 | Midsomer Murders | Neville Gallagher | Episode: "The Lions of Causton" |
2019 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | George Gonzalo | Episode: "Outrageous Fortune" |
The Crown | Edward Heath | Recurring role; 3 episodes | |
2019–20 | The Trial of Christine Keeler | Bill Astor | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
2020 | Silent Witness | Judge Christopher Lansing | Episode: "Seven Times" |
2022 | Father Brown | Gerald Firth | Episode: "The Children of Kalon" |
Magpie Murders | Charles Clover | Series regular; 5 episodes | |
All Creatures Great and Small | Albert Sebright Saunders | Recurring role; 2 episodes | |
2023 | Dalgliesh | Desmond Ulrick | Episode: "A Certain Justice" |
Radio
[edit]- Troy,trilogy of radio plays written byAndrew Rissikand directed byJeremy Mortimer– Hector
- Scenes of Seduction,radio play written byTimberlake Wertenbakerand directed byNed Chaillet,broadcast onBBC Radio 47 Mar 2005 – Henry (King Henry V).[12]
- Bran inEarthsearch II,James Follett's 1982 "new adventure serial in time and space" onBBC Radio 4.
- A Pair of Blue Eyes,adaptation of a novel by Thomas Hardy, BBC Radio 4 Extra, directed by Cherry Cookson.
- Lord Arthur Savile's Crime,BBC 7 2003. Produced in Manchester by Katherine Beacon.
References
[edit]- ^What's on Stage,20 Questions with Michael MaloneyArchived30 June 2013 atarchive.today.Accessed 15 September 2013
- ^"Still truly, madly, deeply".10 April 2012.
- ^Macmillan Readers,"An Interview with Michael Maloney".Accessed 15 September 2013
- ^Radio Times Castlist
- ^AudiobooksRetrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^"Murder on the Orient Express tour unveils initial casting".whatsonstage.16 July 2024.Retrieved6 August2024.
- ^"Never a dull moment".The Irish Times.
- ^"Connectors, Creators, Experience Makers".
- ^"THE REAL REAL ME: Interview Michael Maloney - I have been unhappy for much of my life.. But love's changed that; STAR OF THE SWAP AND THE JURY REVEALS HIS JOY WITH NEW WIFE: Michael Maloney reveals all to NINA MYSKOW. - Free Online Library".
- ^"Against the grain? Not me".The Daily Telegraph.Archivedfrom the original on 11 August 2022.
- ^Archived atGhostarchiveand theWayback Machine:"Actor Michael Maloney Interview | Macrobiotics Stoires | Part 2".YouTube.
- ^British Universities Film & Video Council – Scenes of Seduction