Jonathan Coy (born 24 April 1953) is a British actor. He has worked since 1975 largely in

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, notably as Henry in the long-running legal series ''

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'' and as Bracegirdle in the television series '' Hornblower'', adapted from the books by C. S. Forester. He also appeared as the German character, Kurt, in the British television drama ''

Brideshead Revisited ''Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder'' is a novel by the English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. It follows, from the 1920s to the early 1940s, the life and romances of Charles Ryder, esp ...

'', in Episode 7, entitled "The Unseen Hook," and Colin Grove in '' The Sandbaggers'' in 1978. In 2008, he played Lloyd in a UK tour of the play ''

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'', Leonato in the 2011

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production of ''

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'', with

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, and Colonel Luykin in Pinero's '' The Magistrate'' at the

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in 2012-13, a production that was included in Season 4 of

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. In 1997, he appeared as Doug Arkwright in '' Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' (“Daughter of the Regiment”, S3:E2). He also played a German spy called "Hans Maier" in the BBC Series '' Foyle's War'', Series 2 Episode 1; and played the

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in the BBC series ''

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'' (1999).http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qby2y BBC Scarlet Pimpernel (Accessed Dec 2010) In 2003, he played Henry VIII in ''The Six Mothers-in-law of Henry VIII'', "an unreliable history," on BBC Radio 4. He appeared in the 2001 critically acclaimed television film ''

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'' as Erich Neumann, the Director of the Office of the Four Year Plan. His main scenes were with Brendan Coyle, who played Gestapo General Heinrich Muller. He would be reunited with Coyle over 10 years later on the set of ''

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'', where Coy played Mr George Murray, Lord Grantham's lawyer. Coy portrayed George Murray again in '' Downton Abbey: A New Era''. In 2014, he appeared in the world premiere production of ''

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'' at the

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, London, and in 2015 in the world premiere production of Stoppard's '' The Hard Problem''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coy, Jonathan 1953 births Living people English male television actors English male stage actors Male actors from London People from Hammersmith Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Rix family