John Warnaby is a British actor who has appeared extensively in film and television.

Career

In 1996, Warnaby appeared at the National Theatre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's ''

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''. In 2006, he appeared in ''

The Line of Beauty ''The Line of Beauty'' is a 2004 Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Alan Hollinghurst. Plot The novel is set in Britain in three parts, taking place in 1983, 1986 and 1987. The story surrounds the young gay protagonist, Nick Guest. Nick is midd ...

''. In

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's 2009 stage hit in London

Plague Over England ''Plague Over England'' is a play written by Nicholas de Jongh, based on a real-life incident when actor John Gielgud was arrested for lewd behavior in 1953; it provides an insight into the changes in the lives of gay people over the last fifty ye ...

, Warnaby plays both 1950s

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and an acerbic theatre critic.Karen Fricke
"Plague Over England" (review)
''Variety'', 24 February 2009.

Filmography

References

British male television actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People educated at St Philip's School People from Birmingham, West Midlands {{UK-screen-actor-stub