Slow Horses’ Jonathan Pryce on returning to his Welsh roots with new drama: “I left it physically, but emotionally, I’ve never left”

He’d still be celebrated for his two Tony Awards, including one for Miss Saigon despite debate around his role as an Asian character, and his two Olivier Awards, the first earned in 1980 for a unique take on Hamlet. However, he wouldn’t have received an Oscar nomination for his performance in 2019’s The Two Popes, where he played the future Pope Francis alongside Anthony Hopkins. He also wouldn’t have been up for two Emmys in 2024 – one for playing Prince Philip in the final seasons of The Crown and another for his role as David Cartwright in Slow Horses. We’ll come back to Slow Horses later.







