John Hurt
John Hurt
John Hurt has appeared in 50 movies on CringeMDb. 26 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 24 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: Damascus Cover (2017)
- Most recent with adult content: Hercules (2014)
Born January 22, 1940 · Known for acting
52.0% Featured Movie Cringe Score (50 movies)
John Hurt Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
...as Professor Harold Oxley
Hellboy
...as Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm
Contact
...as S. R. Hadden
V for Vendetta
...as Adam Sutler
Outlander
...as Rothgar
The Plague Dogs
...as Snitter (voice)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
...as Trevor Bruttenholm
Shooting Dogs
...as Christopher
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
...as Ollivander
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
...as Ollivander
The Proposition
...as Jellon Lamb
All the Little Animals
...as Mr. Summers
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
...as Carnak
Second Best
...as Uncle Turpin
Snowpiercer
...as Gilliam
If... Dog... Rabbit
...as Sean Cooper
Waking Sleeping Beauty
...as The Horned King (voice) (archive footage)
Lost Souls
...as Father Lareaux
Damascus Cover
...as Miki
Alien
...as Kane
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
...as Grandpa Sammy (voice)
Jackie
...as The Priest
The Journey
...as Harry Patterson
The Black Cauldron
...as The Horned King (voice)
Certified Cringeworthy
Dead Man
...as John Scholfield
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
...as Narrator (voice)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
...as Dr. Iannis
Rob Roy
...as John Graham
The Limits of Control
...as Guitar
Scandal
...as Stephen Ward
The Oxford Murders
...as Arthur Seldom
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
...as The Countess
The Skeleton Key
...as Ben Devereaux
44 Inch Chest
...as Old Man Peanut
Owning Mahowny
...as Victor Foss
Brighton Rock
...as Phil Corkery
Melancholia
...as Dexter
Immortals
...as Old Zeus
Love and Death on Long Island
...as Giles De'Ath
Wild Bill
...as Charley Prince
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
...as Control
Miranda
...as Christian
Jayne Mansfield's Car
...as Kingsley Bedford
Only Lovers Left Alive
...as Christopher Marlowe
Sinful Davey
...as Davey Haggart
Hercules
...as Cotys
New Blood
...as Alan White
Success Is the Best Revenge
...as Dino Montecurva
New York, I Love You
...as Bellhop
Dogville
...as Narrator (voice)
About John Hurt
Sir John Vincent Hurt (January 22, 1940 – January 25, 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. He came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – winning his first BAFTA for the latter. He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976). Hurt's performance in the prison drama Midnight Express (1978) brought him international renown and earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, along with an Academy Award nomination. His BAFTA-nominated portrayal of astronaut Kane, in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), notably included a scene where an alien creature burst out of his chest, named by several publications as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history.
Hurt earned his third competitive BAFTA, along with his second Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as Joseph Merrick in David Lynch's biopic The Elephant Man (1980). Other significant roles during the 1980s included Bob Champion in biopic Champions (1984), Mr. Braddock in the Stephen Frears drama The Hit (1984), Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and Stephen Ward in the drama depicting the Profumo affair, Scandal (1989). Hurt was again BAFTA-nominated for his work in Irish drama The Field (1990) and played the primary villain, James Graham, in the epic adventure Rob Roy (1995). His later films include the Harry Potter film series (2001–11), the Hellboy films (2004 and 2008), supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key (2005), western The Proposition (2005), political thriller V for Vendetta (2005), action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), sci-fi action Outlander (2008) and the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). Hurt reprised his role as Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York (2009), which brought his seventh BAFTA nomination. He portrayed the War Doctor in the BBC TV series Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor", in 2013.
Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors; director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain", likened by The Observer to "nicotine sieved through dirty, moonlit gravel". His voice acting career encompassed films such as Watership Down (1978), The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), The Black Cauldron (1985), Dogville (2003) and Planet Dinosaur (2011) as well as BBC TV series Merlin (2008–2012). In 2012, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement BAFTA Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to cinema". He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.
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