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=== 2015–present: Resurgence and acclaim === [[File:Cannes 2018 33.jpg|thumb|right|Pryce with [[Adam Driver]], [[Stellan Skarsgård]], and [[Terry Gilliam]] at premiere of ''[[The Man Who Killed Don Quixote]]'' at the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival]]]] In 2015, Pryce played [[Thomas Wolsey]] in the [[BBC]] limited series ''[[Wolf Hall (TV series)|Wolf Hall]]''. That same year, he joined the cast of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' in [[Game of Thrones season 5|Season 5]] as the [[High Sparrow]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/watchersotwall/status/492780241081733120 |title=Game of Thrones season five cast announced at Comic Con! | work=Watchers On The Wall | date=25 July 2014 | access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> Pryce admitted that one of the main reasons he took on the role was because of how influential the character is plot-wise. While initially being quite sceptical about "sword and sorcery" shows, Pryce later had a change of heart after his positive experiences on the ''Thrones'' sets.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/WatchersOTWall/status/572844119447474178 |title=Interview Roundup: John Bradley, Jonathan Pryce, and many more! | work=Watchers On The Wall | date=3 March 2015 | access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref> In 2015, he also appeared at The Globe Theatre as Shylock in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''. His real life daughter Phoebe played Shylock's daughter Jessica. In 2015, he joined the cast of ''[[The Healer (2016 film)|The Healer]]'' starring with [[Oliver Jackson-Cohen]], [[Camilla Luddington]], and [[Jorge Garcia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/camilla-luddington-jonathan-pryce-board-795358|title=Camilla Luddington, Jonathan Pryce Board Rom-Com 'The Healer'|author=Etan Vlessing|date=13 May 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> In 2017, he starred as Sir Stuart Strange in the series ''[[Taboo (2017 TV series)|Taboo]]'', and co-starred with [[Glenn Close]] in the film ''[[The Wife (2017 film)|The Wife]]''. In 2018 he portrayed [[Don Quixote]] in [[Terry Gilliam]]'s ''[[The Man Who Killed Don Quixote]]'' starring [[Adam Driver]]. In 2018, Pryce starred alongside [[Dame Eileen Atkins]] in [[Florian Zeller]]'s play, ''[[The Height of the Storm]]'' at [[Wyndham's Theatre]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] to rapturous reviews. The play was named best play of the year by ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/dec/17/top-10-theatre-shows-2018|title=Top 10 theatre shows of 2018|last=Billington|first=Michael|date=2018-12-17|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-04-08|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The play was transferred to Broadway stage where it ran from September to November 2019 at the [[Samuel J. Friedman Theatre]] produced by the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]] with Pryce and Atkins reprising their performances. The play and the performances received a strong reception from New York critics. Marilyn Stasio of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised the leading actors describing Pryce's performance as an elderly man struggling with early forms of [[dementia]] as "achingly sensitive", and like "quicksilver".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2019/legit/reviews/the-height-of-the-storm-review-jonathan-pryce-eileen-atkins-broadway-1203347908/|title= Broadway Review: 'The Height of the Storm'|website= Variety|date= 25 September 2019|accessdate= September 21, 2023}}</ref> Late that same year, Pryce portrayed [[Pope Francis]], opposite [[Anthony Hopkins]] playing [[Pope Benedict XVI]], in the acclaimed Netflix film ''[[The Two Popes]]'', directed by [[Fernando Meirelles]], which was released that winter on [[Netflix]]. Meirelles cast him for his striking resemblance to the real Pope Francis. The film and their performances received critical acclaim, with Stephen Farber of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praising their chemistry, writing in particular of Pryce, "[He] goes head-to-head against Hopkins and matches him in subtlety as well as charismatic force."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/two-popes-review-1235993/|title= 'The Two Popes': Film Review Telluride 2019|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= September 2019|accessdate= September 21, 2023}}</ref> He received his first ever [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for the film.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brooks|first=Xan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/21/jonathan-pryce-theres-a-definite-shortage-of-72-year-old-welsh-men|title=Jonathan Pryce: 'There's a definite shortage of 72-year-old Welsh men'|date=2020-01-21|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-02-25|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In August 2020, it was announced that Pryce would portray [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] in the final two seasons of [[Netflix]]'s ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/jonathan-pryce-cast-as-prince-philip-the-crown-1203011673/|title=Oscar-Nominated 'Game Of Thrones' Star Jonathan Pryce Cast As Prince Philip In 'The Crown'|author=Jake Kanter|date=12 August 2020|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> His performance in the fifth season earned him a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series – Comedy/Musical or Drama]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-2-1235455667/|title=Golden Globes 2023: Nominations List|magazine=Variety|date=December 12, 2022|accessdate=December 22, 2022}}</ref> From 2022 to 2024, he starred as a retired senior [[MI5 officer]] in the [[Apple TV+]] series ''[[Slow Horses]]''.
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