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Allan Corduner

March 13, 2023

Allan Corduner (/kɔːrˈdjuːnər/;[1] born 2 April 1950) is a British actor. Born in Stockholm to a German mother and a Russo-Finnish father, Corduner grew up in a secular Jewish home in London. After earning a BA (Hons) in English and Drama at Bristol University he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has worked extensively on stage, TV, and film, both in the UK and in the United States. His voice is familiar from many BBC radio plays, audio books and TV documentaries.

Allan Corduner
Corduner in 2012
Born (1950-04-02) 2 April 1950 (age 72)
Stockholm, Sweden
Years active1973–present
Spouse
Juha Leppäjärvi
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(m. 2013)​

Corduner made his feature film debut in Yentl, with Barbra Streisand and Mandy Patinkin. Of his 44 films he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sir Arthur Sullivan in Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy. He also voiced Gehrman the first hunter in the 2015 video game Bloodborne.

Early life

Corduner grew up in a secular Jewish home in North London with his parents and younger brother.[2]

His mother had escaped to Great Britain from Nazi Germany with her family in 1938. His father was born in Helsinki, Finland, of a Finnish-born mother and a Ukrainian-born father. Corduner's parents first settled in Stockholm, where he was born, but the family moved to London when he was one year old.[citation needed]

Interest in arts and music was always encouraged at home, and Corduner's early ambition was to become either an orchestra conductor or a concert pianist. He attended University College School in Hampstead, London. Although Corduner developed into a skilled jazz and classical pianist, musical aspirations had taken second place by the time he went to study at Bristol University and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[citation needed]

Acting career

Corduner has worked extensively in theatre in London's West End and on Broadway, television as well as in film. He has also appeared in several BBC Radio plays including The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Insignificance, and Fanny and Alexander.

His voice is familiar to listeners of audio books including The Book Thief. TV appearances include Exile, ITV's Midsomer Murders, Stephen Poliakoff's Dancing on the Edge, and as Andrea Verrocchio in seasons 1 and 2 of the Starz original series Da Vinci's Demons. He appears on seasons 5 and 6 of the Showtime TV series Homeland.

After drama school, Corduner's first two years as a professional actor were spent playing a wide variety of parts at Newcastle Repertory Theatre. Spells at the Birmingham Rep and the Actors' Company followed, until Corduner returned to London to make his West End debut in Mary O'Malley's Once a Catholic at the Wyndham's Theatre. Corduner has appeared several times at the Royal Court Theatre, in plays such as Three Birds Alighting on a Field, Fucking Games, Ice Cream, and most notably Caryl Churchill's satirical Serious Money, which subsequently transferred to London's West End and Broadway in New York.

He garnered acclaim on Broadway for the role of Etches in the musical Titanic. In February 2014, he played Etches again in a one-off concert version of Titanic at Avery Fisher Hall (now David Geffen Hall) in New York, re-uniting him with the original cast of the musical. He played Fritz Litten in Mark Hayhurst's Taken at Midnight, first at Chichester Festival Theatre, and subsequently at Theatre Royal Haymarket in West End.

One of his first film roles was in Yentl in 1982, with Barbra Streisand. He is probably best known for his portrayal of Sir Arthur Sullivan in Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy (1999), his first leading role in a feature film. Corduner's film work spans a variety of genres, such as action-adventure film Defiance, horror comedy film Burke and Hare,[3] and western Medicine Men. Recent films include Woman in Gold (2015) and Tár (2022).

Voice acting

Corduner's voice is familiar to listeners of BBC radio plays such as Insignificance, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Fanny and Alexander. He was also the subject of BBC Radio 3 Private Passions.[4]

Corduner has provided voices for various video game characters, notably the first, second, third and fifth Harry Potter video games (namely as, among others, Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, Fillius Flitwick and Argus Filch). He also voiced Apus, the pet parrot belonging to Queen Cassiopeia, the primary antagonist, for the English version of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White White which was released in February 2013. In 2015, Corduner voiced Gehrman, the First Hunter in Bloodborne.[5]

Audiobooks and narration

Corduner is also known for solo narration of TV documentaries such as Fish Warrior for the National Geographic Channel, and various audiobooks for Simply Audiobooks, notably The Book Thief and Inkdeath.[6] He also narrated Magyk written by Angie Sage and produced by Harper Audio. He has received two Earphones Awards by AudioFile His narration of "Anna and the Swallow Man" earned the Odyssey Award in 2017.

Personal life

Corduner's mother was from Berlin, Germany, and his father was born in Finland. He was born in Stockholm but grew up in London.[7]

Corduner and his partner Juha Leppäjärvi met in 2006 in London, formed their civil partnership in December 2009, and married in New York City in August 2013. Corduner is a trustee of the children's arts charity Anno's Africa.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

(* London's West End)

Audiobooks

Video games

References

  1. ^ "LITTLE DID YOU KNOW The Chat Show episode 22: Allan Corduner". Peccadillo Pictures. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. ^ Barton, Steve (15 July 2010). "Burke and Hare - John Landis Talks Horror; New Image". Dread Central. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Allan Corduner, Private Passions - BBC Radio 3". BBC.
  5. ^ Bloodborne, 24 March 2015, retrieved 1 November 2019
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Episode 1.5 - The Day Simon Felt The Family Was Ready To Be Healed". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Samantha Spiro". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  10. ^ "The Playgoer: REVIEW: The Birthday Party". Playgoer.blogspot.com. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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2013 wbr Corduner made his feature film debut in Yentl with Barbra Streisand and Mandy Patinkin Of his 44 films he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sir Arthur Sullivan in Mike Leigh s Topsy Turvy He also voiced Gehrman the first hunter in the 2015 video game Bloodborne Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Voice acting 4 Audiobooks and narration 5 Personal life 6 Filmography 6 1 Film 6 2 Television 7 Theatre 8 Audiobooks 9 Video games 10 References 11 External linksEarly life EditThis section relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Allan Corduner news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Corduner grew up in a secular Jewish home in North London with his parents and younger brother 2 His mother had escaped to Great Britain from Nazi Germany with her family in 1938 His father was born in Helsinki Finland of a Finnish born mother and a Ukrainian born father Corduner s parents first settled in Stockholm where he was born but the family moved to London when he was one year old citation needed Interest in arts and music was always encouraged at home and Corduner s early ambition was to become either an orchestra conductor or a concert pianist He attended University College School in Hampstead London Although Corduner developed into a skilled jazz and classical pianist musical aspirations had taken second place by the time he went to study at Bristol University and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School citation needed Acting career EditThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Allan Corduner news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Corduner has worked extensively in theatre in London s West End and on Broadway television as well as in film He has also appeared in several BBC Radio plays including The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Insignificance and Fanny and Alexander His voice is familiar to listeners of audio books including The Book Thief TV appearances include Exile ITV s Midsomer Murders Stephen Poliakoff s Dancing on the Edge and as Andrea Verrocchio in seasons 1 and 2 of the Starz original series Da Vinci s Demons He appears on seasons 5 and 6 of the Showtime TV series Homeland After drama school Corduner s first two years as a professional actor were spent playing a wide variety of parts at Newcastle Repertory Theatre Spells at the Birmingham Rep and the Actors Company followed until Corduner returned to London to make his West End debut in Mary O Malley s Once a Catholic at the Wyndham s Theatre Corduner has appeared several times at the Royal Court Theatre in plays such as Three Birds Alighting on a Field Fucking Games Ice Cream and most notably Caryl Churchill s satirical Serious Money which subsequently transferred to London s West End and Broadway in New York He garnered acclaim on Broadway for the role of Etches in the musical Titanic In February 2014 he played Etches again in a one off concert version of Titanic at Avery Fisher Hall now David Geffen Hall in New York re uniting him with the original cast of the musical He played Fritz Litten in Mark Hayhurst s Taken at Midnight first at Chichester Festival Theatre and subsequently at Theatre Royal Haymarket in West End One of his first film roles was in Yentl in 1982 with Barbra Streisand He is probably best known for his portrayal of Sir Arthur Sullivan in Mike Leigh s Topsy Turvy 1999 his first leading role in a feature film Corduner s film work spans a variety of genres such as action adventure film Defiance horror comedy film Burke and Hare 3 and western Medicine Men Recent films include Woman in Gold 2015 and Tar 2022 Voice acting EditCorduner s voice is familiar to listeners of BBC radio plays such as Insignificance The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Fanny and Alexander He was also the subject of BBC Radio 3 Private Passions 4 Corduner has provided voices for various video game characters notably the first second third and fifth Harry Potter video games namely as among others Severus Snape Lucius Malfoy Fillius Flitwick and Argus Filch He also voiced Apus the pet parrot belonging to Queen Cassiopeia the primary antagonist for the English version of Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White White which was released in February 2013 In 2015 Corduner voiced Gehrman the First Hunter in Bloodborne 5 Audiobooks and narration EditCorduner is also known for solo narration of TV documentaries such as Fish Warrior for the National Geographic Channel and various audiobooks for Simply Audiobooks notably The Book Thief and Inkdeath 6 He also narrated Magyk written by Angie Sage and produced by Harper Audio He has received two Earphones Awards by AudioFile His narration of Anna and the Swallow Man earned the Odyssey Award in 2017 Personal life EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Allan Corduner news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Corduner s mother was from Berlin Germany and his father was born in Finland He was born in Stockholm but grew up in London 7 Corduner and his partner Juha Leppajarvi met in 2006 in London formed their civil partnership in December 2009 and married in New York City in August 2013 Corduner is a trustee of the children s arts charity Anno s Africa Filmography EditFilm Edit Phoelix 1980 Sredni Vashtar 1981 Short Oscar Nomination Best Short Film 1983 BAFTA Winner Best Short Film 1981 The Return of the Soldier 1982 Pianist at Party Yentl 1983 Shimmele Bad Medicine 1985 Dr Diaz the Bus Driver Valhalla 1986 Loke English version voice as Alan Corduner Mandela 1987 TV Movie Benny Hearts of Fire 1987 Music Executive Talk Radio 1988 Vince Morris Fat Man and Little Boy 1989 aka Shadow Makers Franz Goethe Edward II 1991 Poet Carry On Columbus 1992 Sam A Business Affair 1994 Dinner Guest Voices from a Locked Room 1995 Oscar Butterworth Indian Summer 1996 Therapist at Party The Impostors 1998 Captain Topsy Turvy 1999 Sir Arthur Sullivan Joe Gould s Secret 2000 Francis McCrudden Gladiator 2000 Trainer 1 extended edition Zoe 2001 Rupert Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2001 Big Bob Me Without You 2002 Max The Grey Zone 2001 Miklos Nyiszli The Search for John Gissing 2001 Francois Fuller Food of Love 2002 Joseph Mansourian Moonlight Mile 2002 Stan Michaels The King s Beard 2002 voice De Lovely 2004 Monty Woolley The Merchant of Venice 2004 Tubal Vera Drake 2004 Psychiatrist Bigger Than the Sky 2005 Kippy Newberg A Higher Agency 2005 Short Manager Against Nature 2005 Short Des Esseintes The White Countess 2005 Samuel Feinstein The Waiting Room 2008 Fiona s Dad Fred Claus 2007 Dr Goldfarb Defiance 2008 Shimon Haretz Mr Nobody 2009 Dr Feldheim Burke and Hare 2010 Nicephore A Thousand Kisses Deep 2011 Buddy An Enemy To Die For 2012 Martin The Sweeney 2012 Doctor Medicine Men 2012 Closer to the Moon 2014 Flaviu Amendment 2014 Short Anthony Woman in Gold 2015 Gustav Bloch Bauer Florence Foster Jenkins 2016 John Totten The Book of Gabrielle 2016 Saul Disobedience 2017 Moshe Hartog Miss Dali 2018 Captain Moore Operation Finale 2018 Gideon Hausner Tar 2022 Sebastian Abyzou 2023 Television Edit Buccaneer 1980 Monty Bateman Roots 1981 British comedy series Melvin Solomons Freud 1984 Oscar Rie Girls on Top 1985 Benny Antonia and Jane 1990 Stephen Carlinsky Boon 1992 Dennis The Bill 1992 1994 Defence Barrister Quigley George Quigley Minder 1993 Marty Inspector Morse 1993 Gentile Bellocchio Teenage Health Freak 1993 Dr Lime Heart of Darkness 1993 TV Movie Verme Nobody s Children 1994 TV Movie Ion Paris 1994 Minotti An Independent Man 1995 Robert Flower The Last Machine 1995 Stick With Me Kid 1995 No Bananas 1996 Benjamin Marks Norma Jean amp Marilyn 1996 TV Movie Billy Wilder Mad About You 1996 Osofsky Nostromo 1996 1997 Hirsch Love in the Ancient World 1997 TV Movie Member at Platon s Guest meal Drop The Dead Donkey 1998 Art Critic Liverpool 1 1999 Alan Pollock Fat Friends 2000 2005 series 1 2 and 3 Leonard Harris The Way We Live Now 2001 Croll Foyle s War 2002 Carlo Lucciano Daniel Deronda 2002 Herr Klesmer Trust 2003 Michael Cohen The Last Detective 2004 series 2 Maurice Leyman La Femme Musketeer 2004 Aramis Heartbeat 2004 2005 Tristram Johnstone Gerard Lowe The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle 2005 TV Movie Greenhough Smith Friends and Crocodiles 2005 TV Movie Marcus Power of Art 2006 documentary Mark Rothko Rome 2007 series 2 Clerk The Last Days of the Raj 2007 TV Movie Lord Ismay The Whistleblowers 2007 Daniel Black No Heroics 2008 Shopkeeper A Passionate Woman 2010 Mr Solomon Lennon Naked 2010 TV Movie Art Janov Grandma s House 2010 8 Richard Zen 2011 Michelangelo Gattuso Exile 2011 Geller Midsomer Murders 2012 Michael Hipsman We ll Take Manhattan 2012 TV drama Alex Liberman Spies of Warsaw 2013 Viktor Rosen Dancing on the Edge 2013 Mr Wax Da Vinci s Demons 2013 2014 Andrea Verrocchio Utopia 2014 Ross The Musketeers 2016 Van Laar Homeland 2015 2017 seasons 5 and 6 Etai Luskin The Collection 2016 Inspector Bompard Ridley Road 2021 Rabbi Lehrer Count Magnus 2022 the DeaconTheatre EditMy Fair Lady Vivian Beaumont Theater Broadway New York City Murder on the Orient Express McCarter Theatre Show Boat Sheffield Crucible Taken at Midnight Chichester Festival Theatre Theatre Royal Haymarket Passion Donmar Warehouse Winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical 2010 Hello Dolly Regent s Park Open Air Theatre 9 Winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical 2009 Winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival Best Choreography Best Actress in a Musical Samantha Spiro A View from the Bridge Duke of York s Theatre Born in the Gardens Theatre Royal Bath The Grouch West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds The Birthday Party McCarter Theatre Princeton United States 10 Two Thousand Years Royal National Theatre The Comedians Acorn Theater New York City Fucking Games Royal Court Theatre The Heart of Art Off Broadway New York City Titanic Lunt Fontanne Theatre Broadway New York City Rosmersholm Young Vic Three Birds Alighting on a Field Royal Court Theatre The Boys Next Door Comedy Theatre Marya Old Vic The Beaux Stratagem Royal National Theatre Ice Cream Royal Court Theatre Serious Money Royal Court Theatre amp Wyndham s Theatre Broadway New York City A Midsummer Night s Dream Regent s Park Open Air Theatre No End of Blame Oxford Playhouse Oxford amp Royal Court Theatre Once a Catholic Wyndham s Theatre Misalliance Birmingham Rep The Amazons Actor s Company The Entertainer Actor s Company London s West End Audiobooks EditInkdeath Magyk The Book Thief The Castle The Keys to the Kingdom Smoke The Vorrh Magpie Murders Moonflower MurdersVideo games EditHarry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone 2001 Professor Severus Snape Argus Filch Filius Flitwick Gringotts Goblin voice Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 Severus Snape Filius Flitwick Lucius Malfoy Sorting Hat voice as Allan Cordunner Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 Severus Snape Filius Flitwick voice as Allan Cordunner Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 Severus Snape Argus Filch Professor Basil Fronsac Reginald Oddpick voice Dragon Quest Swords The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors 2008 Xiphos English version voice Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 Argus Filch voice Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch 2011 Apus English version voice Transformers Universe 2014 Ironhide voice Bloodborne 2015 Gehrman voice Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward 2015 Midgardsormr Eynzahr Slafyrsyn English version voice Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker 2021 Quintus van Cinna English version voice References Edit LITTLE DID YOU KNOW The Chat Show episode 22 Allan Corduner Peccadillo Pictures 26 April 2021 Retrieved 26 April 2022 Interview Allan Corduner the Jewish Chronicle Archived from the original on 17 November 2010 Retrieved 13 October 2010 Barton Steve 15 July 2010 Burke and Hare John Landis Talks Horror New Image Dread Central Retrieved 26 January 2018 Allan Corduner Private Passions BBC Radio 3 BBC Bloodborne 24 March 2015 retrieved 1 November 2019 See All Search Results for Allan Corduner Sort by Relevance Page 1 Audiobooks com Archived from the original on 16 September 2015 Retrieved 7 September 2015 His Topsy Turvy Life by Feinstein Howard The Advocate The national homo dyke newsmagazine February 15 2000 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Episode 1 5 The Day Simon Felt The Family Was Ready To Be Healed British Comedy Guide Retrieved 7 September 2010 Samantha Spiro Official London Theatre Retrieved 15 June 2017 The Playgoer REVIEW The Birthday Party Playgoer blogspot com 22 September 2006 Retrieved 15 June 2017 External links EditAllan Corduner at IMDb Allan Corduner at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allan Corduner amp oldid 1140307745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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