Anton Lesser

Actor

Born February 14, 1952 in Birmingham, England, UK

Anton Lesser is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Harold Macmillan in The Crown, Clement Attlee in A United Kingdom, Chief Superintendent Bright in Endeavour, and Major Lio Partagaz in Andor. An associate of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he has performed numerous Shakespearean roles on stage and television.

Acting

ViQueens
Film, 2026
as Lars (voice)
The Yellow Tie
Film, 2025
as Martin Steinke
Beshert
Film, 2025
as Mr Pinsky
The World Will Tremble
Film, 2025
as Robbi Schulman
Better
TV series, 2023
as Vernon Marley
1899
TV series, 2022
as Mr. Franklin
Andor
TV series, 2022
as Major Partagaz
Benediction
Film, 2021
as Stephen Tennant (Older)
Dalgliesh
TV series, 2021
as Father John
From A Strange Land
Film, 2021
as Professor Dr Wolfgang Engel
Kindred
Film, 2020
as Dr. Richards
Gatecrash
Film, 2020
as Sid
The Courier
Film, 2020
as Bertrand
The Trial of Christine Keeler
TV series, 2019
as Michael Eddowes
A Discovery of Witches
TV series, 2018
as Rabbi Loew
Disobedience
Film, 2018
as Rav Krushka
Killing Eve
TV series, 2018
as Robert
On Chesil Beach
Film, 2018
as Reverend Woollett
The Exception
Film, 2017
as General Falkenberg
A United Kingdom
Film, 2016
as Prime Minister Attlee
Allied
Film, 2016
as Emmanuel Lombard
The Crown
TV series, 2016
as Harold Macmillan
Hooten & The Lady
TV series, 2016
1 episode
Dickensian
TV series, 2015
as Fagin
Life in Squares
TV series, 2015
as Dr. Hyslop
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Film, 2015
as Qyburn
Wolf Hall
TV series, 2015
as Thomas More
The Game
TV series, 2014
as C
Closer to the Moon
Film, 2014
as Holban
The Musketeers
TV series, 2014
1 episode