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Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

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Biography

Allan Corduner (born April 2, 1950) is an English actor born in Stockholm to a German mother and a Russo-Finnish father. He 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. Corduner made his feature film debut in Yentl, with Barbra Streisand. Of his 44 films he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sir Arthur Sullivan in Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy. He is married to Juha Leppäjärvi, a yoga instructor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allan Corduner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Zoe

Zoe

2001

Me Without You

Me Without You

2001

Food of Love

Food of Love

2002

TÁR

TÁR

2022

De-Lovely

De-Lovely

2004

Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

1999

The White Countess

The White Countess

2005

Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

2010

The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone

2001

An Enemy to Die For

An Enemy to Die For

2012

Gadgetman

Gadgetman

1996

The King's Beard

The King's Beard

2002

The Offering

The Offering

2022

A Business Affair

A Business Affair

1994

Friends & Crocodiles

Friends & Crocodiles

2005

Norma Jean & Marilyn

Norma Jean & Marilyn

1996

Defiance

Defiance

2008

Mandela

Mandela

1987

Mr. Nobody

Mr. Nobody

2009

Joe Gould's Secret

Joe Gould's Secret

2000

Family

Family

2024

Talk Radio

Talk Radio

1988

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

2024

The Owls and the Orchard

The Owls and the Orchard

2005

The Funeral

The Funeral

Nobody's Children

Nobody's Children

1994

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus

2022

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004

Follow the Star

Follow the Star

1979

Woman in Gold

Woman in Gold

2015

Vera Drake

Vera Drake

2004

The Search for John Gissing

The Search for John Gissing

2001

Christmas Karma

Christmas Karma

2025

Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

2012

The Last Days of the Raj

The Last Days of the Raj

2007

We'll Take Manhattan

We'll Take Manhattan

2012

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

2005

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

1996

The Book of Gabrielle

The Book of Gabrielle

2017

Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

2014

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

2001

Edward II

Edward II

1991

A Thousand Kisses Deep

A Thousand Kisses Deep

2012

Antonia and Jane

Antonia and Jane

1990

Yentl

Yentl

1983

Mosquito

Mosquito

2022

Bigger Than the Sky

Bigger Than the Sky

2005

Disobedience

Disobedience

2018

Carry On Columbus

Carry On Columbus

1992

Bad Medicine

Bad Medicine

1985

Fred Claus

Fred Claus

2007

Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

1989

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

1993

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

1983

The Man Who Saw Too Much

The Man Who Saw Too Much

2019

Voices

Voices

1995

Valhalla

Valhalla

1986

Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile

2002

Lennon Naked

Lennon Naked

2010

The Impostors

The Impostors

1998

Phoelix

Phoelix

1979

Christine

Christine

2004

The Entertainment System Is Down

The Entertainment System Is Down

Alfie & Ed

Alfie & Ed

2025

Miss Dalí

Miss Dalí

2018

The Bill

The Bill

1984

Girls On Top

Girls On Top

1985

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Zen

Zen

2011

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

2002

Simon Schama's Power of Art

Simon Schama's Power of Art

2006

The Last Detective

The Last Detective

2003

The Last Machine

The Last Machine

1995

Daniel Deronda

Daniel Deronda

2002

The Way We Live Now

The Way We Live Now

2001

Secrets of the Third Reich

Secrets of the Third Reich

2014

Ridley Road

Ridley Road

2021

An Independent Man

An Independent Man

1995

The Musketeers

The Musketeers

2014

Utopia

Utopia

2013

Drop the Dead Donkey

Drop the Dead Donkey

1990

No Heroics

No Heroics

2008

Minder

Minder

1979

Fearless

Fearless

2017

Paris

Paris

1994

Nostromo

Nostromo

1997

The Lady Musketeer

The Lady Musketeer

2004

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

2012

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013

FBI

FBI

2018

Dancing on the Edge

Dancing on the Edge

2013

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

Grandma's House

Grandma's House

2010

Homeland

Homeland

2011

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

A Passionate Woman

A Passionate Woman

2010

Mad About You

Mad About You

1992

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Roots

Roots

1981

Buccaneer

Buccaneer

1980

Cold Warrior

Cold Warrior

1984

Fat Friends

Fat Friends

2000

Exile

Exile

2011

Spies of Warsaw

Spies of Warsaw

2013

Poldark

Poldark

1975

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971

Freud

Freud

1984