Greg Wise
Greg Wise (born May 15, 1966 in Newcastle , England , United Kingdom ) is a British actor .
Life
As the son of an architecture professor, Greg Wise first studied architecture himself in Edinburgh , but dropped out and instead studied drama in Glasgow . His first engagement after drama school was the lead role in the musical "Good Rockin Tonight", which was based on the life of television producer Jack Good .
Wise has been married to Emma Thompson since 2003 , whom he met while filming the 1995 Oscar-winning film Sense and Sensibility . The couple have a daughter (* 1999) and, since 2003, an adopted son originally from Rwanda .
In May 2006 he took part in the Ruhr Festival in Recklinghausen - alongside Kevin Spacey in the title role - in a production of the Shakespeare play Richard II at the Old Vic Theater in London .
Filmography (selection)
Feature films
- 1993: Creatures of Dr. Typhon (Typhon's People)
- 1995: A Midsummer Night's Love (Feast of July)
- 1995: Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)
- 1996: The Moonstone
- 1997: Visitors from Beyond - They Come by Night (House of Frankenstein)
- 1998: Judas Kiss
- 1999: Africa
- 1999: Mad Cows
- 2001: Sirens of Darkness (Sirens)
- 2001: The Discovery of Heaven (The Discovery of Heaven)
- 2002: Hills Like White Elephants
- 2003: Johnny English - The Spy Who Broken It (Johnny English)
- 2003: Five Moons Plaza
- 2004: Every Seven Years
- 2005: A Cock and Bull Story
- 2005: Greyfriars Bobby
- 2014: Effie Gray
- 2014: Walking on Sunshine (Doug)
watch TV
- 1992: A Masculine Ending
- 1993: The Riff Raff Element (series)
- 1995: The Buccaneers (miniseries)
- 1996: Expedition into the Geisterschlucht (The Place of the Dead)
- 1996: The Moonstone
- 1997: House of Frankenstein 1997
- 1997: Hospital!
- 1998: Alice in the Mirror Land aka Alice Behind the Mirrors (Alice through the Looking Glass)
- 1999: Wonderful You (miniseries)
- 2000: Madame Bovary
- 2003: Hornblower: Loyalty aka Horatio Hornblower 3
- 2005: According to Bex (series)
- 2006: Trial & Retribution X: Sins of the Father
- 2006: Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
- 2014: Rosamunde Pilcher : My Unknown Heart
- 2016-2017: The Crown (TV series)
- 2018: Modus - The Murderer in Us, Season 2 (four-part series based on Anne Holt )
Web links
- Greg Wise in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emma Thompson dubs Botox 'mad' and 'not normal' , hellomagazine.com from April 19, 2014
- ↑ Proud Emma Thompson poses with adopted refugee son at graduation six years later , dailymail.co.uk of July 23, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wise, Greg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newcastle , England, UK |