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Simon McBurney
OBE
Simon McBurney OBE
	McBurney in The Encounter 2015
Born	Simon Montagu McBurney; 25 August 1957 (age 67); Cambridge, England
Alma mater	Peterhouse, Cambridge; Lecoq International School of Theatre, Paris
Years active	1988–present
Spouse	Cassie Yukawa
Father	Charles McBurney
Relatives	Gerard McBurney (brother) ; Charles McBurney (great-grandfather)

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Simon Montagu McBurney (born 25 August 1957) is an English actor, playwright, and theatre and opera director. He is the founder and artistic director of the Théâtre de Complicité, London. He has had roles in the films The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Friends with Money, The Last King of Scotland (both 2006), The Golden Compass (2007), The Duchess (2008), Robin Hood, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (both 2010), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Magic in the Moonlight, The Theory of Everything (both 2014), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) and Nosferatu (2024). He played Cecil the choirmaster in BBC's The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2004).

Early life

McBurney was born on 25 August 1957^[1]^[2] in Cambridge, England. His father, Charles McBurney, was an American archaeologist and academic of Scottish descent. His paternal great-grandfather was American surgeon Charles McBurney, who was credited with describing the medical sign McBurney's point. Simon McBurney's mother, Anne Francis Edmondstone (née Charles), was a British secretary of English, Scottish and Irish ancestry.^[3] His parents were distant cousins who met during World War II.^[4] His older brother is composer and writer Gerard McBurney.^[5]

He studied English literature at Peterhouse, Cambridge, graduating in 1980. He moved to Paris and trained for the theatre at the Jacques Lecoq Institute.^[4]

Career

McBurney is a founder and artistic director of the UK-based theatre company Complicité, which performs throughout the world.^[6] In 1997 he was awarded the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities, with the Théâtre de Complicité.^[7] He directed their productions of Street of Crocodiles (1992); The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol (1994), which was adapted from the John Berger trilogy Into Their Labours; To the Wedding (another Berger collaboration); Mnemonic (1999); The Elephant Vanishes (2003); A Disappearing Number (2007); A Dog's Heart (2010); The Master and Margarita (2011), and The Kid Stays in the Picture (2017).

A Disappearing Number was a devised piece conceived and directed by McBurney, taking as its inspiration the story of the collaboration between two of the 20th century's most remarkable pure mathematicians, the Indian genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, and Cambridge don G. H. Hardy.^[8] It played at the Barbican in autumn 2008 and toured internationally. In February 2009, McBurney directed the Complicité production Shun-kin, based on two texts by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki. It was produced in London and Tokyo in 2010.

On a freelance basis, McBurney directed the following: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and All My Sons (2008) (both in New York City), and live comedy shows, including Lenny Henry's So Much Things To Say and French and Saunders' Live in 2000.

McBurney is an established screen actor. He played the recurring role of Cecil the choirmaster in The Vicar of Dibley, CIA computer whiz Garland in Body of Lies, Dr. Atticus Noyle in The Manchurian Candidate (2004), British diplomat Nigel Stone in The Last King of Scotland, the metrosexual husband Aaron in Friends with Money, Fra Pavel in The Golden Compass, Charles James Fox in The Duchess, and Oliver Lacon in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. He also wrote the story and was an executive producer for Mr. Bean's Holiday.

From 2010 to 2014, he appeared in the BBC comedy television series Rev., portraying the role of Archdeacon Robert. McBurney provided the voice of Kreacher in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010). In the series The Borgias, he portrayed the canon law expert Johannes Burchart. He is the Artiste Associé of the 66th Festival d'Avignon (2012). He starred in The Encounter, about photographer Loren McIntyre becoming lost in the Javari Valley in Brazil and his experiences with locals, which premiered at the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival.^[9] In July 2015, he starred as Atlee, the director of MI6 in the film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, and in 2016, he portrayed paranormal investigator Maurice Grosse in the horror film sequel The Conjuring 2.^[10]

In 2013, he directed the English National Opera production of Mozart's The Magic Flute at the London Coliseum,^[11] and the same opera at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 2023.^[12]

In September 2019, the Complicité production of The Encounter was ranked by The Guardian writers as the 13th best theatre show since 2000.^[13]

Personal life

In 2007, he met concert pianist Cassandra "Cassie" Yukawa.^[14]^[15] They previously lived in north London.^[16] His sister-in-law is violinist Diane Yukawa.^[17]

In the 2005 New Year Honours, McBurney was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to Drama".^[18] He is an Ambassador for Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples' rights.^[19]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Kafka	Assistant Oscar
1994	A Business Affair	Salesman
	Being Human	Hermas
	Tom & Viv	Dr. Reginald Miller
	Mesmer	Franz
1996	The Ogre	Brigadier
1997	The Caucasian Chalk Circle	Azdak the Judge	Video
1998	Cousin Bette	Vauvinet
1999	Onegin	Monsieur Triquet
2000	Eisenstein	Sergei Eisenstein
2003	Bright Young Things	Sneath (Photo-Rat)
2003	Skagerrak	Thomas
2004	The Reckoning	Stephen
	The Manchurian Candidate	Dr. Atticus Noyle
	Human Touch	Bernard
2006	Friends with Money	Aaron
2006	The Last King of Scotland	Nigel Stone
2007	The Golden Compass	Fra Pavel
2008	Body of Lies	Garland
2008	The Duchess	Charles James Fox
2009	Boogie Woogie	Robert Freign
2010	Robin Hood	Father Tancred
2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	Kreacher	Voice
2011	Jane Eyre	Mr. Brocklehurst
2011	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Oliver Lacon
2013	For Those Who Can Tell No Tales	Tim Clancy
2014	Magic in the Moonlight	Howard Burkan
2014	The Theory of Everything	Frank Hawking
2015	Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation	Director Atlee
2016	The Conjuring 2	Maurice Grosse
2016	Allied	S.O.E. Official
2018	The Mercy	Sir Francis Chichester
2020	Siberia	Magician
2020	Wolfwalkers	Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell	Voice
2022	The Pale Blue Eye	Captain Hitchcock
2024	A Mistake	Andrew McGrath
2024	Nosferatu	Herr Knock
TBA	The Actor	TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Screenplay	Martin	Episode: "Burning Ambition"
1989	The Two of Us	The Man	Episode: "Trust"
1992	The Bill	Shaun Anderton	Episode: "Man of the People"
1992–1993	The Comic Strip Presents	Mick / Madman	2 episodes
1994–2004	The Vicar of Dibley	Choirmaster Cecil	4 episodes
1995	Performance	Ancient Pistol	Episode: "Henry IV"
1996	Absolutely Fabulous	Conductor	Episode: "The Last Shout (Part 1)"
1999	Midsomer Murders	Henry Carstairs	Episode: "Death of a Stranger"
2010–2014	Rev.	Archdeacon Robert	19 episodes
2011–2013	The Borgias	Johannes Burchart	6 episodes
2013	Utopia	Christian Donaldson	3 episodes
2014	Knifeman	Houdyshell	Unsold pilot
2015	The Casual Vacancy	Colin "Cubby" Wall	Miniseries; 3 episodes
2019	The Loudest Voice	Rupert Murdoch	Miniseries
2019–2023	Carnival Row	Runyan Millworthy	Recurring^[20]
2023	Hijack	Edgar	Miniseries

Accolades

1997: Europe Prize Theatrical Realities (with the Théâtre de Complicité)^[21]
1998: Laurence Olivier Award (Best Choreography for "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" ("Der kaukasische Kreidekreis"), Royal National Theatre, Olivier Stage, London)
1999: Critics' Circle Theatre Award (Best new play for "Mnemonic" at the Riverside Theatre)
2005: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, "New Years Honours List" of Queen Elizabeth II.
2007: Nestroy Theatre Prize (nomination Best Directing for "A Disappearing Number" at the Wiener Festwochen)
2007: Critics' Circle Theatre Award (Best new play for "A Disappearing Number" at the Théâtre de Complicité)
2008: Konrad Wolf Prize^[22]

References

^ "Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: August 25". Playbill. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ Wiśniewski, Tomasz (27 October 2016). Complicite, Theatre and Aesthetics From Scraps of Leather. Springer International Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 9783319334431.
^ Costa, Maddy (11 September 2010). "A life in theatre: Simon McBurney". The Guardian.
^ ^a ^b O'Mahony, John (1 January 2005). "Anarchy in the UK - Profile: Simon McBurney". The Guardian.
^ "Gerard McBurney | British Youth Music Theatre". britishyouthmusictheatre.org. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Thorpe, Vanessa. "Sophie Hunter: The Opera Director Who Has to Dodge Paparazzie". Sophie Hunter Central.
^ "Europe Theatre Prize - V Edition - Reasons". archivio.premioeuropa.org. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ A Disappearing Number at the Barbican
^ "The Encounter". Edinburgh International Festival.
^ Kroll, Justin (17 September 2015). "'Harry Potter' Actor Simon McBurney Joins 'Conjuring 2' (Exclusive)". Variety.
^ "The Magic Flute - review". The Guardian. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^ "This 'Magic Flute' Has Ringtones, Bird Tracks and a Foley Artist". The New York Times. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^ Billington, Michael; Soloski, Alexis; Love, Catherine; Fisher, Mark; Wiegand, Chris (17 September 2019). "The 50 best theatre shows of the 21st century". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ Costa, Maddy (10 September 2010). "A life in theatre: Simon McBurney". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Fingleton, Eamonn. "Wronged?: An Unwed English Mother, A Flinty Japanese Employer, And History's Worst Plane Crash". Forbes. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Jacques, Adam (20 September 2011). "How We Met: Simon McBurney and Kathryn Hunter". The Independent.
^ Ward, David (8 March 2002). "Air crash payout after 17 years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "No. 57509". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2004. p. 12.
^ "Actor and director Simon McBurney becomes Survival International Ambassador". Survival International. 2 February 2017.
^ Petski, Denise (9 October 2017). "'Carnival Row' Casts Simon McBurney; Jonny Coyne Joins 'The Blacklist'". Deadline. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^ "V Edizione". Premio Europa per il Teatro (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ Wildermann, Patrick (21 October 2008). "Bitte schnell was trinken". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

External links

Preceded by Sarah Palmer	Footlights Vice President 1979–1980	Succeeded by Emma Thompson

[1] "Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: August 25". Playbill. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[2] Wiśniewski, Tomasz (27 October 2016). Complicite, Theatre and Aesthetics From Scraps of Leather. Springer International Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 9783319334431.

[3] Costa, Maddy (11 September 2010). "A life in theatre: Simon McBurney". The Guardian.

[Profile-4] O'Mahony, John (1 January 2005). "Anarchy in the UK - Profile: Simon McBurney". The Guardian.

[5] "Gerard McBurney | British Youth Music Theatre". britishyouthmusictheatre.org. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[6] Thorpe, Vanessa. "Sophie Hunter: The Opera Director Who Has to Dodge Paparazzie". Sophie Hunter Central.

[7] "Europe Theatre Prize - V Edition - Reasons". archivio.premioeuropa.org. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

[8] A Disappearing Number at the Barbican

[9] "The Encounter". Edinburgh International Festival.

[10] Kroll, Justin (17 September 2015). "'Harry Potter' Actor Simon McBurney Joins 'Conjuring 2' (Exclusive)". Variety.

[11] "The Magic Flute - review". The Guardian. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

[12] "This 'Magic Flute' Has Ringtones, Bird Tracks and a Foley Artist". The New York Times. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

[13] Billington, Michael; Soloski, Alexis; Love, Catherine; Fisher, Mark; Wiegand, Chris (17 September 2019). "The 50 best theatre shows of the 21st century". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[14] Costa, Maddy (10 September 2010). "A life in theatre: Simon McBurney". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[15] Fingleton, Eamonn. "Wronged?: An Unwed English Mother, A Flinty Japanese Employer, And History's Worst Plane Crash". Forbes. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[16] Jacques, Adam (20 September 2011). "How We Met: Simon McBurney and Kathryn Hunter". The Independent.

[17] Ward, David (8 March 2002). "Air crash payout after 17 years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[18] "No. 57509". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2004. p. 12.

[19] "Actor and director Simon McBurney becomes Survival International Ambassador". Survival International. 2 February 2017.

[20] Petski, Denise (9 October 2017). "'Carnival Row' Casts Simon McBurney; Jonny Coyne Joins 'The Blacklist'". Deadline. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[21] "V Edizione". Premio Europa per il Teatro (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2022.

[22] Wildermann, Patrick (21 October 2008). "Bitte schnell was trinken". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

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-'''Simon Montagu McBurney''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 25 August 1957) is an English actor, playwright, and theatre and opera director. He is the founder and artistic director of the [[Complicité|Théâtre de Complicité]], London. He has had roles in the films ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'', ''[[Friends with Money]]'', ''[[The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]]'', ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'', ''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]'', ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'', ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]'', ''[[Magic in the Moonlight]]'', ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]'', and ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]''. He played Cecil the choirmaster in BBC's ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]''.
+'''Simon Montagu McBurney''' (born 25 August 1957) is an English actor, playwright, and theatre and opera director. He is the founder and artistic director of the [[Complicité|Théâtre de Complicité]], London. He has had roles in the films ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (2004), ''[[Friends with Money]]'', ''[[The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]]'' (both 2006), ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'' (2007), ''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]'' (2008), ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' (both 2010), ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]'' (2011), ''[[Magic in the Moonlight]]'', ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]'' (both 2014), ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]'' (2015) and ''[[Nosferatu (2024 film)|Nosferatu]]'' (2024). He played Cecil the choirmaster in BBC's ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'' (1994–2004).
 ==Early life==
-McBurney was born on 25 August 1957<ref>{{cite web |title=Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: August 25 |url=https://playbill.com/article/playbill-vaults-today-in-theatre-history-august-25-com-107870 |website=[[Playbill]] |access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Wiśniewski |first1=Tomasz |title=Complicite, Theatre and Aesthetics From Scraps of Leather |date=27 October 2016 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=9783319334431 |page=58 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BqNlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA58}}</ref> in [[Cambridge]], England. His father, [[Charles McBurney (archaeologist)|Charles McBurney]], was an American archaeologist and academic of [[Scottish people|Scottish]] descent. His paternal great-grandfather was American surgeon [[Charles McBurney (surgeon)|Charles McBurney]], who was credited with describing the medical sign [[McBurney's point]]. Simon McBurney's mother, Anne Francis Edmondstone (née Charles), was a British secretary of English, Scottish and Irish ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/sep/11/a-life-in-theatre-simon-mcburney|title=A life in theatre: Simon McBurney|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Maddy|last=Costa|date=11 September 2010}}</ref> His parents were distant cousins who met during [[World War II]].<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|url=http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1381383,00.html|title=Anarchy in the UK - Profile: Simon McBurney|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=John|last=O'Mahony|date=1 January 2005}}</ref> His older brother is composer and writer [[Gerard McBurney]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gerard McBurney {{!}} British Youth Music Theatre|url=https://britishyouthmusictheatre.org/our-people/gerard-mcburney|access-date=7 July 2020|website=britishyouthmusictheatre.org}}</ref>
+McBurney was born on 25 August 1957<ref>{{cite web |title=Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: August 25 |url=https://playbill.com/article/playbill-vaults-today-in-theatre-history-august-25-com-107870 |website=[[Playbill]] |access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Wiśniewski |first=Tomasz |title=Complicite, Theatre and Aesthetics From Scraps of Leather |date=27 October 2016 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=9783319334431 |page=58 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BqNlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA58}}</ref> in [[Cambridge]], England. His father, [[Charles McBurney (archaeologist)|Charles McBurney]], was an American archaeologist and academic of [[Scottish people|Scottish]] descent. His paternal great-grandfather was American surgeon [[Charles McBurney (surgeon)|Charles McBurney]], who was credited with describing the medical sign [[McBurney's point]]. Simon McBurney's mother, Anne Francis Edmondstone (née Charles), was a British secretary of English, Scottish and Irish ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/sep/11/a-life-in-theatre-simon-mcburney|title=A life in theatre: Simon McBurney|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Maddy|last=Costa|date=11 September 2010}}</ref> His parents were distant cousins who met during [[World War II]].<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|url=http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1381383,00.html|title=Anarchy in the UK - Profile: Simon McBurney|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=John|last=O'Mahony|date=1 January 2005}}</ref> His older brother is composer and writer [[Gerard McBurney]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gerard McBurney {{!}} British Youth Music Theatre|url=https://britishyouthmusictheatre.org/our-people/gerard-mcburney|access-date=7 July 2020|website=britishyouthmusictheatre.org}}</ref>
 He studied [[English literature]] at [[Peterhouse, Cambridge|Peterhouse]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], graduating in 1980. He moved to [[Paris]] and trained for the theatre at the [[L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq|Jacques Lecoq Institute]].<ref name="Profile" />
 ==Career==
-[[File:The Encounter 3610-Peralta.jpg|thumb|right|200px|McBurney at the [[Edinburgh International Festival]] on 6 August 2015]] McBurney is a founder and artistic director of the UK-based theatre company [[Complicité]], which performs throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thorpe|first=Vanessa|title=Sophie Hunter: The Opera Director Who Has to Dodge Paparazzie|url=http://sophiehunter.net/post/123849640525/sophie-hunter-the-opera-director-who-has-to-dodge|publisher=Sophie Hunter Central}}</ref> In 1997 he was awarded the [[Europe Theatre Prize|Europe Prize Theatrical Realities]], with the [[Complicité|Théâtre de Complicité]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Europe Theatre Prize - V Edition - Reasons |url=https://archivio.premioeuropa.org/open_page.php%EF%B9%96id=738.html |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=archivio.premioeuropa.org}}</ref> He directed their productions of ''Street of Crocodiles'' (1992); ''The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol'' (1994), which was adapted from the [[John Berger]] trilogy ''Into Their Labours''; ''[[To the Wedding]]'' (another Berger collaboration); ''[[Mnemonic (play)|Mnemonic]]'' (1999); ''[[The Elephant Vanishes]]'' (2003); ''[[A Disappearing Number]]'' (2007); ''A Dog's Heart'' (2010); ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'' (2011), and ''[[The Kid Stays in the Picture#Stage production|The Kid Stays in the Picture]]'' (2017).
+[[File:The Encounter 3610-Peralta.jpg|thumb|right|200px|McBurney at the [[Edinburgh International Festival]] on 6 August 2015]] McBurney is a founder and artistic director of the UK-based theatre company [[Complicité]], which performs throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thorpe|first=Vanessa|title=Sophie Hunter: The Opera Director Who Has to Dodge Paparazzie|url=http://sophiehunter.net/post/123849640525/sophie-hunter-the-opera-director-who-has-to-dodge|publisher=Sophie Hunter Central}}</ref> In 1997 he was awarded the [[Europe Theatre Prize|Europe Prize Theatrical Realities]], with the [[Complicité|Théâtre de Complicité]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Europe Theatre Prize - V Edition - Reasons |url=https://archivio.premioeuropa.org/open_page.php%EF%B9%96id=738.html |access-date=21 December 2022 |website=archivio.premioeuropa.org}}</ref> He directed their productions of ''Street of Crocodiles'' (1992); ''The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol'' (1994), which was adapted from the [[John Berger]] trilogy ''Into Their Labours''; ''[[To the Wedding]]'' (another Berger collaboration); ''[[Mnemonic (play)|Mnemonic]]'' (1999); ''[[The Elephant Vanishes]]'' (2003); ''[[A Disappearing Number]]'' (2007); ''A Dog's Heart'' (2010); ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'' (2011), and ''[[The Kid Stays in the Picture#Stage production|The Kid Stays in the Picture]]'' (2017).
 ''[[A Disappearing Number]]'' was a devised piece conceived and directed by McBurney, taking as its inspiration the story of the collaboration between two of the 20th century's most remarkable pure mathematicians, the Indian genius [[Srinivasa Ramanujan]], and Cambridge don [[G. H. Hardy]].<ref>[http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=4928 A Disappearing Number at the Barbican]</ref> It played at the [[Barbican Arts Centre|Barbican]] in autumn 2008 and toured internationally. In February 2009, McBurney directed the Complicité production ''Shun-kin'', based on two texts by [[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]. It was produced in London and Tokyo in 2010.
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 McBurney is an established screen actor. He played the recurring role of Cecil the choirmaster in ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'', CIA computer whiz Garland in ''[[Body of Lies (film)|Body of Lies]]'', Dr. Atticus Noyle in ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (2004), British diplomat Nigel Stone in ''[[The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]]'', the [[metrosexual]] husband Aaron in ''[[Friends with Money]]'', Fra Pavel in ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'', [[Charles James Fox]] in ''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]'', and Oliver Lacon in ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]''. He also wrote the story and was an executive producer for ''[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]''.
-From 2010 to 2014, he appeared in the [[BBC]] comedy television series ''[[Rev. (TV series)|Rev.]]'', portraying the role of Archdeacon Robert. McBurney provided the voice of [[Magical creatures in Harry Potter#Kreacher|Kreacher]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' (2010). In the series ''[[The Borgias (2011 TV series)|The Borgias]]'', he portrayed the canon law expert [[Johann Burchard|Johannes Burchart]]. He is the Artiste Associé of the 66th [[Festival d'Avignon]] (2012). He starred in ''The Encounter'', about photographer [[Loren McIntyre]] becoming lost in the Javari Valley in Brazil and his experiences with locals, which premiered at the 2015 [[Edinburgh International Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eif.co.uk/2015/encounter#.VdJg3flVhHw|title=The Encounter|publisher=Edinburgh International Festival}}</ref> In July 2015, he starred as Atlee, the director of [[MI6]] in the film ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]'', and in 2016, he portrayed paranormal investigator [[Maurice Grosse]] in the horror film sequel ''[[The Conjuring 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/2015/film/news/conjuring-2-simon-mcburney-harry-potter-1201595946/|title='Harry Potter' Actor Simon McBurney Joins 'Conjuring 2' (EXCLUSIVE)|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=17 September 2015}}</ref>
+From 2010 to 2014, he appeared in the [[BBC]] comedy television series ''[[Rev. (TV series)|Rev.]]'', portraying the role of Archdeacon Robert. McBurney provided the voice of [[Magical creatures in Harry Potter#Kreacher|Kreacher]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' (2010). In the series ''[[The Borgias (2011 TV series)|The Borgias]]'', he portrayed the canon law expert [[Johann Burchard|Johannes Burchart]]. He is the Artiste Associé of the 66th [[Festival d'Avignon]] (2012). He starred in ''The Encounter'', about photographer [[Loren McIntyre]] becoming lost in the Javari Valley in Brazil and his experiences with locals, which premiered at the 2015 [[Edinburgh International Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eif.co.uk/2015/encounter#.VdJg3flVhHw|title=The Encounter|publisher=Edinburgh International Festival}}</ref> In July 2015, he starred as Atlee, the director of [[MI6]] in the film ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]'', and in 2016, he portrayed paranormal investigator [[Maurice Grosse]] in the horror film sequel ''[[The Conjuring 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/2015/film/news/conjuring-2-simon-mcburney-harry-potter-1201595946/|title='Harry Potter' Actor Simon McBurney Joins 'Conjuring 2' (Exclusive)|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=17 September 2015}}</ref>
-In 2013 he directed the [[English National Opera]] production of Mozart's ''[[The Magic Flute]]'' at the [[London Coliseum]],<ref>{{cite news |title=The Magic Flute - review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/10/magic-flute-simon-mcburney-eno-review|accessdate=30 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=10 November 2013  }}</ref> and the same opera at the New York [[Metropolitan Opera]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=This 'Magic Flute' Has Ringtones, Bird Tracks and a Foley Artist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/arts/music/die-zauberflote-simon-mcburney-metropolitan-opera.html|accessdate=30 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=18 May 2023  }}</ref>
+In 2013, he directed the [[English National Opera]] production of Mozart's ''[[The Magic Flute]]'' at the [[London Coliseum]],<ref>{{cite news |title=The Magic Flute - review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/10/magic-flute-simon-mcburney-eno-review|access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=10 November 2013}}</ref> and the same opera at the New York [[Metropolitan Opera]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=This 'Magic Flute' Has Ringtones, Bird Tracks and a Foley Artist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/arts/music/die-zauberflote-simon-mcburney-metropolitan-opera.html|access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=18 May 2023}}</ref>
 In September 2019, the Complicité production of ''The Encounter'' was ranked by ''[[The Guardian]]'' writers as the 13th best theatre show since 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Billington|first1=Michael|last2=Soloski|first2=Alexis|last3=Love|first3=Catherine|last4=Fisher|first4=Mark|last5=Wiegand|first5=Chris|date=17 September 2019|title=The 50 best theatre shows of the 21st century|language=en|newspaper=The Guardian|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/sep/17/the-50-best-theatre-shows-of-the-21st-century|access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-In 2007, he met concert pianist Cassandra "Cassie" Yukawa.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Costa|first=Maddy|date=10 September 2010|title=A life in theatre: Simon McBurney|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/sep/11/a-life-in-theatre-simon-mcburney|access-date=7 July 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fingleton|first=Eamonn|title=Wronged?: An Unwed English Mother, A Flinty Japanese Employer, And History's Worst Plane Crash|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/eamonnfingleton/2015/08/16/wronged-an-unwed-english-mother-a-flinty-japanese-employer-and-historys-worst-plane-crash/|access-date=7 July 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> They have since married, and reside in [[Stroud]], [[Gloucestershire]], with their three children, having previously lived in [[north London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-simon-mcburney-amp-kathryn-hunter-2347009.html|work=The Independent|title=How We Met: Simon McBurney and Kathryn Hunter|first=Adam|last=Jacques|date=20 September 2011}}</ref> His sister-in-law is violinist [[Diana Yukawa|Diane Yukawa]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ward|first=David|date=8 March 2002|title=Air crash payout after 17 years|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/mar/08/japan.davidward|access-date=7 July 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
+In 2007, he met concert pianist Cassandra "Cassie" Yukawa.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Costa|first=Maddy|date=10 September 2010|title=A life in theatre: Simon McBurney|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/sep/11/a-life-in-theatre-simon-mcburney|access-date=7 July 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fingleton|first=Eamonn|title=Wronged?: An Unwed English Mother, A Flinty Japanese Employer, And History's Worst Plane Crash|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/eamonnfingleton/2015/08/16/wronged-an-unwed-english-mother-a-flinty-japanese-employer-and-historys-worst-plane-crash/|access-date=7 July 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> They previously lived in [[north London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-simon-mcburney-amp-kathryn-hunter-2347009.html|work=The Independent|title=How We Met: Simon McBurney and Kathryn Hunter|first=Adam|last=Jacques|date=20 September 2011}}</ref> His sister-in-law is violinist [[Diana Yukawa|Diane Yukawa]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ward|first=David|date=8 March 2002|title=Air crash payout after 17 years|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/mar/08/japan.davidward|access-date=7 July 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
 In the [[2005 New Year Honours]], McBurney was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) "for services to Drama".<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=57509|date=31 December 2004|page=12 |supp=y}}</ref> He is an Ambassador for [[Survival International]], the global movement for tribal peoples' rights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.survivalinternational.org/news/11558|work=Survival International|title=Actor and director Simon McBurney becomes Survival International Ambassador|date=2 February 2017}}</ref>
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+| Recurring<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title='Carnival Row' Casts Simon McBurney; Jonny Coyne Joins 'The Blacklist'|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/carnival-row-casts-simon-mcburney-jonny-coyne-the-blacklist-1202184528/|website=Deadline|access-date=15 December 2017|date=9 October 2017}}</ref>
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 ==Accolades==
-* 1997: [[Europe Theatre Prize|Europe Prize Theatrical Realities]] (with the [[Théâtre de Complicité]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=V EDIZIONE |url=https://www.premioeuropa.org/v-edizione/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Premio Europa per il Teatro |language=it-IT}}</ref>
+* 1997: [[Europe Theatre Prize|Europe Prize Theatrical Realities]] (with the [[Théâtre de Complicité]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=V Edizione |url=https://www.premioeuropa.org/v-edizione/ |access-date=21 December 2022 |website=Premio Europa per il Teatro |language=it-IT}}</ref>
 * 1998: [[Laurence Olivier Award]] (''Best Choreography'' for "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" ("[[Der kaukasische Kreidekreis]]"), [[Royal National Theatre]], Olivier Stage, [[London]])
 * 1999: [[Critics' Circle Theatre Award]] (''Best new play'' for "Mnemonic" at the Riverside Theatre)
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