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Born in [[Bury St. Edmunds]], [[Suffolk]], Maloney's first television appearance was as [[Peter Barkworth]]'s teenage son in the 1979 drama series, ''[[Telford's Change]]''.<ref>[http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/10-2004/20-questions-withmichael-maloney_24619.html ''What's on Stage'', 20 Questions with Michael Maloney] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130630142137/http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/10-2004/20-questions-withmichael-maloney_24619.html |date=30 June 2013 }}. Accessed 15 September 2013</ref>
Born in [[Bury St. Edmunds]], [[Suffolk]], Maloney's first television appearance was as [[Peter Barkworth]]'s teenage son in the 1979 drama series, ''[[Telford's Change]]''.<ref>[http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/10-2004/20-questions-withmichael-maloney_24619.html ''What's on Stage'', 20 Questions with Michael Maloney] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130630142137/http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/10-2004/20-questions-withmichael-maloney_24619.html |date=30 June 2013 }}. Accessed 15 September 2013</ref>


Following several dry years in his career, Maloney went on to star in many films and television series, as well as developing a stage career. He became a familiar face after playing a major role in [[Kenneth Branagh]]'s [[Henry V (1989 film)|1989 film adaptation]] of ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''. In the early 1990s, he starred on television in ''Mr Wakefield's Crusade'', on film as Mark in ''[[Truly, Madly, Deeply]]'', and in 1994 he took the lead in the [[BBC]] adaptation of ''[[Love on a Branch Line (TV series)|Love on a Branch Line]]''. He appeared in both the [[Hamlet (1990 film)|1990]] and [[Hamlet (1996 film)|1996]] film versions of ''[[Hamlet]]'', as [[Rosencrantz]] and [[Laertes (Hamlet)|Laertes]] respectively,<ref>[http://www.macmillanreaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/An-interview-with-Michael-Maloney.pdf ''Macmillan Readers'', "An Interview with Michael Maloney"]. Accessed 15 September 2013</ref> and in several other [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] screen adaptations. In addition to his TV appearances, he starred as Jason Fields in the film ''[[American Reel]]'' in 1999. 2002 saw him play Brian Albumen, personal aide to [[Rik Mayall|Rik Mayall's]] Adonis Cnut character in the Gran and Marks penned TV sitcom [[Believe Nothing]]. In 2003, he appeared as the Belgian Prosper Profond in ''[[The Forsyte Saga: To Let|The Forsyte Saga]]''. He played [[Gaius Cassius Longinus|Cassius]] in the 2005 miniseries ''[[Empire (2005 TV series)|Empire]],'' [[John Major]] in 2009's ''[[Margaret (2009 film)|Margaret]]'' and Prime Minister Sir [[Robert Peel]] in the 2009 film ''[[The Young Victoria]]''.
Following several dry years in his career, Maloney went on to star in many films and television series, as well as developing a stage career. He became a familiar face after playing a major role in [[Kenneth Branagh]]'s [[Henry V (1989 film)|1989 film adaptation]] of ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''. In the early 1990s, he starred on television in ''Mr Wakefield's Crusade'', on film as Mark in ''[[Truly, Madly, Deeply]]'', and in 1994 he took the lead in the [[BBC]] adaptation of ''[[Love on a Branch Line (TV series)|Love on a Branch Line]]''. He appeared in both the [[Hamlet (1990 film)|1990]] and [[Hamlet (1996 film)|1996]] film versions of ''[[Hamlet]]'', as [[Rosencrantz]] and [[Laertes (Hamlet)|Laertes]] respectively,<ref>[http://www.macmillanreaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/An-interview-with-Michael-Maloney.pdf ''Macmillan Readers'', "An Interview with Michael Maloney"]. Accessed 15 September 2013</ref> and in several other [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] screen adaptations. In addition to his TV appearances, he starred as Jason Fields in the film ''[[American Reel]]'' in 1999. 2002 saw him play Brian Albumen, personal aide to [[Rik Mayall|Rik Mayall's]] Adonis Cnut character in the [[Maurice Gran|Gran]] and [[Laurence Marks (British writer)|Marks]] penned TV sitcom [[Believe Nothing]]. In 2003, he appeared as the Belgian Prosper Profond in ''[[The Forsyte Saga: To Let|The Forsyte Saga]]''. He played [[Gaius Cassius Longinus|Cassius]] in the 2005 miniseries ''[[Empire (2005 TV series)|Empire]],'' [[John Major]] in 2009's ''[[Margaret (2009 film)|Margaret]]'' and Prime Minister Sir [[Robert Peel]] in the 2009 film ''[[The Young Victoria]]''.


He is active in radio drama on [[BBC Radio 4]], playing the Dean in both series of ''[[High Table, Lower Orders]]'' and Giles the gossip columnist in ''[[His Master's Voice (radio series)|His Master's Voice]]''. He has made a guest appearance in the BBC Radio 4 series ''[[Baldi (radio)|Baldi]]''. He has also appeared in a [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[I See You (2006 film)|I See You]]'', playing a policeman.
He is active in radio drama on [[BBC Radio 4]], playing the Dean in both series of ''[[High Table, Lower Orders]]'' and Giles the gossip columnist in ''[[His Master's Voice (radio series)|His Master's Voice]]''. He has made a guest appearance in the BBC Radio 4 series ''[[Baldi (radio)|Baldi]]''. He has also appeared in a [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[I See You (2006 film)|I See You]]'', playing a policeman.

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Michael Maloney
Maloney at the 2011 Minghella Film Festival
Born (1957-06-19) 19 June 1957 (age 67)
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present

Michael Maloney (born 19 June 1957) is an English actor.

Life and career

Born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Maloney's first television appearance was as Peter Barkworth's teenage son in the 1979 drama series, Telford's Change.[1]

Following several dry years in his career, Maloney went on to star in many films and television series, as well as developing a stage career. He became a familiar face after playing a major role in Kenneth Branagh's 1989 film adaptation of Henry V. In the early 1990s, he starred on television in Mr Wakefield's Crusade, on film as Mark in Truly, Madly, Deeply, and in 1994 he took the lead in the BBC adaptation of Love on a Branch Line. He appeared in both the 1990 and 1996 film versions of Hamlet, as Rosencrantz and Laertes respectively,[2] and in several other Shakespeare screen adaptations. In addition to his TV appearances, he starred as Jason Fields in the film American Reel in 1999. 2002 saw him play Brian Albumen, personal aide to Rik Mayall's Adonis Cnut character in the Gran and Marks penned TV sitcom Believe Nothing. In 2003, he appeared as the Belgian Prosper Profond in The Forsyte Saga. He played Cassius in the 2005 miniseries Empire, John Major in 2009's Margaret and Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel in the 2009 film The Young Victoria.

He is active in radio drama on BBC Radio 4, playing the Dean in both series of High Table, Lower Orders and Giles the gossip columnist in His Master's Voice. He has made a guest appearance in the BBC Radio 4 series Baldi. He has also appeared in a Bollywood film, I See You, playing a policeman.

In 2010, he appeared in long-running drama Casualty as consultant Howard Fairfax, and in series 4 of the political satire series The Thick of It, he played Matthew Hodge, part of the Goolding Inquiry.[3] In 2013, he portrayed Sir Henry Stafford, third husband of Lady Margaret Beaufort, in the BBC TV series The White Queen. In 2016, he appeared in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid.

He has recorded many audiobooks including Captain Corelli's Mandolin.[4]

He has also lent his voice to various video-game characters. The Lost Soul in the 2013 video-game Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate, Avallac'h in the 2015 video-game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and Doloran in the 2018 video-game Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom.

Selected filmography

Radio

References