Richard Griffiths
![Griffiths at the [[61st British Academy Film Awards]] in 2007](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/BAFTA_2007_%28387023768%29.jpg)
For his performance in the stage play ''The History Boys'', Griffiths won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play. For the 2006 film adaptation, Griffiths was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Griffiths' is also known for his performances at the National Theatre including ''Equus'' (2008), ''The Habit of Art'' (2010), and ''The Sunshine Boys'' (2012).
He had supporting roles in such critically acclaimed films as ''Chariots of Fire'' (1981), ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'' (1981), ''Gandhi'' (1982), ''A Private Function'' (1984), ''Venus'' (2006), ''Ballet Shoes'' (2007), and ''Hugo'' (2011). He also appeared in the commercial films ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'' (1991), ''Sleepy Hollow'' (1999), ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (2005), ''Bedtime Stories'' (2008), and ''Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' (2011). Provided by Wikipedia
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