Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser (born 14 February 1952)[1] is an English actor. He is well known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, as Thomas More in Wolf Hall, as Harold Macmillan in The Crown, and as Chief Superintendent Bright in Endeavour.

Born in Birmingham,[3] Anton Lesser attended Moseley Grammar School and the University of Liverpool, where he read architecture. He then went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and on graduation in 1977[4] he was awarded the Bancroft Gold Medal as the most promising actor of his year.[3] He is of Jewish background.[5]

With his wife Madeleine, he has two children, Harry and Lily Lesser. Lily is an actress, who has acted alongside her father in Endeavour and Wolf Hall