John McEnery
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| John McEnery | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 November 1943 Birmingham, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–present |
John McEnery (born 1 November 1943; Birmingham, England) is a British actor and writer.
He trained (1962-64) at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, playing, inter alia, Mosca in Ben Jonson's 'Volpone' and Gaveston in Marlowe's 'Edward II'. At the age of 20 he found his first stage work, spending three seasons with the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. He joined the British National Theatre Company in 1966.
In the 1980s, at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre, he took the title role in Gogol's 'The Government Inspector', directed by the Russian actor and director, Oleg Tabakov.
He starred alongside Claude Jade and Jean-Pierre Cassel in Gérard Brach's bittersweet The Boat on the Grass about a girl between two friends and appeared as Mercutio in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. He was nominated for a BAFTA for the latter performance. He also appeared, in the role of Kerensky, in the film Nicholas and Alexandra. In 2008, he appeared in a guest role in Sidetracked, the first episode of Wallander.
In 1998 he wrote the play Merry Christmas, Mr. Burbage in honour of the 400th anniversary of the creation of the Globe Theatre. In 2011 he appeared as Rowley in The School for Scandal (directed by Deborah Warner) at the Barbican Centre.
McEnery has two daughters, Phoebe and Chloe, by his former wife, actress Stephanie Beacham. One of his brothers is actor Peter McEnery, and another is photographer David McEnery.
