| Birth date | 1956 (age 70–71) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
Michael Siberry (born 1956) is an Australian stage and screen actor.
Life and career
Siberry was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia and began his career in Adelaide at the State Theatre Company of South Australia before moving to England to perform for the Royal Shakespeare Company.[1]
On Broadway, Siberry has performed the likes of Nicholas Nickleby in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music and Shakespeare in The Frogs (Lincoln Center).[2]
Other theatre credits include Morrell in Candida and Astrov in Uncle Vanya at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey and Osbourne in Journey's End, Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Billy Flynn in Chicago at London's West end theatre.[3]
He portrayed King Arthur in the U.S. National Tour of Monty Python's Spamalot for two years before reprising it on Broadway in 2008.[4]
In 2017, he performed as Leo Tresler in the Tony-nominated Broadway drama Junk at the Lincoln Center.[5]
His notable television appearances include Strangers and Brothers,[6] Sherlock Holmes; Jeeves and Wooster; Highlander; The Grand; Silent Witness; Victoria & Albert; House of Cards; Boardwalk Empire; The Blacklist; Jessica Jones; Madam Secretary; The Last Tycoon; Severance; and The Society. He had supporting roles in the films Boundaries of the Heart, Teen Agent, and Birdman.
Filmography
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Biggles | Algy | |
| 1988 | Boundaries of the Heart | Arthur Pearson | |
| 1991 | Teen Agent | Richardson | |
| 2014 | Birdman | Larry | |
| 2015 | Experimenter | George Bellak | |
| Coming Through the Rye | Mr. Dewitt | ||
| 2023 | The Cab | The Cabbie | Short |
| The Featherweight | Bill Lee |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Woodley | Episode: "The Solitary Cyclist" |
| Hay Fever | Simon Bliss | TV play | |
| 1986 | Strike It Rich! | Stafford | 8 episodes |
| 1988 | Noble House | Linbar Struan | 4 episodes |
| 1989 | After the War | David Lucas | 4 episodes |
| 1990–1991 | Jeeves and Wooster | Bingo Little | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady | Franz Winterhauser | TV film |
| 1992 | The Witches of Eastwick | Darryl Van Horne | TV film |
| 1994 | Under the Hammer | Nick Roper | 5 episodes |
| Highlander: The Series | Martin Hyde | Episode: "Prodigal Son" | |
| 1997–1998 | The Grand | John Bannerman | 12 episodes |
| 1998 | Silent Witness | Dr. James Reynolds | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Highlander: The Raven | Frank Brennan | Episode: "The Rogue" |
| 2001 | Beast | Dr. Beecham | 2 episodes |
| Victoria & Albert | Lord Uxbridge | TV film | |
| 2003 | Rosemary & Thyme | Hugo Dainty | Episode: "A Simple Plot" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | David Watson | Episode: "Bully" |
| 2013–2017 | House of Cards | David Rasmussen | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Unforgettable | Sen. Thomas Carlyle | Episode: "D.O.A." |
| Boardwalk Empire | Sen. Wendell Lloyd | 2 episodes | |
| Person of Interest | Blackwood | Episode: "The Cold War" | |
| 2015 | The Good Wife | Richard Dawkins | Episode: "Mind's Eye" |
| The Blacklist | Agent Kilpatrick | Episode: "Karakurt (No. 55)" | |
| Madam Secretary | British Ambassador Graham Shenton | Episode: "The Long Shot" | |
| Jessica Jones | Albert Thompson | 5 episodes | |
| Scream Queens | Butler | Episode: "Dorkus" | |
| 2016–2017 | The Last Tycoon | Dr. George Gyssling | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | The Society | Rogers Eliot | Episode: "What Happened?" |
| Elementary | Carson Mayfield | Episode: "On the Scent" | |
| 2022-2025 | Severance | Jame Eagan | 5 episodes |
References
- ^ "Michael Siberry Joins 'Spamalot' as New King Arthur 9/16". broadwayworld.com
- ^ "Michael Siberry Theatre Credits". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Monty Python's Spamalot Archived 5 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Spamalot Will Welcome a New King in September Archived 29 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Suskin, Steven (2 November 2017). "Aisle View: America's Alchemist". HuffPost. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "C. P. Snow's Strangers and Brothers". BBC Genome Project. 18 January 1984. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
External links
- Michael Siberry at IMDb