Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a British film, television, radio and stage actor. His most notable screen roles were in ''Oliver!'' (1968), ''Up Pompeii'' (1971), ''Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' (1988), ''Chocolat'' (1988), ''Layer Cake'' (2004), ''Gangster No. 1'' (2000), ''Hot Fuzz'' (2007), ''Maleficent'' (2014) and ''Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'' (2017).

On television he appeared in ''Budgie'' (1972), ''Boon'' (1989), ''Minder'' (1993), ''Merlin'' (2008), ''Rome'', ''Death in Paradise'' (2013), ''War & Peace'' (2016) and ''The White Princess'' (2017).

On stage he has twice been nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play, winning it in 2016, for his performance in ''The Father''. Provided by Wikipedia