Patrick Malahide

British actor (born 1945)

Patrick Malahide

Malahide in The Paradise (2012)

Born|

Patrick Gerald Duggan

(1945-03-24) 24 March 1945 (age 79)

Reading, Berkshire, England

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1969–present
Spouse|

Rosi Wright

(m. 1970)​

Patrick Gerald Duggan (born 24 March 1945),[1] known professionally as Patrick Malahide, is a British actor of stage and screen. His acting credits include The New Avengers (1976), ITV Playhouse (1977), The Eagle of the Ninth (1977), Sweeney 2 (1978), Comfort and Joy (1984), The Singing Detective (1986), A Month in the Country (1987), Minder (1979–1988), Middlemarch (1994), The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (1993–1994), Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), The World Is Not Enough (1999), Brideshead Revisited (2008), The Paradise (2012), Luther (2015–2019), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Game of Thrones (2012–2016), Mortal Engines (2018), The Protégé (2021), and Liaison (2023).

## Early life

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Malahide was born in Reading, Berkshire, England,[1] the son of Irish immigrants; his mother was a cook, and his father secretary of the bursar at The Nautical College of Pangbourne. His education began at St Anne's Primary School, Caversham, Reading,[2] then at Douai School in Woolhampton, Berkshire.[2] He furthered his education at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, studying experimental psychology.[2] Here, he began to develop his skills in acting, after joining the University's Dramatic Society, and making two appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[2]

## Acting career

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He made his television debut in 1976, in an episode of The Flight of the Heron,[1] then in single episodes of Sutherland's Law,[1] and The New Avengers (1976),[1] and ITV Playhouse (1977).[1] He was then in an adaptation of The Eagle of the Ninth, and his first film was Sweeney 2 in the following year. In 1979, he began a nine-year stint as Detective Sergeant Albert "Cheerful Charlie" Chisholm in the popular TV series Minder.[3]

His television appearances have included playing Alfred Jingle in The Pickwick Papers (1985), he starred in The Singing Detective (1986),[1] Middlemarch (1994),[1] and played Ngaio Marsh's Inspector Roderick Alleyn in the 1993–94 series.[1] His films include Comfort and Joy (1984),[1] A Month in the Country (1987),[1] and Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), alongside Nicolas Cage and Penélope Cruz.[3] In 1999, he made an appearance in the introduction to the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough,[3] alongside Pierce Brosnan as a Swiss banker named Lachaise working in Bilbao. He played Mr. Ryder in Brideshead Revisited (2008).[3]

From 2012 to 2016 portrayed Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, and the father of Theon and Yara, of House Greyjoy, in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.[4] In 2012, He played Lord Glendenning in The Paradise.[3] He was a recurring character in Luther (2015–2019),[3] and appeared in Bridget Jones's Baby (2016).[3]

Patrick Malahide in The Paradise 2012

In 2018, he portrayed Magnus Crome in the Mortal Engines.[5][6] In 2021, he starred as Vohl in the Martin Campbell directed action film The Protégé, alongside Maggie Q, Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson.[3] In 2023, he played the role of Alison's father Jack Rowdy, in Liaison, in a cast that included Vincent Cassel, Eva Green and Peter Mullan.[3]

## Filmography

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Year | Title | Role | Notes

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1976 | The New Avengers | George | Episode: "Gnaws"
1977 | The Eagle of the Ninth | Cradoc | Episode: "Frontier Fort"
1978 | Sweeney 2 | Major Conway |
1978 | The Standard | Colin Anderson | 13 episodes
1978 | The Sweeney | Mason | Episode: "Drag Act"
1978 | The Professionals | 1st Security Man | Episode: "Fall Girl"
1979–1988 | Minder | Detective Sergeant Albert 'Charlie' Chisholm | 24 episodes
1981 | Dear Enemy | Dr. Robin "Sandy" MacRae | 7 episodes
1983 | The Black Adder | Guy of Glastonbury | Episode: "The Black Seal"
1984 | Comfort and Joy | Colin |
1984 | The Killing Fields | Morgan |
1985 | The Pickwick Papers | Alfred Jingle | 8 episodes
1986 | Screen Two | John Carter | Episode: "The Russian Soldier"
1986 | The Singing Detective | Mark Binney / Finney / Raymond | 6 episodes
1987 | A Month in the Country | Reverend Keach |
1987 | Our Geoff | Geoff | TV film
1988 | News at Twelve | Arthur Starkey | 6 episodes
1988 | The One Game | Magnus | TV serial, 4 episodes
1988 | The Franchise Affair | Robert Blair | 6 episodes
1990 | Inspector Morse | Jeremy Boynton | Episode: "Driven to Distraction"
1990 | December Bride | Rev. Edwin Sorleyson |
1991 | Lovejoy | Sir Hugo Carey-Holden | Episode: "The Italian Venus"
1991 | Children of the North | Colonel Mailer | 4 episodes
1992 | Performance | Dr. Rank | Episode: "A Doll's House"
1992 | The Blackheath Poisonings | Robert Dangerfield | 3 episodes
1993–1994 | The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries | Roderick Alleyn | 8 episodes
1994 | Middlemarch | Rev. Edward Casaubon | 4 episodes
1994 | A Man of No Importance | Inspector Carson |
1995 | Two Deaths | George Bucsan |
1995 | Kidnapped | Ebenezer | TV film
1995 | Cutthroat Island | Governor Ainslee |
1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Leland Perkins |
1997 | The Beautician and the Beast | Leonid Kleist |
1997 | 'Til There Was You | Timo |
1997 | Deacon Brodie | Bailie Creech | TV film
1998 | US Marshals | DSS Director Bertrum Lamb |
1998 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Georg Duckwitz | Episode: "Miracle at Midnight"
1998 | Heaven | Dr. Melrose |
1998 | Nova | John Harrison | Episode: "Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude"
1999 | Captain Jack | Mr. Lancing |
1999 | The World Is Not Enough | Lachaise |
1999 | All the King's Men | Capt. Claude Howlett | TV film
2000 | Ordinary Decent Criminal | Commissioner Daly |
2000 | Fortress 2: Re-Entry | Prison Director Peter Teller |
2000 | Billy Elliot | Principal |
2000 | Quills | Delbené |
2001 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Colonel Barge |
2001 | Victoria & Albert | Sir John Conroy | TV series
2002 | The Abduction Club | Sir Myles |
2002 | The Final Curtain | Dr. Colworth |
2002 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Ralston | TV film
2003 | In Search of the Brontes | Patrick Brontë | TV film
2003 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Sir Montague Depleach | Episode: "Five Little Pigs"
2004 | EuroTrip | Arthur Frommer |
2004 | Amnesia | D.I. Brennan | 2 episodes
2004 | The Rocket Post | Charles Ilford |
2005 | Sahara | Ambassador Polidori |
2005 | Extras | Minister | Episode: "Samuel L Jackson"
2005 | Friends and Crocodiles | Anders | TV film
2005 | Elizabeth I | Sir Francis Walsingham | 2 episodes
2006 | New Tricks | Chopper Hadley | Episode: "Diamond Geezers"
2006 | Like Minds | Headmaster |
2007 | Five Days | John Poole | 5 episodes
2008 | Brideshead Revisited | Mr Ryder |
2008 | The 39 Steps | Professor Fisher | TV film
2009 | A Short Stay in Switzerland | Richard | TV film
2009 | Into the Storm | Major-General Bernard Montgomery | TV film
2009 | Survivors | Mr Landry | 3 episodes
2010 | National Theatre Live: Hamlet | Claudius |
2012 | Endeavour | Richard Lovell | Episode: "Pilot"
2012 | The Paradise | Lord Glendenning | 8 episodes
2012 | Hunted | Jack Turner | 8 episodes
2012–2016 | Game of Thrones | Lord Balon Greyjoy | 4 episodes
2014 | New Worlds | John Francis | 2 episodes
2015–2016 | Indian Summers | Lord Willingdon | 10 episodes
2015–2019 | Luther | George Cornelius | 6 episodes
2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby | George Wilkins |
2018 | Mortal Engines | Magnus Crome |
2021 | The Protégé | Vohl |
2023 | Liaison | Jack Rowdy |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Patrick Malahide Biography (1945–)". Film Reference. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
2. ^ a b c d Gregory-Hansley, Sherry (2004). "Patrick Malahide Biography". patrickmalahide.net. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Patrick Malahide Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
4. ^ "Game of Thrones - Balon Greyjoy, played by Patrick Malahide". hbo.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
5. ^ "'Mortal Engines': 47 Things to Know From the Set of the Peter Jackson-Produced Film". Collider. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
6. ^ "Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines' Adds Trio (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

## External links

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* Patrick Malahide at IMDb

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