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John Heffernan (born 30 June 1981) is a British actor. He has worked with the English Touring Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), and the National Theatre, taking the lead roles in Edward II at the National Theatre, and Oppenheimer with the RSC.
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John Heffernan is a British actor who has appeared in stage, film, television and video game productions. He is known for his roles in Eye in the Sky, Crooked House, Dickensian, Dracula and Becoming Elizabeth.
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John Heffernan is a British actor who has appeared in stage and screen productions of Shakespeare and other classics. He was born in 1981 in Essex and trained at the Webber Douglas Drama school in London.
- June 30, 1981
John Heffernan (May 30, 1934 – December 3, 2018) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Eddie Niles in the 1973 film The Sting.
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Can I cheat and choose two? One is King Lear at the RSC with Robert Stephens. I was quite young – probably too young – but I was completely spellbound. I remember looking at my watch at the interval and not believing that an hour and a half had passed. The other is A Midsummer Night’s Dream, also at the RSC, with Alex Jennings, Stella Gonet, Emma F...
I saw Jitney at London’s Old Vic and Oklahoma! at the Young Vic and really enjoyed them both. I’m also enjoying two BBC podcasts – one about Putin and one about J Edgar Hoover – as well as James Graham’s Sherwood on TV. And it is a bit of a guilty pleasure, but I really enjoyed the new Top Gunmovie, too.
I’d love to see some kind of magic solution that allowed theatre to keep up with streaming platforms in the eyes of the acting profession. I wish it was as attractive to appear on stage as it is to appear in the next series of Stranger Things.
I don’t see much point in hankering after particular roles because, unless you are in a very select group of actors, it just doesn’t work like that, but I would like to do some Chekhov. I’ve never really done any, so that is a goal of mine. Continues...
John Heffernan talks to Fergus Morgan about his career, from spear-carrying in the RSC to playing Benedick at the National Theatre. He also reveals his love for Chekhov, his worst on-stage moment and his favourite podcasts.
John Heffernan (1934-2018) was an American actor who appeared in The Sting, 1492: Conquest of Paradise and Bringing Out the Dead. He also had roles in TV shows such as Law & Order, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and The Lives of Benjamin Franklin.
Jul 18, 2022 · The British actor talks about his role in the 1930s-set comedy, his experience with Shakespeare and his career at the National Theatre. He also reveals his views on comedy, directing and childcare.
