As of August 2026, John McEnery is best known for Silent Witness and Waking the Dead. Find every show and movie John McEnery has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
John McEnery

John McEnery

Actor Born 1943 Birmingham, England, UK 6 TV Shows 8 Movies

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John McEnery (1943-2019) was a British actor and writer.

At age 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. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

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 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.

McEnery is survived by 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.

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Alongside acting, John McEnery is also known as a writer. His screen credits lean toward Drama and Crime.

John McEnery's most notable role to date came in Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), where he played Apothecary. He also appeared in Romeo and Juliet (1968) as Mercutio. Most recently appeared in The Duellists (1977) as Amiable Second.

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📺 John McEnery's TV Shows

Silent Witness
1996
Waking the Dead
Danny Server
2001
Merlin
Lord Ardente
1998
A.D.
Caligula
1985
Elizabeth I
Jesuit Priest
2005
The Buddha of Suburbia
Uncle Ted
1993

🎬 John McEnery's Movies

Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio
1968
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Apothecary
2003
Black Beauty
Mr. York
1994
The Duellists
Amiable Second
1977
Hamlet
Osric
1990
Nicholas and Alexandra
Kerensky
1971
The Krays
Eddie Pellam
1990
Abraham
Königsberater
1993

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