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| 'Mitchell Walsh' always took dress down Fiday's to extreme lengths! |
More offbeat material and left-field casting finds him this time as seedy talent agent
'Mitchell Walsh' in maverick director Stephen Norrington's 'The Last Minute'. Supposedly a semi-autobiographical piece on the auteur's part, I however found it somewhat self-indulgent and
contained an over-abundant use of his trademark effects (supplied courtesy of Jim Cameron's Lightstorm studios), that served
him so well in Blade, his breakthrough movie. Such as the nightclub scenes, which are very reminiscent here. It
also features cameos from Stephen Dorff and Udo Kier who appeared in that film too.
On the whole, very graphic and extreme. Mitchell Walsh's language was as colourful as
his hair! All I can say is, I can now understand why Sean Connery wanted to punch Norrington on the nose during the making
of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen! (Which I think is his best film so far, despite tanking at the box office!)
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| "See you in Malice in Wonderland!" |
Another creepy turn here, as both a key witness (and suspect again!) in an 'Inspector
Lynley Mystery: A Traitor to Memory' in 2004.
He continues to attract further suspicion on himself for having known the murdered woman
and for also regularly appearing in online sex chatrooms, posing under the pseudonym of 'Superstud'. For a refreshing change though, it turns out that he is actually innocent this time!
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| 'Sir Maurice Avebury' makes his point! |
He makes a great Queen's Counsel in the popular BBC series 'Judge John Deed'. In
the episode 'Lost and Found', he is 'Sir Maurice Avebury' the chief prosecutor in a case involving an
on-the-run armed robber, who was forced to confess, due to strong arm tactics employed by the police. He is up against
Jenny Seagrove who is defending the man, whilst calling into account the policemen in question.
I did enjoy Anthony's verbal battle between both the Defence Counsel and Judge John Deed himself,
especially his defiance over releasing the identity of the police's key informant.
Chromophobia (2005)
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| The realisation that his world is falling apart, starts to sink in for Geoffrey Wharton. |
His last completed film appearance, was in the Martha Fiennes (sister of Ralph) directed 'Chromophobia'. This
multi-layered film with inter-connecting stories, boasts a stellar cast, rich with the cream of English talent.
Anthony is 'Geoffrey Wharton' the unscrupulous boss
of Marcus Aylesbury (Damian Lewis). He contrives to use the young lawyer in a bid to sanction some unlawful
trade dealings. Unfortunately for both of them, Marcus drunkenly blurts out the shady plans to old friend and journalist Ben
Chaplin, who is looking for that next big scoop. Upon the realisation that his old pal is just a stooge in the affair,
he tries to pull the story. It is too late though and it now means that the lives, careeers
and reputations of both Marcus and Geoffrey are completely ruined. It could also certainly result in a spell inside for both
men too!
It makes good use of the London locations, especially Anthony's interior scene at the top of the famous
Swiss Re landmark building (the 'gherkin'), when he realises that both he and his law firm are finished!
Heroes and Villains: Napoleon (2007)
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| The wise old 'Dugommier' backs the young Napoleon's plan. |
His most recent performance to date was in the excellent BBC series, 'Heroes and Villains'
in 2007. He is 'General Dugommier', in the 'Napoleon' episode.
This series features high production values and a host of familiar actors, but I do wish
that the filmmakers would dispense with the in-vogue use of the bleached out look and shaky cam!
Malice in Wonderland (2009)
A full review will appear here later.
(In the meantime check out the News & Events section for more on this latest
project, now in post-production and due for release sometime soon)
Now that Anthony is in his sixties, let's hope that television executives and
film producers continue to cast him in a variety of interesting roles, for which his rich talent is fully deserving of.
His amazing vocal tones should also be put to good use, as I for one would love to hear him do audio books, voice-overs and
other narrative work. If this website helps to achieve any of this or succeeds in raising his profile in any small way, then
it will be a job well done!
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