Michael Bryant (1928 - 2002)

Mr Michael Bryant (Male)

Nationality: English

Born: 5 April 1928

Died: 25 April 2002

Actor. After training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Bryant first came to critics attention in O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh at the Arts Theatre (London) in 1958. Joining the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in 1964 under Peter Hall (where he appeared as Teddy in The Homecoming), Bryant would appear regularly both on RSC stages and at the National Theatre, where he first appeared as Lenin in Robert Bolt's State Of Revolution in 1977. Bryant came to be regarded as a regular fixture on the National stage, appearing a range of classical and contemporary roles. He was made a CBE in 1988, and became an associate director of the National in 1996.