Allan Corduner

Birth Name:

Allan Corduner

Birth Place:

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

After years of stage work and several small television roles, he would land a supporting role in 1983's "Yentl," marking his first notable feature film role
Quote: "In my career, I have sometimes been worried about only being cast as an ethnic type, whether it be Italian, Romanian or Jewish․ I used to think I can't just leap at every Jewish part that comes my way, otherwise I'll never do anything else․"
A well-seasoned stage actor on both Broadway and the West End, he has appeared in productions of "Titanic" and "Once A Catholic․"
Best known for his role as Shimon Haretz in "Defiance" and as Sir Arthur Sullivan in "Topsy-Turvy․"
Has done extensive voice work in audio books, having narrated Markus Zusak's "The Book Thief," Cornelia Funke's "Inkdeath" and Garth Nix's "The Keys to the Kingdom" series
Made his directorial debut in 2009 with the short film "An Act of Valour․"
Also does voice work for video games, including several characters in the game adaptation of the "Harry Potter" franchise
Has been interested in piano from a young age and played in several different styles to earn his role in "Topsy-Turvy․"

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