Jonathan Pryce to Robbie Coltrane: Hollywood actors who played Role of Pope

Apr 23, 2025 Khushi Kumari

Pope Francis, the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, passed away on April 21 at the age of 88 after battling double pneumonia

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Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins in The Two Popes (2019) The film, based on McCarten's play The Pope, follows Pope Benedict XVI (Hopkins) convincing Cardinal Bergoglio (Pryce) to stay. Pryce earned an Oscar nomination

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Jon Voight and Cary Elwes in Pope John Paul II (2005) Voight and Elwes portrayed Pope John Paul II at different stages of his life in a miniseries. Voight earned an Emmy nomination for his performance

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Robbie Coltrane in The Pope Must Die (1991) Coltrane, known as Hagrid in Harry Potter, played a low-ranking priest mistakenly elected Pope. The film faced controversy for its sensitive subject matter

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Fabrizio Gifuni in Paul VI: The Pope in the Tempest (2008) Gifuni starred as Pope Paul VI, depicting his efforts to bridge gaps with the Eastern Orthodox Church and his spiritual journey

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Piotr Adamczyk in Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005) Adamczyk portrayed Karol Wojtyla’s early life up to his election as Pope John Paul II in this popular biographical miniseries

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