Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. After training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London he started his acting career in 1962. He has appeared in more than 60 films. His performance in the title role in
Billy Budd, his film debut, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer.
Stamp's other major roles include butterfly collector Freddie Clegg in
The Collector, archvillain General Zod in
Superman and
Superman II, tough guy Wilson in
The Limey, Supreme Chancellor Valorum in
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, transgender woman Bernadette Bassinger in
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, ghost antagonist Ramsley in
The Haunted Mansion, Stick in
Elektra, Pekwarsky in
Wanted, Siegfried in
Get Smart, Terrence Bundley in
Yes Man, the Prophet of Truth in
Halo 3, Mankar Camoran in
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and General Ludwig Beck in
Valkyrie. He has appeared in two Tim Burton films,
Big Eyes (2014) and
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
For his acting, Stamp has won a Golden Globe, a Mystfest, a Cannes Film Festival Award, a Seattle International Film Festival Award, a Satellite Award, and a Silver Bear. Stamp has also had voice work, narrating
Jazz Britannia on the BBC, and
1966 - A Nation Remembers on ITV in July 2016, which marked the 50th anniversary of England's 1966 FIFA World Cup victory.
