Jeffrey Perry (British actor)
Jeffrey Harold Perry was a British stage and screen actor. Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he worked extensively for the Royal Exchange in Manchester. He may be best known to television audiences as Mr. Tumnus in the 1988 version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, which was part of the BBC's Chronicles of Narnia TV miniseries.
In the 2000s, Perry's work included performances at the Mill at Sonning. In the summer of 2008, he played Mr. Mole in Love's a Luxury. He was also a director of NOT The National Theatre and toured with them, appearing in several productions.Selected stage and screen credits
Television
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, 1988
- Micawber, 2001
Theatre
- Hard Times, NOT The National Theatre, 1990-1991
- Playing Sinatra, NOT The National Theatre, 1999
- Time and Time Again, The Mill at Sonning
- All for Mary, The Mill at Sonning, 2001
- Hysteria, NOT The National Theatre, 2002
- Strictly Murder, The Mill at Sonning, 2006
- Love's a Luxury, The Mill at Sonning, 2008
Death
Jeffrey Perry was found dead at home in Stanhoe, Norfolk, by his wife on 4 February 2012. He was 63 years old. An inquest three months later recorded a verdict of suicide; Perry had poisoned himself with chemicals and placed a plastic bag over his head.
