John McEnery (actor)
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John McEnery (born 1 November 1943 in Birmingham, England) is a British actor and writer.
At age 20 he found his first stage work, spending three seasons with the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. He joined the British National Theatre Company in 1966. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
He appeared, most notably, co-starring to Jean-Pierre Cassel and Claude Jade in Gérard Brach's The Boat on the grass and as Mercutio in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. He was nominated for a BAFTA for the latter performance.
He has two daughters, Phoebe and Chloe, by his former wife, actress Stephanie Beacham. One brother is actor Peter McEnery, and another is photographer David McEnery.
He wrote a play, Merry Christmas, Mr. Burbage, in 1998 in honor of the 400th anniversary of the creation of the Globe Theatre.
