Jonathan Pryce Will Play Prince Philip In Seasons 5 And 6 Of “The Crown”

Despite the fact that we’re still waiting on the 4th season of Netflix’s The Crown (seriously, my patience is wearing thinner than a pair of tasteful modesty hose over here), we’re being given some casting crumbs for the future 5th and 6th seasons. The 5th season time-jumps forward into a new era, which means all the actors get replaced with older versions of their characters. Imelda Staunton will play the oldest and final version of Queen Elizabeth II (previously played by Claire Foy, then Olivia Colman), Lesley Manville will play Princess Margaret (previously played by Vanessa Kirby, then Helena Bonham Carter). Following in the footsteps of the overpaid Matt Smith and the perfectly uncomfortable-looking Tobias Menzies will be Jonathan Pryce as The Crown’s most blunt royal, Prince Philip.

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