Terence Stamp

TerencE Stamp is an award-winning English character actor. Since the start of his career in 1962, he has acted in over 60 films across many genres. In his title role as Billy Budd, his film debut earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer.

His other major roles include the butterfly collector Freddie Clegg in "The Collector," arch-villain General Zod in "Superman" (as well as Jor-El in the TV series "Smallville"), drag queen Bernadette in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," tough guy Wilson in "The Limey," the Supreme Chancellor Valorum in "Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace," ghost antagonist Ramsley in "The Haunted Mansion," Elektra's master Stick in "Elektra," Pekwarsky in "Wanted," Maxwell Smart's arch-villain Siegfried in "Get Smart," council of high help Terrence Bundley in "Yes Man" and the 20 July plot Ludwig Beck in "Valkyrie." Stamp has won a Golden Globe, a Cannes Film Festival Award, a Seattle International Film Festival Award, a Satellite Award and a Silver Bear Award.