George Asprey

George Asprey (born 1 October 1966) is a British stage, film, and television character actor. Since 2008, Asprey has played the part of Scar in the West End theatre production of the musical The Lion King.

Early life Of Asprey's origins, the Daily Mirror said that his world had been one of "indecent wealth" and he was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth but a "silver shovel". Asprey subsequently studied business in the United States, with a view to joining the family firm, but while there was cast in a stage production of The Tempest. This led him to audition for entry to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and at the age of twenty he was one of nineteen new students accepted out of some 2,500 applicants.

Career Soon after leaving LAMDA, Asprey was cast as Sean Devereux in the television film The Dying of the Light (Yorkshire Television, 1992). His character was a UNICEF aid worker who was murdered, and Asprey received good reviews for the performance. and in 2021 played Jonathan Rees QC in Four Lives.

Asprey's longest-running part on stage is as Scar in the West End production of The Lion King, which he began to play in 2008 and was still performing in October 2019, when in an interview he described Scar as "probably the greatest baddie that Disney has ever written". The production had to close in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown, but it reopened at the Lyceum Theatre in July 2021, with Asprey returning as Scar.

Personal life In 1992, while they were both appearing in The Sound of Music, Asprey dated Amanda Holden.

Asprey and his wife Kirsten have three daughters.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 The Dying of the Light Sean Devereux Television film 1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Policeman 2000 Secrets & Lines Andrew H Television film 2003 Out of Bounds Matthew Van Huet 2005 The Wedding Date Pat Ian Fleming: Bondmaker Officer Television film The Greatest Game Ever Played Wilfrid Reid Riot at the Rite Journalist Television film 2019 The Gentlemen Lord Snowball 2021 Without Remorse Denis Stewart 2024 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Commander Hopkirk 2025 Heavyweight Harry

Television Year Title Role Notes 1994 Screen One 2nd Lieutenant Episode: "A Breed of Heroes" 1997 The Peter Principle Simon Episode: "The Midas Touch" 1998 Coming Home Dr Jeremy Wells Miniseries; 2 episodes Supply & Demand Terry James Episode: "Blood Ties" The Bill Anthony Howarth Episode: "Trial Run" 1998–1999 Trial & Retribution DC Jack Hutchins Recurring role; 4 episodes 2006 The Afternoon Play Boniface Episode: "Molly" The Bill Andrew King Episode: "Little Black Book" 2007 Waking the Dead Young Bruno Rivelli Episode: "Mask of Sanity" The Wild West Doc Holliday Episode: "The Gunfight at the OK Corral" 2008 New Tricks Cameron Wyatt Episode: "A Face for Radio" 2009 Psychoville John George Haigh Episode: "Joy" 2010 Upstairs Downstairs Oswald Mosley Recurring role; 3 episodes 2021 Sex Education Jeff Groff Episode: "Series 3, Episode 6" 2024 Grantchester Professor Henry Waddingham Episode: "Series 9, Episode 6" A Very Royal Scandal Alastair Watson Episode: "Episode 1"