
John Hurt is a television actor, film actor, explorer (United Kingdom).
Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 28 January 2017) was an English actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his time and known for the "most distinctive voice in Britain", he was described by David Lynch as "simply the greatest actor in the world". In a career spanning over five decades, he received numerous awards including four BAFTAs and a Golden Globe in addition to two Academy Awards nominations. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2015 for his services to drama. A graduate of RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), he came to prominence playing Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for The Naked Civil Servant (1975). He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976).
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| Born | 22 January 1940 |
| Profession | television actor, film actor, explorer |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Educated at | Saint Martin's School of Art, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, St Michael's Preparatory School, Otford, Central Saint Martins, Lincoln Christ's Hospital School |
| Spouse | Annette Robertson |
| Awards | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Knight Bachelor, Golden Globe Awards, BAFT |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Gemini |
| Nakshatra | Ardra (Pada 1) |
| Sun Sign | Capricorn |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Cancer |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 666 Hollywood personalities with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 49 of them (7%) have the Moon in Gemini, like John Hurt, and 18 (3%) share the Ardra Nakshatra — the #25 most common Moon Nakshatra among Hollywood personalities, where Dhanishta leads with 31 (5%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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John Hurt was born on 22 January 1940. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
John Hurt's Moon sign (Rashi) is Gemini and the Nakshatra is Ardra, pada 1, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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