Mr. Burton

Mr. Burton (2025)

Some are born great. Some are inspired to be great.

In the Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, Richard Jenkins lives as a wayward schoolboy, caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war and his own ambitions. However, a new opportunity arises when Richard’s natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton.

Date of release
2025-04-04
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (37)
Runtime
2h 4m
Genres
Drama
Director
Marc Evans

Casting

Interesting facts

Mr Burton is a 2025 British biographical drama film about the early life of Welsh actor Richard Burton and his relationship with his mentor Philip Burton. It is directed by Marc Evans, written by Tom Bullough and Josh Hyams, and stars Harry Lawtey as Richard, alongside Toby Jones, and Lesley Manville. It was released in British cinemas on 4 April 2025.

Production

The project was announced in February 2024 with Marc Evans directing from a script written by Tom Bullough and Josh Hyams. Ed Talfan and Hannah Thomas are producers for Severn Screen, with Trevor Matthews producing for Brookstreet Pictures and Josh Hyams producing for Promise Pictures. The film also has finance from BBC Wales and Ffilm Cymru Wales, in partnership with Creative Wales.

In May 2024, Harry Lawtey was cast as a young Richard Jenkins. Toby Jones was cast as Mr Burton, the school teacher who had a profound effect on the life of his pupil and became Jenkins' legal guardian, resulting in Jenkins changing his name to Richard Burton. Lesley Manville was cast as Mr Burton's landlady, with Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Aneurin Barnard as young Jenkins' sister and brother-in-law.

Principal photography began in July 2024 for a 2025 release to mark the centenary of Richard Burton's birth. Filming was completed in August 2024.

Composer John Hardy is the nephew of Robert Hardy, lifelong friend of Richard Burton. The score was recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at the Wales Millennium Centre in December 2024.

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