Pryce is mostly known for his roles as Elliot Carver in "Tomorrow Never Dies", Sam Lowry in "Brazil", King James I/VI of England in "The New World", Juan Perón in "Evita", Govenor Weatherby Swann in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" Movie Series, "U.S. President" in both "G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra", and in "G.I. Joe Retaliation". In 2019, he played Pope Francis in the Netflix movie "The Two Popes", a role which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.