played the lead role (Hamm) in Samuel Beckett's post-apocalyptic play Endgame at the Albery Theatre, London. In 2004 he finally achieved a life-long ambition to play  Falstaff , in  Nicholas Hytner 's National production of  Henry IV, Parts  1  and  2 , co-starring with  Matthew Macfadyen  as Prince Hal. He made his