Anthony Andrews Emmy Award. In the United States, Andrews is best known for his portrayal of the titular character in "Ivanhoe" as well as that of Sir Percy Blakeney in the 1982 film "The Scarlet Pimpernel". He played Professor Higgins in a stage version of "My Fair Lady" (2001), and Count Fosco in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Woman in White". He was the narrator for a 21st Anniversary BBC Radio 2 special broadcast of Cameron Mackintosh's musical "Les Misérables", sung by the then West End cast at the Mermaid Theatre in London on Sunday 8 October 2006. Andrews appeared as Prime Minister
Sir Percy Stakes at Ascot Racecourse. He made much of the running in the race but was outpaced near the finish. Sir Percy, retired with five wins from 10 races and earnings of $2,150,350. He was a Cartier Award nominee at 2 and 3. In the 2005 International Classification for two-year-olds he was assessed on 121 making him the top-ranked colt in Britain and the second highest ranked two-year-old in Europe, three pounds behind George Washington. In the 2006 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings Sir Percy was given a rating of 121, making him the twentieth best racehorse in the world. He was