Allan Corduner (born 2 April 1950) is an English actor, born in Stockholm to a German mother and a Russo-Finnish father. He grew up in a secular Jewish family in London. After earning a BA with honours in English and drama from the University of Bristol, he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has worked extensively on stage, television and in film in both the UK and the US. His voice is familiar from many BBC radio plays, audiobooks and television documentaries.

Corduner made his film debut in Yentl with Barbra Streisand. Of his 44 films, he is perhaps best known for his role as Sir Arthur Sullivan in Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy. He is married to Juha Leppäjärvi, a yoga instructor.

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