Nigel Terry
Biography
Nigel Terry (1945 -2015) was an English stage and film actor probably best known for his portrayal of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur, the future King John in 1968's A Lion In Winter, and for his work with legendary British auteur Derek Jarman, including the title role in his 1986 production of Caravaggio.
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Acting History
2023
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour as Caravaggio (archive footage)
2014The Gospel According to St Derek as Self
2013Excalibur: Behind the Movie as Self
2007The Time of Your Life as Jack
2005Red Mercury as Lindsey
2005Doctor Who as Cobb
2004Troy as Archeptolemus
2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story as Sesame Esau
2003Danielle Cable: Eyewitness as Kenneth Noye
2002Foyle's War as Hugh Jackson
2002FearDotCom as Turnball
2002Spooks as Professor Stephen Curtis
2002Cutting It as Dexter Berkowicz
2002Crime and Punishment as Svidrigailov
2001The Search for John Gissing as Alan Jardeen
2001The Emperor's New Clothes as Montholon
2001Waking the Dead as Sam Jacobs
1999The Vice
1998Far from the Madding Crowd as Mr Boldwood
1998The Ebb-Tide as Ellstrom
1997The Hunchback as King Louis XI
1996Silent Witness
1995Resort to Murder
1994Wycliffe as Lawrence Vinter
1994Pie in the Sky as Byron de Goris
1993Blue as (voice)
1993The Mushroom Picker as Kostya
1992Highlander: The Series as Gabriel Piton
1992Covington Cross as sir Thomas Grey
1992Christopher Columbus: The Discovery as Roldan
1991Edward II as Roger Mortimer
1991The Orchid House as Master
1991Spender as McDonna
1989War Requiem as Abraham
1988South Of The Border as Eddie
1987The Last of England as Narrator (voice)
1987The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Denys Villiers
1987Up Line as Raymond Rudran
1986Casualty as Denny Davidson
1986Caravaggio as Caravaggio
1986On Wings of Fire as Zarathustra
1986Song of Experience as Railway Policeman
1986Sylvia as Aden
1985Déjà Vu as Michael / Greg
1984The Bill
1982The Merry Wives of Windsor as Pistol
1981Excalibur as King Arthur
1975Flame as Assistant Disc Jockey (uncredited)
1968The Lion in Winter as John
1965BBC Play of the Month as Jacques
1965Thirty-Minute Theatre as Peter
1964Theatre 625 as Generalov