Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-08-15

Day of Death

2015-04-30 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Bristol, England, UK

Also Known As

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.

Known For

The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter

On Wings of Fire

On Wings of Fire

Flame

Flame

Troy

Troy

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Acting

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

2003

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

as

Sesame Esau

Caravaggio

1986

Caravaggio

as

Caravaggio

Excalibur

1981

Excalibur

as

King Arthur

The Lion in Winter

1968

The Lion in Winter

as

John

The Emperor's New Clothes

2001

The Emperor's New Clothes

as

Montholon

Blue

1993

Blue

as

(voice)

On Wings of Fire

1986

On Wings of Fire

as

Zarathustra

Far from the Madding Crowd

1998

Far from the Madding Crowd

as

Mr Boldwood

The Hunchback

1997

The Hunchback

as

King Louis XI

Déjà Vu

1985

Déjà Vu

as

Michael / Greg

Up Line

1987

Up Line

as

Raymond Rudran

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

2023

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

as

Caravaggio (archive footage)

War Requiem

1989

War Requiem

as

Abraham

FearDotCom

2002

FearDotCom

as

Turnball

The Ebb-Tide

1998

The Ebb-Tide

as

Ellstrom

Sylvia

1986

Sylvia

as

Aden

The Gospel According to St Derek

2014

The Gospel According to St Derek

as

Self

The Search for John Gissing

2001

The Search for John Gissing

as

Alan Jardeen

Crime and Punishment

2002

Crime and Punishment

as

Svidrigailov

Flame

1975

Flame

as

Assistant Disc Jockey (uncredited)

The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp

2003

The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp

as

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

2003

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

as

Kenneth Noye

Red Mercury

2005

Red Mercury

as

Lindsey

Troy

2004

Troy

as

Archeptolemus

Song of Experience

1986

Song of Experience

as

Railway Policeman

Edward II

1991

Edward II

as

Roger Mortimer

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

The Merry Wives of Windsor

as

Pistol

The Last of England

1987

The Last of England

as

Narrator (voice)

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

2013

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

as

Self

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

1992

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

as

Roldan

Wycliffe

Wycliffe

as

Lawrence Vinter

The Bill

The Bill

as

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

as

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

as

Hugh Jackson

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

as

Sam Jacobs

Spender

Spender

as

McDonna

Covington Cross

Covington Cross

as

sir Thomas Grey

The Vice

The Vice

as

Resort to Murder

Resort to Murder

as

Cutting It

Cutting It

as

Dexter Berkowicz

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Cobb

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as

Denys Villiers

The Orchid House

The Orchid House

as

Master

South Of The Border

South Of The Border

as

Eddie

Casualty

Casualty

as

Denny Davidson

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as

Byron de Goris

Spooks

Spooks

as

Professor Stephen Curtis

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

Gabriel Piton

The Mushroom Picker

The Mushroom Picker

as

Kostya

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as

Peter

The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

as

Jack

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Pistol

Production

Crew

Directing