Portrait of Nigel Terry

Nigel Terry

Acting

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.

Born: August 15, 1945

Place of Birth: Bristol, England, UK

Filmography

2023
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

as Caravaggio (archive footage)

2005
Red Mercury

as Lindsey

2005
Doctor Who

as Cobb

2004
Troy

as Archeptolemus

2003
2002
Foyle's War

as Hugh Jackson

2002
FearDotCom

as Turnball

2002
Spooks

as Professor Stephen Curtis

2002
Cutting It

as Dexter Berkowicz

2002
Crime and Punishment

as Svidrigailov

2001
2001
Waking the Dead

as Sam Jacobs

1998
1998
The Ebb-Tide

as Ellstrom

1997
The Hunchback

as King Louis XI

1994
Wycliffe

as Lawrence Vinter

1994
Pie in the Sky

as Byron de Goris

1993
Blue

as (voice)

1992
Highlander: The Series

as Gabriel Piton

1992
Covington Cross

as sir Thomas Grey

1991
Edward II

as Roger Mortimer

1991
1991
Spender

as McDonna

1989
War Requiem

as Abraham

1987
The Last of England

as Narrator (voice)

1987
1987
Up Line

as Raymond Rudran

1986
Casualty

as Denny Davidson

1986
Caravaggio

as Caravaggio

1986
On Wings of Fire

as Zarathustra

1986
Song of Experience

as Railway Policeman

1985
Déjà Vu

as Michael / Greg

1981
Excalibur

as King Arthur

1975
Flame

as Assistant Disc Jockey (uncredited)

1965
1964
Theatre 625

as Generalov