Nigel Terry

Personal Info

Birthday

August 15, 1945

Day of Death

2015-04-30

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Bristol, England, UK

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

Doctor Who

Spooks

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Foyle's War

Highlander: The Series

Casualty

BBC Play of the Month

Troy

Filmography

2023
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
as Caravaggio (archive footage)
2014
The Gospel According to St Derek
as Self
2013
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
as Self
2005
Red Mercury
as Lindsey
2004
Troy
as Archeptolemus
2003
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
as Sesame Esau
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
as Kenneth Noye
2002
FearDotCom
as Turnball
Crime and Punishment
as Svidrigailov
2001
The Search for John Gissing
as Alan Jardeen
The Emperor's New Clothes
as Montholon
1998
Far from the Madding Crowd
as Mr Boldwood
The Ebb-Tide
as Ellstrom
1997
The Hunchback
as King Louis XI
1993
Blue
as (voice)
1992
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
as Roldan
1991
Edward II
as Roger Mortimer
1989
War Requiem
as Abraham
1987
The Last of England
as Narrator (voice)
Up Line
as Raymond Rudran
1986
Caravaggio
as Caravaggio
On Wings of Fire
as Zarathustra
Song of Experience
as Railway Policeman
Sylvia
as Aden
1985
Déjà Vu
as Michael / Greg
1982
The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Pistol
1981
Excalibur
as King Arthur
1975
Flame
as Assistant Disc Jockey (uncredited)
1968
The Lion in Winter
as John