Nigel Terry

Nigel Terry

Actor Aug 15 (died age 69) Bristol, England, UK 1964–2023 (59 year career)

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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

Troy

Troy

Archeptolemus

Excalibur

Excalibur

King Arthur

The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter

John

Blue

Blue

(voice)

Caravaggio

Caravaggio

Caravaggio

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

Montholon

Edward II

Edward II

Roger Mortimer

FearDotCom

FearDotCom

Turnball

Filmography

Acting (53)

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Movies (30)

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

as Caravaggio (archive footage)

The Gospel According to St Derek

The Gospel According to St Derek

as Self

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

as Self

Red Mercury

Red Mercury

as Lindsey

Troy

Troy

as Archeptolemus

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

as Kenneth Noye

The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp

The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

as Sesame Esau

FearDotCom

FearDotCom

as Turnball

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

as Svidrigailov

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

as Montholon

The Search for John Gissing

The Search for John Gissing

as Alan Jardeen

Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

as Mr Boldwood

The Ebb-Tide

The Ebb-Tide

as Ellstrom

The Hunchback

The Hunchback

as King Louis XI

Blue

Blue

as (voice)

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

as Roldan

Edward II

Edward II

as Roger Mortimer

War Requiem

War Requiem

as Abraham

The Last of England

The Last of England

as Narrator (voice)

Up Line

Up Line

as Raymond Rudran

Song of Experience

Song of Experience

as Railway Policeman

Caravaggio

Caravaggio

as Caravaggio

Sylvia

as Aden

On Wings of Fire

On Wings of Fire

as Zarathustra

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

as Michael / Greg

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

as Pistol

Excalibur

Excalibur

as King Arthur

Flame

Flame

as Assistant Disc Jockey (uncredited)

The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter

as John

Television (23)

The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

as Jack

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as Cobb

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

as Hugh Jackson

Spooks

Spooks

as Professor Stephen Curtis

Cutting It

Cutting It

as Dexter Berkowicz

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

as Sam Jacobs

The Vice

The Vice

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Resort to Murder

Wycliffe

Wycliffe

as Lawrence Vinter

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as Byron de Goris

The Mushroom Picker

as Kostya

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as Gabriel Piton

Covington Cross

Covington Cross

as sir Thomas Grey

Spender

Spender

as McDonna

The Orchid House

The Orchid House

as Master

South Of The Border

South Of The Border

as Eddie

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Denys Villiers

Casualty

Casualty

as Denny Davidson

The Bill

The Bill

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Jacques

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Peter

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as Generalov