Nigel Terry

Nigel Terry

Known for
Acting
Born
August 15, 1945
Died
April 30, 2015 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Bristol, England, UK

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

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Filmography

2026
Queer Edward II poster

Queer Edward II

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2014
The Gospel According to St Derek poster

The Gospel According to St Derek

Movie · as Self

2013
Excalibur: Behind the Movie poster

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Movie · as Self

2007
The Time of Your Life poster

The Time of Your Life

TV · as Jack · 6 eps

2005
Red Mercury poster

Red Mercury

Movie · as Lindsey

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Cobb · 1 ep

2005
Sensitive Skin poster

Sensitive Skin

TV · as George · 1 ep

2004
Troy poster

Troy

Movie · as Archeptolemus

2003
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp poster

The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp

Movie

2003
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness poster

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

Movie · as Kenneth Noye

2003
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story poster

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

Movie · as Sesame Esau

2002
FearDotCom poster

FearDotCom

Movie · as Turnball

2002
Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment

Movie · as Svidrigailov

2002
Foyle's War poster

Foyle's War

TV · as Hugh Jackson · 1 ep

2002
Cutting It poster

Cutting It

TV · as Dexter Berkowicz · 1 ep

2002
Spooks poster

Spooks

TV · as Professor Stephen Curtis · 2 eps

2001
The Emperor's New Clothes poster

The Emperor's New Clothes

Movie · as Montholon

2001
The Search for John Gissing poster

The Search for John Gissing

Movie · as Alan Jardeen

2001
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

TV · as Sam Jacobs · 2 eps

1999
The Vice poster

The Vice

TV · as Ted Bascombe · 1 ep

1998
Far from the Madding Crowd poster

Far from the Madding Crowd

Movie · as Mr Boldwood

1998
The Ebb-Tide poster

The Ebb-Tide

Movie · as Ellstrom

1998
Far from the Madding Crowd poster

Far from the Madding Crowd

TV · as Mr Boldwood · 4 eps

1997
The Hunchback poster

The Hunchback

Movie · as King Louis XI

1996
Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness

TV · 1 ep

1995
Resort to Murder

Resort to Murder

TV · as Kepler · 4 eps

1995
The Vet

The Vet

TV · as Mark Shreeves · 1 ep

1994
Wycliffe poster

Wycliffe

TV · as Lawrence Vinter · 1 ep

1994
Pie in the Sky poster

Pie in the Sky

TV · as Byron de Goris · 1 ep

1993
Blue poster

Blue

Movie · as (voice)

1993
The Mushroom Picker

The Mushroom Picker

TV · as Kostya · 3 eps

1992
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery poster

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Movie · as Roldan

1992
Covington Cross poster

Covington Cross

TV · as sir Thomas Grey · 13 eps

1992
Highlander: The Series poster

Highlander: The Series

TV · as Gabriel Piton · 1 ep

1991
Edward II poster

Edward II

Movie · as Roger Mortimer

1991
Spender poster

Spender

TV · as McDonna · 1 ep

1991
The Orchid House poster

The Orchid House

TV · as Master · 4 eps

1991
In Suspicious Circumstances poster

In Suspicious Circumstances

TV · as Lt Col Frank Crozier · 1 ep

1989
War Requiem poster

War Requiem

Movie · as Abraham

1988
Omnibus: Caryl Churchill

Omnibus: Caryl Churchill

Movie · as Player in extracts from 'Cloud 9' and 'Owners'

1988
South of the Border poster

South of the Border

TV · as Eddie · 2 eps

1987
Up Line poster

Up Line

Movie · as Raymond Rudran

1987
The Last of England poster

The Last of England

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

TV · as Denys Villiers · 3 eps

1986
Caravaggio poster

Caravaggio

Movie · as Caravaggio

1986
On Wings of Fire poster

On Wings of Fire

Movie · as Zarathustra

1986
Sylvia poster

Sylvia

Movie · as Aden

1986
Song of Experience poster

Song of Experience

Movie · as Railway Policeman

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Denny Davidson · 2 eps

1985
Déjà Vu poster

Déjà Vu

Movie · as Michael / Greg

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · 1 ep

1982
The Merry Wives of Windsor poster

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Movie · as Pistol

1981
Excalibur poster

Excalibur

Movie · as King Arthur

1975
Flame poster

Flame

Movie · as Assistant Disc Jockey (uncredited)

1968
The Lion in Winter poster

The Lion in Winter

Movie · as John

1967
Boy Meets Girl poster

Boy Meets Girl

TV · as Nick · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Peter · 1 ep

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Jacques · 1 ep

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Generalov · 1 ep