Nigel Lindsay

Nigel Lindsay

Known for
Acting
Born
January 17, 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
St. John's Wood, London, England, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nigel Lindsay is an English actor. As well as many roles in TV and in film, most notably as Barry, the Muslim convert in Chris Morris's feature debut Four Lions for which he was nominated for Best British Comedy Performance in Film at the British Comedy Awards 2011, he has worked extensively in theatre, most recently opposite Sir Antony Sher as Dr Harry Hyman in Arthur Miller's Broken Glass at the Tricycle Theatre, for which he won the 2011 Whatsonstage Theatregoers' Choice Award as Best Supporting Actor. Nigel played Mugsy opposite Ray Winstone and Phil Daniels in the original 1995 National Theatre production of Patrick Marber’s Dealer's Choice; Max in The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard which won three Tonys on Broadway in 2000; Ariel in the 2004 Olivier award winning National Theatre production of Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, with Jim Broadbent and David Tennant; Nathan Detroit in Michael Grandage’s Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre in 2005, and Lenny in Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming with Ken Cranham and Danny Dyer at the Almeida Theatre in 2009. He was also nominated in the 2008 WOS Awards as Best Supporting Actor opposite Stockard Channing and Jodie Whittaker in Awake and Sing, directed by Michael Attenborough at the Almeida Theatre. He will play the title character in the West End production of Shrek the Musical, which will begin performances at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in May 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nigel Lindsay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Bill's Included poster

Bill's Included

TV · as Martin · 6 eps

2025
MobLand poster

MobLand

TV · as Alan Rusby · 6 eps

2025
The Hack poster

The Hack

TV · as Jules Stenson · 1 ep

2024
Kiss Me, Kate poster

Kiss Me, Kate

Movie · as Gangster

2024
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story poster

Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story

TV · as Adrian Sington · 6 eps

2022
The Chelsea Detective poster

The Chelsea Detective

TV · as Ricky Hopkinson · 1 ep

2021
Pops poster

Pops

Movie · as Elli Jacobs

2020
Six Minutes to Midnight poster

Six Minutes to Midnight

Movie · as Mr. Wheatley

2020
The Salisbury Poisonings poster

The Salisbury Poisonings

TV · as DCC Paul Mills · 3 eps

2019
This Time with Alan Partridge poster

This Time with Alan Partridge

TV · as Tommy · 1 ep

2019
The Capture poster

The Capture

TV · as DSI / DSU Tom Kendricks, DCI Tom Kendricks · 13 eps

2018
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) poster

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

Movie · as Brian

2018
Safe poster

Safe

TV · as JoJo Marshall · 8 eps

2018
Innocent poster

Innocent

TV · as DI William Beech · 4 eps

2018
Magnum P.I. poster

Magnum P.I.

TV · as Ian Pryce · 1 ep

2017
Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes poster

Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes

Movie

2017
Access All Areas poster

Access All Areas

Movie · as Mack

2017
Tin Star poster

Tin Star

TV · as Clive Bennett · 1 ep

2017
White Gold poster

White Gold

TV · as Tony Walsh · 11 eps

2016
Victoria poster

Victoria

TV · as Sir Robert Peel · 13 eps

2015
You, Me and the Apocalypse poster

You, Me and the Apocalypse

TV · as Adren · 1 ep

2015
No Offence poster

No Offence

TV · as Terry Taylor · 2 eps

2015
The Last Kingdom poster

The Last Kingdom

TV · as Rhodri · 4 eps

2014
Captcha poster

Captcha

Movie · as Anton

2014
National Theatre Live : A Small Family Business poster

National Theatre Live : A Small Family Business

Movie · as Jack McCracken

2013
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa poster

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Movie · as Jason Cresswell

2013
Breakfast With Jonny Wilkinson poster

Breakfast With Jonny Wilkinson

Movie · as Nigel Maitland

2013
RSC Live: Richard II poster

RSC Live: Richard II

Movie · as Henry Bolingbroke

2013
Plebs poster

Plebs

TV · as Atlas · 1 ep

2012
The Fear poster

The Fear

TV · as Donny · 4 eps

2012
Playhouse Presents poster

Playhouse Presents

TV · as Michael · 1 ep

2011
Shrek: Once Upon a Time poster

Shrek: Once Upon a Time

Movie · as Self

2011
Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise

TV · as Andy Hammond · 1 ep

2010
Four Lions poster

Four Lions

Movie · as Barry

2010
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge poster

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

TV · as Tommy Gaskell · 1 ep

2006
Scoop poster

Scoop

Movie · as Strombel's Co-Worker

2006
Jam and Jerusalem poster

Jam and Jerusalem

TV · as Marcus · 9 eps

2005
On a Clear Day poster

On a Clear Day

Movie · as Sharp Suit

2004
Frances Tuesday poster

Frances Tuesday

TV · as Lambert · 2 eps

2003
Blackball poster

Blackball

Movie · as Targitex Chairman

2002
Spooks poster

Spooks

TV · as Jacob Chapman · 1 ep

2002
Foyle's War poster

Foyle's War

TV · as Clayton Del Mar · 1 ep

2001
Mike Bassett: England Manager poster

Mike Bassett: England Manager

Movie · as Journalist

2001
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

TV · as Devlin · 2 eps

2001
Murphy's Law poster

Murphy's Law

TV · as DC Gary Fender · 1 ep

2000
Too Much Sun

Too Much Sun

TV · as Dave · 6 eps

1999
Rogue Trader poster

Rogue Trader

Movie · as Ron Baker

1999
Deja Vu poster

Deja Vu

Movie · as Tim

1999
Shockers poster

Shockers

TV · as Tim · 1 ep

1997
A Dance to the Music of Time poster

A Dance to the Music of Time

TV · as Odo Stevens · 4 eps

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as James Noland, Nigel Bellamy · 1 ep

1997
I'm Alan Partridge poster

I'm Alan Partridge

TV · as Bob Fraser · 1 ep

1997
Brass Eye poster

Brass Eye

TV · as Peacecap Johnson · 1 ep

1995
Dressing for Breakfast poster

Dressing for Breakfast

TV · 21 eps

1994
A Few Short Journeys of the Heart poster

A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

Movie · as Drunk

1992
Between the Lines poster

Between the Lines

TV · as Insp. Alan Grant · 35 eps

1989
Bosses From Hell poster

Bosses From Hell

Movie

1989
Communicators From Hell poster

Communicators From Hell

Movie

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Francesco · 1 ep