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

Highlander: The Series

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour	Caravaggio (archive footage)
2014	The Gospel According to St Derek	Self
2013	Excalibur: Behind the Movie	Self
2005	Doctor Who	Cobb
2005	Red Mercury	Lindsey
2004	Troy	Archeptolemus
2003	The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story	Sesame Esau
2003	The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
2003	Danielle Cable: Eyewitness	Kenneth Noye
2002	FearDotCom	Turnball
2002	Spooks	Professor Stephen Curtis
2002	Foyle's War
2002	Crime and Punishment	Svidrigailov
2002	Cutting It	Dexter Berkowicz
2001	The Emperor's New Clothes	Montholon
2001	Waking the Dead	Sam Jacobs
2001	The Search for John Gissing	Alan Jardeen
1999	The Vice
1998	Far from the Madding Crowd	Mr Boldwood
1998	The Ebb-Tide	Ellstrom
1997	The Hunchback	King Louis XI
1996	Silent Witness
1995	Resort to Murder
1994	Pie in the Sky	Byron de Goris
1994	Wycliffe	Lawrence Vinter
1993	Blue	(voice)
1993	The Mushroom Picker	Kostya
1992	Highlander: The Series	Gabriel Piton
1992	Covington Cross	sir Thomas Grey
1991	Edward II	Roger Mortimer
1991	Spender	McDonna
1991	The Orchid House	Master
1989	War Requiem	Abraham
1988	South Of The Border	Eddie
1987	The Last of England	Narrator (voice)
1987	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Denys Villiers
1987	Up Line	Raymond Rudran
1986	Caravaggio	Caravaggio
1986	Casualty	Denny Davidson
1986	On Wings of Fire	Zarathustra
1986	Sylvia	Aden
1986	Song of Experience	Railway Policeman
1985	Déjà Vu	Michael / Greg
1984	The Bill
1982	The Merry Wives of Windsor	Pistol
1981	Excalibur	King Arthur
1978	BBC Television Shakespeare
1975	Flame	Assistant Disc Jockey (uncredited)
1968	The Lion in Winter	John