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Nigel Terry

Known for acting · Born 15 August 1945 · Died 30 April 2015 · aged 69 · Bristol, England, UK

58 credits

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.

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Known for

Excalibur

1981

Caravaggio

1986

The Lion in Winter

1968

Blue

1993

Edward II

1991

Covington Cross

1992

FearDotCom

2002

The Hunchback

1997

The Emperor's New Clothes

2001

Far from the Madding Crowd

1998

Déjà Vu

1985

Troy

2004

Acting (58)

2026Queer Edward IISelf (archive footage)Film
2014The Gospel According to St DerekSelfFilm
2013Excalibur: Behind the MovieSelfFilm
2007The Time of Your LifeJack · 6 episodesSeries
2005Doctor WhoCobbSeries
2005Sensitive SkinGeorgeSeries
2005Red MercuryLindseyFilm
2004TroyArcheptolemusFilm
2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab StorySesame EsauFilm
2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases: AntwerpFilm
2003Danielle Cable: EyewitnessKenneth NoyeFilm
2002FearDotComTurnballFilm
2002SpooksProfessor Stephen Curtis · 2 episodesSeries
2002Foyle's WarHugh JacksonSeries
2002Crime and PunishmentSvidrigailovFilm
2002Cutting ItDexter BerkowiczSeries
2001The Emperor's New ClothesMontholonFilm
2001Waking the DeadSam Jacobs · 2 episodesSeries
2001The Search for John GissingAlan JardeenFilm
1999The ViceTed BascombeSeries
1998Far from the Madding CrowdMr BoldwoodFilm
1998The Ebb-TideEllstromFilm
1998Far from the Madding CrowdMr Boldwood · 4 episodesSeries
1997The HunchbackKing Louis XIFilm
1996Silent WitnessSeries
1995Resort to MurderKepler · 4 episodesSeries
1995The VetMark ShreevesSeries
1994Pie in the SkyByron de GorisSeries
1994WycliffeLawrence VinterSeries
1993Blue(voice)Film
1993The Mushroom PickerKostya · 3 episodesSeries
1992Highlander: The SeriesGabriel PitonSeries
1992Christopher Columbus: The DiscoveryRoldanFilm
1992Covington Crosssir Thomas Grey · 13 episodesSeries
1991Edward IIRoger MortimerFilm
1991SpenderMcDonnaSeries
1991The Orchid HouseMaster · 4 episodesSeries
1991In Suspicious CircumstancesLt Col Frank CrozierSeries
1989War RequiemAbrahamFilm
1988South of the BorderEddie · 2 episodesSeries
1987The Last of EnglandNarrator (voice)Film
1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesDenys Villiers · 3 episodesSeries
1987Up LineRaymond RudranFilm
1986CaravaggioCaravaggioFilm
1986CasualtyDenny Davidson · 2 episodesSeries
1986On Wings of FireZarathustraFilm
1986SylviaAdenFilm
1986Song of ExperienceRailway PolicemanFilm
1985Déjà VuMichael / GregFilm
1984The BillSeries
1982The Merry Wives of WindsorPistolFilm
1981ExcaliburKing ArthurFilm
1975FlameAssistant Disc Jockey (uncredited)Film
1968The Lion in WinterJohnFilm
1967Boy Meets GirlNickSeries
1965Thirty-Minute TheatrePeterSeries
1965BBC Play of the MonthJacquesSeries
1964Theatre 625GeneralovSeries