Nigel Terry
Born
August 15, 1945
Died
April 30, 2015 (69 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Bristol, England, UK
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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Caravaggio (archive footage)
2023

The Gospel According to St Derek
Self
2014

Excalibur: Behind the Movie
Self
2013

The Time of Your Life
Jack · (6 episodes)
2007

Red Mercury
Lindsey
2005

Doctor Who
Cobb · (1 episode)
2005

Troy
Archeptolemus
2004

The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
2003

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Sesame Esau
2003

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
Kenneth Noye
2003

Foyle's War
Hugh Jackson · (1 episode)
2002

FearDotCom
Turnball
2002

Spooks
Professor Stephen Curtis · (2 episodes)
2002

Cutting It
Dexter Berkowicz · (1 episode)
2002

Crime and Punishment
Svidrigailov
2002

The Search for John Gissing
Alan Jardeen
2001

The Emperor's New Clothes
Montholon
2001

Waking the Dead
Sam Jacobs · (2 episodes)
2001

The Vice
(1 episode)
1999

Far from the Madding Crowd
Mr Boldwood
1998

The Ebb-Tide
Ellstrom
1998

The Hunchback
King Louis XI
1997

Silent Witness
(1 episode)
1996
Resort to Murder
(5 episodes)
1995

Wycliffe
Lawrence Vinter · (1 episode)
1994

Pie in the Sky
Byron de Goris · (1 episode)
1994

Blue
(voice)
1993
The Mushroom Picker
Kostya · (3 episodes)
1993

Highlander: The Series
Gabriel Piton · (1 episode)
1992

Covington Cross
sir Thomas Grey · (13 episodes)
1992

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Roldan
1992

Edward II
Roger Mortimer
1991

The Orchid House
Master · (4 episodes)
1991

Spender
McDonna · (1 episode)
1991

War Requiem
Abraham
1989

South Of The Border
Eddie · (2 episodes)
1988

The Last of England
Narrator (voice)
1987

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Denys Villiers · (3 episodes)
1987

Up Line
Raymond Rudran
1987

Casualty
Denny Davidson · (2 episodes)
1986

Caravaggio
Caravaggio
1986

On Wings of Fire
Zarathustra
1986

Song of Experience
Railway Policeman
1986
Sylvia
Aden
1986

Déjà Vu
Michael / Greg
1985

The Bill
(1 episode)
1984

The Merry Wives of Windsor
Pistol
1982

Excalibur
King Arthur
1981

The BBC Television Shakespeare
Pistol · (1 episode)
1978

Flame
Assistant Disc Jockey (uncredited)
1975

The Lion in Winter
John
1968

BBC Play of the Month
Jacques · (1 episode)
1965

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Peter · (1 episode)
1965