Nicholas Blane is an English actor.
Nicholas Blane | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Career
editHe is best known for his roles in stage productions such as Year of the Rat,[1][2] See How They Run[3][4] and Democracy.[5]
He has appeared in numerous British television and film projects, including Coronation Street (1993–2010), Heartbeat (1993–1998), Trial & Retribution (1997–2002), Dalziel and Pascoe (1997), Life Force,[6] Sharpe's Challenge (2006) and The Great Fire (2014).[5][7] He played the role of Wopsle in the BBC adaptation of Great Expectations (1999) and he appeared in minor roles in The Illusionist (2006) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).[5][8]
In 2012 he starred as the Spice King in the second season of the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.[9]
Selected filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Some Kind of Life | Mr. Rawlings | TV film |
| 1999 | Great Expectations | Wopsle | TV film |
| 2005 | Pierrepoint | Governor of Strangeways | |
| Kinky Boots | [5] | ||
| 2006 | The Illusionist | Herr Doebler | [5] |
| Sharpe's Challenge | Crosby | TV film | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Bob | [5] |
| The Shadow in the North | Mr. Harkness | TV film | |
| 2009 | Glorious 39 | Vicar | [5] |
| 2012 | National Theatre Live: The Magistrate | Mr. Bullamy | |
| 2013 | In Secret | Chemist | [8] |
| 2017 | Viceroy's House | Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe | |
| 2019 | Hope Gap | Priest | |
| 2020 | The Good Traitor | Winston Churchill |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Agatha Christie's Miss Marple | Paddington Porter | 1.09 ("4:50 from Paddington") |
| 1993–1998 | Heartbeat | Bank Manager / Mr. Hepplewhite / Mr. Handley | 3 episodes |
| 1993–2010 | Coronation Street | Mr. Stapleton / Neville Green / Judge | 9 episodes |
| 1996 | The Bill | Roly | 1 episode ("Bounds of Decency") |
| 1997 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Sir William Pledger | 1 episode ("Exit Lines") |
| 1997–2002 | Trial & Retribution | Derek Waugh | 6 episodes |
| 2000 | Life Force | Scuzz | |
| 2008 | Little Dorrit | Lawyer | 4 episodes |
| 2009–2014 | Law & Order: UK | Coroner Oswald Spear | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | The Tudors | Sidwell | 1 episode ("Natural Ally") |
| Whitechapel | Lord Hessel | 1 episode ("Episode 2.2") | |
| 2012 | Game of Thrones | The Spice King | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Spies of Warsaw | Papa Heiniger | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Great Fire | Mayor Bludworth | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Musketeers | Duc De Barville | 1 episode ("A Marriage of Inconvenience") |
| 2021 | It's a Sin | Mr. Hart | 2 episodes |
| Doctor Who | Millington | 1 episode ("Survivors of the Flux") |
References
edit- ^ Spencer, Charles (14 March 2008). "Year of the Rat: A wasted opportunity to get to the heart of George Orwell". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Brennan, Clare (23 March 2008). "Year of the Rat". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Billington, Michael (30 June 2006). "See How They Run". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Benedict, David (9 July 2006). "Review: See How They Run". Variety. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Nicholas Blane". National Theatre. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Credits". life-force.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Rahim, Sameer (16 October 2014). "The Great Fire review, ITV: 'historical hokum'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Nicholas Blane". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Lyttelton, Oliver (8 May 2012). "Recap: 'Game Of Thrones' Episodes 5 & 6 See Season Two Somehow Get Bloodier & Grimmer". Indiewire.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.