Nickolas Grace
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| Born | Nickolas Andrew Halliwell Grace Script error: No such module "person date". West Kirby, Cheshire, England |
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| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Actor |
| Years active | 1960–present |
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| Known for | Brideshead Revisited (1981) Robin of Sherwood (1984–86) |
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Nickolas Andrew Halliwell Grace (born 21 November 1947) is an English actor notable for his roles on television, including Anthony Blanche in Brideshead Revisited (1979–1981) and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin of Sherwood (1984–1986). Other credits include Survivors (1975), The Professionals (1980), Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987), Salome's Last Dance (1988), Birds of a Feather (1989), The Green Man (1990), Evita (1996), The Hunchback (1997), Merlin (1998), Ian Fleming: Bondmaker (2005), My Family (2008), Doctor Who (2011), and Killing Eve (2019).
Early life
Grace was educated at the King's School, Chester[1] and Forest School, Walthamstow. He trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama.[2]
Career
He made his theatrical debut in weekly rep in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex in 1969, and appeared in Trevor Peacock's Erb later that year, which transferred to the Strand Theatre in spring 1970,[3] his first appearance in the West End.[3] He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1972,[4] and in 1973 played Aumerle there in the Ian Richardson/Richard Pasco production of Richard II.[3]
Grace then played Hamlet for the opening of the Playhouse, Derby in 1975.[4] Back at the RSC, from 1976 to 1978 he appeared as Dromio of Ephesus in Trevor Nunn's first ever musical, The Comedy of Errors[4] (with Judi Dench, Michael Williams and Roger Rees), Hitler in Schweik and Witwoud in The Way of the World, directed by John Barton.[5]
Grace secured the part of the flamboyant aesthete Anthony Blanche in Brideshead Revisited (1979–1981).[4][2] He played Richard II at the Young Vic in 1981, and Mozart in Amadeus,[2] with Frank Finlay at Her Majesty's Theatre in 1982. He then began working in operetta, playing Koko in The Mikado.[2]
Grace played Harry Hamilton-Paul in the film Heat and Dust (1983).[4][2] It was around this time that he took the role of Robert de Rainault, the Sheriff of Nottingham, in ITV's Robin of Sherwood (1984–86).[4][2][6][7]
Grace's theatre work in the late 1980s and early 1990s included Jenkins' Ear by Dusty Hughes at the Royal Court in 1986, Bernstein's Candide (Old Vic/Scottish Opera/BBC) in 1988–89[3] and The Mystery of Irma Vep at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester (1990), which transferred to the Ambassadors Theatre.[3] He played Cole Porter in A Swell Party[2] at the Vaudeville in 1991–92 and appeared as King Gama in Ken Russell's production of Princess Ida for ENO at the Coliseum Theatre in 1992.[8]
1993–present
Following a recurring role in 1993 as the unnamed 'Consultant' on Victor Lewis-Smith's loosely hospital-based sketch show Inside Victor Lewis-Smith, Grace played Marcus Green, the long-suffering husband of Dorien in Birds of a Feather,[9] in a couple of episodes between 1989 and 1997. He has also appeared three times as Mr Casey in the BBC Sitcom My Family.[10][11][12]
Grace played Underling the Butler in The Drowsy Chaperone with Elaine Paige at the Novello Theatre,[13] which ended its run on 4 August 2007.[3]
He had a recurring role in some Doctor Who audio stories, produced by Big Finish as a Time Lord ally: Straxus, of the Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller (Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith) in the stories Human Resources, Sisters of the Flame and Vengeance of Morbius.[14]
In 2012, Grace starred in Chariots of Fire,[4] the stage adaptation of the film of the same title, in the role of the Master of Trinity College.[4][13]
Grace is President of the Vic-Wells Association.[15]
TV and filmography
| Genre | Year | Title | Episode | Role | Notes |
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| Film | 1960 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The City of the Dead | uncredited | ||
| TV series | 1970 | Z-Cars | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"A Couple of Comic Turns: Part 2" | Private Jefferson | |
| TV series | 1971 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Fenn Street Gang | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"A Fair Swap" | Bernard | |
| TV series | 1971 | Kate | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"A Good Meddle" | David Burwood | |
| TV series | Template:Dts | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Onedin Line | "When My Ship Comes Home" | Arab | |
| TV series | 1972 | Z-Cars | "Sweet Girl" | Boy | |
| TV series | Template:Dts | Churchill's People | "True Patriots All" | James Loveless | historical drama series |
| TV series | 1975 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Love School | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"The Brotherhood" | William Rossetti | |
| TV series | Template:Dts | Survivors | "Gone to the Angels" | Matthew | |
| TV series | 1975 | Ten from the Twenties | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"The Anarchist" | Joe Manders | |
| Documentary film | 1978 | Europe After the Rain | Tristan Tzara | ||
| TV series | 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"The Comedy of Errors" | Dromio of Ephesus | |
| TV series | 1978 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Pink Medicine Show | |||
| TV miniseries | 1979 | Oresteia | "Agamemnon" | Messenger | |
| TV series | Template:Dts | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Professionals | "Mixed Doubles" | Joe | |
| TV film | Template:Dts | BBC Television Shakespeare | "All's Well That Ends Well" | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Soldier | |
| TV miniseries | 1981 | Brideshead Revisited | Anthony Blanche | ||
| TV series | Template:Dts | Bergerac | "Prime Target" | Inspector Chazottes | |
| Film | 1983 | Heat and Dust | Harry Hamilton-Paul | ||
| TV film | 1984 | Lace | Sir Christopher Swann | ||
| TV film | 1984 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Master of Ballantrae | Secundra Dass | part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame | |
| TV film | 1984 | Morte d'Arthur | Sir Mordred | ||
| TV series | 1984 | Robin of Sherwood | "Robin Hood and the Sorcerer" "The Witch of Elsdon" "The King's Fool" "Seven Poor Knights from Acre" "Alan a Dale" "The Children of Israel" "The Betrayal" |
Robert de Rainault, Sheriff of Nottingham | 17 episodes total |
| TV miniseries | 1985 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Last Place on Earth | Lord Howard De Walden | ||
| TV film | 1985 | Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future | Grossman | ||
| TV series | 1985 | Robin of Sherwood | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"The Enchantment" "The Greatest Enemy" |
Robert de Rainault, Sheriff of Nottingham | 17 episodes total |
| TV play | Template:Dts | Vicious Circle | The Waiter | [16] | |
| TV series | Template:Dts | C.A.T.S. Eyes | "Powerline" | Jamie Leydon | |
| TV series | 1986 | Robin of Sherwood | "Herne's Son: Part 1" "Herne's Son: Part 2" "The Power of Albion" "The Sheriff of Nottingham" "The Betrayal" "Adam Bell" "The Pretender" "The Time of the Wolf: Part 1" "The Time of the Wolf: Part 2" |
Robert de Rainault, Sheriff of Nottingham | 17 episodes total |
| TV miniseries | 1987 | Lorca, muerte de un poeta | "Impresiones y paisajes (1903–1918)" "La residencia (1918–1923)" "El amor oscuro (1925–1928)" "El llanto (1929–1935)" "Una guerra civil (1935–1936)" |
Federico García Lorca | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">6 episodes total |
| TV miniseries | 1987 | Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story | Lord Nelson | ||
| Film | 1988 | Dream Demon | Jenny's Father | ||
| Film | 1988 | Just Ask for Diamond | Himmell | ||
| TV miniseries | 1988 | Lorca, muerte de un poeta | "La muerte (1936)" | Federico García Lorca | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">6 episodes total |
| Film | 1988 | Salome's Last Dance | Oscar Wilde | ||
| TV series | 1989 | Birds of a Feather | "Cheat!" | Marcus Green | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">3 episodes total |
| TV film | 1989 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Man in the Brown Suit | Guy Underhill | ||
| TV miniseries | 1989 | Twist of Fate | Wolf | ||
| TV series | 1990 | Cluedo | "Going, Going, Goner" | Peregrine Talbot-Wheeler | |
| TV serial | 1990 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Green Man | Rev. Tommy Sonnenscheim | ||
| TV film | 1990 | Hands of a Murderer | Oberstein | ||
| TV series | 1991 | Tonight at 8.30 | "Hands Across the Sea" | Bogie Gosling | |
| TV series | 1992 | Absolutely Fabulous | "Fashion" | Jonny | |
| TV series | 1992 | Alas Smith and Jones | "Episode #7.4" | ||
| TV series | Template:Dts | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"The Master Blackmailer" | Bertrand | |
| TV series | Template:Dts | Lovejoy | "Angel Trousers" | Jeremy Prince | |
| TV series | 1993 | Birds of a Feather | "Suspicious Minds" | Marcus Green | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">3 episodes total |
| TV series | 1993 | Inside Victor Lewis-Smith | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Consultant | ||
| TV series | Template:Dts | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"A Man Lay Dead" | Dr. Hans Hoffner | |
| TV series | 1993 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | "Prague, August 1917" | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Prague Spy/Clouseau | |
| TV series | 1994 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Chief | "Episode #4.8" | Sir Oliver Creighton | |
| Short film | 1994 | Ole | 31 minutes; directed by Dennis Iliadis | ||
| TV film | 1994 | Sharpe's Honour | Father Hacha | ||
| TV series | 1994 | Space Precinct | "Double Duty" | Oturi Nissim | |
| Film | 1994 | Tom & Viv | Bertrand Russell | ||
| TV series | Template:Dts | Bugs | "Hot Metal" | Raymond Charlesworth | |
| TV serial | 1995 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Final Cut | Geoffrey Booza Pitt | ||
| Animated film | 1995 | Pocahontas | voice actor | ||
| TV film | 1995 | Solomon & Sheba | Jeroboam | ||
| Film | 1995 | Two Deaths | Marius Vernescu | ||
| TV series | 1996 | Delta Wave | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"A Glitch in Time: Part 1" "A Glitch in Time: Part 2" "Dodgy Jammers: Part 1" "Dodgy Jammers: Part 2" |
Stump | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">4 episodes |
| Film | 1996 | Evita | Tailor | cameo | |
| TV series | 1996 | Tales from the Crypt | "Escape" | Albert Frye/Lieutenant Forsyth | |
| Video | 1997 | Absolutely Fabulous | "Absolutely Not!" | Jonny | |
| TV series | 1997 | Birds of a Feather | "Rising Damp" | Marcus Green | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">3 episodes total |
| Video | 1997 | Caught in the Act | Melvin (Ventriloquist) | produced by Barrie Goulding | |
| TV film | 1997 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Hunchback | Gauchére | ||
| Film | 1997 | Shooting Fish | Mr. Stratton-Luce | ||
| TV series | 1998 | Britain's Richest People | Narrator | ||
| TV miniseries | 1998 | Merlin | Sir Egbert | ||
| Film | 1999 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">An Ideal Husband | Vicomte de Nanjac | ||
| TV film | 2000 | Cinderella | First Minister | ||
| Film | 2000 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Golden Bowl | Lecturer | ||
| TV series | 2000 | Midsomer Murders | "Judgement Day" | Frank Mannion | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">2 episodes total |
| Video game | 2001 | In Cold Blood | John Cord / Technicians | voice actor | |
| TV series | 2001 | My Family | "Driving Miss Crazy" | Mr. Casey | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">3 episodes total |
| TV serial | 2002 | Daniel Deronda | Vandernoodt | ||
| Film | 2002 | Puckoon | Foggerty | ||
| Short film | 2002 | Putting Down the King | |||
| TV film | Template:Dts | Agatha Christie's Marple | "Sleeping Murder" | Lionel Luff | Agatha Christie's Marple TV series |
| TV serial | 2005 | Casanova | French Chancellor | ||
| TV series | 2005 | Egypt | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"The Search for Tutankhamun" | Anton Badrutt | |
| TV film | 2005 | Ian Fleming: Bondmaker | William Plomer | docudrama about Ian Fleming | |
| Film | 2005 | Splinter | Glasses | ||
| TV film | Template:Dts | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Commander | "Blacklight" | Reginald Aitken | The Commander TV series |
| Film | 2006 | Confetti | Judge | ||
| TV film | 2006 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Shell Seekers | Mundy | ||
| Film | 2006 | These Foolish Things | Nathaniel Meadowsweet | ||
| Short film | 2007 | Mr Thornton's Change of Heart | Cupid | 12 minutes | |
| Film | 2008 | Affinity | Mr. Hither | ||
| TV series | Template:Dts | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Bill | "Body of Evidence" | Richard Stirling | |
| TV series | 2008 | My Family | "Neighbour Wars" | Mr. Casey | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">3 episodes total |
| TV series | Template:Dts | Minder | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"The Art of the Matter" | Tasty Tim | |
| TV series | Template:Dts | Casual+y | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"The Trap" | Dennis | |
| TV series | Template:Dts | Midsomer Murders | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">"The Creeper" | Hugo Greening | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">2 episodes total |
| Short film | 2010 | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">The Hardest Part | Victor | 14 minutes | |
| TV series | 2010 | My Family | "Mary Christmas" | Mr. Casey | <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">3 episodes total |
| TV series | 2010 | Piers Morgan's Life Stories | "Joan Collins" | Himself | |
| TV series | 2011 | Doctor Who | "Death Is the Only Answer" | Albert Einstein | |
| TV series | 2011 | Doctor Who Confidential | "About a Boy" "Heartbreak Hotel" |
Himself / Albert Einstein | documentary series |
| TV series | 2017 | Decline and Fall | Episode 1 | Prostlethwaite | BBC1 TV drama |
| TV series | 2019 | Killing Eve | "The Hungry Caterpillar" | Larry | BBC America drama |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Way of the World". michaelpennington.me.uk. Michael Pennington. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stuart Jeffries (28 November 2013). "Lewis Collins obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
Robert de Rainault, the longstanding sheriff played by Nickolas Grace.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Patrick Mulkern (6 September 2014). "Doctor Who: Robot of Sherwood". radiotimes.com. Radio Times. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
For me, the definitive Sheriff will always be Robin of Sherwood's lascivious, blackly camp Nickolas Grace
- ^ Jacobs, Arthur. Princess Ida - English National Opera at the London Coliseum, November 14. Opera, January 1993, Vol.44 No.1, p107-110.
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- ^ Vicious Circle – BBC – Radio Times
External links
- Nickolas Grace at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Nickolas Grace at Theatricalia
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