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Nicholas Farrell
Nicholas Farrell
Brentwood, Essex, England, UK
50 Movies
58 TV Shows

Nicholas Farrell

Known for
Legionnaire
Mackintosh
Torchwood
Brian Green
The Diary of Anne Frank
Albert Dussel
Bodies
Chief Inspector Paxman
Nicholas Farrell is a distinguished British stage and screen actor, born in Brentwood in Essex and raised on Shakespeare and the classical repertoire. He caught the wider public's eye as long-distance runner Aubrey Montague in Chariots of Fire (1981), then moved fluently between prestige literary adaptations, including Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (1996), where he plays Horatio, and Twelfth Night (1996). On the small screen he has been a fixture of British series like Foyle's War and The Crown, while continuing to headline classical productions at the National Theatre and the RSC. Understated and quietly authoritative, he has become one of the most reliable and admired character actors of the British ensemble tradition.
Nicholas Farrell is a distinguished British stage and screen actor, born in Brentwood in Essex and raised on Shakespeare and the classical repertoire. He caught the wider public's eye as long-distance runner Aubrey Montague in Chariots of Fire (1981), then moved fluently between prestige literary adaptations, including Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (1996), where he plays Horatio, and Twelfth Night (1996). On the small screen he has been a fixture of British series like Foyle's War and The Crown, while continuing to headline classical productions at the National Theatre and the RSC. Understated and quietly authoritative, he has become one of the most reliable and admired character actors of the British ensemble tradition.
Known for
Legionnaire
Mackintosh
Torchwood
Brian Green
The Diary of Anne Frank
Albert Dussel
Bodies
Chief Inspector Paxman
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Past Life
Elliot Reed
★ 6.3
2026
Film
Creditors
Adolf
2025
Film
The Count of Monte Cristo
Morrel · 8 episodes
★ 7.8
2025–
TV
A Toast to Love
Professor Dale Farringdon
★ 6.6
2024
Film
Widow Clicquot
Jean-Remy Moet
★ 6.6
2024
Film
Fool Me Once
Neville Lockwood · 1 episode
★ 7.1
2024–
TV
The Nevers
Prince Albrecht · 2 episodes
★ 7.9
2021–2023
TV
The Gold
Jim Clark · 1 episode
★ 7.3
2023
TV
Bodies
Chief Inspector Paxman · 5 episodes
★ 7.1
2023–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most famous roles of Nicholas Farrell?
Nicholas Farrell is best known for roles in Pearl Harbor, Legend, Mortdecai.
How many movies has Nicholas Farrell been in?
Over a 51-year career (since 1975), Nicholas Farrell has appeared in 50 movies and 58 TV shows.
What was Nicholas Farrell's first movie?
The career of Nicholas Farrell began with By Common Consent (1975).
What is Nicholas Farrell's most recent movie or series?
Nicholas Farrell's most recent release is Past Life, which premiered on March 20, 2026.
What TV shows has Nicholas Farrell appeared in?
On television, Nicholas Farrell has appeared in The Crown, The Nevers, Torchwood, Agatha Christie's Poirot.
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Nicholas Farrell
Nicholas Farrell
· Brentwood, Essex, England, UK

Nicholas Farrell (born Nicholas Charles Frost, in September 1955) is an English stage, film and television actor. His early screen career included the role of Aubrey Montague in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. In 1983, he starred as Edmund Bertram in a television adaptation of the Jane Austen novel, Mansfield Park. In 1984, he appeared in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and The Jewel in the Crown.

Since then, his film and television work has included several screen adaptations of Shakespeare's works, including Kenneth Branagh's 1996 Hamlet , in which he played Horatio, a role he had played previously with Branagh for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also appeared in film adaptations of Twelfth Night (1996), Othello (1995) and In the Bleak Midwinter (1995). He provided the voice of Hamlet for the animated television adaptation Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992).

Other television appearances have included two Agatha Christie's Poirot movies, Sharpe's Regiment, To Play the King, Torchwood and Collision. He has also appeared in episodes of Lovejoy, Foyle's War, Absolute Power, Spooks, Midsomer Murders, Drop the Dead Donkey and Casualty.

Farrell's theatre work includes performances of The Cherry Orchard, Camille, and The Crucible as well as Royal Shakespeare Company productions of The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet.

He is married to Scottish actress Stella Gonet.Nicholas Farrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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