Nigel Whitmey

Nigel Whitmey (born 23 February 1963[1]) is a British-Canadian actor who has appeared in TV series and films. He is also the husband of the actress Abigail Thaw, whom he met while training at RADA.

Nigel Whitmey
Born (1963-02-23) 23 February 1963
Alberta, Canada
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouse(s)Abigail Thaw

Early life

Whitmey was born in Alberta, Canada as his family emigrated there from Liverpool, England, where his father had been employed as a medical officer of health. He came to London in the mid-1980s to study drama at RADA.

Career

His television credits include Jeeves and Wooster, The 10th Kingdom, Attila, Casualty, Waking the Dead and Doctor Who.

Whitmey has been credited under the misspelled names "Withmey" and "Whitney." He is also known for playing Mandy in Fireman Sam.

Personal life

At RADA, Whitmey met actress Abigail Thaw whom he married in 1986 and has had two children with since – Molly Mae Whitmey (1997) and Talia Whitmey (2003). He has worked chiefly in Britain but did return to Canada to make the 1997 film Twilight of the Ice Nymphs for Guy Maddin.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991The Lost Language of CranesWinston Penn
1992Shining Through1st G.I. in canteen
1995Jefferson in ParisJohn Trumbull
1996Surviving PicassoPierre
1996La Lengua asesinaChip
1997Twilight of the Ice NymphsPeter GlahnLead actor, had name removed from credits when his voice was overdubbed
1998Girls' NightTyrone
1998Saving Private RyanPrivate Boyd
1999The CriminalVoice
2001Formula 51L.A. Highway Patrol
2001The 51st State/Formula 51 (USA)L.A. Highway Patrol
2002MuffinEd
2003OctaneDetective Ned Stephens
2005The JacketLieutenant
2006Land of the BlindAnchorman
2007The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton IslandAl Crenshaw
2012Dark ShadowsHard Hat #1
2013The Fifth EstateGeneral Thomason
2015Never Let GoClark Anderson
2016London Has FallenPrime Minister Robert Bowman (Canada)
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1989StreetwiseLouisEpisodes unknown
1990Agatha Christie's PoirotLuigi ValdarnoEpisode: "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat"
1991JosieEpisode: #1.6
1992Kissing the Gunner's DaughterThanny Hogarth
1993Jeeves and WoosterGeorgeEpisode: "Lady Florence Craye Arrives in New York"
1996Over HereRayner
1996XYutoVoice (English version)
2000The 10th KingdomThe SWAT TeamMini TV series
2000Too Much SunJackEpisode: "Real Men Cry a Lot"
2001AttilaGrachia
2001People Like UsEpisode: "The Actor"
2001Where the Heart IsConrad WalkerSeries 5, unknown episodes
2002ShackletonWilliam Bakewell
2003Helen of TroyOdysseus
2004Carrie's WarMajor Cass Harper
2004Mad About AliceVicarEpisode: "School Craze"
2004CasualtyDan Wilder10 episodes during Series 18
2004Keen EddieAnton LevyEpisode: "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité"
2005Broken NewsLawrence FrenzelEpisode: "Bolivian Crisis"
2005HustleChip LaceyEpisode: "Old Acquaintance"
2005Doctor WhoSimmonsEpisode: "Dalek"
2005The Secretary Who Stole £4 MillionRon Beller
2005Murphy's LawAtwellEpisode: "Strongbox"
2006The Booze Cruise IIIBen
2007Waking the DeadMervyn SimmelEpisodes: "The Fall: Part 1&2"
2008KingdomBrad JohnsonEpisode: #2.3
2009MoonshotDeke Slayton
2009Midsomer MurdersClinton FinnEpisode: "The Glitch"
2010The DeepLoweEpisode: "All"
2012-2017Fireman SamMoose Roberts (voice)
2013Death of a PilgrimCIA Chef2 episodes
Television miniseries
2013JoVielEpisode: "Place Vendome"
Credited as Nigel Withmey
2014The AssetsCallan GraysonEpisode: "Trip to Vienna"
2018Death in ParadiseBobby RodriguesEpisode: #7.2
2018Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private InvestigatorsClive BrentonCredited as Nigel Whitney
Episode: "O Brave New World"
2019The CrownMarquis ChildsEpisode: #3.4
Video Games
YearGameRoleNotes
2006Killzone: LiberationJan Templar
2008Haze
2008Battlefield: Bad CompanyHaggard
2008Crysis WarheadMarine
2010Battlefield: Bad Company 2Haggard
2012Far Cry 3Leonard (Voice)

References

  1. "Nigel Whitmey". btvguide.net. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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