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 | |
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| Born | 23 February 1963 Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–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 | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | The Lost Language of Cranes | Winston Penn | |
| 1992 | Shining Through | 1st G.I. in canteen | |
| 1995 | Jefferson in Paris | John Trumbull | |
| 1996 | Surviving Picasso | Pierre | |
| 1996 | La Lengua asesina | Chip | |
| 1997 | Twilight of the Ice Nymphs | Peter Glahn | Lead actor, had name removed from credits when his voice was overdubbed |
| 1998 | Girls' Night | Tyrone | |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Private Boyd | |
| 1999 | The Criminal | Voice | |
| 2001 | Formula 51 | L.A. Highway Patrol | |
| 2001 | The 51st State/Formula 51 (USA) | L.A. Highway Patrol | |
| 2002 | Muffin | Ed | |
| 2003 | Octane | Detective Ned Stephens | |
| 2005 | The Jacket | Lieutenant | |
| 2006 | Land of the Blind | Anchorman | |
| 2007 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island | Al Crenshaw | |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | Hard Hat #1 | |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate | General Thomason | |
| 2015 | Never Let Go | Clark Anderson | |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen | Prime Minister Robert Bowman (Canada) | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Streetwise | Louis | Episodes unknown |
| 1990 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Luigi Valdarno | Episode: "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat" |
| 1991 | Josie | Episode: #1.6 | |
| 1992 | Kissing the Gunner's Daughter | Thanny Hogarth | |
| 1993 | Jeeves and Wooster | George | Episode: "Lady Florence Craye Arrives in New York" |
| 1996 | Over Here | Rayner | |
| 1996 | X | Yuto | Voice (English version) |
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | The SWAT Team | Mini TV series |
| 2000 | Too Much Sun | Jack | Episode: "Real Men Cry a Lot" |
| 2001 | Attila | Grachia | |
| 2001 | People Like Us | Episode: "The Actor" | |
| 2001 | Where the Heart Is | Conrad Walker | Series 5, unknown episodes |
| 2002 | Shackleton | William Bakewell | |
| 2003 | Helen of Troy | Odysseus | |
| 2004 | Carrie's War | Major Cass Harper | |
| 2004 | Mad About Alice | Vicar | Episode: "School Craze" |
| 2004 | Casualty | Dan Wilder | 10 episodes during Series 18 |
| 2004 | Keen Eddie | Anton Levy | Episode: "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" |
| 2005 | Broken News | Lawrence Frenzel | Episode: "Bolivian Crisis" |
| 2005 | Hustle | Chip Lacey | Episode: "Old Acquaintance" |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Simmons | Episode: "Dalek" |
| 2005 | The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million | Ron Beller | |
| 2005 | Murphy's Law | Atwell | Episode: "Strongbox" |
| 2006 | The Booze Cruise III | Ben | |
| 2007 | Waking the Dead | Mervyn Simmel | Episodes: "The Fall: Part 1&2" |
| 2008 | Kingdom | Brad Johnson | Episode: #2.3 |
| 2009 | Moonshot | Deke Slayton | |
| 2009 | Midsomer Murders | Clinton Finn | Episode: "The Glitch" |
| 2010 | The Deep | Lowe | Episode: "All" |
| 2012-2017 | Fireman Sam | Moose Roberts (voice) | |
| 2013 | Death of a Pilgrim | CIA Chef | 2 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2013 | Jo | Viel | Episode: "Place Vendome" Credited as Nigel Withmey |
| 2014 | The Assets | Callan Grayson | Episode: "Trip to Vienna" |
| 2018 | Death in Paradise | Bobby Rodrigues | Episode: #7.2 |
| 2018 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Clive Brenton | Credited as Nigel Whitney Episode: "O Brave New World" |
| 2019 | The Crown | Marquis Childs | Episode: #3.4 |
| Video Games | |||
| Year | Game | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Killzone: Liberation | Jan Templar | |
| 2008 | Haze | ||
| 2008 | Battlefield: Bad Company | Haggard | |
| 2008 | Crysis Warhead | Marine | |
| 2010 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Haggard | |
| 2012 | Far Cry 3 | Leonard (Voice) | |
References
- "Nigel Whitmey". btvguide.net. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
External links
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