Acting
Nigel Terry
Aug 15, 1945 (died Apr 30, 2015, aged 69) Bristol, England, UK
Nigel Terry (1945 -2015) was an English stage and film actor probably best known for his portrayal of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur, the future King John in 1968's A Lion In Winter, and for his work with legendary British auteur Derek Jarman, including the title role in his 1986 production of Caravaggio.
Known for
7.6
Doctor Who
Cobb
7.2
Troy
Archeptolemus
7.4
Highlander: The Series
Gabriel Piton
7.0
Excalibur
King Arthur
7.6
Silent Witness
1996 · TV
6.2
Casualty
Denny Davidson
7.7
Spooks
Professor Stephen Curtis
7.9
Foyle's War
Hugh Jackson
7.4
The Lion in Winter
John
6.8
The Bill
1984 · TV
7.2
Waking the Dead
Sam Jacobs
3.9
FearDotCom
Turnball
4.8
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Roldan
5.2
BBC Play of the Month
Jacques
6.1
Caravaggio
Caravaggio
Filmography
Queer Edward II
2026 · Self (archive footage)
The Gospel According to St Derek
2014 · Self
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
2013 · Self
7.0
The Time of Your Life
2007 · Jack
7.6
Doctor Who
2005 · Cobb
7.4
Sensitive Skin
2005 · George
5.3
Red Mercury
2005 · Lindsey
7.2
Troy
2004 · Archeptolemus
5.2
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003 · Sesame Esau
3.3
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
2003
8.5
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
2003 · Kenneth Noye
7.7
Spooks
2002 · Professor Stephen Curtis
7.9
Foyle's War
2002 · Hugh Jackson
3.9
FearDotCom
2002 · Turnball
7.0
Cutting It
2002 · Dexter Berkowicz
6.7
Crime and Punishment
2002 · Svidrigailov
7.2
Waking the Dead
2001 · Sam Jacobs
6.8
The Emperor's New Clothes
2001 · Montholon
4.9
The Search for John Gissing
2001 · Alan Jardeen
5.6
The Vice
1999 · Ted Bascombe
6.2
Far from the Madding Crowd
1998 · Mr Boldwood
8.0
Far from the Madding Crowd
1998 · Mr Boldwood
7.0
The Ebb-Tide
1998 · Ellstrom
5.9
The Hunchback
1997 · King Louis XI
7.6
Silent Witness
1996
8.3
Pie in the Sky
1994 · Byron de Goris
6.8
Wycliffe
1994 · Lawrence Vinter
7.2
Blue
1993 · (voice)
7.4
Highlander: The Series
1992 · Gabriel Piton
4.8
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992 · Roldan