Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

Acting
Brentwood, Essex, England, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicholas Farrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (72)

Legend
7.0

Legend

2015Movie7.0
Pearl Harbor
6.9

Pearl Harbor

2001Movie6.9
Mortdecai
5.5

Mortdecai

2015Movie5.5
The Iron Lady
6.4

The Iron Lady

2011Movie6.4
The Coldest Game
6.2

The Coldest Game

2019Movie6.2
Chariots of Fire
6.8

Chariots of Fire

1981Movie6.8
Munich - The Edge of War
6.9

Munich - The Edge of War

2021Movie6.9
Plunkett & Macleane
6.2

Plunkett & Macleane

1999Movie6.2
Legionnaire
5.9

Legionnaire

1998Movie5.9
Past Life
5.4

Past Life

2026Movie5.4
Dream Horse
7.0

Dream Horse

2021Movie7.0
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.4

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984Movie6.4
Grace of Monaco
6.0

Grace of Monaco

2014Movie6.0
Finding Altamira
5.8

Finding Altamira

2016Movie5.8
Hamlet
7.3

Hamlet

1996Movie7.3
Testament of Youth
7.2

Testament of Youth

2015Movie7.2
Bloody Sunday
7.2

Bloody Sunday

2002Movie7.2
Amazing Grace
6.9

Amazing Grace

2006Movie6.9
Widow Clicquot
6.6

Widow Clicquot

2024Movie6.6
Persuasion
7.2

Persuasion

2007Movie7.2
Hurricane
5.9

Hurricane

2018Movie5.9
Mindhorn
6.1

Mindhorn

2016Movie6.1
Robot Overlords
4.8

Robot Overlords

2015Movie4.8
Charlotte Gray
6.1

Charlotte Gray

2001Movie6.1
Twelfth Night
7.0

Twelfth Night

1996Movie7.0
Lies We Tell
5.3

Lies We Tell

2018Movie5.3
Bait
8.0

Bait

2002Movie8.0
A Breed of Heroes
3.7

A Breed of Heroes

1994Movie3.7
Remainder
5.4

Remainder

2015Movie5.4
Othello
6.4

Othello

1995Movie6.4
Dead Lucky
4.0

Dead Lucky

1988Movie4.0
Driving Lessons
6.1

Driving Lessons

2006Movie6.1
Sharpe: The Legend
6.1

Sharpe: The Legend

1997Movie6.1
Late Bloomers
5.2

Late Bloomers

2011Movie5.2
Christmas in the Highlands
5.2

Christmas in the Highlands

2019Movie5.2
Summer in February
5.4

Summer in February

2013Movie5.4
Red Mercury
5.3

Red Mercury

2005Movie5.3
White Chamber
4.5

White Chamber

2018Movie4.5
Another Mother's Son
6.7

Another Mother's Son

2017Movie6.7
Berlin Tunnel 21
6.7

Berlin Tunnel 21

1981Movie6.7
A Toast to Love
6.7

A Toast to Love

2024Movie6.7
The Treasure Seekers
5.6

The Treasure Seekers

1996Movie5.6
Creditors

Creditors

2025Movie
In the Bleak Midwinter
7.1

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995Movie7.1
The Third Wave
6.1

The Third Wave

2003Movie6.1
Sharpe's Regiment
7.0

Sharpe's Regiment

1996Movie7.0
Going Postal 2in1

Going Postal 2in1

2011Movie
Playing Away
6.0

Playing Away

1987Movie6.0
Nipplejesus

Nipplejesus

2015Movie
Beautiful People
6.2

Beautiful People

1999Movie6.2
Hamlet

Hamlet

1992Movie
Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher
6.9

Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher

2016Movie6.9
The Vision Thing

The Vision Thing

1993Movie
Arthur's Dyke
6.4

Arthur's Dyke

2001Movie6.4
The Trials of Oz
6.3

The Trials of Oz

1991Movie6.3
A Silly Little Habit

A Silly Little Habit

1982Movie
The Rocking Horse Winner
9.0

The Rocking Horse Winner

1982Movie9.0
The Minoans
6.5

The Minoans

2004Movie6.5
By Common Consent

By Common Consent

1975Movie
Reversals
8.0

Reversals

2003Movie8.0
Portrait of Isa Mulvenny

Portrait of Isa Mulvenny

1985Movie
Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings
9.5

Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings

2013Movie9.5
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
8.7

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

2022Movie8.7
Tear Me Apart
4.5

Tear Me Apart

2016Movie4.5
Nobody Here But Us Chickens

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

1989Movie
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

1999Movie
The Fools on the Hill

The Fools on the Hill

1986Movie
Prometheus Bound

Prometheus Bound

2004Movie
Cosmos Within Us

Cosmos Within Us

2019Movie
The Man Who Saw Too Much
7.0

The Man Who Saw Too Much

2019Movie7.0
Fiona's Story

Fiona's Story

2008Movie
Napoleon's Waterloo

Napoleon's Waterloo

2015Movie

TV Shows (62)

Midsomer Murders
7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997Series7.5
Death in Paradise
7.4

Death in Paradise

2011Series7.4
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989Series8.2
Silent Witness
7.6

Silent Witness

1996Series7.6
The Crown
8.2

The Crown

2016Series8.2
Casualty
6.2

Casualty

1986Series6.2
Call the Midwife
7.6

Call the Midwife

2012Series7.6
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
Father Brown
7.6

Father Brown

2013Series7.6
Spooks
7.7

Spooks

2002Series7.7
Lewis
7.6

Lewis

2007Series7.6
A Touch of Frost
7.6

A Touch of Frost

1992Series7.6
Endeavour
8.1

Endeavour

2013Series8.1
The Count of Monte Cristo
7.9

The Count of Monte Cristo

2025Series7.9
New Tricks
7.3

New Tricks

2004Series7.3
Heartbeat
7.2

Heartbeat

1992Series7.2
Waking the Dead
7.2

Waking the Dead

2001Series7.2
Foyle's War
7.9

Foyle's War

2002Series7.9
Torchwood
7.3

Torchwood

2006Series7.3
Playhouse
7.0

Playhouse

1974Series7.0
Drop the Dead Donkey
7.0

Drop the Dead Donkey

1990Series7.0
Fool Me Once
7.2

Fool Me Once

2024Series7.2
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
7.4

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002Series7.4
The Nevers
7.9

The Nevers

2021Series7.9
The Gold
7.3

The Gold

2023Series7.3
Bodies
7.1

Bodies

2023Series7.1
Lovejoy
7.4

Lovejoy

1986Series7.4
The Village
7.2

The Village

2013Series7.2
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
6.4

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992Series6.4
Rockface

Rockface

2002Series
Will
5.9

Will

2017Series5.9
Bramwell
4.2

Bramwell

1995Series4.2
The Jury
7.0

The Jury

2002Series7.0
Matador
9.1

Matador

1978Series9.1
Rebus
6.9

Rebus

2000Series6.9
The Agatha Christie Hour
6.8

The Agatha Christie Hour

1982Series6.8
Signora Volpe
7.2

Signora Volpe

2022Series7.2
Going Postal
7.2

Going Postal

2010Series7.2
The Jewel in the Crown
6.5

The Jewel in the Crown

1984Series6.5
Thirteen
6.8

Thirteen

2016Series6.8
Mansfield Park
6.2

Mansfield Park

1983Series6.2
Secret State
7.1

Secret State

2012Series7.1
The Diary of Anne Frank
7.3

The Diary of Anne Frank

2009Series7.3
Jo
6.3

Jo

2013Series6.3
Lipstick on Your Collar
6.9

Lipstick on Your Collar

1993Series6.9
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
7.0

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

1999Series7.0
Talk to Me
5.4

Talk to Me

2007Series5.4
Everything I Know About Love
5.1

Everything I Know About Love

2022Series5.1
Siblings
6.1

Siblings

2014Series6.1
Suburban Shootout
4.3

Suburban Shootout

2006Series4.3
To Play the King
7.8

To Play the King

1993Series7.8
Casualty 1900s
7.9

Casualty 1900s

2008Series7.9
Jericho
7.3

Jericho

2005Series7.3
Family Money
8.0

Family Money

1997Series8.0
37 Days
7.5

37 Days

2014Series7.5
Bedtime
4.3

Bedtime

2001Series4.3
Hold the Dream
4.4

Hold the Dream

1987Series4.4
Sparkhouse
7.8

Sparkhouse

2002Series7.8
The Choir
8.0

The Choir

1995Series8.0
The Riff Raff Element
5.6

The Riff Raff Element

1994Series5.6
The Ginger Tree
5.7

The Ginger Tree

1989Series5.7