Nigel Terry (born August 15, 1945) is a British stage and film actor probably best known by movie audiences for his portrayal of King Arthur in John Boorman's Excalibur (1981). However, he has had a long career in classical theatre.
Terry was born in Bristol, England. First training with repertory companies like the Oxford Meadow Players and Bristol Old Vic, Terry has appeared in many productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Round House Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre. Among his roles was Bosola in the 1989 Royal Shakespeare Company production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. The same year, he played Pericles in David Thacker's production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
He has also appeared in a number of other films, like The Lion in Winter (1968), where he played Prince John, and Derek Jarman's Caravaggio (1986), where he played the title character. He has also appeared in some of Jarman's other films. Recently, he appeared in Troy (2004) playing the Trojan high priest and Prince Telephus, as well as the 2006 Hallmark production of Blackbeard as a marooned sailor.
He has also appeared on American and British television, notably in Covington Cross, a series set in medieval times. He appeared in Casualty as Denny. In May 2008 he played General Cobb in the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Daughter".
External links
Nigel Terry at the Internet Movie Database
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