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Nigel Havers

ACTOR · FROM EDMONTON, UK

Nigel Havers

Born 1951 · 74 years old99 credits since 19602 coming up

BittersweetFunnyFamilyGriefThought provoking

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In the pictureEmpire of the Sun

ABOUT NIGEL

Nigel Allan Havers is an English actor. He is probably best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire, and for his role as Dr. Tom Latimer in the British TV comedy series Don't Wait Up. He portrayed the role of Lewis Archer in Coronation Street from 2009 to 2010.

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Born6 November 1951

BirthplaceEdmonton, UK

Known forActing

On Cineora38 of 99 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Nigel from.

Empire of the Sun poster

Movie

Empire of the Sun

1987IMDb7.7

Chariots of Fire poster

Movie

Chariots of Fire

1981IMDb7.1

Brothers and Sisters poster

Series

Brothers and Sisters

2006–2011IMDb7.5

A Passage to India poster

Movie

A Passage to India

1984IMDb7.3

Benidorm poster

Series

2007–2018IMDb7.6

Coronation Street poster

Series

Coronation Street

1960–IMDb5.6

Farewell to the King poster

Movie

Farewell to the King

1989IMDb6.2

The Whistle Blower poster

Movie

The Whistle Blower

1986IMDb6.2

Finding Alice poster

Series

2021IMDb5.9

Murder on the Blackpool Express poster

Movie

Murder on the Blackpool Express

2017IMDb6.2

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story poster

Series

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

2025IMDb7.0

The Cockfields poster

Series

2019–2021IMDb7.4

Coming up

What Nigel is working on next.

Elsinoreas Hospital PatronOut Nov 2026
About A Bellas Jeremy DelaunayDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 38
Average IMDb: 7.1
Highest rated: All Creatures Great & Small

IMDb 8.6

Working since

1960

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

99 credits

The 2020s

8 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Not on Cineora

Golden Boys

2026

as Lord Moyne · 4 episodes

Not on Cineora

Play for Today

2025

as Frank · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Never Too Late

2025

as Frank

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story poster

Series

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

2025IMDb7.0

as Cecil Havers · 4 episodes

The Gentlemen poster

Series

2024–IMDb8.1

as Lord Whitecroft · 2 episodes

Black Ops poster

Series

2023–IMDb6.5

as Gerald · 2 episodes

Finding Alice poster

Series

2021IMDb5.9

as Roger Dillon · 6 episodes

All Creatures Great & Small poster

Series

All Creatures Great & Small

2020–IMDb8.6

as General Ransom · 1 episode

The 2010s

8 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

The Cockfields poster

Series

2019–2021IMDb7.4

as Larry · 3 episodes

Murder on the Blackpool Express poster

Movie

Murder on the Blackpool Express

2017IMDb6.2

as Doc

Timewasters poster

Series

2017–IMDb6.7

as Dr. Eugene Braithwaite · 1 episode

We Love Sitcom

Not on Cineora

We Love Sitcom

2016

Not on Cineora

Trouser Bar

2016

as (uncredited)

Reluctant Persuaders

Not on Cineora

Reluctant Persuaders

2015

as Rupert Hardacre (voice) · 20 episodes

Not on Cineora

Brian Pern: A Life in Rock

2014

as Tony Pebblé · 9 episodes

Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death

Not on Cineora

Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death

2011

as Narrator (voice)

The 2000s

12 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Not on Cineora

Lunch Monkeys

2009

12 episodes

The Sarah Jane Adventures poster

Series

The Sarah Jane Adventures

2007–2011IMDb7.5

as Peter Dalton · 2 episodes

Benidorm poster

Series

2007–2018IMDb7.6

as Stanley Keen · 3 episodes

Penelope poster

Movie

2006IMDb6.7

as Mr. Vanderman

Brothers and Sisters poster

Series

Brothers and Sisters

2006–2011IMDb7.5

as Roger Grant · 6 episodes

Not on Cineora

Open Wide

2005

as Peter Hillman

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers poster

Movie

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004IMDb6.9

as David Niven

Little Britain poster

Series

2003–2005IMDb7.7

as Leader of the Opposition · 2 episodes

The 1990s

23 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

Paradise Lost poster

Movie

1999IMDb4.6

as Hofstadter

Not on Cineora

The Heart Surgeon

1997

as Dr. Alex Marsden

Not on Cineora

The Heart Surgeon

1997

as Dr. Alex Marsden · 2 episodes

Midsomer Murders poster

Series

Midsomer Murders

1997–IMDb7.9

as Andrew Wilder · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Bridge of Time

1997

as Halek

Not on Cineora

Element of Doubt

1996

as Richard

Not on Cineora

Strangers

1996

as Philip · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

An Audience with Freddie Starr

1996

The 1980s

20 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Farewell to the King poster

Movie

Farewell to the King

1989IMDb6.2

as Capt. Fairbourne

A Bit of Fry & Laurie poster

Series

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

1989–1995IMDb8.3

1 episode

Empire of the Sun poster

Movie

Empire of the Sun

1987IMDb7.7

as Dr. Rawlins

Not on Cineora

The Charmer

1987

6 episodes

Not on Cineora

Hold the Dream

1987

as Jim Fairley · 4 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Death of the Heart

1987

as Thomas Quayne

A Little Princess poster

Series

A Little Princess

1987IMDb8.3

as Thomas Carrisford · 4 episodes

The Whistle Blower poster

Movie

The Whistle Blower

1986IMDb6.2

as Robert "Bob" Jones

The 1970s

25 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Birth of the Beatles poster

Movie

Birth of the Beatles

1979IMDb6.4

as George Martin

Not on Cineora

Coming Out

1979

as Richie

Tales of the Unexpected poster

Series

Tales of the Unexpected

1979–1988IMDb7.6

as Miller · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

A Horseman Riding By

1978

as Paul Craddock · 12 episodes

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? poster

Movie

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978IMDb6.4

as Counterman

Not on Cineora

An Englishman's Castle

1978

as Mark Ingram · 3 episodes

Pennies from Heaven poster

Series

Pennies from Heaven

1978IMDb8.3

as Conrad Baker · 1 episode

Full Circle poster

Movie

1978IMDb6.2

as Estate Agent

The 1960s

2 titles · IMDb 5.6 on average

Not on Cineora

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Kenneth Lake · 1 episode

Coronation Street poster

Series

Coronation Street

1960–IMDb5.6

as Lewis Archer · 674 episodes

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Nigel’s titles.

James FoxA Passage to India, Farewell to the King and 1 more

Anthony HorowitzMidsomer Murders, Murder in Mind and 1 more

Stephen FryThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers and A Bit of Fry & Laurie

Rob BrydonLittle Britain and Would I Lie to You?

Miriam MargolyesThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers and A Little Princess

Kenneth ColleyThe Whistle Blower and Pennies from Heaven

John GielgudChariots of Fire and The Whistle Blower

Cheryl CampbellChariots of Fire and Pennies from Heaven

Gordon JacksonUpstairs, Downstairs and The Whistle Blower