
David J. Nicholls
Department: Acting
Biography
Statuesque Northern actor known for his Viking looks, David Nicholls was originally a rugby player with the Scarborough team before turning to acting and a variety of roles in films and TV. He died in 2008, an inquest hearing that his death came about 40 years after being exposed to asbestos in a car parts factory he worked at as a young man.
Known For

Love Birds
1988

Gladiator
2000

Wide-Eyed and Legless
1993

The Parole Officer
2001

Jack & Sarah
1995

Shoot to Kill
1990

Muppet Treasure Island
1996

Gangs of New York
2002

Highlander: Endgame
2000

The Missing Postman
1997

A Walk in Time: The Adventure Continues
1997

On the Palm
1987

The Detectives
1993

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001

Heartbeat
1992

Wycliffe
1994

Ivanhoe
1997

Civvies
1991

G.B.H.
1991

Wycliffe
1994

The Visit
2007

A Touch of Frost
1992

Heartbeat
1992

Waiting for God
1990

Birds of a Feather
1989

Scully
1984

Bulman
1985

Queer as Folk
1999