
Nigel Terry
Department: Acting
Biography
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

Caravaggio
1986

Excalibur
1981

The Lion in Winter
1968

The Emperor's New Clothes
2001

Blue
1993

On Wings of Fire
1986

Far from the Madding Crowd
1998

The Hunchback
1997

Déjà Vu
1985

Up Line
1987

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
2023

War Requiem
1989

FearDotCom
2002

The Ebb-Tide
1998

Sylvia
1986

The Gospel According to St Derek
2014

The Search for John Gissing
2001

Crime and Punishment
2002

Flame
1975

The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
2003

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
2003

Red Mercury
2005

Troy
2004

Song of Experience
1986

Edward II
1991

The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982

The Last of England
1987

Excalibur: Behind the Movie
2013

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003

Wycliffe
1994

The Bill
1984

Silent Witness
1996

Foyle's War
2002

Waking the Dead
2001

Spender
1991

Covington Cross
1992

The Vice
1999

Resort to Murder
1995

Cutting It
2002

Doctor Who
2005

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987

The Orchid House
1991

South of the Border
1988

Casualty
1986

Pie in the Sky
1994

Spooks
2002

Highlander: The Series
1992

The Mushroom Picker
1993

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965

The Time of Your Life
2007

BBC Play of the Month
1965

Theatre 625
1964

Far from the Madding Crowd
1998