Biography and filmography

Nicholas Farrell

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.

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Movies (72)

Past Life

Past Life

2026 · Elliot Reed

Creditors

Creditors

2025 · Adolf

A Toast to Love

A Toast to Love

2024 · Professor Dale Farringdon

La viuda de Clicquot

La viuda de Clicquot

2024 · Jean-Remy Moet

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

2022 · Ebenezer Scrooge

Múnich en vísperas de una guerra

Múnich en vísperas de una guerra

2021 · Sir Alexander Cadogan

Cabalgando a la Gloria

Cabalgando a la Gloria

2021 · Philip Hobbs

Christmas in the Highlands

Christmas in the Highlands

2019 · Duke of Glenmorie

The Man Who Saw Too Much

The Man Who Saw Too Much

2019 · Yurka Galitzine (voice)

The Coldest Game

The Coldest Game

2019 · G. Moran

Cosmos Within Us

Cosmos Within Us

2019 · Aiken

Hurricane

Hurricane

2018 · Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

El Cuarto Blanco

El Cuarto Blanco

2018 · Dr. Edgar Chrystler

Lies We Tell

Lies We Tell

2018 · Anthony Quest

Another Mother's Son

Another Mother's Son

2017 · De La Haye

Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher

Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher

2016 · Samuel Harris

Mindhorn

Mindhorn

2016 · Mayor

Tear Me Apart

Tear Me Apart

2016 · Old Man (voice)

Finding Altamira

Finding Altamira

2016 · Vilanova

Remainder

Remainder

2015 · Daubenay

Nipplejesus

Nipplejesus

2015 · Silver Fox

Leyendas del crimen

Leyendas del crimen

2015 · Dr Humphries

Napoleon's Waterloo

Napoleon's Waterloo

2015 · Narrator

Supremasia Robot

Supremasia Robot

2015 · Sentry Robot/Air Drone (voice)

Mortdecai: el artista del engaño

Mortdecai: el artista del engaño

2015 · Auctioneer

Testamento de Juventud

Testamento de Juventud

2015 · Headmaster

Grace de Mónaco

Grace de Mónaco

2014 · Jean-Charles Rey

Verano en Febrero

Verano en Febrero

2013 · Mr. Carter-Wood

Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings

Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings

2013 · General von Thoma

La Dama de Hierro (The Iron Lady)

La Dama de Hierro (The Iron Lady)

2011 · Airey Neave

Late Bloomers

Late Bloomers

2011 · Francis

Going Postal 2in1

Going Postal 2in1

2011 · Mr. Pump (voice)

Fiona's Story

Fiona's Story

2008 · Edward

Persuasion

Persuasion

2007 · Mr. Musgrove

Sublime gracia

Sublime gracia

2007 · Henry Thornton

Driving Lessons

Driving Lessons

2006 · Robert

Red Mercury

Red Mercury

2005 · Minister

The Minoans

The Minoans

2004 · Readings (voice)

Prometheus Bound

Prometheus Bound

2004 · Prometheus (voice)

Reversals

Reversals

2003 · Edward Leitch

The Third Wave

The Third Wave

2003 · Devlin

Bait

Bait

2002 · Alfred White

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday

2002 · Brigadier Maclellan

Charlotte Gray

Charlotte Gray

2001 · Mr. Jackson

Arthur's Dyke

Arthur's Dyke

2001 · Geoffrey

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001 · RAF Squadron Leader

Beautiful People

Beautiful People

1999 · Dr Mouldy

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

1999

Plunkett & Macleane

Plunkett & Macleane

1999 · MP's Secretary

Legionnaire

Legionnaire

1998 · Mackintosh

Sharpe: The Legend

Sharpe: The Legend

1997 · Fenner

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

1996 · Bastable

Hamlet

Hamlet

1996 · Horatio

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1996 · Antonio

Sharpe's Regiment

Sharpe's Regiment

1996 · Lord Simon Fenner

Othello

Othello

1995 · Montano

In the Bleak Midwinter

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995 · Tom Newman

A Breed of Heroes

A Breed of Heroes

1994 · Lt. Col Ian Gowrie, MC

The Vision Thing

The Vision Thing

1993 · Batt Prender

Hamlet

Hamlet

1992 · Hamlet

The Trials of Oz

The Trials of Oz

1991 · Dr. Michael Schofield

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

1989

Dead Lucky

Dead Lucky

1988 · Martin Urban

Playing Away

Playing Away

1987 · Derek

The Fools on the Hill

The Fools on the Hill

1986 · David

Portrait of Isa Mulvenny

Portrait of Isa Mulvenny

1985 · Bill Thompson

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 · Sir Hugh Belcher

The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

1982 · Lawyer

A Silly Little Habit

A Silly Little Habit

1982 · Simon

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981 · Aubrey Montague

Berlin Tunnel 21

Berlin Tunnel 21

1981 · Georg Heptner

By Common Consent

By Common Consent

1975

TV shows (64)

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

2025 · Morrel

Fool Me Once

Fool Me Once

2024 · Neville Lockwood

Cadáveres

Cadáveres

2023 · Chief Inspector Paxman

The Gold

The Gold

2023 · Jim Clark

Everything I Know About Love

Everything I Know About Love

2022 · Graham

Signora Volpe

Signora Volpe

2022 · Michael Priest / Henry Fox, Michael Priest

The Nevers

The Nevers

2021 · Prince Albrecht

White House Farm

White House Farm

2020 · Nevill Bamber

Will

Will

2017 · Sir Francis Walsingham

The Crown

The Crown

2016 · Michael Shea

Thirteen

Thirteen

2016 · Henry Stone

Siblings

Siblings

2014 · Charles

37 Days

37 Days

2014 · Eyre Crowe

Endeavour: El joven Morse

Endeavour: El joven Morse

2013 · Sir Alexander Lermontov

The Village

The Village

2013 · Crispin Rose

Jo

Jo

2013

Padre Brown, detective

Padre Brown, detective

2013 · Sir Raleigh Beresford

Secret State

Secret State

2012 · General Munnery

Llamen a la partera

Llamen a la partera

2012 · Charles Newgarden

Crimen en el paraíso

Crimen en el paraíso

2011 · Nicholas Dunham

Going Postal

Going Postal

2010 · Mr. Pump

El diario de Ana Frank

El diario de Ana Frank

2009 · Albert Dussel

Casualty 1900s

Casualty 1900s

2008 · Sydney Holland

Talk to Me

Talk to Me

2007 · Harry

Lewis

Lewis

2007 · Charles Milner

Torchwood: El día del milagro

Torchwood: El día del milagro

2006 · Brian Green

Suburban Shootout

Suburban Shootout

2006 · Raymond

Jericho

Jericho

2005 · Charles Hewitt

New Tricks

New Tricks

2004 · James Winslow

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

2002 · James Collier

Sparkhouse

Sparkhouse

2002 · Paul Lawton

Spooks

Spooks

2002 · Richard Maynard

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002 · Sam Oborne

Rockface

Rockface

2002 · Duncan McFadden

The Jury

The Jury

2002 · Jeremy Crawford

Bedtime

Bedtime

2001 · Ray

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001 · Douglas Malham

Rebus

Rebus

2000 · Davis Haigh

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

1999 · Howard

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 · Isaac Starling

Family Money

Family Money

1997 · Harry

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996 · Professor Adrian Cowley

Bramwell

Bramwell

1995 · Major Stuart Hyde

The Choir

The Choir

1995 · Leo Beckford

The Riff Raff Element

The Riff Raff Element

1994 · Boyd Tundish

To Play the King

To Play the King

1993 · David Mycroft

Lipstick on Your Collar

Lipstick on Your Collar

1993 · Major Church

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

1992 · Simon Slater

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992 · Hamlet (voice)

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992 · Traumatised Man / Buckley

Drop the Dead Donkey

Drop the Dead Donkey

1990

The Ginger Tree

The Ginger Tree

1989 · Father Anthony

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 · Donald Fraser, Knighton

Hold the Dream

Hold the Dream

1987 · Sebastian Cross

Casualty

Casualty

1986 · Phil Byron

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986 · Douglas Holden

Summer Season

Summer Season

1985 · Bill Thompson

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985 · Martin Urban

The Jewel in the Crown

The Jewel in the Crown

1984 · Teddy Bingham

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

1983 · Edmund Bertram

The Agatha Christie Hour

The Agatha Christie Hour

1982 · Edward Robinson

Matador

Matador

1978 · Jim Donaldson, Engelsk flyver

Playhouse

Playhouse

1974 · Simon

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Larion Surzhansky