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Nigel Lindsay

Nigel Lindsay

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nigel Lindsay is an English actor. As well as many roles in TV and in film, most notably as Barry, the Muslim convert in Chris Morris's feature debut Four Lions for which he was nominated for Best British Comedy Performance in Film at the British Comedy Awards 2011, he has worked extensively in theatre, most recently opposite Sir Antony Sher as Dr Harry Hyman in Arthur Miller's Broken Glass at the Tricycle Theatre, for which he won the 2011 Whatsonstage Theatregoers' Choice Award as Best Supporting Actor. Nigel played Mugsy opposite Ray Winstone and Phil Daniels in the original 1995 National Theatre production of Patrick Marber’s Dealer's Choice; Max in The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard which won three Tonys on Broadway in 2000; Ariel in the 2004 Olivier award winning National Theatre production of Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, with Jim Broadbent and David Tennant; Nathan Detroit in Michael Grandage’s Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre in 2005, and Lenny in Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming with Ken Cranham and Danny Dyer at the Almeida Theatre in 2009. He was also nominated in the 2008 WOS Awards as Best Supporting Actor opposite Stockard Channing and Jodie Whittaker in Awake and Sing, directed by Michael Attenborough at the Almeida Theatre. He will play the title character in the West End production of Shrek the Musical, which will begin performances at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in May 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nigel Lindsay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Kiss Me, Kate
Kiss Me, Kate
2024 • Gangster
Pops
Pops
2021 • Elli Jacobs
Six Minutes to Midnight
Six Minutes to Midnight
2020 • Mr. Wheatley
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
2018 • Brian
Access All Areas
Access All Areas
2017 • Mack
Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes
Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes
2017
National Theatre Live : A Small Family Business
National Theatre Live : A Small Family Business
2014 • Jack McCracken
Captcha
Captcha
2014 • Anton

Full filmography

Kiss Me, Kate
Kiss Me, Kate
2024 • Gangster
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Pops
Pops
2021 • Elli Jacobs
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Captcha
Captcha
2014 • Anton
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RSC Live: Richard II
RSC Live: Richard II
2013 • Henry Bolingbroke
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The Labours of Hercules
The Labours of Hercules
2013 • Francesco Risatto
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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
2013 • Jason Cresswell
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Four Lions
Four Lions
2010 • Barry
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Scoop
Scoop
2006 • Strombel's Co-Worker
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On a Clear Day
On a Clear Day
2005 • Sharp Suit
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Blackball
Blackball
2003 • Targitex Chairman
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Deja Vu
Deja Vu
1999 • Tim
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Rogue Trader
Rogue Trader
1999 • Ron Baker
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Nigel Lindsay – Biography, Known For & Filmography