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Neil Dickson | |
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 Neil Dickson in 2015 | |
| Born | 26 November 1950 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse | Lynda |
| Children | 2 |
Neil Dickson (born 26 November 1950) is an English actor, who has worked extensively in both American and British film and television. [1]
At the age of five, Dickson contracted polio, but made a complete recovery a year later. He attended Worksop College in Nottinghamshire playing Coriolanus in the Junior Play 1966. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and spent several seasons working in repertory theatres in Sheffield, Manchester, Leicester and Oxford among others.
In 1975, he made his West End debut in The Gay Lord Quex , opposite Judi Dench, which was directed by Sir John Gielgud at the Albery Theatre.
While playing Dean Rebel in Trafford Tanzi at London's Mermaid Theatre, he was spotted by the producers of the NBC mini-series A.D. , who cast him in the lead role of Valerius. He spent the following nine months on location in Tunisia working opposite James Mason, Susan Sarandon, Ava Gardner and Ian McShane. Upon his return, he was cast in the eponymous role of James Bigglesworth in the British feature film, Biggles (American title: Biggles: Adventures in Time), which was selected as the Royal Premiere Film in 1986. He went on to star in several mini-series and the cult sci-fi series She-Wolf of London , which was given the alternative title Love & Curses when syndicated in the United States. In 2008, he starred in the film Chasing Chekhov, which won the first BAFTA LA Film Festival Award.
TV credits include: I, Claudius , Secret Army , Blake's 7 , Airline , Boon , Rockliffe's Babies , She-Wolf of London , Dynasty , Matlock , Baywatch , Sliders , Iron Man , Diagnosis: Murder , Alias , Mad Men and 1987 TV movie The Murders in the Rue Morgue .
Film credits include Biggles and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion . He also appeared alongside Barbara Windsor, Joss Ackland and Gareth Hunt in the Pet Shop Boys film, It Couldn't Happen Here , Lionheart, David Lynch's Inland Empire , King of the Wind, Ridley Scott's Body of Lies and Charles Dennis's The Favour of Your Company and Chicanery. He played Nick in Barbara Taylor Bradford's Voice of the Hear alongside Lindsay Wagner and Victoria Tennant.
In 2011 Dickson played the eponymous role in Charles Dennis's award-winning film Atwill. He reprised the role of fugitive British assassin Clive Atwill in the web series Atwill at Large and in the 2018 feature film Barking Mad. Dickson and the other actors won the Best Ensemble Cast award at the 2021 Studio City Film Festival.
Dickson's game credits include Eternal Darkness , Age of Empires III , Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate , and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim .
Dickson currently resides with his wife Lynda and their two daughters, Lucy and Chloë, in Los Angeles.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Biggles | James Bigglesworth | |
| 1987 | Lionheart | King Richard | |
| 1987 | Eat the Rich | Gerry | |
| 1988 | It Couldn't Happen Here | Pilot, Car Salesman | |
| 1990 | King of the Wind | Earl of Godolphin | |
| 1997 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | Boutique Manager | |
| 1998 | Something to Believe In | John | |
| 2002 | The Story of O: Untold Pleasures | Sir Stephen | |
| 2003 | Peak Experience | Cameron Beale | |
| 2003 | Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | Neil Johnson | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Spectres | Walter | |
| 2006 | Caffeine | Mr. Davies | |
| 2006 | Inland Empire | Producer | |
| 2009 | Donna on Demand | Tony | |
| 2011 | Gift of the Night Fury | Viking (voice) | Short film [2] |
| 2012 | Jewtopia | Claude | |
| 2013 | Sons of Liberty | Allister Salinger | |
| 2014 | Haunting of the Innocent | Erik | |
| 2014 | Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? | Robert Stadler | |
| 2017 | Chicanery | Gareth Foyle | |
| 2019 | Missing Link | Mr. Roylott (voice) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A.D. | Valerius | 5 episodes |
| 1990 | A Ghost in Monte Carlo | Dupuis | Television film |
| 1990–1991 | She-Wolf of London | Ian Matheson | Main cast (20 episodes) |
| 1994 | Iron Man | Dreadknight (voice) | 9 episodes [2] |
| 1995–1996 | Gargoyles | Griff, King Duncan, Canmore, Renaissance Hunter (voice) | 7 episodes [2] |
| 1996 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Secret Agent, Skydiver (voice) | Episode: "You Only Scare Twice" [2] |
| 1996 | What a Cartoon! | Alien Leader, Sphinx (voice) | Episode: "Gramps" [2] |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Josiah, Hallmane (voice) | Episode: "The Spectre of the Pine Barrens" [2] |
| 1999–2003 | The Wild Thornberrys | Lizard, Raj, Beefy Guard (voice) | 3 episodes [2] |
| 2001 | Alias | John Smythe | Episode: "Reckoning" |
| 2002 | Rugrats | Sir Cedric (voice) | Episode: "The Perfect Twins" [2] |
| 2002 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Dale Lockman (voice) | Episode: "The Groovesicle" [2] |
| 2004 | Megas XLR | Warlock (voice) | Episode: "Space Booty" [2] |
| 2013 | Complicit | Mr. Allusen | Television film |
| 2022 | Ms. Marvel | Radio Announcer (voice) | Episode: "Time and Again" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Revenant | Locke D'Averam | [2] |
| 2002 | Eternal Darkness | Edward Roivas | [2] |
| 2005 | Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None | William Blore | [2] |
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Altmer | [2] |
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