Nicholas Asbury

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Nicholas Asbury (born 13 February 1971) is a British actor and author. He won an Olivier Award as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's complete cycle of Shakespeare's history plays in 2009 [1] [2] and is known for television roles such as Winston Churchill in the BBC's 37 Days , [3] Mr. Angel in Hugh Laurie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans? , [4] and Jim in the BAFTA award-winning Alma's Not Normal . [5] [6]

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Career

Asbury attended Hereford Cathedral School, then Dartington College of Arts. In 1998 he performed at The Watermill Theatre, before joining the ensemble of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1999 until 2008. He subsequently acted in the all-male Shakespearean troupe Propeller, [7] for whom he also composed music. [8] A diary of his experiences acting in Propeller's 2011/12 productions of Henry V and The Winter's Tale was featured as a series in The Guardian. [9]

His first book, Exit Pursued by a Badger, is a record of his involvement in Michael Boyd's The Histories Cycle with the RSC. It won the Michael Meyer Award from The Society of Authors in 2011. [1] [10] He has since appeared in television series such as The Inbetweeners , Chewing Gum , Sherlock , and Alma's Not Normal. His second book, White Hart, Red Lion, is a work of travel literature revisiting the subject of Shakespeare's history plays through the locations that feature in them. [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Eric PardewTV series, S4.E5 "Blood Relations"
2002 Silent Witness Armed Officer #1TV series, S6.E5 "Tell No Tales"
2004 He Knew He Was Right PolicemanTV serial
2004 The Basil Brush Show Mr. FoxmanTV series, S3.E8 "The Candidate"
2004 Dunkirk Captain Michael Denny RNTV series, 3 episodes
2004-2019 Doctors Various rolesTV series, 7 episodes
2006 The Bill Billy VaughnTV series, S22.E24 "Special Relationships"
2009 The Legend of Dick and Dom Burly BlokeTV series, S1.E7 "Nan Trap"
2009 Heartbeat Tomasz BurowskiTV series, S18.E7 "Return Crossing"
2009 My Last Five Girlfriends ShakespeareFilm
2010 The Inbetweeners Tara's DadTV series, S3.E3 "Will's Dilemma"
2011 Hustle TalbotTV series, S7.E2
2011 Midsomer Murders HenryTV series, S14.E1 "Death in the Slow Lane"
2011 The Jury Romeo BoyTV serial (second series)
2011-2016 Coronation Street Alastair BurtonTV series, 7 episodes
2012 Shadow Dancer Agent 2Film
2013 Love and Marriage Steve SimpsonTV series, S1.E3 "Secrets & Lies"
2013-2014 Da Vinci's Demons MarioTV series, 2 episodes
2014 Sherlock LandlordTV series, S3.E2 "The Sign of Three"
2014 The Bletchley Circle Interviewer 1TV series, S2.E2 "Uncustomed Goods"
2014 37 Days Winston ChurchillTV serial
2014 EastEnders CPS BarristerTV series, 3 episodes
2014 The Crimson Field PadreTV series, S1.E3
2014 Drifters Uncle NigeTV series, S2.E5 "Hen Don't"
2014 Borgia Bernado GrammanteTV series, S3.E4 "1498"
2014–2018 Emmerdale Various rolesTV series, 14 episodes
2015 Arthur and Merlin OrinFilm
2015 A Song for Jenny MartynTV film
2015 Doctor Who EtoineTV series, S9.E8 "The Zygon Inversion"
2015–2017 Chewing Gum KeysTV series, 5 episodes
2016 The Five Martin ClarkTV serial
2016 Casualty Pete MeyerTV series, S30.E40 "What Lies Beneath"
2016 Agatha Raisin Peter RiceTV series, S1.E5 "The Vicious Vet"
2017 Call the Midwife Mr. WyltonTV series, S6.E1
2017 Babs Gerald ThomasTV film
2017 Papillon CommandantFilm
2017Russia 1917: Countdown to RevolutionLenin [12] TV film
2017 Borderline Mr. MartinsTV series, S2.E2 "Strike"
2018 Innocent RylandTV serial
2018 The Alienist Dr. TuthillTV series, 2 episodes
2018 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Trevor CordissTV series, S1.E9 "The Rascal Cook"
2018 Dark Heart Guy DawlishTV series, S1.E1 "Suffer the Children"
2018 Hold the Dark DoctorFilm
2019 Luther DCI WoodgateTV series, S5.E4
2020 The Last Kingdom Brother IestynTV series, 2 episodes
2021 Manhunt Inspector Len AdlerTV series, S2.E3 "The Night Stalker"
2021 Alma's Not Normal JimTV series, 6 episodes
2022 Crime Oliver HeathcoatTV series, S2.E1
2022 Anne Dr. James BurnsTV series, S1.E2
2022 Brian and Charles StuFilm
2022 Death in Paradise Gerry WigsworthTV series, S11.E5 "Painkiller Thriller"
2022 Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Mr. AngelTV serial

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References

  1. 1 2 "Curtis Brown author page" . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Holden, Anthony (18 May 2008). "Kings of a great long weekend". The Observer. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Jones, Ellen E. (7 March 2014). "37 Days, TV review". The Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Cook, Sam (9 April 2023). "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?". WalesOnline. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Mangan, Lucy (7 April 2020). "Alma's Not Normal review". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Hogan, Michael (13 September 2021). "Alma's Not Normal, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ↑ A cup of tea with... Propeller's Nicholas Asbury. Retrieved 17 October 2024
  8. ↑ Ford, Andrew (25 February 2012). "Propeller Shakespeare Company". The Music Show. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Asbury, Nicholas. "On tour with Propeller". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Exit Pursued by a Badger" . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "White Hart, Red Lion" . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  12. ↑ O'Grady, Sean (10 October 2017). "TV review, Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution (BBC2)". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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