Nick Dunning

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Nick Dunning
Born
Nicholas Dunning

1957
London, England
SpouseLise-Anne McLaughlin 1992 – present

Nick Dunning (born 1957 in London) is an English actor. His credits include The Young Ones (1982), Minder (1993), Boon (1995), [1] Coronation Street (1998), Midsomer Murders episode Death's Shadow (1999), Kavanagh QC (2001), Alexander (2004), The Tudors (2007), for which he won an IFTA award for Best Supporting Actor. He was in Waking the Dead (2007), and The Iron Lady (2011), Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015), Father Brown (2017).

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Personal life and education

Dunning attended a private school in London, then a comprehensive school in Leicester. [2] He attended RADA, graduating with Acting (RADA Diploma) in 1977. [3] Dunning has been married to Lise-Anne McLaughlin since 1992, and they live in Dalkey, Dublin. [2]

Career

He has appeared on stage in the West End in London and at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. He has won two Irish Times Theatre Awards. He has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre. [2] His early television credits include The Young Ones (1982), [1] Minder (1993), [1] Boon (1995), [1] Coronation Street (1998), [1] and the Midsomer Murders episode Death's Shadow (1999), [1] Kavanagh QC (2001), and Waking the Dead (2007). [1] He played General Attalus in Alexander (2004), alongside Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, and Val Kilmer. [1]

Dunning played the role of Thomas Boleyn in the Showtime original series, The Tudors (2007), [1] for which he won an IFTA award for Best Supporting Actor. [4] He starred in the film The Iron Lady (2011). [1]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Nick Dunning Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Smith, Andrea (24 August 2008). "Nick had a Lucky break". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Student & graduate profiles - Nick Dunning". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Tudors and Kings are IFTAs royalty". RTÉ Entertainment. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
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