Nigel Whitmey

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Nigel Whitmey
Born (1963-03-17) 17 March 1963 (age 62)
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouse
(m. 1986)
Children2

Nigel Whitmey (born 17 March 1963 [1] ) is a British-Canadian actor who has appeared in TV series and films. He is also the husband of the actress Abigail Thaw, whom he met while training at RADA.

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Early life

Whitmey was born in Peace River, Alberta, Canada. His family emigrated there from Liverpool, England, where his father had been employed as a medical officer of health. He came to London in the mid-1980s to study drama at RADA.[ citation needed ]

Career

His television credits include Black Earth Rising , Doctor Who , Attila , Casualty , Waking the Dead and Agatha Christie's Poirot . He is also known for voicing numerous games, including the two Battlefield games of the Bad Company series, Crysis Warhead and Cyberpunk 2077 .

Personal life

At RADA, Whitmey met actress Abigail Thaw, whom he married in 1986. They have two children: Molly Mae, born 1997, and Talia, born 2003. He has worked chiefly in Britain in film, television, and voice overs.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 The Lost Language of Cranes Winston Penn
1992 Shining Through 1st G.I. in canteen
1995 Jefferson in Paris John Trumbull
1996 Surviving Picasso Pierre
1996 La lengua asesina Chip
1997 Twilight of the Ice Nymphs Peter GlahnLead actor, had name removed from credits when his voice was overdubbed
1998 Girls' Night Tyrone
1998 Saving Private Ryan Private Boyd
1999 The Criminal Voice
2001 The 51st State/Formula 51 (USA)L.A. Highway Patrol
2002MuffinEd
2003 Octane Detective Ned Stephens
2005 The Jacket Lieutenant
2006 Land of the Blind Anchorman
2007 The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island Al Crenshaw
2012 Dark Shadows Hard Hat #1
2013 The Fifth Estate General Thomason
2015Never Let GoClark Anderson
2016 London Has Fallen Prime Minister Robert Bowman (Canada)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Agatha Christie's Poirot Luigi ValdarnoEpisode: "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat"
1991 Josie Episode: #1.6
1991StreetwiseLouis Doyle7 episodes
1992 Kissing the Gunner's Daughter Jonathan Hogarth2 parts
1993 Jeeves and Wooster GeorgeEpisode: "Lady Florence Craye Arrives in New York"
1996 Over Here Rayner
1996 X YutoVoice (English version)
2000 The 10th Kingdom The SWAT TeamMini TV series
2000 Too Much Sun JackEpisode: "Real Men Cry a Lot"
2001 Attila GrachiaTV miniseries
2001 People Like Us Episode: "The Actor"
2001 Where the Heart Is Conrad WalkerSeries 5, 4 episodes
2002 Shackleton William Bakewell2 episodes
2003 Helen of Troy Odysseus2 episodes
2004 Carrie's War Major Cass HarperTelevision film
2004 Mad About Alice VicarEpisode: "School Craze"
2004 Casualty Dan Wilder10 episodes during Series 18
2004 Keen Eddie Anton LevyEpisode: "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité"
2005 Broken News Lawrence FrenzelEpisode: "Bolivian Crisis"
2005 Hustle Chip LaceyEpisode: "Old Acquaintance"
2005 Doctor Who SimmonsEpisode: "Dalek"
2005The Secretary Who Stole £4 MillionRon BellerTelevision film
2005 Murphy's Law AtwellEpisode: "Strongbox"
2006 The Booze Cruise III BenTelevision film
2007 Waking the Dead Mervyn SimmelEpisodes: "The Fall: Part 1&2"
2008 Kingdom Brad JohnsonEpisode: #2.3
2009 Moonshot Deke Slayton Television film
2009 Midsomer Murders Clinton FinnEpisode: "The Glitch"
2010 The Deep LoweEpisode: "All"
2012–present Fireman Sam Moose Roberts (voice)Regular character
2013Death of a PilgrimCIA Chef2 episodes
Television miniseries
2013 Jo VielEpisode: "Place Vendome"
Credited as Nigel Withmey
2014 The Assets Callan GraysonEpisode: "Trip to Vienna"
2018 Death in Paradise Bobby RodriguesEpisode: #7.2
2018 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Clive BrentonCredited as Nigel Whitney
Episode: "O Brave New World"
2019 The Crown Marquis Childs Episode: #3.4
2023 The Way Home Byron GroffRecurring role (7 episodes)

Video games

YearGameRoleNotes
2006 Killzone: Liberation Jan Templar
2008 Haze
2008 Battlefield: Bad Company Haggard
2008 Crysis Warhead Marine
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Haggard
2012 Far Cry 3 Leonardvoice
2015 Soma Matthey Frost / Richard Thabovoices
2017 Need for Speed Payback voices
2020 Cyberpunk 2077 Sergeant Dobsvoice
2021 The Ascent Grateful Abbot / M-G Repvoices

References

  1. "Nigel Whitmey". btvguide.net. Retrieved 23 August 2014.