Nolan Hemmings

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Nolan Hemmings (born 1970) is an English stage and film actor. He is known for his role as Charles E. Grant in Band of Brothers . [1]

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Early life

Hemmings is the son of British actor/director David Hemmings and American actress Gayle Hunnicutt. [2] He is named after his father's character, Captain Nolan, in The Charge of the Light Brigade . [3]

Career

An early appearance was as the young David in the 1986 BBC series David Copperfield . [4] He may be most known worldwide for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Charles 'Chuck' Grant in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers . [5] His character survived a gunshot to the head after the war ended while on occupation duty. [6]

In the film Last Orders , he played a younger version of Lenny, his father David's character. [7] He is also an actor in London's West End Theatre, and played vicar Jamie Flynn in Heartbeat (2006). [8] [9]

As of 2022, Hemmings runs an AirBnb in London.

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References

  1. "Nolan Hemmings". www.aveleyman.com.
  2. Pulleine, Tim (5 December 2003). "Obituary: David Hemmings" via www.theguardian.com.
  3. Correspondent, Hugh Davies, Entertainment (5 December 2003). "Rollercoaster life of 60s icon David Hemmings" via www.telegraph.co.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Nolan Hemmings". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021.
  5. "Nolan Hemmings | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  6. Ambrose (1992), p.285
  7. "Last Orders (2001) - Fred Schepisi | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" via www.allmovie.com.
  8. "Nolan Hemmings | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  9. "Heartbeat - S15 - Episode 18: Runners and Riders". Radio Times.

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