Phil Nice

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Phil Nice
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Nice in "Mr. Bean Goes to Town" (1991)
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Phillip Nice

(1954-04-06) 6 April 1954 (age 70)
Vange, Essex, England
OccupationActor

Phillip Nice (born 6 April 1954) is a British actor who has been active in television and films since 1984. He was born in Vange, Essex.

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Nice has appeared in a number of television series, including Who Dares Wins , South of the Border, Inspector Morse , Mr. Bean , Goodnight Sweetheart , The Bill , EastEnders , Heartbeat , The Inbetweeners (as a driving instructor), Coming of Age , Moving Wallpaper , Love Soup , Torchwood: Miracle Day , My Family , Hebburn and Citizen Khan (as the friendly neighbour Keith). He also appeared in Morrisons adverts in 2011.

Nice has appeared in the films Ident, Danny the Champion of the World , Magicians and A Kind of Hush .

In December, 1985, Nice, along with temporary comedy partner Arthur Smith, made a short series of parody documentaries for Channel 4, Arthur and Phil Go Off.

In 2014, Nice played an astronaut killed by giant spiders in "Kill the Moon", the seventh episode of the eighth series of the science-fiction television show Doctor Who .

In January 2015, Nice appeared in series two of Broadchurch as Andrew Darlington, the manager of the care home looking after Jocelyn Knight's elderly mother.

Filmography

Film

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990IdentShort film
Voice
1999A Kind of HushDad
2011TortoiseFrankShort film

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984' Alas Smith and Jones Various2 episodes
The Kit Curran Radio Show WallySeries 1, episode 4: "P Is for Positive"
Who Dares Wins Various2 episodes
1985South of the BorderWarwick7 episodes
1986 Spitting Image Roy Jenkins / John Craven / Max BygravesVoice
Episode #3.4
Five AliveVarious
1987 Inspector Morse Nicholas QuinnSeries 1, episode 2: "The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn"
Hardwicke House Security ManEpisode 2: "The First Day of Term"
Hello MumEpisode 5
Ffizz GerrySeries 1, episode 6: "With Friends Like These"
1988-1990 Chelmsford 123 Posty / Triconus2 episodes
1989 Danny, the Champion of the World PostmanTV movie
Mornin' SargeHoraceEpisode 1: "Perverts"
1990-1991Davro13 episodes
1990-1999 The Bill Curator / Walker / Nigel Cobb3 episodes
1991 Mr. Bean Disco DancerEpisode 4: "Mr. Bean Goes to Town"
Drop the Dead Donkey Man in BedSeries 2, episode 11: "George's Daughter"
1992 Me, You and Him RalphEpisode 4: "On the Town"
TV Squash Panelist6 episodes
1992-1993 KYTV Doctor2 episodes
1994 The All New Alexei Sayle Show VariousEpisode 4
1995 Health and Efficiency Roy WisdomSeries 2, episode 6: "Finders Keepers"
Nelson's Column PatrickSeries 2, episode 4: "Surprise!"
The Thin Blue Line FatherSeries 1, episode 7: "Yuletide Spirit"
1996 Goodnight Sweetheart George FormbySeries 3, episode 6: "Turned Out Nice Again"
Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives Mr. GordonEpisode 3: "Paranormal Researchers"
1997CowsTV movie
1998 How Do You Want Me? Policeman2 episodes
PB Bear and Friends Voice
2 episodes
1999 Days Like These Paul ForemanEpisode 7: "Grandma's Dead"
People Like Us Series 1, episode 4: "The Solicitor"
Put Out More FagsHeadteacherTV movie
2000Dirty TricksBusinessmanTV movie
2000-2005 EastEnders Mr. Smith / Ron2 episodes
2000-2022 Doctors Geoffrey Parsons / Giles Bloom /
Norman Green / Nick Kelly
4 episodes
2001A Lump in My ThroatPoker-Playing Friend
2002 Heartbeat Gordon DrewSeries 11, episode 14: "From Ancient Grudge"
My Hero Series 3, episode 7: "Little Green Man"
2002-2008 My Family Mr. Baker / Shopper2 episodes
2004Mile HighMr. ColinsEpisode #2.4
FallenReevesTV movie
The Basil Brush Show Dustman #1Series 3, episode 1: "Frocks Rocks"
2005Footprints in the SnowStall HolderTV movie
The Golden Hour Bus DriverMiniseries
Episode 3
The Brief Clerk of the CourtSeries 2, episode 3: "Forever on the Mind"
Broken News Russ - Look Out East6 episodes
2006 Vital Signs Mr. SimmsEpisode 3
Fear of FannyTechnicianTV movie
2007 Bonkers Debbie's Dad2 episodes
Secret LifeResidential Care WorkerTV movie
2008 Love Soup TedSeries 2, episode 1: "Smoke and Shadows"
Moving Wallpaper Dave the Props ManSeries 1, episode 11: "Echo Beach Part XI"
HolbyBlue James PretoriousEpisode #2.2
The Inbetweeners Driving InstructorSeries 1, episode 3: "Thorpe Park"
Coming of Age Chloe's Dad / Daddy Bear2 episodes
2010 I Shouldn't Be Alive Darryl JohnsonSeries 3, episode 4: "Crushed and Alone"
Holby City Gary PenningtonSeries 12, episode 47: "Transgressions"
2011 Torchwood Male HikerSeries 4, episode 1: "The New World"
Outnumbered Mr. HendersonSeries 4, episode 3: "The Labrador"
2012 Comedy Showcase The PriestSeries 3, episode 6: "The Function Room"
Hunderby Ben2 episodes
Spy RoySeries 2, episode 3: "Codename: Lie Hard"
2012-2013 Hebburn Ben4 episodes
2012-2016 Citizen Khan Keith11 episodes
2013 Way to Go George HooperEpisode 1: "The Beginning of the End"
Love and Marriage VicarEpisode 1: "Huge Weekend for the Paradise Family"
Quick CutsRobertEpisode 3
2014 Doctor Who HenrySeries 8, episode 7: "Kill the Moon"
2014 Broadchurch Andrew DarlingtonEpisode #2.3
Ballot Monkeys ActivistEpisode 1
2016 Houdini & Doyle Reverend GilbyEpisode 2: "A Dish of Adharma"
2018 Waffle the Wonder Dog Mr. Willow3 episodes
2019 Hold the Sunset Mr. BlackSeries 2, episode 1: "The Sale"
2022 Kate & Koji Twitcher 2Series 2, episode 3: "Memories"
DI Ray CustomerEpisode 1: "Part One"

Video games

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
Ceville Voice

Podcasts

Podcast
YearTitleRoleNotes
2022Chelmsford 123: The RevivalEmperorEpisode 1: "Arriverderci Roma"

Phil Nice at IMDb


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