Nicholas Wilton | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1971–present |
Notable work | Carrott's Lib Jackanory EastEnders |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Nicholas Wilton is an English actor and scriptwriter. He has appeared as Mr Lister in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as a recurring character; he has also appeared in Carrott's Lib and Jackanory .
Wilton studied English and Drama at the University of Kent. [1] His first professional engagement was in 1979 as a bluecoat entertainer at a Pontins holiday camp. He then spent two years as a stage manager in theatres, before moving into acting. [2]
Wilton made his acting debut in 1980 in the Whitehall farce Simple Spymen, directed by Brian Rix, [1] and went on to play opposite Rix in the West End revival of Dry Rot at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue in 1988. [1] He has appeared in many television shows, such as the BBC soap opera EastEnders , [3] [4] [5] [6] Doctors (twice), Casualty , Heartbeat , The Bill (three times), Carrott's Lib (two series and Election Specials), The Omid Djalili Show and the children's show Scoop . [7] He appeared as a guest in My Dad's the Prime Minister , No. 73 (five series), Saturday Superstore as Mo the Crow and as Mr Seagrove for 11 episodes in Big Meg, Little Meg. [7] He was also a writer and performer for the children's sketch show Fast Forward for 19 episodes between 1984 and 1987.
He has appeared in many stage productions, such as Michael Cooney's play Cash on Delivery at the Whitehall Theatre (now Trafalgar Studios), directed by Ray Cooney, and Tom, Dick and Harry, as well as The Railway Children , playing Mr Perks in four UK tours. [7] On radio, he appeared in and wrote for In One Ear (3 series), Son of Cliché (2 series), Cover to Cover, Aspects of the Fringe and The Story So Far. He has written dialogue and provided voices for exhibitions at the London Transport Museum; presented the comedy channel for Emirates and SriLankan Airlines from 1998 to 2010, [1] and made a recording of Ricky Gervais's biography, The Story So Far. [8] In the late eighties, he also performed cabaret. [7]
Since 2000 he has appeared as Pantomime dame every Christmas. [9] In 2011, he appeared in a Specsavers advert alongside chef Gordon Ramsay. The following year, he was cast in the film version of Ray Cooney's farce Run for Your Wife . Wilton has also starred in international stage productions such as No Sex Please - We're British , produced by the British Theatre Playhouse in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in May 2015, and A Bedfull of Foreigners , produced by the same company in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in September 2006. [10]
Wilton is also a scriptwriter and has written for Three of a Kind, Play Away , In One Ear (three series), The Smith and Jones Sketchbook , Smack the Pony, WYSIWYG and wrote one episode of Jackanory . In 1987 he wrote an episode for The Les Dennis Laughter Show and in 1984 he wrote four episodes of Spitting Image . Wilton also wrote for Not the Nine O'Clock News , A Kick Up the Eighties and the TV series Alas Smith and Jones .
He first performed in pantomime in 1987 and as a dame every Christmas since 2000. [11]
Year | Show | Theatre | Ref. |
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1987 | Dick Whittington | Theatre Royal, Plymouth | [12] [13] |
1991 | Aladdin | Millfield Theatre, Edmonton | [13] |
2000 | Robin Hood & Babes in the Wood | Salisbury Playhouse | [13] [14] |
2001 | Jack & the Beanstalk | Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch | [13] |
2002 | Mother Goose | Connaught Theatre, Worthing | [13] [15] |
2003 | Aladdin | Connaught Theatre, Worthing | [13] |
2004 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Connaught Theatre, Worthing | [13] |
2005 | Dick Whittington | Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford | [13] [16] |
2006 | Dick Whittington | Theatre Rhyl | [13] |
2007 | Jack & the Beanstalk | Hull New Theatre | [13] [17] |
2008 | Aladdin | Festival Theatre, Malvern | [13] |
2009 | Snow White | The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare | [18] |
2017 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Theatre Royal, Bath | [19] |
2018 | Beauty and The Beast | Grand Theatre, Blackpool | [20] |
2019 | Beauty and The Beast | Theatre Royal, Bath | [21] |
2022 | Aladdin | Theatre Royal, Bath | [22] |
Wilton was nominated for the Perrier Award alongside his revue group, Writers Inc and won in 1982. [1] He was in the "Carrott's Lib" team that won the BAFTA for Best Light Entertainment programme in 1983. [23] On radio he was in the two Sony Award-winning comedy series Son of Cliché (best comedy 1984), with Chris Barrie and Nick Maloney, which was written by Red Dwarf creators Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and In One Ear (best comedy 1985) with Clive Mantle, Helen Lederer and Steve Brown, produced by Jamie Rix. [24]
Wilton was formerly married to Julie Dawn Cole, with whom he has two children. [25] He later married actress Lynette McMorrough. [26]
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2012 | Run for Your Wife | Taxi driver | |
2013 | Off the Aisle | Freddie Baker | [27] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Three of a Kind | Unnamed | 1 episode |
1982–1983 | Carrott's Lib | Unnamed | 17 episodes |
1982–1987 | Saturday Superstore | Mo the Crow | 5 series |
198? | Micro Live | Unnamed | 1 episode |
1984 | Play Away | Himself | 4 episodes |
1984 | No. 73 | Tony Deal | 10 episodes |
1984–1987 | Fast Forward | Himself | 19 episodes |
1985 | Glamour Night | Dave | episode: "Summer Season" |
1987 | Hello Mum | Various Roles | 6 episodes |
Hardwicke House | Peter Philpott | 2 episodes | |
1988 | Comic Relief | Himself | TV special |
Valentine Park | Gerald | episode: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" | |
Colin's Sandwich | Postman | episode: "Back from Bengal" | |
1990–1993 | Jackanory | Storyteller / Martins Mice | 10 episodes |
199? | The 10 Percenters | Harry Shales | episode: "Libel" |
1995 | The Bill | Barry Pringle | episode: "A Year and a Day" |
The Plant | Rory | TV movie | |
1997 | Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's | Reporter | episode: "The Clerical Error" |
1998 | Noah's Ark | Kenny Fisher | episode: "Killing Time" |
Duck Patrol | John Able | episode: "The Siege of Mallory Wharf" | |
1999 | The Jim Tavaré Show | Scott | 1 episode |
The Bill | Roger Carlson | episode: "Long Term Investment" | |
2000 | The Thing About Vince | Mr Rogers | Miniseries, 1 episode |
2000–2001 | Big Meg, Little Meg | Mr Seagrove | 11 episodes |
2004 | The Bill | Mr. Turner | episode: "242: Suicidal Thoughts" |
My Dad's the Prime Minister | Banker | episode: "Marathoin" | |
2005 | Casualty | Robert Bewleigh | episode: "Fat Chance" |
2006 | Heartbeat | Derek Taylor | episode: "Great Expectations" |
2007 | Bonkers | Client | 1 episode |
2008 | Nuzzle and Scratch | Mr Squeaky / Launderette Man | episode: "Launderette" |
2008–2013, 2016–2018, 2020–2022 | EastEnders | Mr Lister | Recurring role |
2009 | The Omid Djalili Show | Hugh | 1 episode |
2009, 2010 | Scoop | Paulo, Rex de Lacey | 2 episodes |
2010, 2012 | Doctors | Milo Millard, Nigel Cushing | 2 episodes |
2023 | Dreamland | Doctor Beany | 1 episode |
Title |
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Son of Cliché |
In One Ear |
Week-Ending |
Semi-Circles |
Fetlock P.I. |
The Story So Far |
Cinderella |
Puss In Boots |
Peter Claytons Nightcap |
Aspects of a Fringe |
Uncle Charlie |
Cover to Cover |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1979 | Not the Nine O'Clock News | not defined |
1981 | Three of a Kind | 8 episodes |
A Kick Up the Eighties | not defined | |
1984 | Alas Smith and Jones | not defined |
Spitting Image | 4 episodes | |
1987 | Hello Mum | 6 episodes |
The Les Dennis Laughter Show | 1 episode | |
1991 | Jackanory | 1 episode |
1992 | WYSIWYG | not defined (only writer credited, played eponymous character) |
1999 | Smack the Pony | 1 episode |
2006 | The Smith & Jones Sketchbook | 3 episodes |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2020 | Pantomonium | Online pantomime due to lockdown [28] |
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