Nigel Havers

Born 1951 · British actor

Nigel Allan Havers is an English actor and presenter. In 1981 he earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for portraying Lord Andrew Lindsay in the British sports film Chariots of Fire (1981). Other credits include A Passage to India (1984), Empire of the Sun (1987), Farewell to the King (1989), Don't Wait Up (1983–1990), Sleepers (1991) Coronation Street, (2009–2019), Brothers & Sisters (2009), Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures, Downton Abbey (2011), The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014), Benidorm (2017), Finding Alice (2021), The Gentlemen (2024), and A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025).

Nigel Havers, in order

1. 1972 Pope Joan: acted · directed by Michael Anderson
2. 1977 Full Circle: acted · directed by Richard Loncraine
3. 1977 Nicholas Nickleby (TV series): acted
4. 1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?: acted · directed by Ted Kotcheff
5. 1979 Birth of the Beatles: acted · directed by Richard Marquand
6. 1981 Chariots of Fire: acted · directed by Hugh Hudson
7. 1984 A Passage to India: acted · directed by David Lean · critics 75%, audiences 79% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
8. 1985 Burke & Wills: acted · directed by Graeme Clifford
9. 1987 Empire of the Sun: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 75%, audiences 90%
10. 1987 The Charmer (TV series): acted · directed by Alan Gibson
11. 1989 Farewell to the King: acted · directed by John Milius
12. 1989 Naked Under Capricorn: acted · directed by Rob Stewart
13. 1990 Quiet Days in Clichy: acted · directed by Claude Chabrol
14. 1991 A Perfect Hero (TV series): acted · directed by James Cellan Jones
15. 1991 The Private War of Lucinda Smith: acted
16. 1994 Lie Down With Lions (TV movie): acted · directed by Jim Goddard
17. 1995 Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story: acted · directed by Kevin Connor
18. 1996 Element of Doubt: acted · directed by Christopher Morahan
19. 1997 Bridge of Time: acted
20. 2002 Born and Bred (TV series): acted
21. 2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (TV movie): acted · directed by Stephen Hopkins
22. 2006 Brothers & Sisters (TV series): acted · directed by Ken Olin · critics 79%, audiences 84% · streaming on Hulu
23. 2006 Penelope: acted · directed by Mark Palansky · critics 53%, audiences 73% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
24. 2010 Downton Abbey (TV series): acted · directed by Andy Goddard and Brian Kelly · critics 92%, audiences 94% · streaming on Prime Video, Peacock
25. 2014 Brian Pern (TV series): acted · directed by Rhys Thomas
26. 2019 The Cockfields (TV series): acted
27. 2020 All Creatures Great and Small (TV series): acted · directed by Brian Percival
28. The Good Guys (TV series): acted