- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 13, 1971
- Place of Birth
- Hereford, England, UK
Nicholas Asbury
Nicholas Asbury (born 13 February 1971) is a British actor and author. He won an Olivier Award as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's complete cycle of Shakespeare's history plays in 2009 and is known for television roles such as Winston Churchill in the BBC's 37 Days, Mr. Angel in Hugh Laurie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, and Jim in the BAFTA award-winning Alma's Not Normal. Asbury attended Hereford Cathedral School, then Dartington College of Arts. In 1998 he performed at The Watermill Theatre, before joining the ensemble of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1999 until 2008. He subsequently acted in the all-male Shakespearean troupe Propeller, for whom he also composed music. A diary of his experiences acting in Propeller's 2011/12 productions of Henry V and The Winter's Tale was featured as a series in The Guardian. His first book, Exit Pursued by a Badger, is a record of his i…
Filmography
tvYoung Sherlock
2026 · Dignitary Ezra Hornsby
movieHostages
2025 · Keith
movieBrian and Charles
2022 · Stu
tvWhy Didn't They Ask Evans?
2022 · Mr. Angel
tvAll Creatures Great & Small
2020 · Biggins
tvAlma's Not Normal
2020 · Jim
movieHold the Dark
2018 · Doctor (uncredited)
tvInnocent
2018 · Ryland
tvShakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018 · Trevor Cordiss
tvThe Alienist
2018 · Dr. Tuthill
movieRussia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
2017 · Vladimir Lenin
moviePapillon
2017 · Commandant
movieTheresa vs Boris: How May Became PM
2017
movieBabs
2017 · Gerald Thomas
tvAgatha Raisin
2016 · Peter Rice
tvThe Five
2016 · Martin Clark
tvThe Last Kingdom
2015 · Brother Iestyn
tvChewing Gum
2015 · Keys
movieArthur & Merlin
2015 · Orin
movieJacked
2015 · Dying
tvThe Crimson Field
2014 · Padre
tv37 Days
2014 · Winston Churchill
tvThe Bletchley Circle
2012 · Interviewer
movieShadow Dancer
2012 · Agent
tvCall the Midwife
2012 · Mr. Wylton
tvDeath in Paradise
2011 · Gerry Wigsworth
tvSherlock
2010 · Landlord
tvLuther
2010 · DCI Woodgate
movieMy Last Five Girlfriends
2010 · No. 5 - Shakespeare
tvThe Inbetweeners
2008 · Mr Brown
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Etoine
tvHe Knew He Was Right
2004 · Policeman
tvHustle
2004 · Talbot
tvThe Basil Brush Show
2002 · Mr Poxman
tvHetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · Eric Pardew
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Tomasz Burowski