Jones, Nicholas 1946–

PERSONAL

Born April 3, 1946, in London, England; son of Griffith Jones (an actor); brother of Gemma Jones (an actress).

Addresses: Agent—Nicola van Gelder, Conway van Gelder, Ltd., 18-21 Jermyn St., Third Floor, London SW1Y 6HP, England.

Career: Actor.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Unicorn, Alice through the Looking Glass, Thames Television, 1973.

Eugene Wrayburn, Our Mutual Friend, BBC, 1976, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1978.

Nikolai, Anna Karenina, BBC, 1977, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, c. 1978.

Captain Owen Triggers, Wings, BBC, 1977–78.

Squire Abington, Lillie, London Weekend Television, 1978, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, c. 1979.

Hereward Palmer, The Flame Trees of Thika, Euston Films, 1981, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1982.

Lansbury, The Price, Channel 4 (England), 1985.

Owen Millom, After the War, Granada Television, 1989, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1990.

Major Carter, Lipstick on Your Collar, Channel 4, 1993.

Jeremy Aldermarten, Kavanagh QC (also known as Kavanagh Q.C.), Central Independent Television (England), 1995–99.

Bob Duport, A Dance to the Music of Time, Channel 4, 1997.

Peter Morrison, The Alan Clark Diaries, BBC, 2004.

Graham Cherry, Jericho, Independent Television, 2005, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Dr. Robin Oakley, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, USA Network, 1990.

Julian Brind, For the Greater Good, BBC, 1991.

Robin Middleton, Anglo Saxon Attitudes, Thames Television, 1992.

Sir Fabian Ormerod, The Beggar Bride, BBC, 1997.

Major Angus McCorquodale, Dunkirk, BBC, 2004.

St. Hugh, Cathedral, BBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Detective inspector, Fellow Traveller, HBO, 1989.

Dr. Ian Lester, The Brazilian Connection, syndicated, 1989.

Cranley (secretary to the prime minister), Gobble, BBC, 1996.

First lieutenant Buckland, Hornblower: Mutiny (also known as Horatio Hornblower and Horatio Hornblower: Mutiny), Independent Television (England) and Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

First lieutenant Buckland, Hornblower: Retribution (also known as Horatio Hornblower and Horatio Hornblower: Retribution), Independent Television and Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Laertes, "Hamlet," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1970.

"Tartuffe," Play of the Month, BBC, 1971.

"Trelawny of the 'Wells,'" Play of the Month, BBC, 1972.

"Candide," Play of the Month, BBC, 1973.

"The Little Minister," Play of the Month, BBC, 1975.

Lord Dyson, A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia, PBS, 1990.

Luker, Unnatural Causes, Anglia Television, 1993, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, 1993.

General Alan Brooke, When Hitler Invaded Britain (documentary), Independent Television (England), 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Chris Hankin, "Dear Old Golden Rule Days: Parts 1 & 2," Z Cars, BBC, 1969.

Mark Howard, Coronation Street (also known as Corrie, Florizel Street, and Where No Bird Sings), Independent Television (England), 1970.

"But Now They Are Fled," Thirty-Minute Theatre, BBC, 1971.

Ransome, "2,000 Ft. to Die," The Protectors, Independent Television, 1972.

Corry, "Dizzy," Number 10, Yorkshire Television, 1983.

Mr. Steegmuller, "Silver Lining," The Bill, Thames Television, 1989.

Johnny Hunter, "Daddy's Girl," Boon, Independent Television, 1990.

John Packard, "Love's a Pain," Casualty, BBC, 1990.

Godfrey Hill, "Home Free," Sam Saturday, [Great Britain], 1992.

Fletcher, "Sharpe's Company," Sharpe (also known as Sharpe II), Central Independent Television, 1994, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1995.

Lord Edward Carstairs, Bramwell, Independent Television, 1995, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS.

Major Harvey, "Unknown Soldiers," A Touch of Frost (also known as A Touch of Frost: Unknown Soldiers), Yorkshire Television, 1996, Arts and Entertainment, 1996.

Claude Bergman, "The Tailor's Dummy," Jonathan Creek, BBC and PBS, 2003.

Detective chief superintendent Les Branton, "Entrapment," The Commander (also known as The Commander: Entrapment), Independent Television, 2003.

Michael Pendle and Michaela, New Tricks, BBC, 2005.

Roger, Sensitive Skin, BBC, 2005 (multiple episodes).

Dr. Harvey Wilson, "Schism: Parts 1 & 2," Silent Witness, BBC, 2006.

Dr. Sidney Hayward, "Resurrection," Eleventh Hour, CTV (Canada), 2006.

Michael Collingwood, "One," Spooks, BBC, 2006, series broadcast in the United States as MI-5, Arts and Entertainment.

Michael Collingwood, Spooks, BBC, 2006 (other episodes), series broadcast in the United States as MI-5, Arts and Entertainment.

Appeared in other programs, including an appearance as Dr. James Isaacs in The District Nurse, BBC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Captain Triggers, Wings, BBC, 1976.

Film Appearances:

Benjy, The Corpse (also known as Crucible of Horror and The Velvet House), Cannon, 1970.

Kromer, The Blockhouse, Cannon, 1973.

Charles, Daisy Miller, Paramount, 1974.

Vicar, When the Whales Came, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989.

James, This Year's Love, Entertainment Film Distributors, 1999.

On Wings of Fire, Perspolis Productions, 2001.

London jeweler, And Now … Ladies and Gentlemen …, Paramount, 2002.

Lord Darlington, Vanity Fair, Focus Features, 2004.

Usher, Vera Drake, Fine Line Features, 2004.

David, Closing the Deal, Cottonopolis Films/Foray Films, 2005.

Archduke Rudolph, Copying Beethoven, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2006.

Flawless, Delux Productions/Future Films, 2007.

Stage Appearances:

Oberon and Theseus, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1999, Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 1999, Barbican Theatre, London, 1999–2000, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Plymouth, England, 2000, Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn, New York City, 2000.

Gerald, The Family Reunion, Royal Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1999, Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 1999, Barbican Centre, The Pit, London, 2000, The Drum, Plymouth, England, 2000, then Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 2000.

Polonius, Hamlet, Old Vic Theatre, London, 2004.

Mark Anthony, Anthony and Cleopatra, Globe Theatre, London, 2006.