Nicholas Blane Explained

Nicholas Blane
Birth Place:Leicester, England
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1987–present

Nicholas Blane is an English actor.

Career

He is best known for his roles in stage productions such as Year of the Rat,[1] [2] See How They Run[3] [4] and Democracy.[5]

He has appeared in numerous British television and film projects, including Coronation Street (1993–2010), Heartbeat (1993–1998), Trial & Retribution (1997–2002), Dalziel and Pascoe (1997), Life Force,[6] Sharpe's Challenge (2006) and The Great Fire (2014).[5] [7] He played the role of Wopsle in the BBC adaptation of Great Expectations (1999) and he appeared in minor roles in The Illusionist (2006) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).[5] [8]

In 2012 he starred as the Spice King in the second season of the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.[9]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Some Kind of LifeMr. RawlingsTV film
1999Great ExpectationsWopsleTV film
2005PierrepointGovernor of Strangeways
Kinky Boots
2006The IllusionistHerr Doebler
Sharpe's ChallengeCrosbyTV film
2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixBob
The Shadow in the NorthMr. HarknessTV film
2009Glorious 39Vicar
2012National Theatre Live: The MagistrateMr. Bullamy
2013In SecretChemist
2017Viceroy's HouseOlaf Kirkpatrick Caroe
2019Hope GapPriest
2020The Good TraitorWinston Churchill

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987Agatha Christie's Miss MarplePaddington Porter1.09 ("4:50 from Paddington")
1993–1998HeartbeatBank Manager / Mr. Hepplewhite / Mr. Handley3 episodes
1993–2010Coronation StreetMr. Stapleton / Neville Green / Judge9 episodes
1996The BillRoly 1 episode ("Bounds of Decency")
1997Dalziel and PascoeSir William Pledger1 episode ("Exit Lines")
1997–2002Trial & RetributionDerek Waugh6 episodes
2000Life ForceScuzz
2008Little DorritLawyer4 episodes
2009–2014Coroner Oswald Spear5 episodes
2010The TudorsSidwell1 episode ("Natural Ally")
WhitechapelLord Hessel1 episode ("Episode 2.2")
2012Game of ThronesThe Spice King3 episodes
2013Spies of WarsawPapa Heiniger2 episodes
2014The Great Fire2 episodes
2015The MusketeersDuc De Barville1 episode ("A Marriage of Inconvenience")
2021It's a SinMr. Hart2 episodes
Doctor WhoMillington1 episode ("Survivors of the Flux")

Notes and References

  1. News: Year of the Rat: A wasted opportunity to get to the heart of George Orwell. Charles. Spencer. The Telegraph. 14 March 2008. 25 February 2016.
  2. News: Year of the Rat. Clare. Brennan. The Guardian. 23 March 2008. 25 February 2016.
  3. News: See How They Run. Michael. Billington. The Guardian. 30 June 2006. 25 February 2016.
  4. News: Review: See How They Run. David. Benedict. Variety. 9 July 2006. 25 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Nicholas Blane. National Theatre. 25 February 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305173224/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/nicholas-blane. 5 March 2016. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Credits . life-force.co.uk . July 28, 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010307181313/http://www.life-force.co.uk:80/credits.html . March 7, 2001.
  7. News: The Great Fire review, ITV: 'historical hokum'. Sameer. Rahim. The Telegraph. 16 October 2014. 25 February 2016.
  8. Web site: Nicholas Blane. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305224859/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/627130/Nicholas-Blane. dead. 5 March 2016. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. 25 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Recap: 'Game Of Thrones' Episodes 5 & 6 See Season Two Somehow Get Bloodier & Grimmer. Oliver. Lyttelton. Indiewire.com. 8 May 2012. 25 February 2016.