Nicholas Campbell (born 24 March 1952) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor and filmmaker, who won three

Gemini Award The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...

s for acting. He is known for such films as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the television series ''

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''.

Early life

Campbell was born in

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and raised in

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. He went to Toronto's

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and Kingston's Queen's University where he originally studied Political Studies but later switched to English and Drama. He continued his studies in England studying five years at the London Drama Studio and at the

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(RADA). Campbell spent 40 weeks touring the country with the York Theatre Royal Repertory Company. His debut film role was in ''

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,'' released in 1976. After he returned from England he divided his time amongst Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York. In the 1990s he moved back to Canada.

Career

His starring film and television credits include series leads on ''

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'' and '' The Hitchhiker.'' Starting his acting career in the movies he had small roles in '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977), '' The Eagle Has Landed'' (1976) and in the Bond movie '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977). Campbell was third-billed in the 1985 movie ''Certain Fury.'' Playing Billy Quinn in CBC's ''Major Crime'' (1997) he won a Gemini Award for best actor for his work.Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official site
, retrieved 5 February 2008 His television credits also include the role of

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in '' Hoover vs. The Kennedys'' (

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nominee for best actor in a miniseries), ''Going Home'' (nominated for BAFTA Award), and ''The Valour and the Horror''. Other works include ''The Sleep Room'', ''Diana Kilmury: Teamster'' (Gemini nomination for best supporting actor in a drama) and ''The Diary of Evelyn Lau.'' Campbell has also worked extensively with

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, appearing in such films as ''

'', '' The Dead Zone'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Campbell has made guest appearances on TV shows including '' Space: 1999'', ''

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'', '' Blue Murder'', (Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series in 2001) ''

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'', '' Street Legal'', ''

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'', and '' Highlander: The Series''. In addition to his acting career, Campbell is also an accomplished filmmaker. He wrote and directed the 1992 documentary film '' Stepping Razor: Red X'', which received a

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nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 14th Genie Awards."The Lotus Eaters strong contender at Genies". ''

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'', December 11, 1993.

''Da Vinci's Inquest''

Campbell's role as coroner Dominic Da Vinci in ''

'' brought him critical acclaim. ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' was nominated for many Gemini Awards. Of the 11 Geminis the show won, it received three for best writing in a dramatic series and three for best dramatic series. Campbell received the Gemini Award for best performance in a continuing leading dramatic role for his work on the series. Campbell also directed a number of episodes of ''Da Vinci’s Inquest''. In 2005, ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' ended its run. In ''

Da Vinci's City Hall ''Da Vinci's City Hall'' is a Canadian dramatic television series, which premiered on CBC Television on 25 October 2005 and ended on 28 February 2006. It is a spin-off of the long-running Canadian series ''Da Vinci's Inquest''. The creator, write ...

,'' which ran the following season, the character followed his real-life inspiration, Vancouver Mayor

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(no relation to Nicholas), into municipal politics. No more episodes are planned, but there is talk of a series of TV films that would continue the narrative.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Nicholas 1952 births Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Living people Male actors from Toronto Queen's University at Kingston alumni Upper Canada College alumni Best Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Canadian Screen Award winners