Nicholas Robinson is an English

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

who has appeared regularly on British television, most notably as William Beech in ''

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'' (1998), starring

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. He also played the lead in the television series ''

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'' (1999–2002) based upon the book of the same name by Alan Temperley, produced by

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Career

He began his career in theatre and, at the age of 7, appeared in the West End transfer of ''

An Inspector Calls ''An Inspector Calls'' is a modern morality play and drawing room play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in the Soviet Union in 1945 and at the New Theatre in London the following year. It is one of Priestley's ...

'', produced by the National Theatre, at the

Aldwych Theatre The Aldwych Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Aldwych in the City of Westminster, central London. It was listed Grade II on 20 July 1971. Its seating capacity is 1,200 on three levels. History Origins The theatre was constructed in th ...

. His next appearance was in Theatre De Complicite's production of ''

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'' in the

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and on its national tour. He later played the title role in the

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's production of ''

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'', directed by Adrian Noble. Robinson was most famous for his role in ''

''. The film won the awards of the

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for the Most Popular TV programme in 1998 voted for by readers of ''

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'', Best Drama performance in 1999 and the Best ITV/ Channel 5 Programme of 1998. He has made appearances in a number of other television programmes including an episode of ''

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'' and he was also in the film version of ''

Tom's Midnight Garden ''Tom's Midnight Garden'' is a children's fantasy novel by English author Philippa Pearce. It was first published in 1958 by Oxford University Press with illustrations by Susan Einzig. The story is about a twelve-year-old, Tom, who, while stayi ...

''. Other appearances include ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Down to Earth''. Robinson also works extensively as a producer; most recently he presented the UK premiere production of '' Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair'' directed by Thom Southerland, at the

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in London's West End. Other credits include ''

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'' at the New

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, ''

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'' at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, ''

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'' at the Broadway Studio, ''

Call Me Madam ''Call Me Madam'' is a Broadway musical written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The musical is a satire on politics and foreign policy that spoofs postwar America's penchant for lending billions ...

'' at Upstairs at the Gatehouse and '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' at the

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. Later this year, Robinson will be producing the

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-winning play ''

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''.

Personal life

Robinson became engaged to '' Big Brother 2016'' contestant

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on 25 December 2018.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Nick 1985 births 21st-century English LGBTQ people English gay actors English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English theatre managers and producers Living people Male actors from Peterborough