Nicholas Jones (actor)

Nicholas Jones (born 3 April 1946) is an English character actor who has appeared on stage, film and television.

Jones was born in London, the younger brother of actress Gemma Jones. They are the children of actor Griffith Jones (1909–2007) and Robin Isaac. He was educated at Westminster School.^{[citation needed]}

Jones has played leads on television, at The National Theatre, and on the West End Stage. He also appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company (1999),^[1] and has starred at Shakespeare's Globe.^[2]

• The Corpse (1971) - Benjy Smith
• Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973) - Squire
• The Blockhouse (1973) - Kramer
• Daisy Miller (1974) - Charles
• When the Whales Came (1989) - Vicar
• This Year's Love (1999) - James
• On Wings of Fire (2001)
• And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen (2002) - London Jeweller
• Vanity Fair (2004) - Lord Darlington
• Vera Drake (2004) - Defence Barrister
• Copying Beethoven (2006) - Archduke Rudolph
• Surveillance (2007) - Lord Raven (Jake's Father)
• Flawless (2007) - Jameson
• The Lady (2011) - Robert Gordon, UK Ambassador 1995-1999
• The Iron Lady (2011) - Admiral Henry Leach
• Philomena (2013) - Dr. Robert
• Mr Turner (2014) - Sir John Soane
• Effie Gray (2014) - Doctor Lee
• In the Heart of the Sea (2015) - Pollard Senior
• War Machine (2017) - Dick Waddle
• Darkest Hour (2017) - Sir John Simon
• The Children Act (2017) - Professor Rodney Carter

Since 1969, Jones has acted in over 90 television films and series.

In the 1970s, he starred as Captain Triggers in the First World War series, Wings, alongside Tim Woodward and Michael Cochrane, perhaps his most iconic role. He also played Jeremy Aldermarten QC in all six series of the 1990s courtroom drama, Kavanagh QC.^[3][4] alongside John Thaw.

Jones' many appearances include the following:

• Nicholas Jones at IMDb