Nigel Whitmey (born 17 March 1963[1]) is a British-Canadian actor who has appeared in TV series and films. He is also the husband of the actress Abigail Thaw, whom he met while training at RADA.

Nigel Whitmey
Born (1963-03-17) 17 March 1963 (age 61)
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouse
(m. 1986)
Children2

Early life

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Whitmey was born in Peace River, Alberta, Canada. His family emigrated there from Liverpool, England, where his father had been employed as a medical officer of health. He came to London in the mid-1980s to study drama at RADA.[citation needed]

Career

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His television credits include Black Earth Rising, Doctor Who, Attila, Casualty, Waking the Dead and Agatha Christie's Poirot. He is also known for voicing numerous games, including the two Battlefield games of the Bad Company series, Crysis Warhead and Cyberpunk 2077.

Personal life

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At RADA, Whitmey met actress Abigail Thaw, whom he married in 1986. They have two children: Molly Mae, born 1997, and Talia, born 2003. He has worked chiefly in Britain in film, television, and voice overs.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 The Lost Language of Cranes Winston Penn
1992 Shining Through 1st G.I. in canteen
1995 Jefferson in Paris John Trumbull
1996 Surviving Picasso Pierre
1996 La lengua asesina Chip
1997 Twilight of the Ice Nymphs Peter Glahn Lead actor, had name removed from credits when his voice was overdubbed
1998 Girls' Night Tyrone
1998 Saving Private Ryan Private Boyd
1999 The Criminal Voice
2001 The 51st State/Formula 51 (USA) L.A. Highway Patrol
2002 Muffin Ed
2003 Octane Detective Ned Stephens
2005 The Jacket Lieutenant
2006 Land of the Blind Anchorman
2007 The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island Al Crenshaw
2012 Dark Shadows Hard Hat #1
2013 The Fifth Estate General Thomason
2015 Never Let Go Clark Anderson
2016 London Has Fallen Prime Minister Robert Bowman (Canada)

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Agatha Christie's Poirot Luigi Valdarno Episode: "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat"
1991 Josie Episode: #1.6
1991 Streetwise Louis Doyle 7 episodes
1992 Kissing the Gunner's Daughter Jonathan Hogarth 2 parts
1993 Jeeves and Wooster George Episode: "Lady Florence Craye Arrives in New York"
1996 Over Here Rayner
1996 X Yuto Voice (English version)
2000 The 10th Kingdom The SWAT Team Mini TV series
2000 Too Much Sun Jack Episode: "Real Men Cry a Lot"
2001 Attila Grachia TV miniseries
2001 People Like Us Episode: "The Actor"
2001 Where the Heart Is Conrad Walker Series 5, 4 episodes
2002 Shackleton William Bakewell 2 episodes
2003 Helen of Troy Odysseus 2 episodes
2004 Carrie's War Major Cass Harper Television film
2004 Mad About Alice Vicar Episode: "School Craze"
2004 Casualty Dan Wilder 10 episodes during Series 18
2004 Keen Eddie Anton Levy Episode: "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité"
2005 Broken News Lawrence Frenzel Episode: "Bolivian Crisis"
2005 Hustle Chip Lacey Episode: "Old Acquaintance"
2005 Doctor Who Simmons Episode: "Dalek"
2005 The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million Ron Beller Television film
2005 Murphy's Law Atwell Episode: "Strongbox"
2006 The Booze Cruise III Ben Television film
2007 Waking the Dead Mervyn Simmel Episodes: "The Fall: Part 1&2"
2008 Kingdom Brad Johnson Episode: #2.3
2009 Moonshot Deke Slayton Television film
2009 Midsomer Murders Clinton Finn Episode: "The Glitch"
2010 The Deep Lowe Episode: "All"
2012-present Fireman Sam Moose Roberts (voice) Regular character
2013 Death of a Pilgrim CIA Chef 2 episodes
Television miniseries
2013 Jo Viel Episode: "Place Vendome"
Credited as Nigel Withmey
2014 The Assets Callan Grayson Episode: "Trip to Vienna"
2018 Death in Paradise Bobby Rodrigues Episode: #7.2
2018 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Clive Brenton Credited as Nigel Whitney
Episode: "O Brave New World"
2019 The Crown Marquis Childs Episode: #3.4

Video games

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Year Game Role Notes
2006 Killzone: Liberation Jan Templar
2008 Haze
2008 Battlefield: Bad Company Haggard
2008 Crysis Warhead Marine
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Haggard
2012 Far Cry 3 Leonard voice
2015 Soma Matthey Frost / Richard Thabo voices
2017 Need for Speed Payback voices
2020 Cyberpunk 2077 Sergeant Dobs voice
2021 The Ascent Grateful Abbot / M-G Rep voices

References

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  1. ^ "Nigel Whitmey". btvguide.net. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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