David J. Nicholls

Acting

Biography

Statuesque Northern actor known for his Viking looks, David Nicholls was originally a rugby player with the Scarborough team before turning to acting and a variety of roles in films and TV. He died in 2008, an inquest hearing that his death came about 40 years after being exposed to asbestos in a car parts factory he worked at as a young man.

Filmography 27

Movies (12)

Gangs of New York
2002
O'Connell Guard Leader
The Parole Officer
2001
Bill
Highlander: Endgame
2000
Drunk Friend
Gladiator
2000
Giant Man
A Walk in Time: The Adventure Continues
1997
Highlander
The Missing Postman
1997
Vic
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
Captain Flint
Jack & Sarah
1995
Delivery Man
Wide-Eyed and Legless
1993
JCB Driver
Shoot to Kill
1990
Training Assistant
Love Birds
1988
Police Patrolman
On the Palm
1987
Duggie

Shows (15)

The Visit
2007
Lipstick Dave
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001
Ragnar
Queer as Folk
1999
PC Stroud
Ivanhoe
1997
Little John
The Governor
1995
'Jumbo' Jackson
Wycliffe
1994
Scrap Metal Merchant
The Detectives
1993
P.C. Terry
A Touch of Frost
1992
Garmon
Civvies
1992
Johnny Blair
Heartbeat
1992
Peter Anderton
G.B.H.
1991
Poacher Terry
Waiting for God
1990
Bearded Man
Birds of a Feather
1989
Tony
Bulman
1985
Doorman
Scully
1984
Marie's Biker Boyfriend (uncredited)