Nicholas Asbury (born 13 February 1971) is a British actor and author. He won an Olivier Award as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's complete cycle of Shakespeare's history plays in 2009[1] [2] and is known for television roles such as Winston Churchill in the BBC's 37 Days,[3] Mr. Angel in Hugh Laurie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans?,[4] and Jim in the BAFTA award-winning Alma's Not Normal.[5] [6]
Asbury attended Hereford Cathedral School, then Dartington College of Arts. In 1998 he performed at The Watermill Theatre, before joining the ensemble of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1999 until 2008. He subsequently acted in the all-male Shakespearean troupe Propeller,[7] for whom he also composed music.[8] A diary of his experiences acting in Propeller's 2011/12 productions of Henry V and The Winter's Tale was featured as a series in The Guardian.[9]
His first book, Exit Pursued by a Badger, is a record of his involvement in Michael Boyd's The Histories Cycle with the RSC. It won the Michael Meyer Award from The Society of Authors in 2011.[10] He has since appeared in television series such as The Inbetweeners, Chewing Gum, Sherlock, and Alma's Not Normal. His second book, White Hart, Red Lion, is a work of travel literature revisiting the subect of Shakespeare's history plays through the locations that feature in them.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Eric Pardew | TV series, S4.E5 "Blood Relations" | |
| 2002 | Silent Witness | Armed Officer #1 | TV series, S6.E5 "Tell No Tales" | |
| 2004 | He Knew He Was Right | Policeman | TV serial | |
| 2004 | The Basil Brush Show | Mr. Foxman | TV series, S3.E8 "The Candidate" | |
| 2004 | Dunkirk | Captain Michael Denny RN | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2004-2019 | Doctors | Various roles | TV series, 7 episodes | |
| 2006 | The Bill | Billy Vaughn | TV series, S22.E24 "Special Relationships" | |
| 2009 | The Legend of Dick and Dom | Burly Bloke | TV series, S1.E7 "Nan Trap" | |
| 2009 | Heartbeat | Tomasz Burowski | TV series, S18.E7 "Return Crossing" | |
| 2009 | My Last Five Girlfriends | Shakespeare | Film | |
| 2010 | The Inbetweeners | Tara's Dad | TV series, S3.E3 "Will's Dilemma" | |
| 2011 | Hustle | Talbot | TV series, S7.E2 | |
| 2011 | Midsomer Murders | Henry | TV series, S14.E1 "Death in the Slow Lane" | |
| 2011 | The Jury | Romeo Boy | TV serial (second series) | |
| 2011-2016 | Coronation Street | Alastair Burton | TV series, 7 episodes | |
| 2012 | Shadow Dancer | Agent 2 | Film | |
| 2013 | Love and Marriage | Steve Simpson | TV series, S1.E3 "Secrets & Lies" | |
| 2013-2014 | Da Vinci's Demons | Mario | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Sherlock | Landlord | TV series, S3.E2 "The Sign of Three" | |
| 2014 | The Bletchley Circle | Interviewer 1 | TV series, S2.E2 "Uncustomed Goods" | |
| 2014 | 37 Days | Winston Churchill | TV serial | |
| 2014 | EastEnders | CPS Barrister | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | The Crimson Field | Padre | TV series, S1.E3 | |
| 2014 | Drifters | Uncle Nige | TV series, S2.E5 "Hen Don't" | |
| 2014 | Borgia | Bernado Grammante | TV series, S3.E4 "1498" | |
| 2014–2018 | Emmerdale | Various roles | TV series, 14 episodes | |
| 2015 | Arthur and Merlin | Orin | Film | |
| 2015 | A Song for Jenny | Martyn | TV film | |
| 2015 | Doctor Who | Etoine | TV series, S9.E8 "The Zygon Inversion" | |
| 2015–2017 | Chewing Gum | Keys | TV series, 5 episodes | |
| 2016 | The Five | Martin Clark | TV serial | |
| 2016 | Casualty | Pete Meyer | TV series, S30.E40 "What Lies Beneath" | |
| 2016 | Agatha Raisin | Peter Rice | TV series, S1.E5 "The Vicious Vet" | |
| 2017 | Call the Midwife | Mr. Wylton | TV series, S6.E1 | |
| 2017 | Babs | Gerald Thomas | TV film | |
| 2017 | Papillon | Commandant | Film | |
| 2017 | Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution | Lenin[12] | TV film | |
| 2017 | Borderline | Mr. Martins | TV series, S2.E2 "Strike" | |
| 2018 | Innocent | Ryland | TV serial | |
| 2018 | The Alienist | Dr. Tuthill | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Trevor Cordiss | TV series, S1.E9 "The Rascal Cook" | ||
| 2018 | Dark Heart | Guy Dawlish | TV series, S1.E1 "Suffer the Children" | |
| 2018 | Hold the Dark | Doctor | Film | |
| 2019 | Luther | DCI Woodgate | TV series, S5.E4 | |
| 2020 | The Last Kingdom | Brother Iestyn | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | Manhunt | Inspector Len Adler | TV series, S2.E3 "The Night Stalker" | |
| 2021 | Alma's Not Normal | Jim | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2022 | Crime | Oliver Heathcoat | TV series, S2.E1 | |
| 2022 | Anne | Dr. James Burns | TV series, S1.E2 | |
| 2022 | Brian and Charles | Stu | Film | |
| 2022 | Death in Paradise | Gerry Wigsworth | TV series, S11.E5 "Painkiller Thriller" | |
| 2022 | Why Didn't They Ask Evans? | Mr. Angel | TV serial |