Phil Nice (born 6 April 1954) is a British actor who has been active in television and films since 1984. He was born in Vange, Essex.
Nice has appeared in a number of TV series, including Who Dares Wins, South of the Border, Inspector Morse, Mr. Bean, Goodnight Sweetheart, The Bill, EastEnders, Heartbeat, The Inbetweeners (as a driving instructor), Coming of Age, Moving Wallpaper, Love Soup, , My Family, Hebburn and Citizen Khan (as the friendly neighbour Keith). He also appeared in Morrisons adverts in 2011.
Nice has appeared in the films Ident, Danny the Champion of the World, Magicians and A Kind of Hush.
In December, 1985, Nice, along with temporary comedy partner Arthur Smith, made a short series of parody documentaries for Channel 4, Arthur and Phil Go Off.
In 2014, Nice played an astronaut killed by giant spiders in "Kill the Moon", the seventh episode of the eighth series of the science-fiction television show Doctor Who.
In January 2015, Nice appeared in series two of Broadchurch as Andrew Darlington, the manager of the care home looking after Jocelyn Knight's elderly mother.
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1990 | Ident | Short film Voice | ||
| 1999 | A Kind of Hush | Dad | ||
| 2011 | Tortoise | Frank | Short film |
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones | Various | 2 episodes |
| The Kit Curran Radio Show | Wally | Series 1, episode 4: "P Is for Positive" | |
| Who Dares Wins | Various | 2 episodes | |
| 1985 | South of the Border | Warwick | 7 episodes |
| 1986 | Spitting Image | Roy Jenkins / John Craven / Max Bygraves | Voice Episode #3.4 |
| Five Alive | Various | ||
| 1987 | Inspector Morse | Nicholas Quinn | Series 1, episode 2: "The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn" |
| Hardwicke House | Security Man | Episode 2: "The First Day of Term" | |
| Hello Mum | Episode 5 | ||
| Ffizz | Gerry | Series 1, episode 6: "With Friends Like These" | |
| 1988-1990 | Chelmsford 123 | Posty / Triconus | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Danny, the Champion of the World | Postman | TV movie |
| Mornin' Sarge | Horace | Episode 1: "Perverts" | |
| 1990-1991 | Davro | 13 episodes | |
| 1990-1999 | The Bill | Curator / Walker / Nigel Cobb | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Mr. Bean | Disco Dancer | Episode 4: "Mr. Bean Goes to Town" |
| Drop the Dead Donkey | Man in Bed | Series 2, episode 11: "George's Daughter" | |
| 1992 | Me, You and Him | Ralph | Episode 4: "On the Town" |
| TV Squash | Panelist | 6 episodes | |
| 1992-1993 | KYTV | Doctor | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | The All New Alexei Sayle Show | Various | Episode 4 |
| 1995 | Health and Efficiency | Roy Wisdom | Series 2, episode 6: "Finders Keepers" |
| Nelson's Column | Patrick | Series 2, episode 4: "Surprise!" | |
| The Thin Blue Line | Father | Series 1, episode 7: "Yuletide Spirit" | |
| 1996 | Goodnight Sweetheart | George Formby | Series 3, episode 6: "Turned Out Nice Again" |
| Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives | Mr. Gordon | Episode 3: "Paranormal Researchers" | |
| 1997 | Cows | TV movie | |
| 1998 | How Do You Want Me? | Policeman | 2 episodes |
| PB Bear and Friends | Voice 2 episodes | ||
| 1999 | Days Like These | Paul Foreman | Episode 7: "Grandma's Dead" |
| People Like Us | Series 1, episode 4: "The Solicitor" | ||
| Put Out More Fags | Headteacher | TV movie | |
| 2000 | Dirty Tricks | Businessman | TV movie |
| 2000-2005 | EastEnders | Mr. Smith / Ron | 2 episodes |
| 2000-2022 | Doctors | Geoffrey Parsons / Giles Bloom / Norman Green / Nick Kelly | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | A Lump in My Throat | Poker-Playing Friend | |
| 2002 | Heartbeat | Gordon Drew | Series 11, episode 14: "From Ancient Grudge" |
| My Hero | Series 3, episode 7: "Little Green Man" | ||
| 2002-2008 | My Family | Mr. Baker / Shopper | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Mile High | Mr. Colins | Episode #2.4 |
| Fallen | Reeves | TV movie | |
| The Basil Brush Show | Dustman #1 | Series 3, episode 1: "Frocks Rocks" | |
| 2005 | Footprints in the Snow | Stall Holder | TV movie |
| The Golden Hour | Bus Driver | Miniseries Episode 3 | |
| The Brief | Clerk of the Court | Series 2, episode 3: "Forever on the Mind" | |
| Broken News | Russ - Look Out East | 6 episodes | |
| 2006 | Vital Signs | Mr. Simms | Episode 3 |
| Fear of Fanny | Technician | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Bonkers | Debbie's Dad | 2 episodes |
| Secret Life | Residential Care Worker | TV movie | |
| 2008 | Love Soup | Ted | Series 2, episode 1: "Smoke and Shadows" |
| Moving Wallpaper | Dave the Props Man | Series 1, episode 11: "Echo Beach Part XI" | |
| HolbyBlue | James Pretorious | Episode #2.2 | |
| The Inbetweeners | Driving Instructor | Series 1, episode 3: "Thorpe Park" | |
| Coming of Age | Chloe's Dad / Daddy Bear | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | I Shouldn't Be Alive | Darryl Johnson | Series 3, episode 4: "Crushed and Alone" |
| Holby City | Gary Pennington | Series 12, episode 47: "Transgressions" | |
| 2011 | Torchwood | Male Hiker | Series 4, episode 1: "The New World" |
| Outnumbered | Mr. Henderson | Series 4, episode 3: "The Labrador" | |
| 2012 | Comedy Showcase | The Priest | Series 3, episode 6: "The Function Room" |
| Hunderby | Ben | 2 episodes | |
| Spy | Roy | Series 2, episode 3: "Codename: Lie Hard" | |
| 2012-2013 | Hebburn | Ben | 4 episodes |
| 2012-2016 | Citizen Khan | Keith | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Way to Go | George Hooper | Episode 1: "The Beginning of the End" |
| Love and Marriage | Vicar | Episode 1: "Huge Weekend for the Paradise Family" | |
| Quick Cuts | Robert | Episode 3 | |
| 2014 | Doctor Who | Henry | Series 8, episode 7: "Kill the Moon" |
| 2014 | Broadchurch | Andrew Darlington | Episode #2.3 |
| Ballot Monkeys | Activist | Episode 1 | |
| 2016 | Houdini & Doyle | Reverend Gilby | Episode 2: "A Dish of Adharma" |
| 2018 | Waffle the Wonder Dog | Mr. Willow | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Hold the Sunset | Mr. Black | Series 2, episode 1: "The Sale" |
| 2022 | Kate & Koji | Twitcher 2 | Series 2, episode 3: "Memories" |
| DI Ray | Customer | Episode 1: "Part One" |