Nicholas Rowe (actor)
Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe (born 22 November 1966) is a British actor.[1] At the start of his career he appeared as the lead in the 1985 film Young Sherlock Holmes.
Nicholas Rowe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe 22 November 1966 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Partner | Lou Gish (2000–2006, her death) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Andrew Rowe (father) |
Early life and education
Rowe was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to English parents Alison, a singer, and Andrew Rowe, a Conservative Party Member of Parliament and editor.[2] He received his formal education at Eton College, where he acted in school productions, and subsequently received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hispanic studies from the University of Bristol.
Career
Rowe has appeared in a variety of films, television dramas and plays. He played Sherlock Holmes in Barry Levinson's film Young Sherlock Holmes, having read for the part while still at school. He returned to the role of Sherlock Holmes 30 years later in the 2015 film Mr. Holmes, in which he played the part in a film that the "real" Mr. Holmes, now a 93-year-old (played by Ian McKellen) goes to see at a theatre.[3]
Personal life
Rowe was the partner of Lou Gish for six years until her death from cancer in February 2006.[4]
Filmography
Films
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Another Country | Spungin | 1984 |
| Young Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | 1985 |
| True Blue | David Ball | 1996 |
| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | J | 1998 |
| Hit List | Jeremy | 2000 |
| All Forgotten | Maidanov | 2001 |
| Enigma | Villers | 2001 |
| Lover's Prayer | Madianov | 2001 |
| Nicholas Nickleby | Lord Verisopht | 2002 |
| Girl on a Cycle | Harry | 2003 |
| Hidden Flaws | Rental agent | 2004 |
| Seed of Chucky | Lawyer | 2004 |
| The Duel | Sheshkovsky | 2010 |
| Shanghai | Ralph | 2010 |
| Delicious | Adolf | 2013 |
| Mr. Holmes | Matinee Sherlock | 2015 |
| Snowden | Assistant Editor Guardian | 2016 |
| Old Boys | Headmaster | 2018 |
| Waiting for Anya | The Mayor | 2020 |
| Operation Mincemeat | Captain David Ainsworth | 2021 |
Television
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lawrenceville Stories | The Tennessee Shad | 1987 |
| Sharpe's Enemy | Gilliand | 1994 |
| Poldark | Lord Edward Fitzmaurice | 1996 |
| A Dance to the Music of Time | David Pennistone | 1997 |
| Longitude | King George | 2000 |
| The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells (mini-series) | Professor Gibberne | 2001 |
| Shackleton | Thomas Orde-Lees | 2002 |
| Outside the Rules | Dr. Gerry Saddler | 2002 |
| The Lady Musketeer | Duke of Buckingham | 2004 |
| World's Worst Century (TV documentary) | Gui de Chauliae | 2004 |
| Princes in the Tower | Ambassador de Puebla | 2005 |
| The Fugitives (series) | Boyer | 2005 |
| Space Race (TV documentary) | R.V. Jones | 2005 |
| A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets | Richard Burbage | 2005 |
| Beau Brummell: This Charming Man | Lord Charles Manners | 2006 |
| The Complete Guide to Parenting (series) | Marko | 2006 |
| A Harlot's Progress | Henry Fielding | 2006 |
| Sold (series) | Richard | 2007 |
| Stockwell (TV documentary) | Narrator (voice) | 2009 |
| Margaret | Malcolm Rifkind | 2009 |
| Doctor Who: Dreamland (mini-series) | Rivesh Mantilax (voice) | 2009 |
| National Theatre Live: Nation | Father | 2010 |
| Loving Miss Hatto | James | 2012 |
| Da Vinci's Demons | Cardinal Orsini | 2013 |
| The Last Kingdom | Father Asser | 2015 |
| The Crown | Jock Colville | 2016 |
| Doctor Thorne | Mortimer Gazebee | 2016 |
| Genius | Jost Winteler | 2017 |
| Riviera | Geoffrey Anderton | 2017 |
| Washington (mini-series) | George Washington | 2020 |
| Roadkill (mini-series) | Adam De Banzie | 2020 |
| A Very British Scandal (mini-series) | Ian Fraser QC | 2021 |
| A Spy Among Friends (mini-series) | Anthony Blunt | 2022 |
Theatre
| Production | Play | Character | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway | Hamlet | Guildenstern[5] | 14 April 1995 - 22 July 1995 |
| London | Tammy Faye | 2022 |
TV guest appearances
| Series | Character | Episode | Broadcast date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pie in the Sky | Kevin Wright | "Lemon Twist" (episode # 2.10) | 19 March 1995 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Gervase Butt | "An Autumn Shroud" (episode # 1.3) | 30 March 1996 |
| Kavanagh QC | Charles Beaufort | "Blood Money" (episode # 3.2) | 10 March 1997 |
| Kavanagh QC | Charles Beaufort | "Diplomatic Baggage" (episode # 3.4) | 24 March 1997 |
| Dangerfield | Dan Spearill | "The Long Weekend" (episode # 5.2) | 18 September 1998 |
| Let Them Eat Cake | Julian Desire | "Murder" (episode # 1.2) | 16 September 1999 |
| Relic Hunter | Peter Graham | "The Last Knight" (episode # 1.18) | 24 April 2000 |
| Holby City | Nathan Cairns | "Desperate Measures" (episode # 5.29) | 22 April 2003 |
| Midsomer Murders | David Heartley-Reade | "The Fisher King" (episode # 7.3) | 11 January 2004 |
| Hotel Babylon | Jonah Slaughter | "The Faith Healer" (episode # 3.8) | 8 April 2008 |
| Kingdom | Robert Morston | "Kingdom" (episode # 3.6) | 12 July 2009 |
| The Borgias | Baron Bonadeo | "The Lucrezia's Wedding" (episode # 1.4) | 17 April 2011 |
| The Borgias | Baron Bonadeo | "The Borgias in Love" (episode # 1.5) | 25 April 2011 |
| Midsomer Murders | Edward Stannington | "The Sicilian Defence" (episode # 15.5) | 9 January 2013 |
| Inspector George Gently | Chief Supt Martin Langham | "Gently Going Under" (episode # 6.4) | 27 February 2014 |
References
- Rowe, Nicholas, (b. 22 Nov. 1966), DL. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Retrieved 16 Aug. 2022, from https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-33291.
- "Nicholas Rowe Biography (1965-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- Kermode, Mark (22 June 2015). "Mr Holmes review – the old sleuth on the trail of his younger self". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- Laird, Fiona (February 25, 2006). "Lou Gish: Actress of intelligence and grit"
- https://www.playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000150-aea6-d936-a7fd-eef6769e0000&type=cp#cc
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