Nigel Allan Havers (born 6 November 1951) is an English actor. He played Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire, earning a Bafta nomination for the role, and Dr Tom Latimer in the British TV comedy series Don't Wait Up. He portrayed the role of Lewis Archer in Coronation Street from 2009 to 2010. He returned to the role in 2012 and departed once again in February 2013.
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| 1 | I'm a great fan of David's [David Tennant] and he's brilliant and I wanted to play Doctor Who (1963) myself. I'm a bit too old now. |
| 2 | [on The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)] I'm amazed that the kids can watch it because it scared the hell out of me doing it. |
| 3 | If any actor gets offered Corrie (Coronation Street (1960)), for heaven's sake take it because it's the best job in the world. |
| 4 | I always wanted to be an actor, largely because my parents used to take me to the theatre when I was a child. My brother, on the other hand, who's a year and a half older than me, is a lawyer, so the family tradition lives on. |
| 5 | I love doing comedy and I used to do a fair amount of it. Years ago I did a series called Don't Wait Up (1983) and comedy is just something that I enjoy doing, especially when it's as well written as Lunch Monkeys (2009). |
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| 1 | Grew up in Suffolk now lives in Dorset (2016). |
| 2 | Made his professional debut as Billy Owen in the radio series Mrs Dale's Diary and stayed for about 3 years. |
| 3 | Considers the 1978 mini series of A Horseman Riding By to have been his big break. |
| 4 | Grew up in Suffolk then moved to London to attend drama school between the ages of 15 and 18. |
| 5 | He and David Niven both played A.J. Raffles, albeit 62 years apart. Havers would go on to play Niven in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). |
| 6 | Starring in Francis Veber's "See U Next Tuesday", as "Pierre Brochant", with Ardal O'Hanlon, at the Albery Theatre in London. [December 2003] |
| 7 | Parents are Robert Michael Oldfield Havers and Carol Elizabeth Lay. |
| 8 | Brother-in-law of Hugo Williams and Simon Williams. |
| 9 | Son-in-law of Hugh Williams and Margaret Vyner. |
| 10 | Nephew of Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss (born 1933) who in 1988 became the first woman named to the Court of Appeal and later President of the Family Division. His cousin and her son is the film producer William Butler-Sloss. |
| 11 | Supports Fulham Football Club. |
| 12 | Attended same school as singer Sarah Brightman. |
| 13 | His wife, Polly Williams, was ill with cancer for four years and died on 24 June 2004. |
| 14 | He and Gary Graham were the only two actors who were permitted to audition for the role of Captain Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager (1995). |
| 15 | He now claims to regret not moving to Hollywood after the success of Chariots of Fire (1981). |
| 16 | Younger son of Michael Havers, QC, a Conservative MP for Wimbledon, Attorney General (1979-1987) and Lord High Chancellor of England (1987). As Attorney General, 'Sir Michael Havers' was the prosecutor of Gerry and Giuseppe Conlon, whose story was portrayed in the film In the Name of the Father (1993). |
| 17 | Daughter: Kate born 1977. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Bon Voyage | 1985 | TV Movie | Roddy Buchanan |
| Burke & Wills | 1985 | William John Wills |
| A Passage to India | 1984 | Ronny |
| Strangers and Brothers | 1984 | TV Series | Roy Calvert |
| Play for Today | 1979-1982 | TV Series | Harman / Richie |
| BBC Play of the Month | 1976-1982 | TV Series | Leonid Shervinsky / Kenneth Lake |
| All for Love | 1982 | TV Series | Clement |
| Nancy Astor | 1982 | TV Mini-Series | Bobby Shaw |
| Jackanory Playhouse | 1982 | TV Series | Count Kathka |
| Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years | 1981 | TV Mini-Series | Randolph Churchill |
| Goodbye Darling | 1981 | TV Series | George Lewis |
| Tales of the Unexpected | 1981 | TV Series | Miller |
| Chariots of Fire | 1981 | Lord Andrew Lindsay |
| BBC2 Playhouse | 1981 | TV Series | Philip Colindale |
| A Question of Guilt | 1980 | TV Series | Dr. Leach |
| Birth of the Beatles | 1979 | George Martin |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | 1979 | TV Series | Ronald Ransom |
| A Horseman Riding By | 1978 | TV Series | Paul Craddock |
| Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | 1978 | Counterman |
| An Englishman's Castle | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Mark Ingram |
| Pennies from Heaven | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Conrad Baker |
| The Haunting of Julia | 1977 | Estate Agent |
| Nicholas Nickleby | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Nicholas Nickleby |
| Heydays Hotel | 1976 | TV Movie | Dez |
| The Cedar Tree | 1976 | TV Series | Rex Burton-Smith |
| Angels | 1976 | TV Series | Mr. Paget |
| Victorian Scandals | 1976 | TV Series | Ronald Walker |
| The Glittering Prizes | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Denis Porson |
| The Nearly Man | 1975 | TV Series | Clive |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | 1975 | TV Series | Peter Dinmont |
| Crown Court | 1973-1975 | TV Series | Bernard Crittenden / Patrick Mills |
| Comet Amongst the Stars | 1975 | TV Movie | Charles Best |
| Rooms | 1975 | TV Series | Jim |
| Thriller | 1975 | TV Series | Ludovic Bates |
| Edward the King | 1975 | TV Series | Frederick Crichton |
| The Lives of Benjamin Franklin | 1974-1975 | TV Mini-Series |
| The Black Arrow | 1974 | TV Series | Roger |
| The ITV Play | 1974 | TV Series | Cliff |
| A Raging Calm | 1974 | TV Mini-Series | Roger Coyne |
| Shabby Tiger | 1973 | TV Mini-Series | Toby Scriven |
| So It Goes | 1973 | TV Series | Estate agent |
| Pope Joan | 1972 | Young monk |
| The Tragedy of King Richard II | 1971 | TV Movie | Soldier / Attendant |
| Edward II | 1970 | TV Movie | Solider / Attendant |
| I am Khama | 2019 | announced | Sir Edward Fairfield |
| Trouser Bar | 2016 | Short | 2nd Familiar Face (uncredited) |
| Comedy Playhouse | 2016 | TV Series | David |
| The Life of Rock with Brian Pern | 2014-2016 | TV Mini-Series | Tony Pebble |
| Coronation Street | 2009-2013 | TV Series | Lewis Archer |
| Downton Abbey | 2011 | TV Series | Lord Hepworth |
| Lunch Monkeys | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Mike |
| Wedding House | 2010 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Brothers & Sisters | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Roger Grant |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures | 2009 | TV Series | Peter Dalton |
| Penelope | 2006 | Mr. Vanderman |
| Open Wide | 2005 | TV Movie | Peter Hillman |
| Little Britain | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Leader of the Opposition |
| Born and Bred | 2005 | TV Series | Henry Williamson |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 2004 | David Niven |
| Manchild | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Terry |
| Murder in Mind | 2002 | TV Series | Nicholas Chadwick QC |
| The Armando Iannucci Shows | 2001 | TV Series | Ivy Waiter |
| The Gentleman Thief | 2001 | TV Movie | A J Raffles |
| Paradise Lost | 1999 | Hofstadter |
| Dangerfield | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Dr. Jonathan Paige |
| The Heart Surgeon | 1997 | TV Movie | Dr. Alex Marsden |
| Bridge of Time | 1997 | TV Movie | Halek |
| Element of Doubt | 1996 | Richard |
| Murder Most Horrid | 1996 | TV Series | Harvey Stafford |
| Strangers | 1996 | TV Series | Philip |
| Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story | 1995 | TV Movie | Michael Wilding |
| Chiller | 1995 | TV Series | Oliver Halkin |
| The Glass Virgin | 1995 | TV Mini-Series | Edmund Lagrange |
| Woof! | 1994 | TV Series | Appleby |
| The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story | 1994 | TV Movie | Steven Kaye |
| Lie Down with Lions | 1994 | TV Movie | Peter Husak |
| The Good Guys | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Guy McFadyean |
| A Perfect Hero | 1991 | TV Mini-Series | Hugh Fleming |
| Sleepers | 1991 | TV Series | Jeremy Coward
Sergei Rublev |
| A Slight Hitch | 1991 | TV Movie | Simon |
| The Private War of Lucinda Smith | 1990 | TV Movie | Edward |
| Jours tranquilles à Clichy | 1990 | Alfred Perlès, AKA Karl |
| A Bit of Fry and Laurie | 1990 | TV Series | Paul Eddington |
| Don't Wait Up | 1983-1990 | TV Series | Dr. Tom Latimer |
| Naked Under Capricorn | 1989 | TV Movie | Davy Marriner |
| Farewell to the King | 1989 | Botanist |
| Empire of the Sun | 1987 | Dr. Rawlins |
| The Charmer | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Ralph Ernest Gorse |
| The Death of a Heart | 1987 | TV Movie | Thomas Quayne |
| A Little Princess | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Carrisford |
| The Whistle Blower | 1986 | Bob Jones |
| Hold the Dream | 1986 | TV Movie | Jim Fairley |
| Lord Elgin and Some Stones of No Value | 1986 | TV Movie | Lord Elgin |
| A Different Kind of Love | 1985 | Clement |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning Britain | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| We Love Sitcom | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Very British Problems | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Watchdog | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| Rita & Me | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| Loose Women | 2005-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Backchat | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Piers Morgan's Life Stories | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Friend |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The One Show | 2009-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lorraine | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| South at Six | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Morning | 2005-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Corrie Years | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Big Picture | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Real Chariots of Fire | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| Tales of Television Centre | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Actor |
| Daybreak | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death | 2011 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Would I Lie to You? | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2003-2011 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Actor |
| My Favourite Joke | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ghost of War | 2011 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Britain's Got More Talent | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW! | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Wright Stuff | 2005-2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Panelist |
| 30 Years of 'An Audience With...' | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| This Week | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| David Lean and His Dedicated Maniacs | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| I've Never Seen Star Wars | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| David Lean in Close-Up | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Queens of British Pop | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Drama Trails | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Revealed | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| Casting a Classic | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| That's What I Call Television | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Grumpy Guide to... | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Big Brother | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| British Film Forever | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Friday Night Project | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Richard & Judy | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The British Soap Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Rick Stein in du Maurier Country | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Deadline | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comedy Connections | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Room 101 | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Play's the Thing | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Grumpy Old Men | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Wogan Now & Then | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lord Lichfield: A Tribute | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Greats | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Sunday AM | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Little Documentary | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Britain's Finest | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Wings on Their Heels: The Making of 'Chariots of Fire' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| Dame Edna Live at the Palace | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Today with Des and Mel | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| V Graham Norton | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The All New Harry Hill Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| GMTV | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kelly | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Parkinson | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Best Ever Bond | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Kumars at No. 42 | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1992-2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Live Talk | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| An Audience with Des O'Connor | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Question Time | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Heroes of Comedy | 1995-2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Preview | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| OK! TV | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Presenter (Series 1) (1999) |
| It's Only TV... But I Like It | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Storyteller | 1999/II | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Car's the Star | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Jaguar E Type Owner |
| Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| TFI Friday | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Masterchef | 1994-1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| An Audience with Freddie Starr | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself - Audience Member |
| Splendors of Nature | 1996 | Video documentary | Narrator |
| Friday Night | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| 6 O'Clock Live | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Aspel & Company | 1986-1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Call My Bluff | 1979-1987 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Panellist / Himself - Panelist |
| Driving Force '86 | 1986 | TV Movie documentary |
| Animal Passions | 1982 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Star Games | 1978-1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| An Unworthy Scaffold | 1971 | Documentary | Malcolme |
