Actor profile

Nigel Havers

6th November 1951 Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK Acting

Nigel Allan Havers is an English actor. He is probably best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire, and for his role as 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.

40 Movies 75 TV Shows 131 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Never Too Late poster

Never Too Late 23rd October 2025 as Frank

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple poster

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple 10th October 2020 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration poster

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration 1st January 2020 as Self

Murder on the Blackpool Express poster

Murder on the Blackpool Express 11th November 2017 as Doc

Trouser Bar poster

Trouser Bar 28th April 2016 as (uncredited)

Tales of Television Centre poster

Tales of Television Centre 17th May 2012 as Self

Penelope poster

Penelope 17th November 2007 as Mr. Vanderman

Open Wide poster

Open Wide 21st December 2005 as Peter Hillman

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers poster

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 1st October 2004 as David Niven

Best Ever Bond poster

Best Ever Bond 22nd November 2002 as Self

The Gentleman Thief poster

The Gentleman Thief 24th June 2001 as A J Raffles

Paradise Lost poster

Paradise Lost 20th July 1999 as Hofstadter

The Heart Surgeon poster

The Heart Surgeon 4th May 1997 as Dr. Alex Marsden

Bridge of Time poster

Bridge of Time 15th March 1997 as Halek

Element of Doubt poster

Element of Doubt 30th December 1996 as Richard

An Audience with Freddie Starr poster

An Audience with Freddie Starr 2nd March 1996

The Burning Season poster

The Burning Season 17th September 1994 as Steven Kaye

Lie Down with Lions poster

Lie Down with Lions 12th June 1994 as Peter Husak

Sleepers poster

Sleepers 10th April 1991 as Jeremy Coward/Sergei Rublev

Quiet Days in Clichy poster

Quiet Days in Clichy 9th May 1990 as Alfred Perlès

Farewell to the King poster

Farewell to the King 3rd March 1989 as Capt. Fairbourne

Empire of the Sun poster

Empire of the Sun 9th December 1987 as Dr. Rawlins

The Death of the Heart poster

The Death of the Heart 3rd May 1987 as Thomas Quayne

The Whistle Blower poster

The Whistle Blower 21st November 1986 as Robert "Bob" Jones

Bon Voyage poster

Bon Voyage 8th December 1985 as Roddy Buchanan

Burke & Wills poster

Burke & Wills 30th October 1985 as William John Wills

Combat poster

Combat 28th February 1985 as Clement

A Passage to India poster

A Passage to India 14th December 1984 as Ronny Heaslop

Soft Targets poster

Soft Targets 19th October 1982 as Harman

Chariots of Fire poster

Chariots of Fire 15th May 1981 as Lord Andrew Lindsay

Unity poster

Unity 20th March 1981 as Philip Colindale

Birth of the Beatles poster

Birth of the Beatles 23rd November 1979 as George Martin

Coming Out poster

Coming Out 10th April 1979 as Richie

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? poster

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 13th September 1978 as Counterman

Full Circle poster

Full Circle 9th February 1978 as Estate Agent

The Portland Millions poster

The Portland Millions 17th September 1976 as Ronald Walker

French Without Tears poster

French Without Tears 16th May 1976 as Kenneth Lake

The Next Voice You See poster

The Next Voice You See 17th May 1975 as Ludovic Bates

Pope Joan poster

Pope Joan 16th August 1972 as Young Monk

Edward II poster

Edward II 6th August 1970 as Soldier/ Attendant

Golden Boys poster

Golden Boys 1st May 2026

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 13th November 2025 as Frank

VE Day 80 poster

VE Day 80 5th May 2025 as Self

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story poster

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story 17th February 2025 as Cecil Havers

The Gentlemen poster

The Gentlemen 7th March 2024 as Lord Whitecroft

The Vintage French Farmhouse poster

The Vintage French Farmhouse 25th September 2023 as Narrator

Black Ops poster

Black Ops 5th May 2023 as Gerald

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up poster

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up 11th September 2021 as Self - Guest

Finding Alice poster

Finding Alice 17th January 2021 as Roger

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel poster

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel 28th November 2020 as Self - Expert

All Creatures Great & Small poster

All Creatures Great & Small 1st September 2020 as General Ransom

The Bidding Room poster

The Bidding Room 8th June 2020 as Self - Presenter

The Cockfields poster

The Cockfields 12th November 2019 as Larry

Celebrity Gogglebox poster

Celebrity Gogglebox 14th June 2019 as Self

Timewasters poster

Timewasters 9th October 2017 as Dr. Eugene Braithwaite

All Round to Mrs. Brown's poster

All Round to Mrs. Brown's 25th March 2017 as Nigel Havers

Brian Pern: A Life in Rock poster

Brian Pern: A Life in Rock 10th February 2014 as Tony Pebblé

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 24th October 2011 as Self - Participant

Lunch Monkeys poster

Lunch Monkeys 10th September 2009

The Sarah Jane Adventures poster

The Sarah Jane Adventures 24th September 2007 as Peter Dalton

Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You? 16th June 2007 as Self

Benidorm poster

Benidorm 1st February 2007 as Stanley Keen

Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters 24th September 2006 as Roger Grant

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

The Friday Night Project poster

The Friday Night Project 4th February 2005 as Self

Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are? 12th October 2004 as Self

Grumpy Old Men poster

Grumpy Old Men 10th October 2003 as Self

Little Britain poster

Little Britain 16th September 2003 as Leader of the Opposition

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! poster

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! 25th August 2002 as Self

Born and Bred poster

Born and Bred 21st April 2002 as Henry Williamson

Manchild poster

Manchild 19th February 2002 as Terry

Murder in Mind poster

Murder in Mind 22nd April 2001 as Nicholas Chadwick QC

Parkinson poster

Parkinson 9th January 1998 as Self

The Heart Surgeon poster

The Heart Surgeon 4th May 1997 as Dr. Alex Marsden

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Andrew Wilder

Strangers poster

Strangers 19th April 1996 as Philip

TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday 9th February 1996

Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story poster

Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story 21st May 1995 as Michael Wilding

Chiller poster

Chiller 9th March 1995 as Oliver Halkin

Dangerfield poster

Dangerfield 27th January 1995 as Dr. Jonathan Paige

The Glass Virgin poster

The Glass Virgin 6th January 1995 as Edmund Lagrange

Room 101 poster

Room 101 4th July 1994 as Self

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Harvey Stafford

Sleepers poster

Sleepers 10th April 1991 as Jeremy Coward / Sergei Rublev

A Bit of Fry & Laurie poster

A Bit of Fry & Laurie 13th January 1989

This Morning poster

This Morning 3rd October 1988 as Self

The Charmer poster

The Charmer 18th October 1987

Hold the Dream poster

Hold the Dream 5th May 1987 as Jim Fairley

A Little Princess poster

A Little Princess 18th January 1987 as Thomas Carrisford

A Little Princess poster

A Little Princess 18th January 1987 as Carrisford

Strangers and Brothers poster

Strangers and Brothers 11th January 1984 as Roy Calvert

Don't Wait Up poster

Don't Wait Up 25th October 1983 as Tom Latimer

Nancy Astor poster

Nancy Astor 10th February 1982 as Bobby Shaw

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years poster

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 6th September 1981 as Randolph Churchill

Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected 24th March 1979 as Miller

A Horseman Riding By poster

A Horseman Riding By 24th September 1978 as Paul Craddock

An Englishman's Castle poster

An Englishman's Castle 5th June 1978 as Mark Ingram

Pennies from Heaven poster

Pennies from Heaven 7th March 1978 as Conrad Baker

An Audience with... poster

An Audience with... 8th January 1978 as Self

Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby 27th March 1977 as Nicholas Nickleby

Victorian Scandals poster

Victorian Scandals 3rd September 1976 as Ronald Walker

Rumpole of the Bailey poster

Rumpole of the Bailey 17th December 1975 as Ronald Ransom

Angels poster

Angels 1st September 1975

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Philip Colindale

Shabby Tiger poster

Shabby Tiger 11th July 1973 as Toby Scriven

Thriller poster

Thriller 14th April 1973 as Ludovic Bates

Crown Court poster

Crown Court 18th October 1972

Crown Court poster

Crown Court 18th October 1972 as Bernard Crittenden

The Black Arrow poster

The Black Arrow 12th April 1972 as Roger

Upstairs, Downstairs poster

Upstairs, Downstairs 10th October 1971 as Peter Dinmont

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Harman

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Kenneth Lake

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Leonid Shervinsky

Coronation Street poster

Coronation Street 9th December 1960 as Lewis Archer