Nigel Terry
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Nigel Terry (born August 15, 1945 in Bristol, England) is a British stage and film actor probably best known by movie audiences for his portayal of King Arthur in John Boorman's Excalibur (1981). However, he has had a long career in classical theatre.
First training with repertory companies like the Oxford Meadow Players and Bristol Old Vic, Terry has appeared in many productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Round House Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre.
He has also appeared in a number of other films, like The Lion in Winter (1968), where he played Prince John, and Derek Jarman's Caravaggio (1986), where he played the titular character. He has also appeared in some of Jarman's other films. Recently, he appeared in Troy (2004) playing the Trojan high priest and Prince Telephus, as well as the 2006 Hallmark production of 'Blackbeard' as a marooned sailor.
He has also appeared on American and British television, notably in Covington Cross, a series set in medieval times.
