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name: "Nicholas Campbell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nicholas-campbell"
fi1m_id: "nicholas-campbell"
imdb_id: "nm0132757"
tmdb_id: 14902
wikidata_id: "Q3875964"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 March 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T07:50:03.106627+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Nicholas Campbell

## Identity

Nicholas Campbell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nicholas-campbell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nicholas-campbell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0132757
- **TMDB ID:** 14902
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3875964
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Campbell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3875964, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132757/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14902

Actor. Born 24 March 1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 March 1952, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 1977–1991
- **Also known as:** Nick Campbell 
- **Frequently works with:** [David Cronenberg](https://film.one/person/david-cronenberg.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 77 (1), 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 74 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Thriller 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $209m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Campbell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3875964, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132757/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14902

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*The Dead Zone*](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md) (82)

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## Biography

Nicholas Campbell is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. Born on 24 March 1952 in Toronto, he studied at Queen's University in Kingston before training at the Drama Studio London and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in England. He began his career on stage with the York Theatre Royal Repertory Company and made his screen debut in the mid-1970s.

Campbell is known for his collaborations with director David Cronenberg, appearing in *The Brood* (1979), *The Dead Zone* (1983) and *Naked Lunch* (1991), in which he played Hank. He gained prominence on television as coroner Dominic Da Vinci in the series *Da Vinci's Inquest* (1998–2005) and its spin-off *Da Vinci's City Hall* (2005–2006). He has also appeared in films including *Cinderella Man* (2005) and *Goon* (2011).

A four-time Gemini Award winner, Campbell has received additional nominations for Genie and Canadian Screen Awards. He has directed episodes of *Da Vinci's Inquest* and the documentary *Stepping Razor: Red X* (1993).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Naked Lunch* (1991), Fi1m 78, as Hank — [page](https://film.one/film/naked-lunch.md)
- *The Dead Zone* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Frank Dodd — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md)
- *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977), Fi1m 77, as USS Wayne Crewman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-spy-who-loved-me.md)

## Complete filmography (137)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Last County* (2024), as Sheriff Bill McLean
- *Hands That Bind* (2023), as Mac Longridge
- *Invasion* (2021), series, as Private Palomino
- *Defining Moments* (2021), as Foddy
- *Sugar Daddy* (2021), as Jim
- *Pretty Hard Cases* (2021), series, as Ed O'Farrell
- *The Oak Room* (2020), as Gordon
- *Books of Blood* (2020), as Sam
- *Coroner* (2019), series, as Gordon Cooper
- *Rabbit* (2018), as Bobby Kelly
- *The Performance* (2017), as Harold
- *Deerbrook* (2017), as Carmichael
- *Neverknock* (2017), as Officer Rance
- *Hole In The Wall* (2017), as Ben
- *The Sound* (2017), as Taxi Driver #1
- *Never Steady, Never Still* (2017), as Ed
- *Awakening the Zodiac* (2017), as Ray
- *Save Me* (2017), series, as Grizzled Dude
- *I Am Here* (2016), as Frank (voice)
- *Private Eyes* (2016), series, as Frank Garrison
- *The Rainbow Kid* (2016), Actor
- *Unearthing* (2016), as Sid Smith
- *The Girlfriend Experience* (2016), series, as Michael Cilic
- *The Addition* (2016), as Max Wrathburn
- *Backcountry* (2015), as Ranger
- *Rocky Road* (2014), as Ben Burke
- *Algonquin* (2014), as Leif Roulette
- *Little Coffins* (2014), as Isaac
- *Bank$tas* (2013), as Howard Ramsey
- *Orphan Black* (2013), series, as Willard Finch — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/orphan-black.md)
- *Antiviral* (2012), as Dorian
- *I'm Yours* (2012), as Daphne’s Father
- *Goon* (2012), as Rollie Hortense
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Russ — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *A Wake* (2011), as Gabor Zazlov
- *A Heartland Christmas* (2010), as Will Vernon
- *Haven* (2010), series, as Chief of Police Wuornos
- *Rookie Blue* (2010), series, as Jay Swarek
- *Unrivaled* (2010), as Raphael
- *Republic of Doyle* (2010), series, as Martin Poole
- *Love & Savagery* (2009), as Senior Tinker
- *The Cry of the Owl* (2009), as Jed Wyncoop
- *Less Than Kind* (2008), series, as Jim Sheridan
- *Paul Pontius* (2008), as Paul Pontius
- *Flashpoint* (2008), series, Actor
- *Inconceivable* (2008), as Jonathan Banks
- *The Quality Of Life* (2008), Actor
- *The Englishman's Boy* (2008), series, as Shorty McAdoo
- *Murdoch Mysteries* (2008), series, as Buffalo Bill Cody
- *Heartland* (2007), series, as Will Vernon
- *Homecoming* (2007), as Father
- *Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story* (2006), series, as EJ Young
- *Da Vinci's City Hall* (2005), series, Director
- *Cinderella Man* (2005), as Sporty Lewis
- *Siblings* (2004), as Dad
- *Playmakers* (2003), series, Actor
- *Prozac Nation* (2003), as Donald
- *100 Days in the Jungle* (2002), as Dennis Braiden
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Lawrence Grayson
- *Turning Paige* (2002), as Ross Fleming
- *Full Disclosure* (2001), as Simon
- *A Nero Wolfe Mystery* (2001), series, as Colonel Percy Brown, Andy Krasicki
- *Saint Jude* (2000), as Dad
- *We All Fall Down* (1999), as Bruce
- *New Waterford Girl* (1999), as Francis Pottie
- *Happy Face Murders* (1999), as Rusty Zuvic
- *East Side Showdown* (1999), as Narrator
- *Da Vinci's Inquest* (1998), series, Director
- *Thanks of a Grateful Nation* (1998), as Rep. Joseph Kennedy
- *Hard to Forget* (1998), as Doug Hart
- *A Cool, Dry Place* (1998), as Frankie Gooland
- *The Sleep Room* (1998), series, as Lucas
- *Major Crime* (1997), as Billy Quinn
- *The Hunger* (1997), series, as Robert Wallace
- *Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story* (1996), as Jack Vlahovic
- *We the Jury* (1996), as Karl Weber
- *Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal* (1996), series, Actor
- *The Boys Club* (1996), as Kyle's Dad
- *FX: The Series* (1996), series, as Colonel Stewart
- *Jungleground* (1995), as Robert Nielson
- *Dancing in the Dark* (1995), as Mark Forbes
- *No Greater Love* (1995), as Malcolm Stone
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Frank Daniels
- *No Contest* (1995), as Vic
- *Butterbox Babies* (1995), as Clayton Oliver
- *Boozecan* (1994), Director
- *Due South* (1994), series, as Nigel Ellis
- *The Diary of Evelyn Lau* (1994), as Man on Highway
- *Betrayal of Trust* (1994), as Richard Noël
- *Stepping Razor: Red X* (1993), Director
- *Kung Fu: The Legend Continues* (1993), series, as Graham Corrigan
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), series, as Kit O'Brady
- *Shadow of the Wolf* (1992), as Scott
- *In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944* (1992), as Guy Simonds
- *The Valour and the Horror* (1992), series, as Guy Simonds
- *Split Images* (1992), as Bryan Hurd
- *Naked Lunch* (1991), as Hank — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/naked-lunch.md)
- *Shadows of the Past* (1991), as Sean MacFern
- *The Hidden Room* (1991), series, as Michael Brody
- *The Big Slice* (1991), as Nick Papadopoulos
- *In Defense of a Married Man* (1990), as Ben Gardner
- *Counterstrike* (1990), series, as Westic
- *Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War* (1987), as Bobby Kennedy
- *Diamonds* (1987), series, Director
- *Rampage* (1987), as Albert Morse
- *Shades of Love: Champagne for Two* (1987), as Vincent
- *The Pink Chiquitas* (1987), as Cast of Zombie Beach Party III
- *Knights of the City* (1986), as Joey
- *Children of the Night* (1985), as Larry
- *The Insiders* (1985), series, Writer
- *Terminal Choice* (1985), as Henderson
- *Certain Fury* (1985), as Sniffer
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Cpl. Brill
- *Dark Horse* (1985), Actor
- *Airwolf* (1984), series, as Jason 'Doc' Gifford
- *The Hitchhiker* (1983), series, as The Hitchhiker
- *The Dead Zone* (1983), as Frank Dodd — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md)
- *Killing 'em Softly* (1982), as Clifford
- *Love* (1982), as Danny ("For Life")
- *Trapped* (1982), as Roger Michaels
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, as Toby Clark
- *The Amateur* (1981), as Schraeger
- *Dirty Tricks* (1981), as Bill Darcy
- *The July Group* (1980), as Flood
- *Virus* (1980), as Radio Operator - Palmer Station
- *Yesterday* (1980), as Tony
- *The Brood* (1979), as Chris
- *The Shape of Things to Come* (1979), as Jason Caball
- *Fast Company* (1979), as Billy 'The Kid' Brocker · Writer
- *Come Back, Little Sheba* (1977), as Turk
- *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977), as USS Wayne Crewman — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-spy-who-loved-me.md)
- *A Bridge Too Far* (1977), as Capt. Glass
- *Laurence Olivier Presents* (1976), series, as Turk
- *The Omen* (1976), as Marine
- *For the Record* (1976), series, Actor
- *Space: 1999* (1975), series, as Eddie Collins
- *Human Cargo*, series, Actor

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