---
name: "Nicholas Farrell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nicholas-farrell"
fi1m_id: "nicholas-farrell"
imdb_id: "nm0268297"
tmdb_id: 32357
wikidata_id: "Q2133840"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-07T16:33:04.532305+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."
---

# Nicholas Farrell

## Identity

Nicholas Farrell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nicholas-farrell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nicholas-farrell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0268297
- **TMDB ID:** 32357
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2133840
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Farrell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2133840, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268297/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32357

Actor. Born 1 January 1955 in Brentwood, Essex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1955, Brentwood, Essex, England, UK
- **Active:** 1981–2015
- **Also known as:** Nick Farrell, Nicholas Frost, نیکلاس فارل
- **Frequently works with:** [Hugh Hudson](https://film.one/person/hugh-hudson.md), [Nigel Hawthorne](https://film.one/person/nigel-hawthorne.md), [Susan Brown](https://film.one/person/susan-brown.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 76 (3), 1990s 75 (3), 2000s 78 (2), 2010s 62 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 67 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 9, History 3, Comedy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $302m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Farrell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2133840, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268297/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32357

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Hamlet*](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md) (81), [*Chariots of Fire*](https://film.one/film/chariots-of-fire.md) (78), [*The Iron Lady*](https://film.one/film/the-iron-lady.md) (52)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/greystoke-the-legend-of-tarzan-lord-of-the-apes.md) (65)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Nicholas Farrell is an English stage, film and television actor. Born Nicholas Charles Frost in Brentwood, Essex, in 1955, he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

His early screen work includes the role of Aubrey Montague in *Chariots of Fire* (1981). He played Horatio in Kenneth Branagh's film *Hamlet* (1996), having previously performed the role with Branagh for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Other film appearances include *Twelfth Night* (1996), *Othello* (1995) and *In the Bleak Midwinter* (1995). He provided the voice of Hamlet for the animated series *Shakespeare: The Animated Tales* (1992).

Farrell has appeared in numerous television productions and maintains an active theatre career, with credits including Royal Shakespeare Company productions of *The Merchant of Venice*, *Julius Caesar* and *Hamlet*. He is married to actress Stella Gonet.

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

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Legend* (2015), Fi1m 57, as Dr Humphries — [page](https://film.one/film/legend-2015.md)
- *The Village* (2013), Fi1m 78, as Crispin Rose — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-village-2013.md)
- *The Iron Lady* (2011), Fi1m 52, as Airey Neave — [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-lady.md)
- *Torchwood* (2006), Fi1m 73, as Brian Green — [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)
- *Bloody Sunday* (2002), Fi1m 83, as Brigadier Maclellan — [page](https://film.one/film/bloody-sunday.md)
- *Hamlet* (1996), Fi1m 81, as Horatio — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md)
- *Twelfth Night* (1996), Fi1m 70, as Antonio — [page](https://film.one/film/twelfth-night-1996.md)
- *Drop the Dead Donkey* (1990), Fi1m 74, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/drop-the-dead-donkey.md)
- *Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes* (1984), Fi1m 65, as Sir Hugh Belcher — [page](https://film.one/film/greystoke-the-legend-of-tarzan-lord-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Jewel in the Crown* (1984), Fi1m 85, as Teddy Bingham — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-jewel-in-the-crown.md)
- *Chariots of Fire* (1981), Fi1m 78, as Aubrey Montague — [page](https://film.one/film/chariots-of-fire.md)

## Complete filmography (134)

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

- *Past Life* (2026), as Elliot Reed
- *Creditors* (2025), as Adolf
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (2025), series, as Morrel
- *A Toast to Love* (2024), as Professor Dale Farringdon
- *Widow Clicquot* (2024), as Jean-Remy Moet
- *Fool Me Once* (2024), series, as Neville Lockwood
- *Bodies* (2023), series, as Chief Inspector Paxman
- *The Gold* (2023), series, as Jim Clark — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-gold.md)
- *A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story* (2022), as Ebenezer Scrooge
- *Everything I Know About Love* (2022), series, as Graham
- *Signora Volpe* (2022), series, as Michael Priest / Henry Fox, Michael Priest
- *Munich - The Edge of War* (2021), as Sir Alexander Cadogan
- *Dream Horse* (2021), as Philip Hobbs
- *The Nevers* (2021), series, as Prince Albrecht
- *Christmas in the Highlands* (2019), as Duke of Glenmorie
- *The Man Who Saw Too Much* (2019), as Yurka Galitzine (voice)
- *The Coldest Game* (2019), as G. Moran
- *Cosmos Within Us* (2019), as Aiken
- *Hurricane* (2018), as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
- *White Chamber* (2018), as Dr. Edgar Chrystler
- *Lies We Tell* (2018), as Anthony Quest
- *Will* (2017), series, as Sir Francis Walsingham
- *Another Mother's Son* (2017), as De La Haye
- *Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher* (2016), as Samuel Harris
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Michael Shea — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Mindhorn* (2016), as Mayor
- *Tear Me Apart* (2016), as Old Man (voice)
- *Finding Altamira* (2016), as Vilanova
- *Thirteen* (2016), series, as Henry Stone
- *Remainder* (2015), as Daubenay
- *Nipplejesus* (2015), as Silver Fox
- *Legend* (2015), as Dr Humphries — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/legend-2015.md)
- *Napoleon's Waterloo* (2015), as Narrator
- *Robot Overlords* (2015), as Sentry Robot/Air Drone (voice)
- *Mortdecai* (2015), as Auctioneer
- *Testament of Youth* (2015), as Headmaster
- *Siblings* (2014), series, as Charles
- *Grace of Monaco* (2014), as Jean-Charles Rey
- *37 Days* (2014), series, as Eyre Crowe
- *Summer in February* (2013), as Mr. Carter-Wood
- *Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings* (2013), as General von Thoma
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, as Sir Alexander Lermontov — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *The Village* (2013), series, as Crispin Rose — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-village-2013.md)
- *Jo* (2013), series, Actor
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Sir Raleigh Beresford
- *Secret State* (2012), series, as General Munnery
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Charles Newgarden — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *The Iron Lady* (2011), as Airey Neave — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-lady.md)
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Nicholas Dunham
- *Late Bloomers* (2011), as Francis
- *Going Postal 2in1* (2011), as Mr. Pump (voice)
- *Going Postal* (2010), series, as Mr. Pump
- *The Diary of Anne Frank* (2009), series, as Albert Dussel
- *Fiona's Story* (2008), as Edward
- *Casualty 1900s* (2008), series, as Sydney Holland
- *Talk to Me* (2007), series, as Harry
- *Persuasion* (2007), as Mr. Musgrove
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Charles Milner
- *Torchwood* (2006), series, as Brian Green — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)
- *Amazing Grace* (2006), as Henry Thornton
- *Driving Lessons* (2006), as Robert
- *Suburban Shootout* (2006), series, as Raymond
- *Jericho* (2005), series, as Charles Hewitt
- *Red Mercury* (2005), as Minister
- *The Minoans* (2004), as Readings (voice)
- *Prometheus Bound* (2004), as Prometheus (voice)
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as James Winslow
- *Reversals* (2003), as Edward Leitch
- *The Third Wave* (2003), as Devlin
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as James Collier — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md)
- *Sparkhouse* (2002), series, as Paul Lawton
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Richard Maynard — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *The Inspector Lynley Mysteries* (2002), series, as Sam Oborne
- *Rockface* (2002), series, as Duncan McFadden
- *Bait* (2002), as Alfred White
- *The Jury* (2002), series, as Jeremy Crawford
- *Bloody Sunday* (2002), as Brigadier Maclellan — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/bloody-sunday.md)
- *Charlotte Gray* (2001), as Mr. Jackson
- *Arthur's Dyke* (2001), as Geoffrey
- *Bedtime* (2001), series, as Ray
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Douglas Malham
- *Pearl Harbor* (2001), as RAF Squadron Leader
- *Rebus* (2000), series, as Davis Haigh
- *Beautiful People* (1999), as Dr Mouldy
- *Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll* (1999), series, as Howard
- *Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll* (1999), Actor
- *Plunkett & Macleane* (1999), as MP's Secretary
- *Legionnaire* (1998), as Mackintosh
- *Sharpe: The Legend* (1997), as Fenner
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Isaac Starling — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Family Money* (1997), series, as Harry
- *Hamlet* (1996), as Horatio — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md)
- *The Treasure Seekers* (1996), as Bastable
- *Twelfth Night* (1996), as Antonio — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/twelfth-night-1996.md)
- *Sharpe's Regiment* (1996), as Lord Simon Fenner
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Professor Adrian Cowley
- *Othello* (1995), as Montano
- *In the Bleak Midwinter* (1995), as Tom Newman
- *Bramwell* (1995), series, as Major Stuart Hyde
- *The Choir* (1995), series, as Leo Beckford
- *A Breed of Heroes* (1994), as Lt. Col Ian Gowrie, MC
- *The Riff Raff Element* (1994), series, as Boyd Tundish
- *To Play the King* (1993), series, as David Mycroft
- *The Vision Thing* (1993), as Batt Prender
- *Lipstick on Your Collar* (1993), series, as Major Church
- *Hamlet* (1992), as Hamlet
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as Simon Slater — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md)
- *Shakespeare: The Animated Tales* (1992), series, as Hamlet (voice)
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Traumatised Man / Buckley
- *The Trials of Oz* (1991), as Dr. Michael Schofield
- *Drop the Dead Donkey* (1990), series, Actor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/drop-the-dead-donkey.md)
- *The Ginger Tree* (1989), series, as Father Anthony
- *Nobody Here But Us Chickens* (1989), Actor
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Donald Fraser, Knighton — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Dead Lucky* (1988), as Martin Urban
- *Hold the Dream* (1987), series, as Sebastian Cross
- *Playing Away* (1987), as Derek
- *The Fools on the Hill* (1986), as David
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Phil Byron — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Douglas Holden
- *Portrait of Isa Mulvenny* (1985), as Bill Thompson
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Martin Urban
- *Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes* (1984), as Sir Hugh Belcher — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/greystoke-the-legend-of-tarzan-lord-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Jewel in the Crown* (1984), series, as Teddy Bingham — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-jewel-in-the-crown.md)
- *Mansfield Park* (1983), series, as Edmund Bertram
- *The Rocking Horse Winner* (1982), as Lawyer
- *The Agatha Christie Hour* (1982), series, as Edward Robinson
- *A Silly Little Habit* (1982), as Simon
- *Chariots of Fire* (1981), as Aubrey Montague — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/chariots-of-fire.md)
- *Berlin Tunnel 21* (1981), as Georg Heptner
- *Matador* (1978), series, as Jim Donaldson, Engelsk flyver
- *By Common Consent* (1975), Actor
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Simon
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Larion Surzhansky

## Gallery

- ![In The Bleak Midwinter Q&A With Sir Kenneth Branagh & Cast - Picturehouse Central - Friday 15th December 2023](https://film.one/media/person/86817/gallery-44b8b820e6ee.jpg) In The Bleak Midwinter Q&A With Sir Kenneth Branagh & Cast - Picturehouse Central - Friday 15th December 2023 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/InBleakMidWPicCen151223_%2814_of_26%29_%2853400537433%29.jpg/1280px-InBleakMidWPicCen151223_%2814_of_26%29_%2853400537433%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nicholas Farrell](https://film.one/media/person/86817/gallery-361d812a6852.jpg) Nicholas Farrell — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/InBleakMidWPicCen151223_%2814_of_26%29_%2853400537433%29_%28cropped-J1%29.jpg/1280px-InBleakMidWPicCen151223_%2814_of_26%29_%2853400537433%29_%28cropped-J1%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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