Biography
Nicholas Gleaves (born 2 January 1969) is an English actor and playwright from the Halliwell area of Bolton, Lancashire. He attended Sharples School and began his professional career in theatre at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, where his first role was as an extra in Don Carlos. He has worked in television since 1992.
Gleaves played Rick Powell in the series Playing the Field (1998–2002), Ray Fairburn in Conviction (2004), and DS Andy Roper in the first two series of Scott & Bailey (2011–2012). Other television credits include appearances in The Crown (2016) as John Birt and Bodyguard (2018). His film roles include Guterman in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). He is married to actress Lesley Sharp.
