--- name: "Nicholas Jones" canonical: "https://film.one/person/nicholas-jones" roles: ["Actor"] born: "3 April 1946" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 77 average_as: "actor" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-09-20T07:56:46.289932+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 Jones Actor. Born 3 April 1946 in London, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 3 April 1946, London, England, UK - **Active:** 1997–2017 - **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (1), 2000s 80 (2), 2010s 74 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 75 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 1, History 1, Mystery 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $264m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Jones_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11210141, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428933/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26121 ## Biography Nicholas Jones is an English actor born on 3 April 1946 in London. He is the son of actor Griffith Jones and the younger brother of actress Gemma Jones. He was educated at Westminster School and has worked in theatre, film and television since 1969. Jones has performed at the Royal National Theatre and in the West End, appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1999, and starred at Shakespeare's Globe. On television he played Captain Triggers in the 1970s series *Wings* and Jeremy Aldermarten QC across all six series of *Kavanagh QC*. His film roles include Sir John Soane in *Mr Turner* (2014), Pollard Senior in *In the Heart of the Sea* (2015), Sir John Simon in *Darkest Hour* (2017), and Professor Rodney Carter in *The Children Act* (2017). He has also appeared in *The Crown* (2016) as Lord Moran and *House of the Dragon* (2022) as Lord Bartimos Celtigar. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) - *Darkest Hour* (2017), Fi1m 66, as Sir John Simon — [page](https://film.one/film/darkest-hour.md) - *Philomena* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Dr. Robert — [page](https://film.one/film/philomena.md) - *Little Dorrit* (2008), Fi1m 76, as Scary Butler — [page](https://film.one/tv/little-dorrit.md) - *Vera Drake* (2004), Fi1m 84, as Defence Barrister — [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md) - *Jonathan Creek* (1997), Fi1m 78, as Claude Bergman — [page](https://film.one/tv/jonathan-creek.md) ## Complete filmography (98) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *This Land* (2023), Director - *House of the Dragon* (2022), series, as Lord Bartimos Celtigar - *Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop* (2022), as Professor Vernon Murray - *Anne* (2022), series, as Sir Murray Stuart-Smith - *Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler* (2019), series, as Sir Francis Tewkes - *The Children Act* (2018), as Professor Carter - *Darkest Hour* (2017), as Sir John Simon — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/darkest-hour.md) - *Absentia* (2017), series, as Irving - *War Machine* (2017), as Dick Waddle - *The Moorside* (2017), series, as Judge - *The Crown* (2016), series, as Lord Moran — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md) - *In the Heart of the Sea* (2015), as Pollard Senior - *Mr. Turner* (2014), as Sir John Soane - *Beyond the Pale* (2014), as Sir Edward Shore - *Effie Gray* (2014), as Doctor Lee - *Philomena* (2013), as Dr. Robert — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/philomena.md) - *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Colonel Cecil Gerard - *The Best of Men* (2012), as General Blake - *The Hollow Crown* (2012), series, as Archbishop of York - *The Iron Lady* (2011), as Admiral Leach - *The Lady* (2011), as Robert Gordon, UK Ambassador 1995-1999 - *Twenty Twelve* (2011), series, as Tony Griffiths - *Silk* (2011), series, as Judge Goodbrand - *Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge* (2010), series, as Cecil Croom-Phillips - *Margaret* (2009), as Tim Renton - *Little Dorrit* (2008), series, as Scary Butler — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/little-dorrit.md) - *Flawless* (2007), as Jameson - *Surveillance 24/7* (2007), as Lord Raven (Jake's Father) - *Lewis* (2007), series, as Philip Hathaway - *Eleventh Hour* (2006), series, Actor - *Sensitive Skin* (2005), series, as Roger Dorkins - *Jericho* (2005), series, as AC Graham Cherry - *Vera Drake* (2004), as Defence Barrister — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md) - *Vanity Fair* (2004), as Lord Darlington - *The Alan Clark Diaries* (2004), series, as Peter Morrison - *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Michaela Pendle - *The Commander* (2003), series, Actor - *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Sir William Chambers - *And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...* (2002), Actor - *Spooks* (2002), series, as Michael Collingwood — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) - *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Leo Harding - *Hornblower: Retribution* (2001), as Lt. Buckland - *Hornblower: Mutiny* (2001), as Lieutenant Buckland - *Rebus* (2000), series, as Commander Steelforth - *This Year's Love* (1999), as James - *Hornblower* (1998), series, as Lieutenant Buckland - *Sharpe: The Legend* (1997), as Fletcher - *A Dance to the Music of Time* (1997), series, as Bob Duport - *The Beggar Bride* (1997), as Sir Fabian Ormerod - *The Beggar Bride* (1997), series, as Sir Fabian Ormerod - *Jonathan Creek* (1997), series, as Claude Bergman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/jonathan-creek.md) - *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Reverend Moreland, Ernest Bradley - *Gobble* (1997), as George Cranley - *Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs* (1996), as Schroeder - *Silent Witness* (1996), series, Actor - *Bramwell* (1995), series, as Lord Edward Carstairs - *Kavanagh Q.C.* (1995), series, as Jeremy Aldermarten, Jeremy Aldermarten QC - *Sharpe's Company* (1994), as Colonel Fletcher - *Blue Heelers* (1993), series, Actor - *Sharpe* (1993), series, as Col. Fletcher - *Lipstick on Your Collar* (1993), series, as Major Carter - *Unnatural Causes* (1993), as Luker - *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as Major Harvey - *Anglo Saxon Attitudes* (1992), series, as Robin Middleton - *A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia* (1992), as Lord Dyson - *For the Greater Good* (1991), series, as Julian Brind - *Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less* (1990), as Dr. Robin Oakley - *Fellow Traveller* (1989), as Inspector - *The Saint: The Brazilian Connection* (1989), as Dr. Lester - *When the Whales Came* (1989), as Vicar - *Casualty* (1986), series, as John Packard - *On Wings of Fire* (1986), as King Gushnasp - *Theatre Night* (1985), series, Actor - *The Price* (1985), series, as Andrew - *The Price* (1985), as Andrew - *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Detective Inspector - *Number 10* (1983), series, as Montague Corry - *The Glory Hole* (1982), as Captain - *The Flame Trees of Thika* (1981), series, as Hereward - *Anna Karenina* (1977), series, Actor - *Wings* (1977), series, as Captain Owen Triggers - *Our Mutual Friend* (1976), series, as Eugene Wrayburn - *The Little Minister* (1975), as Captain Halliwell - *Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert* (1975), as Prince of Wales - *Private Affairs* (1975), series, as Prince of Wales - *The Canterville Ghost* (1974), as Duke of Cheshire - *Daisy Miller* (1974), as Charles - *The Sun Is God* (1974), as John Ruskin - *Alice Through the Looking Glass* (1973), as Unicorn - *Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood* (1973), as Squire - *The Blockhouse* (1973), as Kromer - *The Protectors* (1972), series, as Ransome - *Crucible of Horror* (1971), as Benjy Smith - *Hamlet* (1970), as Laertes - *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Captain - *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Valère, Young Baron, Freddy Eynsford-Hill, Capt. Halliwell - *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Dai - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Laertes --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/nicholas-jones