---
name: "Nicholas Pinnock"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nicholas-pinnock"
fi1m_id: "nicholas-pinnock"
imdb_id: "nm0991979"
tmdb_id: 1356645
wikidata_id: "Q7026060"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 September 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 50
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T11:23:07.613871+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 Pinnock

## Identity

Nicholas Pinnock

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nicholas-pinnock
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nicholas-pinnock
- **IMDb ID:** nm0991979
- **TMDB ID:** 1356645
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7026060
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Pinnock, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7026060, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0991979/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1356645

Actor. Born 2 September 1973 in Balham, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 September 1973, Balham, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** ניקולאס פינוק
- **Average Fi1m score:** 50, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 64 (1), 2020s 44 (2)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $386m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Pinnock, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7026060, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0991979/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1356645

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Fightland*](https://film.one/tv/fightland.md) (47)

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

## Fi1m on Nicholas Pinnock

> Nicholas Pinnock can make a routine gangster unnerving, and give a television lead the concentration needed to hold our interest. We rate his restraint, though the writing sometimes leaves him with too little else to play.

In *Fightland* (2026), Nicholas Pinnock makes Kingsley Marshall unnerving despite the routine gangster material around him. We felt uneasy watching him because the threat he brings to the part is convincing even when the writing has not made the character’s behaviour persuasive. His performance deserves attention, but we would not recommend committing to eight episodes on its strength alone.

Television has given that concentration room to develop. *Top Boy* (2011), in which he played Leon, helped bring him to wider notice; *Fortitude* (2015) and *Marcella* (2016–2018), alongside Anna Friel in the latter, established him in British drama. *Counterpart* (2018–2019), with J.K. Simmons, preceded the American lead in *For Life* (2020–2021). As Aaron Wallace, he had to sustain the emotional pressure across a long-form leading role rather than make his mark within an ensemble.

Quiet intensity is useful casting shorthand for Pinnock, but it also describes a possible trap. *For Life* shows both his ability to hold emotional tension and the limits of keeping a character determined or angry for too long. His vocal control and physical presence give such roles weight; they still need changes of mood. Playing Jesus in Jeymes Samuel’s *The Book of Clarence* (2024) offered a different use for that restraint, avoiding caricature in a part particularly vulnerable to it.

We would not confuse that ability with a guarantee that he can rescue a drama. In *Fightland*, his work and Anita-Joy Uwajeh’s more complex Cece Marshall remain stronger than the surrounding story, and our patience has limits. He can give Kingsley menace, but the question of why these people behave as they do belongs to the writing. Give him a character whose decisions make sense before asking him to frighten us again.

## Biography

Nicholas Pinnock is a British actor born on 2 September 1973 in Balham, London. He trained at the Corona Stage Academy and the London Studio Centre, initially working as a child actor and model before pursuing drama and dance.

He is known for roles including Aaron Wallace in the series *For Life* (2020), Frank Sutter in *Fortitude* (2015), Jason Backland in *Marcella* (2016), Ian Shaw in *Counterpart* (2017), and Truman Dawes in *Long Bright River* (2025). Film credits include *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011) and *Here* (2024).

Pinnock plays Kingsley Marshall in the 2026 series *Fightland*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Fightland* (2026), Fi1m 47, as Kingsley Marshall — [page](https://film.one/tv/fightland.md)
- *Here* (2024), Fi1m 40, as Devon Harris — [page](https://film.one/film/here.md)
- *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011), Fi1m 64, as SHIELD Tech — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-first-avenger.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

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

- *Echoes* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Fightland* (2026), series, as Kingsley Marshall — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/tv/fightland.md)
- *Two Weeks in August* (2026), series, as Solomon
- *The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard* (2026), as Ellias (The Leopard)
- *Heavyweight* (2026), as Adam · Producer
- *Hedda* (2025), as Judge Roland Brack
- *From Sidney, with Love* (2025), as Eustace
- *The Assessment* (2025), as Walter
- *Long Bright River* (2025), series, as Truman Dawes
- *Sycoraxe* (2025), as Benny
- *Here* (2024), as Devon Harris — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/here.md)
- *Reawakening* (2024), as DI Chambers
- *Going* (2024), as Mike
- *This Town* (2024), series, as Deuce Williams
- *Asa* (2024), as John
- *The Book of Clarence* (2024), as Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus
- *Black Dog* (2023), as David
- *Django* (2023), series, as John Ellis
- *Suspect* (2022), series, as Joseph Buckley
- *Things I Never Told My Father* (2021), as Anthony
- *Four* (2020), as The Hotel Manager
- *Unsaid Stories* (2020), series, as Oliver
- *The Line* (2020), as Dwight
- *For Life* (2020), series, as Aaron Wallace
- *The Last Tree* (2019), as Mr. Williams
- *Criminal: UK* (2019), series, as Paul Ottager
- *Dark Encounter* (2019), as Sheriff Reese Jordan
- *Origami* (2019), as Marcus
- *VS.* (2018), as Terry
- *Run* (2018), as Miller
- *Counterpart* (2017), series, as Ian Shaw
- *Guerrilla* (2017), series, as Julian
- *Goalie* (2016), as Mark
- *Lock In* (2016), as Jimmy
- *Barbarians Rising* (2016), series, as Hannibal
- *Marcella* (2016), series, as Jason Backland
- *Midwinter of the Spirit* (2015), series, Actor
- *Fortitude* (2015), series, as Frank Sutter
- *Monsters: Dark Continent* (2014), as Forrest
- *The Keeping Room* (2014), as Bill
- *The Ice Cream Girls* (2013), series, as Evan Farley
- *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011), as SHIELD Tech — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-first-avenger.md)
- *Spine Chillers* (2003), series, as Jon
- *Footballers' Wives* (2002), series, as Dean
- *Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind* (2001), as Ben Harris
- *New World Disorder* (1999), as Weldon
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Stephen Japp
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Ben
- *Grange Hill* (1978), series, as Jerome Cairns
- *Can I Help?*, as Daniel
- *Drowning*, Executive Producer
- *Bare*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Daniel Barber (Harry Brown), Muna Otaru (The Wire), Nicholas Pinnock (Captain America) and Kyle Soller (Poldark) talk to Wizard Radio Media at the premiere of t (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/331692/gallery-e14ee74d5527.jpg) Daniel Barber (Harry Brown), Muna Otaru (The Wire), Nicholas Pinnock (Captain America) and Kyle Soller (Poldark) talk to Wizard Radio Media at the premiere of t (2014) — W!ZARD Radio Media, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nicholas_Pinnock_at_The_Keeping_Room_UK_Premiere.jpg/1280px-Nicholas_Pinnock_at_The_Keeping_Room_UK_Premiere.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nicholas Pinnock, (c) Nuta Lucian (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/331692/gallery-76da817248e9.jpg) Nicholas Pinnock, (c) Nuta Lucian (2023) — Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Gala_de_%C3%AEnchidere_TIFF.22_2023_%2852983147494%29.jpg/1280px-Gala_de_%C3%AEnchidere_TIFF.22_2023_%2852983147494%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nicholas Pinnock at Caught stealing premiere London 2025](https://film.one/media/person/331692/gallery-1b26f7facf0b.jpg) Nicholas Pinnock at Caught stealing premiere London 2025 — Amy Martin Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Nicholas_Pinnock_3.jpg/1280px-Nicholas_Pinnock_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nicholas Pinnock](https://film.one/media/person/331692/gallery-7a329356c1d1.jpg) Nicholas Pinnock — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Nicholas_Pinnock_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Nicholas_Pinnock_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lara Ionescu, Nicholas Pinnock, (c) Nuta Lucian (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/331692/gallery-62b84716bd82.jpg) Lara Ionescu, Nicholas Pinnock, (c) Nuta Lucian (2023) — Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Gala_de_%C3%AEnchidere_TIFF.22_2023_%2852983462043%29.jpg/1280px-Gala_de_%C3%AEnchidere_TIFF.22_2023_%2852983462043%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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