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name: "Nicholas Woodeson"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 November 1949"
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# Nicholas Woodeson

Actor. Born 30 November 1949 in England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 November 1949, England, UK
- **Active:** 1980–2017
- **Also known as:** 니콜라스 우드슨

## Biography

Nicholas Woodeson is an English actor known for his work in film, television and theatre. He was born on 30 November 1949 in Port Sudan, Sudan, and grew up in Haifa, Israel. He studied English at the University of Sussex and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1972–74).

Woodeson joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and remained with them for seven years. His stage credits include Broadway productions such as *Piaf* (1981) and *An Inspector Calls* (1995), as well as work at the National Theatre. On screen he is known for roles including Posca in the series *Rome* (2005), Doctor Hall in the film *Skyfall* (2012), Dalton in *John Carter* (2012), Dr Buson in *The Danish Girl* (2015) and the Insurance Company CEO in *Paddington 2* (2017). He is a Drama Desk and Olivier Award nominee.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Paddington 2* (2017), Fi1m 91, as Insurance Company CEO — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)
- *Skyfall* (2012), Fi1m 81, as Doctor Hall — [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *Rome* (2005), Fi1m 82, as Posca — [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md)
- *Topsy-Turvy* (1999), Fi1m 88, as Mr. Seymour — [page](https://film.one/film/topsy-turvy.md)
- *Cracker* (1993), Fi1m 85, as Hennessy — [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)
- *Heaven's Gate* (1980), Fi1m 79, as Small man — [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md)

## Also known for

- *John Carter* (2012), Dalton
- *The Danish Girl* (2015), Dr. Buson
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power* (2022), Diarmid
- *The Hustle* (2019), Albert
- *The Death of Stalin* (2017), Boris Bresnavich, Conductor #2
- *The Pelican Brief* (1993), Stump
- *Race* (2016), Fred Rubien
- *Taboo* (2017), Robert Thoyt

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