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name: "Nick Brimble"
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born: "22 July 1944"
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# Nick Brimble

Actor. Born 22 July 1944 in Bristol, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 July 1944, Bristol, England, UK
- **Also known as:** نیک بریمبل

## Biography

Nick Brimble is an English actor. Born in Bristol, he attended Bristol Grammar School and studied Philosophy and English Literature at the University of Sussex, graduating with an MA. He briefly taught English and Drama at the University of Baghdad before returning to the UK to pursue acting from 1968 onwards.

Brimble has worked extensively in theatre, television, film and voice work. He is known for roles including Horst in the series *Crossbow* (1987–1989), the monster in *Frankenstein Unbound* (1990), Little John in *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), and Jack Chapman in *Grantchester* (2014–present). Other credits include *A Knight's Tale* (2001) and appearances in series such as *Space: 1999*, *The Professionals*, *Doc Martin* and *Lock, Stock...*.

He is one of three acting brothers; the others are Ian Brimble and Vincent Brimble.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), Fi1m 65, as Little John — [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves.md)

## Also known for

- *A Knight's Tale* (2001), Sir Ector
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Adam Grace
- *Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost* (2006), Daalor / Adolar
- *Fortress 2* (2000), Max Polk
- *Control* (2004), Dimi Vertov
- *Gone Fishin'* (1997), Dekker Massey
- *Legends* (2014), Gerald Ward
- *Space: 1999* (1975), Ray Torens

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