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name: "Nigel Bennett"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 November 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:22.279008+00:00"
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# Nigel Bennett

Actor. Born 19 November 1949 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 November 1949, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Nigel Bennet 

## Biography

Nigel Bennett is an English actor and director. He appeared on the British stage for fifteen years before moving to Canada in 1986.

He is best known for playing the vampire Lucien LaCroix in the television series *Forever Knight* (1992–1996), for which he received a Gemini Award for best supporting actor in a dramatic series. His film roles include Asgaard in *Legends of the Fall* (1994), Dr. Whitney in *The Skulls* (2000) and Mihalkov in *The Shape of Water* (2017).

Bennett has also appeared in television series including *Lexx*, *The Strain* and *Dark Matter*, and has worked as a director and co-author of novels.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Shape of Water* (2017), Fi1m 83, as Mihalkov — [page](https://film.one/film/the-shape-of-water.md)

## Also known for

- *Legends of the Fall* (1994), Asgaard
- *The Strain* (2014), Shop Owner / Dr. Draverhaven
- *Orphan Black* (2013), Kassov
- *Dark Matter* (2015), Larcan Tanner
- *Jupiter's Legacy* (2021), Hobbs
- *Cypher* (2002), Finster
- *The Skulls* (2000), Dr. Whitney
- *Murder at 1600* (1997), Burton Cash

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