---
name: "Paul Nicholas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-nicholas"
fi1m_id: "paul-nicholas"
imdb_id: "nm0629417"
tmdb_id: 122884
wikidata_id: "Q7152723"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 December 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T04:34:08.798088+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."
---

# Paul Nicholas

## Identity

Paul Nicholas

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-nicholas
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-nicholas
- **IMDb ID:** nm0629417
- **TMDB ID:** 122884
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7152723
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Nicholas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7152723, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629417/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/122884

Actor. Born 3 December 1944 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 December 1944, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1975–1980
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Nicholas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7152723, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629417/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/122884

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Tommy*](https://film.one/film/tommy.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Paul Nicholas (born Paul Oscar Beuselinck on 3 December 1944 in Peterborough, England) is an English actor and singer.

He began in pop music before moving into musical theatre, with early stage roles including in *Hair* and *Jesus Christ Superstar*. His film appearances include Cousin Kevin in *Tommy* (1975), Richard Wagner in *Lisztomania* (1975), Dougie Shears in *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* (1978) and Keith Lennox in *The Jazz Singer* (1980).

Nicholas is best known for playing Vince Pinner in the BBC sitcom *Just Good Friends* (1983–1986). The series won a BAFTA award and he was nominated for best comedy performance. He has also worked as a producer and director.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tommy* (1975), Fi1m 74, as Cousin Kevin — [page](https://film.one/film/tommy.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

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

- *Fawlty Towers: The Play* (2025), as Major Gowen
- *A Prominent Patient* (2017), as Neville Chamberlain
- *Consuming Passion* (2008), as Alan Boon
- *The Royal Today* (2008), series, as Mr Woods
- *Only Fools on Horses* (2006), series, Actor
- *Screaming Lord Sutch* (2002), Actor
- *Songs of Praise* (2001), series, Actor
- *Burnside* (2000), series, as Ronnie Buchan
- *Sunburn* (1999), series, as David Janus
- *Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh* (1998), Actor
- *The Children of Captain Grant* (1997), Screenplay
- *Spot's Magical Christmas* (1995), as Sam(voice: UK version)
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Sven Larson
- *Close to Home* (1989), series, as James Shepherd
- *Bust* (1987), series, as Neil Walsh
- *The Adventures of Spot* (1987), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Royal Variety Performance 1984* (1984), Actor
- *Just Good Friends* (1983), series, as Vince Pinner
- *Doubting Thomas* (1983), as Thomas Didymus
- *Invitation to the Wedding* (1983), Actor
- *Nutcracker* (1982), as Mike McCann
- *Alice* (1982), as Cheshire Cat / Caterpillar
- *Plays for Pleasure* (1981), series, as Sam
- *The Jazz Singer* (1980), as Keith Lennox
- *Lady Killers* (1980), series, as Frank Hogg
- *Two Up, Two Down* (1979), series, Actor
- *Yesterday's Hero* (1979), as Clint
- *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* (1978), as Dougie Shears
- *Early Struggles* (1976), as Kevin
- *Lisztomania* (1975), as Richard Wagner
- *Three for All* (1975), as Gary
- *Tommy* (1975), as Cousin Kevin — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tommy.md)
- *Stardust* (1974), as Johnny
- *What Became of Jack and Jill?* (1972), as Johnnie Tallent
- *See No Evil* (1971), as Jacko
- *Cannabis* (1970), as Paul
- *Season of the Witch* (1970), as Jake
- *Screaming Lord Sutch: Jack the Ripper* (1965), Actor
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Jake

## Gallery

- ![Paul Nicholas](https://film.one/media/person/5540051/gallery-84740a3e0c1a.jpg) Paul Nicholas — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Paul_Nicolas_3_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Paul_Nicolas_3_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Paul Nicholas as Neville Chamberlain, 'Masaryk' 2016](https://film.one/media/person/5540051/gallery-d565407383fa.jpg) Paul Nicholas as Neville Chamberlain, 'Masaryk' 2016 — Beunic, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Paul_Nicholas_Masaryk.jpg/1280px-Paul_Nicholas_Masaryk.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Paul Nicholas as Jesus in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. (1972)](https://film.one/media/person/5540051/gallery-6a622b9a66d0.jpg) Paul Nicholas as Jesus in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. (1972) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Paul_Nicholas_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Paul_Nicholas_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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