Nicholas Rowe (actor)

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Nicholas Rowe
Born
Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe

(1966-11-22) 22 November 1966 (age 57)
Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
Partner Lou Gish (2000–2006, her death)
Children1
Parent Andrew Rowe (father)

Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe (born 22 November 1966) is a British actor. [1] At the start of his career he appeared as the lead in the 1985 film Young Sherlock Holmes .

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Early life and education

Rowe was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to English parents Alison, a singer, and Andrew Rowe, an editor (who subsequently became a Conservative Party Member of Parliament). [2] He received his formal education at Eton College, where he acted in school productions, and subsequently received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hispanic studies from the University of Bristol.

Career

Rowe has appeared in a variety of films, television dramas and plays. He played Sherlock Holmes in Barry Levinson's film Young Sherlock Holmes , having read for the part while still at school. He returned to the role of Sherlock Holmes 30 years later in the 2015 film Mr. Holmes , in which he played the part in a film that the "real" Mr. Holmes, now a 93-year-old (played by Ian McKellen) goes to see at a theatre. [3]

Personal life

Rowe was the partner of Lou Gish for six years until her death from cancer in February 2006. [4]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole
1984 Another Country Spungin
1985 Young Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes
1996 True Blue David Ball
1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels J
2000Hit ListJeremy
2001All ForgottenMaidanov
2001 Enigma Villers
2001Lover's PrayerMadianov
2002 Nicholas Nickleby Lord Verisopht
2003Girl on a CycleHarry
2004Hidden FlawsRental agent
2004 Seed of Chucky Lawyer
2010 The Duel Sheshkovsky
2010ShanghaiRalph
2013DeliciousAdolf
2015 Mr. Holmes Matinee Sherlock
2016 Snowden Assistant Editor Guardian
2018 Old Boys Headmaster
2020 Waiting for Anya The Mayor
2021 Operation Mincemeat Captain David Ainsworth

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 The Lawrenceville Stories The Tennessee Shad
1994 Sharpe's Enemy Gilliand
1995Pie in the SkyKevin WrightEpisode: "Lemon Twist"
1996 Poldark Lord Edward Fitzmaurice
1996 Dalziel and Pascoe Gervase ButtEpisode: "An Autumn Shroud"
1997 A Dance to the Music of Time David Pennistone
1997 Kavanagh QC Charles Beaufort2 episodes
1998 Dangerfield Dan SpearillEpisode: "The Long Weekend"
1999 Let Them Eat Cake Julian DesireEpisode: "Murder"
2000 Relic Hunter Peter GrahamEpisode: "The Last Knight"
2000 Longitude King George
2001 The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells Professor Gibberne
2002 Shackleton Thomas Orde-Lees
2002Outside the RulesDr. Gerry Saddler
2003 Holby City Nathan CairnsEpisode: "Desperate Measures"
2004The Lady Musketeer Duke of Buckingham
2004, 2013 Midsomer Murders David Heartley-Reade2 episodes
2004World's Worst CenturyGui de Chauliae
2005Princes in the TowerAmbassador de Puebla
2005The FugitivesBoyer
2005Space Race R.V. Jones
2005A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets Richard Burbage
2006 Beau Brummell: This Charming Man Lord Charles Manners
2006The Complete Guide to ParentingMarko
2006A Harlot's Progress Henry Fielding
2007SoldRichard
2008 Hotel Babylon Jonah SlaughterEpisode: "The Faith Healer"
2009StockwellNarrator (voice)
2009 Kingdom Robert MorstonEpisode: "Kingdom"
2009 Margaret Malcolm Rifkind
2009 Doctor Who: Dreamland Rivesh Mantilax (voice)
2010National Theatre Live: NationFather
2011 The Borgias Baron Bonadeo2 episodes
2012 Loving Miss Hatto James
2013Da Vinci's DemonsCardinal Orsini
2014 Inspector George Gently Chief Martin LanghamEpisode: "Gently Going Under"
2015 The Last Kingdom Father Asser
2016 The Crown Jock Colville
2016 Doctor Thorne Mortimer Gazebee
2017 Genius Jost Winteler
2017 Riviera Geoffrey Anderton
2020 Washington George Washington
2020 Roadkill Adam De Banzie
2021 A Very British Scandal Ian Fraser
2022 A Spy Among Friends Anthony Blunt

Theatre

ProductionPlayCharacterDates
Broadway Hamlet Guildenstern [5] 14 April 1995 - 22 July 1995
London Tammy Faye 2022

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Poppibuster (Mech) [6]
2018 Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country Imperial Captain [6]

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References

  1. Rowe, Nicholas, (b. 22 Nov. 1966), DL. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Retrieved 16 Aug. 2022, from https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-33291.
  2. "Nicholas Rowe Biography (1965-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. Kermode, Mark (22 June 2015). "Mr Holmes review – the old sleuth on the trail of his younger self". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  4. Laird, Fiona (February 25, 2006). "Lou Gish: Actress of intelligence and grit"
  5. "Hamlet". Playbill.
  6. 1 2 "Nicholas Rowe (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 22 October 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.