Nigel Betts
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1963-10-15 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Nigel Betts is an English actor, who from 2003 to 2007 appeared on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Eddie Hope. He also portrayed Tony in the BBC Two sitcom Boy Meets Girl and had a recurring role as Mr Armitage in the eighth series of Doctor Who as well as in Class, a Doctor Who spin-off.
Betts has also appeared in several other British television programmes such as Downton Abbey, Doctors, EastEnders, Holby City, Coronation Street, The Bill, Ridley Road, and the much acclaimed ITV series, Sharpe. He also played a singing bartender in an episode of the sitcom As Time Goes By and Steve Taylor's laconic neighbor in an episode of the sitcom Coupling. In 2016 he appeared as Brian Teddern in The Coroner, S2:E5 “The Captain’s Pipe”. In 2009 he played Tommy in the eighth episode of the fourth series of Doc Martin.
Betts has also numerous theatre credits including playing an assortment of roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including playing a variety of successful characters in the RSC's Gunpowder season. Other theatre credits include The 39 Steps, a British play adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock, and Arthur in War Horse, the National Theatre's award-winning show in the West End. In September 2019, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Elton Summertree. He appeared again in 2024, this time in the role of Mellie Tyler.
Known For
TV Shows (28)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Liam Tarleton / Sergeant
Outlander
2014
as Aloysius Murphy
Doctor Who
2005
as Mr Armitage
Death in Paradise
2011
as Martin West
Vera
2011
as Brian Bennick
Father Brown
2013
as Samuel Hinds
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Reginald Muldane
Killing Eve
2018
as Quartermaster
All Creatures Great & Small
2020
as Dennis Handshaw
Pie in the Sky
1994
as Plainclothes
As Time Goes By
1992
as Barman
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Betting Shop Manager
Coupling
2000
as Neighbour
The Coroner
2015
as Brian Teddern
The Long Shadow
2023
as Dr. Alan Caplin
The Good Ship Murder
2023
as Tony Donnelly
The Afternoon Play
2003
as Claude
Class
2016
as Mr. Armitage
Boat Story
2023
as Superintendent Hodgson
Toast of Tinseltown
2022
as Dr. Harold Shitman
The Escape Artist
2013
as Jonathan Crowe
I Fought the Law
2025
as DCC Nigel Johnstone
Little Boy Blue
2017
as Tom, POLSA Officer
Boy Meets Girl
2015
as Tony
Grease Monkeys
2003
as George
The Eustace Bros.
2003
as Eddie Aspen
Ralph & Katie
2022
as Steve Thorne
Lost Beasts
2023
as Narrator
Movies (21)
The Cursed
2021
as Alfred Moliere
Desert Flower
2009
as Home Office Detective
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
as Creditor
The Phantom of the Open
2022
as Tony Marsh
Thunderpants
2002
as Launch Controller 2
Jekyll & Hyde
1990
as Local Cop
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
2007
as Uncle Philip
Wasteland
2018
as Cemetery Worker 2
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2014
as Mr. Armitage
Cheeky
2003
as Ramsey
The Christmas Candle
2013
as Dr. Clem
The Whipping Boy
1994
as Walter
Albion
2020
as Edward
Lipstikka
2011
Pib and Pog
1995
as Pib (voice)
All Those Small Things
2021
as Spencer
Sharpe's Mission
1996
as Major Septimus Pyecroft
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Wonderland
2014
as Bobo
Small Zones
1990
as Policeman at Refuge
A Young Pirate's Tale
2022
as (voice)
The Lantern Man
2024
as David's father
About Nigel Betts
Nigel Betts is an English actor, who from 2003 to 2007 appeared on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Eddie Hope. He also portrayed Tony in the BBC Two sitcom Boy Meets Girl and had a recurring role as Mr Armitage in the eighth series of Doctor Who as well as in Class, a Doctor Who spin-off. Betts has also appeared in several other British television programmes such as Downton Abbey, Doctors, EastEnders, Holby City, Coronation Street, The Bill, Ridley Road, and the much acclaimed ITV series, Sharpe. He also played a singing bartender in an episod… With 49 credits spanning from 1990 to 2025, Nigel Betts has appeared in 21 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nigel Betts Movies
- The Cursed (2021) — as Alfred Moliere
- Desert Flower (2009) — as Home Office Detective
- The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) — as Creditor
- The Phantom of the Open (2022) — as Tony Marsh
- Thunderpants (2002) — as Launch Controller 2
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