Nigel Havers
Known for Acting · 121 credits
- Born
- 1951-11-06 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Nigel Allan Havers
Biography
Nigel Allan Havers is an English actor. He is probably best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire, and for his role as Dr. Tom Latimer in the British TV comedy series Don't Wait Up. He portrayed the role of Lewis Archer in Coronation Street from 2009 to 2010.
Known For
TV Shows (76)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Andrew Wilder
Coronation Street
1960
as Lewis Archer
The One Show
2006
as Self
Play for Today
1970
as Harman
Crown Court
1972
as Bernard Crittenden
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Roger Grant
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Kenneth Lake / Leonid Shervinsky
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Miller
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Ronald Ransom
Playhouse
1974
as Philip Colindale
All Creatures Great & Small
2020
as General Ransom
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Benidorm
2007
as Stanley Keen
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
The Gentlemen
2024
as Lord Whitecroft
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Peter Dinmont
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Thriller
1973
as Ludovic Bates
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as Peter Dalton
Room 101
1994
as Self
Angels
1975
Little Britain
2003
as Leader of the Opposition
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Self - Expert
Murder in Mind
2001
as Nicholas Chadwick QC
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Harvey Stafford
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
as Self
Dangerfield
1995
as Dr. Jonathan Paige
Born and Bred
2002
as Henry Williamson
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002
as Self
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1992
as Self
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
2025
as Cecil Havers
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
as Randolph Churchill
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self
This Morning
1988
as Self
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
2014
as Tony Pebblé
The Bidding Room
2020
as Self - Presenter
All Round to Mrs. Brown's
2017
as Nigel Havers
Pennies from Heaven
1978
as Conrad Baker
Don't Wait Up
1983
as Tom Latimer
Hold the Dream
1987
as Jim Fairley
Victorian Scandals
1976
as Ronald Walker
Black Ops
2023
as Gerald
The Black Arrow
1972
as Roger
Chiller
1995
as Oliver Halkin
Nancy Astor
1982
as Bobby Shaw
Strangers
1996
as Philip
Manchild
2002
as Terry
Timewasters
2017
as Dr. Eugene Braithwaite
Finding Alice
2021
as Roger
VE Day 80
2025
as Self
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995
as Michael Wilding
Nicholas Nickleby
1977
as Nicholas Nickleby
Sleepers
1991
as Jeremy Coward / Sergei Rublev
A Little Princess
1987
as Thomas Carrisford
Grumpy Old Men
2003
as Self
The Glass Virgin
1995
as Edmund Lagrange
Movies (45)
Empire of the Sun
1987
as Dr. Rawlins
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Lord Andrew Lindsay
Penelope
2007
as Mr. Vanderman
Pope Joan
1972
as Young Monk
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
as David Niven
A Passage to India
1984
as Ronny Heaslop
Farewell to the King
1989
as Capt. Fairbourne
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
as Counterman
Element of Doubt
1996
as Richard
Edward II
1970
as Soldier/ Attendant
The Whistle Blower
1986
as Robert "Bob" Jones
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
2020
as Self
Quiet Days in Clichy
1990
as Alfred Perlès
Soft Targets
1982
as Harman
Sleepers
1991
as Jeremy Coward/Sergei Rublev
Best Ever Bond
2002
as Self
Tales of Television Centre
2012
as Self
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
as Doc
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Full Circle
1978
as Estate Agent
Birth of the Beatles
1979
as George Martin
Trouser Bar
2016
as (uncredited)
French Without Tears
1976
as Kenneth Lake
The Gentleman Thief
2001
as A J Raffles
Burke & Wills
1985
as William John Wills
The Burning Season
1994
as Steven Kaye
Coming Out
1979
as Richie
Paradise Lost
1999
as Hofstadter
Bridge of Time
1997
as Halek
Unity
1981
as Philip Colindale
The Heart Surgeon
1997
as Dr. Alex Marsden
The Death of the Heart
1987
as Thomas Quayne
Lie Down with Lions
1994
as Peter Husak
The Next Voice You See
1975
as Ludovic Bates
About A Bell
as Jeremy Delaunay
Prophecy
1995
as Oliver Halkin
An Audience with Freddie Starr
1996
The Portland Millions
1976
as Ronald Walker
Combat
1985
as Clement
Bon Voyage
1985
as Roddy Buchanan
We Love Sitcom
2016
Never Too Late
2025
as Frank
Susan
1975
as Jim
Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Open Wide
2005
as Peter Hillman
About Nigel Havers
Nigel Allan Havers is an English actor. He is probably best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire, and for his role as Dr. Tom Latimer in the British TV comedy series Don't Wait Up. He portrayed the role of Lewis Archer in Coronation Street from 2009 to 2010. With 121 credits spanning from 1960 to 2026, Nigel Havers has appeared in 45 films and 76 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nigel Havers Movies
- Empire of the Sun (1987) — as Dr. Rawlins
- Chariots of Fire (1981) — as Lord Andrew Lindsay
- Penelope (2007) — as Mr. Vanderman
- Pope Joan (1972) — as Young Monk
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) — as David Niven
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