Portrait of Nicholas Clay

Acting

Nicholas Clay

Career

Active from 1971 to 1999, busiest in 1981 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Child's Play
Child's Play
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nicholas Clay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Period Piece 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Melancholy Tone 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 73
Psychos
Psychos (1999)

TV show ยท as Dr Angus Harvey

Merlin
Merlin (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Lord Leo

Hotel Shanghai
Hotel Shanghai (1997)

as Bobby

The Odyssey
The Odyssey (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Menelaus

Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C. (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mr. Justice Fulgright

Bugs
Bugs (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Virtual Murder
Virtual Murder (1992)

TV show ยท as Dr John Cornelius

Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Loxley

1980s

21 titles ยท average score 64
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1989)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Prince Alexis Mdivani

Gentlemen and Players
Gentlemen and Players (1988)

TV show ยท as Mike Savage

Lionheart
Lionheart (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as Charles De Montfort

Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty (1987)
GoodWatch score 61

as Prince Charming

The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (1984)

as L'empereur

Child's Play
Child's Play (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mike Preston

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Dr Percy Trevelyan

Taggart
Taggart (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Evil Under the Sun
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

as Patrick Redfern

Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
GoodWatch score 47

as Oliver Mellors

Excalibur
Excalibur (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lancelot

Lovespell
Lovespell (1981)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tristan

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 68
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lt. Raw

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)

as Rocco

Will Shakespeare
Will Shakespeare (1978)

TV show ยท as 'Hal', The Earl of Southampton

Terror of Frankenstein
Terror of Frankenstein (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

as Henry Clerval

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976)
GoodWatch score 81

as Alan Campbell

Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)

TV show ยท as Rocco

In This House of Brede
In This House of Brede (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

as David

The Darwin Adventure
The Darwin Adventure (1972)

as Charles Darwin

ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Various Roles

The Road Builder
The Road Builder (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

as Billy Jarvis

The Loving Lesson
The Loving Lesson (1971)

as Paul

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 62
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Alan Campbell

Sergeant Cork
Sergeant Cork (1963)

TV show ยท as Henry

The Damned
The Damned (1962)
GoodWatch score 63

as Richard (as Nicolas Clay)

1950s

1 title ยท average score 68
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Paul