Portrait of Nigel Havers

Acting

Nigel Havers

Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, busiest in 1991 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sleepers
Sleepers
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nigel Havers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • British Television 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • British Comedy 3
  • Cold War Espionage 3
  • Character-Driven Comedy 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Dialogue-Heavy 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Situational Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
About A Bell
About A Bell

as Jeremy Delaunay

2020s

10 titles · average score 71
Golden Boys
Golden Boys (2026)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Lord Moyne

Elsinore
Elsinore (2026)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hospital Patron

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Cecil Havers

Play for Today
Play for Today (2025)

TV show · as Frank

Never Too Late
Never Too Late (2025)

as Frank

The Gentlemen
The Gentlemen (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Lord Whitecroft

The Vintage French Farmhouse
The Vintage French Farmhouse (2023)

TV show · as Narrator

Black Ops
Black Ops (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Gerald

Finding Alice
Finding Alice (2021)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Roger Dillon

All Creatures Great & Small
All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as General Ransom

2010s

8 titles · average score 68
The Cockfields
The Cockfields (2019)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Larry

Murder on the Blackpool Express
Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017)
GoodWatch score 59

as Doc

All Round to Mrs. Brown's
All Round to Mrs. Brown's (2017)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Nigel Havers

Timewasters
Timewasters (2017)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Dr. Eugene Braithwaite

Trouser Bar
Trouser Bar (2016)

as (uncredited)

Reluctant Persuaders
Reluctant Persuaders (2015)

TV show · as Rupert Hardacre (voice)

Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Tony Pebblé

Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death
Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death (2011)

as Narrator (voice)

2000s

12 titles · average score 67
Lunch Monkeys
Lunch Monkeys (2009)

TV show

Benidorm
Benidorm (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Stanley Keen

The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Peter Dalton

Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Roger Grant

Penelope
Penelope (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mr. Vanderman

Open Wide
Open Wide (2005)

as Peter Hillman

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
GoodWatch score 69

as David Niven

Little Britain
Little Britain (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Leader of the Opposition

Manchild
Manchild (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Terry

Born and Bred
Born and Bred (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Henry Williamson

The Gentleman Thief
The Gentleman Thief (2001)

as A J Raffles

Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind (2001)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Nicholas Chadwick QC

1990s

22 titles · average score 66
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Hofstadter

The Heart Surgeon
The Heart Surgeon (1997)

TV show · as Dr. Alex Marsden

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Andrew Wilder

The Heart Surgeon
The Heart Surgeon (1997)

as Dr. Alex Marsden

Element of Doubt
Element of Doubt (1996)

as Richard

Dangerfield
Dangerfield (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dr. Jonathan Paige

Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Michael Wilding

Lie Down with Lions
Lie Down with Lions (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

as Peter Husak

Sleepers
Sleepers (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Jeremy Coward / Sergei Rublev

A Perfect Hero
A Perfect Hero (1991)

TV show · as Hugh Fleming

Sleepers
Sleepers (1991)
GoodWatch score 83

as Jeremy Coward/Sergei Rublev

Quiet Days in Clichy
Quiet Days in Clichy (1990)
GoodWatch score 46

as Alfred Perlès

1980s

20 titles · average score 69
Farewell to the King
Farewell to the King (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

as Capt. Fairbourne

Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dr. Rawlins

The Charmer
The Charmer (1987)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Hold the Dream
Hold the Dream (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Jim Fairley

The Whistle Blower
The Whistle Blower (1986)
GoodWatch score 73

as Robert "Bob" Jones

Burke & Wills
Burke & Wills (1985)
GoodWatch score 57

as William John Wills

Bon Voyage
Bon Voyage (1985)

as Roddy Buchanan

A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ronny Heaslop

Don't Wait Up
Don't Wait Up (1983)

TV show · as Tom Latimer

Soft Targets
Soft Targets (1982)

as Harman

Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire (1981)
GoodWatch score 76

as Lord Andrew Lindsay

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Randolph Churchill

1970s

25 titles · average score 69
Coming Out
Coming Out (1979)

as Richie

Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Miller

An Englishman's Castle
An Englishman's Castle (1978)

TV show · as Mark Ingram

Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby (1977)

TV show · as Nicholas Nickleby

Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Ronald Ransom

The Next Voice You See
The Next Voice You See (1975)

as Ludovic Bates

Angels
Angels (1975)

TV show

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show · as Philip Colindale

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Ludovic Bates

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Patrick Mills / Bernard Crittenden

Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Peter Dinmont

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Harman

1960s

2 titles · average score 57
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Kenneth Lake / Leonid Shervinsky

Coronation Street
Coronation Street (1960)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Lewis Archer