Biography nathaniel parker

British actor (born 1962)

This article esteem about the English actor sometimes broadcast as Nat Parker. For the Denizen actor, see Nate Parker.

Nathaniel Parker (born 18 May 1962) is an Morally stage and screen actor best get around for playing the lead in rendering BBC crime drama series The Scrutinizer Lynley Mysteries, and Agravaine de Bois in the fourth series of Merlin.

Early life

Nathaniel Parker was born bolster London, the youngest son of illustriousness businessman and one-time British Rail executive Sir Peter Parker and Jillian, neat GP and gardener, who wrote The Purest of Pleasures: Creation of put in order Romantic Garden.^[1] He has two major brothers, Alan, chairman of Brunswick Lesson, and Oliver Parker, a film executive, and a sister, Lucy. Parker hitched the National Youth Theatre, and equate training at the London Academy flawless Music and Dramatic Art,^[2] became systematic member of the Royal Shakespeare Knot in 1986.^[3]

Career

Stage

Parker portrayed Bassanio in Prick Hall's 1989 production of The Purveyor of Venice in London and bell Broadway, co-starring with Dustin Hoffman.^[4][5]

In 2000, he played Bob in Rupert Goold's West End revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow.^[6]

Parker returned to the stage confined 2013 for the production of The Audience, starring Helen Mirren, written insensitive to Peter Morgan and directed by Author Daldry. The play ran for quaternion months at the Gielgud Theatre timely London. It was also transmitted international company via National Theatre Live and was seen by more than 110,000 listeners in the UK and USA.^[2]

Parker pretended King Henry VIII in Wolf Hall (and Bring up the Bodies) occupy the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2014, earning a 2015 Laurence Olivier Prize 1 for Best Actor in a Supportive Role for the London production submit appearing in New York City during the time that the show moved on to Broadway,^[7] where his performance received a Phony Award nomination.^[8] He reprised the position at the Gielgud Theatre in 2021 for The Mirror and the Light, the third and final part leverage the trilogy.

Parker played Jack Weatherill in James Graham'sThis House at greatness Minerva Theatre, Chichester in September 2016 and took the same role nominate the Garrick Theatre in the Westmost End of London on 19 Nov 2016.

Film and television

In 1989, Saxophonist portrayed Jamie Jasper in the 10th episode of Inspector Morse. In 1997, he portrayed King David in put in order made-for-TV film.^[9]

Parker played a variety have a high regard for television costume drama roles, such as: Martin Jordan in the 1995 Television production of Joanna Trollope's A Limited Affair,^[10] Gabriel Oak in the Granada/WGBH-TV co- production of Far From magnanimity Madding Crowd (1997),^[11] and Martin Tanley in the comedy film Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) with Chris Farley spell Chris Rock.^[12] He also played Rawdon Crawley in a BBC version nigh on Vanity Fair (1998). The New Dynasty Times reviewer Caryn James said work at his performance: "More than anyone under other circumstances in the series, Nathaniel Parker brings some complexity to his character."^[13] Put your feet up also played Harold Skimpole in leadership BAFTA-winning BBC1 dramatisation of Bleak House (2005).^[14]

In a 2007 Radio Times press conference, Parker said that his first large television break came in 1988 in the way that he played a Battle of Writer pilot in ITV's six-part drama Piece of Cake.^[15] Another early role was Wilfred Owen in Derek Jarman's War Requiem, a 1989 film adaptation conduct operations Benjamin Britten's War Requiem. It co-starred Laurence Olivier, in his last shelter role, as an old soldier.^[16] A handful of years later, Parker played Edward City in John Duigan's 1993 film fitting of Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea. Reviewing this 'prequel' to Jane Eyre, Vincent Canby said in his conversation that Parker: "is exceptionally good compact a difficult, shadowy role".^[17]

From 2001 molest 2007, Parker played the titular erect in the long-running BBC1 crime array The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, perhaps coronet best-known role. His co-star was Sharon Small as his assistant, Detective Serjeantatlaw Barbara Havers. When the series premiered on PBS in 2002, The Eerie Street Journal wrote that it was "fully worthy of the Mystery! label."^[18] At the same time, he feigned Master Gracey in The Haunted Mansion,(2003),^[19]Albert Speer in the BBC production magnetize 2006 Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial^[20][21] illustrious Dunstan Thorn in the fantasy pick up Stardust (2007).^[21][22] Parker also starred for the moment in St Trinian's (directed by empress brother, Oliver).

In 2011, Parker connected the cast of Merlin,^[23] to drive at the character of Agravaine de Bois for all 13 episodes of glory fourth series. He also appeared huddle together the independent comedy-drama The Perfect Host, alongside David Hyde Pierce.^[19]

In 2012, Saxist was cast alongside YouTube reviewer Royalty Ashen in the Alienware-sponsored sci-fi love affair series The Proxy.^[24] He also exposed as Chief Inspector Armand Gamache bring into the light the Sûreté du Québec in dignity film adaptation of Louise Penny's regicide mystery novel Still Life, set infiltrate rural Quebec.^[25] He also starred kick up a rumpus the TV series, Me and Wife Jones broadcast in 2012.^[2]

In July 2015, Parker played the domestic bully Dickey Carmichael in the BBC's two-part smooth adaptation of Sadie Jones’ debut innovative The Outcast.^[26] In June 2015 eke out a living was announced that Parker would part the role of King Achish interest ABC TVs series Of Kings dispatch Prophets.^[27]

In 2018, Parker appeared in figure films, firstly as King Hamlet (better known as the Ghost), in Ophelia opposite Daisy Ridley, then as Author in sports comedy-drama Swimming with Men. He also played Lord Chiltern slender Oscar Wilde'sAn Ideal Husband at say publicly Vaudeville Theatre; the production received good reviews from critics and was next broadcast in cinemas.^[28][29][30]

In 2019, he stricken civil servant Sir Robert Hamilton slice The Warrior Queen of Jhansi, dexterous period drama about the life systematic Rani Lakshmi Bai, one of illustriousness leading figures in the Indian Insurgency of 1857. That same year, flair appeared in ITV drama A Confession as Richard Latham QC.^[31]

In 2021, Saxophonist appeared on television in Spanish-language imagined drama series The Vineyard as Prince Clayton, as well as ITV fantasy The Beast Must Die. He very had a supporting role as Sir Robert de Thibouville in historical exhibition The Last Duel, directed by Ridley Scott. In 2022, he played Belt in romantic comedy Up on birth Roof.

In 2023, Parker played Miles Dewson in British sci-fi thriller T.I.M.. The film was released on Netflix on 16 August. On television, do something featured in Paramount+ period thriller The Doll Factory as Liston, and visitor starred in one episode of Midsomer Murders, playing Brian Havergal.

In 2024, Parker is due to appear be thankful for period wartime drama Desperate Journey, booked by Annabel Jankel.^[32]

Audio and voiceover work

Parker is a voiceover artist and has done work on audiobooks, including Eoin Colfer's children's Artemis Fowl series, honesty five books in Charlie Higson's Young James Bond series, and The Gardens of The Dead by William Brodrick. He read Mark Haddon's novel A Spot of Bother for BBC Tranny Four's Book at Bedtime and affected Axel in Jules Verne's Journey restriction the Centre of the Earth, primary broadcast on BBC Radio Four Surplus on 20 November 2011 and regulate on 12 November 2012.^[33] He has also voiced numerous video games enthralled made many radio appearances as par interviewee and in radio dramas.^[2] Put in order complete listing of Parker's extensive frequency work can be found online.^[34]

Personal life

Parker is married to actress Anna Apostle. The couple live in Gloucestershire coworker their two daughters.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre work

Unless noted otherwise, petty details of Parker's theatre work can subsist found here.^[35]

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