
Nigel Terry
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Nigel Terry (1945 -2015) was an English stage and film actor probably best known for his portrayal of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur, the future King John in 1968's A Lion In Winter, and for his work with legendary British auteur Derek Jarman, including the title role in his 1986 production of Caravaggio.
Known for
Credits

Troy (2004)
as Archeptolemus

Excalibur (1981)
as King Arthur

The Lion in Winter (1968)
as John

FearDotCom (2002)
as Turnball

The Hunchback (1997)
as King Louis XI

Caravaggio (1986)
as Caravaggio

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
as Roldan

Edward II (1991)
as Roger Mortimer

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)
as Sesame Esau

Déjà Vu (1985)
as Michael / Greg

Queer Edward II (2026)
as Self (archive footage)

Crime and Punishment (2002)
as Svidrigailov

Blue (1993)
as (voice)

The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)
as Montholon

Up Line (1987)
as Raymond Rudran

War Requiem (1989)
as Abraham

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
as Pistol

Far from the Madding Crowd (1998)
as Mr Boldwood

Red Mercury (2005)
as Lindsey

The Last of England (1987)
as Narrator (voice)

Excalibur: Behind the Movie (2013)
as Self

The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp (2003)
Actor

The Search for John Gissing (2001)
as Alan Jardeen

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (2003)
as Kenneth Noye

The Ebb-Tide (1998)
as Ellstrom

Flame (1975)
as Assistant Disc Jockey (uncredited)

On Wings of Fire (1986)
as Zarathustra

The Gospel According to St Derek (2014)
as Self

Song of Experience (1986)
as Railway Policeman

Sylvia (1986)
as Aden





