Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne was born on Apr 05, 1929 in UK. Nigel Hawthorne's big-screen debut came with Carve Her Name with Pride directed by Lewis Gilbert in 1958, strarring Polish Soldier in Park (uncredited). Nigel Hawthorne is known for Victoria & Albert directed by John Erman, Victoria Hamilton stars as Victoria and Jonathan Firth as Prince Albert. Nigel Hawthorne has got 11 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Nigel Hawthorne achieved is London Critics Circle Film Awards. The upcoming new movie Nigel Hawthorne plays is Call Me Claus which will be released on Dec 02, 2001.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest stage and screen actors both in his native UK and internationally, the unparalleled Nigel Hawthorne was born in Coventry, England on 5 April 1929, raised in South Africa and returned to the UK in the 1950s with his extensive work as a great gentleman of acting following during the decade as well as in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His portrayal of 'Sir Humphrey Appleby' in the BBC comedy Yes Minister (1980) won him international acclaim in the 1980s. In 1992, he was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for his sublime interpretation of 'George III' in Alan Bennett's hit stage play, "The Madness of King George III" and he was also nominated for an Academy Award of Best Actor in a Leading Role in its brilliant film adaptation The Madness of King George (1994), both of them exquisitely directed by Nicholas Hytner.