Michael Nardone

Michael Nardone (born 20 January 1967) is a Scottish actor. He was raised in Ballingry, Fife, and trained in Drama at Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh.

Nardone starred as Mascius in the BBC/HBO/RAI TV series Rome and appeared as DCI Richard Whiteside in BBC Scotland drama River City.

His many stage credits include Macbeth and King Lear for the Royal National Theatre and Stitchers by Esther Freud at the Jermyn Street Theatre alongside Sinéad Cusack.

Theatre Year Title Role Company Director | Notes 1996 Cyrano de Bergerac Ligniere Communicado, with Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Gerry Mulgrew and Andy Farrell translation by Edwin Morgan

Selected filmography Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992) – Stevie Being Human (1994) – Raider Wycliffe (1998, TV Series) – PC Joe Duggan The Bill (1998–2008, TV Series) – Gordon McCardle / Everett / Jeremy Dyson The Match (1999) – Dingus The Miracle Maker (2000) – (voice) Silent Witness (2002, TV Series) – PC Shaun Nicholson Dot the I (2003) – Detective 2 Steel River Blues (2004, TV Series) – Dave Tanner Rome (2005–2007, TV Series) – Mascius Skins (2008, TV Series) – Sandy Jenkins Merlin (2009, TV Series) – Kendrick Jinx (2009, TV Series) – Mike / Mr Peckgrind Durham County (2010, TV Series) – Ivan Sujic Ben Hur (2010, TV Mini-Series) – Hortator Combat Kids (2010, TV Series) – Steve Mercenaries (2011) – Radovic Intruders (2011) – Frank The Somnambulists (2011) – Man 3 The Field of Blood (2013, TV Series) – DI Michael Gallagher Wayland's Song (2013) – Wayland Line of Duty (2014, TV Series) – O'Neill Shetland (2014, TV series) – Donnie Tulloch National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014) – The Duke of Cornwall Child 44 (2015) – Semyon Okun The Night Manager (2016, 2026, TV Mini-Series) – Frisky Whisky Galore! (2016) – Brown Rogue One (2016) – Shield Gate Officer Clique (2018, TV Series) – Alec McStay Care (2018, TV Movie) - Nick Traces (2019, TV Series) – DI Neil McKinven