Nicholas Asbury

Nicholas Asbury (born 13 February 1971) is a British actor and author. He won an Olivier Award as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's complete cycle of Shakespeare's history plays in 2009 and is known for television roles such as Winston Churchill in the BBC's 37 Days, Mr. Angel in Hugh Laurie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, and Jim in the BAFTA award-winning Alma's Not Normal.

Career Asbury attended Hereford Cathedral School, then Dartington College of Arts. In 1998 he performed at The Watermill Theatre, before joining the ensemble of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1999 until 2008. He subsequently acted in the all-male Shakespearean troupe Propeller, for whom he also composed music. A diary of his experiences acting in Propeller's 2011/12 productions of Henry V and The Winter's Tale was featured as a series in The Guardian.

His first book, Exit Pursued by a Badger, is a record of his involvement in Michael Boyd's The Histories Cycle with the RSC. It won the Michael Meyer Award from The Society of Authors in 2011. He has since appeared in television series such as The Inbetweeners, Chewing Gum, Sherlock, and Alma's Not Normal. His second book, White Hart, Red Lion, is a work of travel literature revisiting the subject of Shakespeare's history plays through the locations that feature in them.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1998 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Eric Pardew TV series, S4.E5 "Blood Relations" 2002 Silent Witness Armed Officer #1 TV series, S6.E5 "Tell No Tales" 2004 He Knew He Was Right Policeman TV serial 2004 The Basil Brush Show Mr. Foxman TV series, S3.E8 "The Candidate" 2004 Dunkirk Captain Michael Denny RN TV series, 3 episodes 2004-2019 Doctors Various roles TV series, 7 episodes 2006 The Bill Billy Vaughn TV series, S22.E24 "Special Relationships" 2009 The Legend of Dick and Dom Burly Bloke TV series, S1.E7 "Nan Trap" 2009 Heartbeat Tomasz Burowski TV series, S18.E7 "Return Crossing" 2009 My Last Five Girlfriends Shakespeare Film 2010 The Inbetweeners Tara's Dad TV series, S3.E3 "Will's Dilemma" 2011 Hustle Talbot TV series, S7.E2 2011 Midsomer Murders Henry TV series, S14.E1 "Death in the Slow Lane" 2011 The Jury Romeo Boy TV serial (second series) 2011-2016 Coronation Street Alastair Burton TV series, 7 episodes 2012 Shadow Dancer Agent 2 Film 2013 Love and Marriage Steve Simpson TV series, S1.E3 "Secrets & Lies" 2013-2014 Da Vinci's Demons Mario TV series, 2 episodes 2014 Sherlock Landlord TV series, S3.E2 "The Sign of Three" 2014 The Bletchley Circle Interviewer 1 TV series, S2.E2 "Uncustomed Goods" 2014 37 Days Winston Churchill TV serial 2014 EastEnders CPS Barrister TV series, 3 episodes 2014 The Crimson Field Padre TV series, S1.E3 2014 Drifters Uncle Nige TV series, S2.E5 "Hen Don't" 2014 Borgia Bernado Grammante TV series, S3.E4 "1498" 2014–2018 Emmerdale Various roles TV series, 14 episodes 2015 Arthur and Merlin Orin Film 2015 A Song for Jenny Martyn TV film 2015 Doctor Who Etoine TV series, S9.E8 "The Zygon Inversion" 2015–2017 Chewing Gum Keys TV series, 5 episodes 2016 The Five Martin Clark TV serial 2016 Casualty Pete Meyer TV series, S30.E40 "What Lies Beneath" 2016 Agatha Raisin Peter Rice TV series, S1.E5 "The Vicious Vet" 2017 Call the Midwife Mr. Wylton TV series, S6.E1 2017 Babs Gerald Thomas TV film 2017 Papillon Commandant Film 2017 Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution Lenin TV film 2017 Borderline Mr. Martins TV series, S2.E2 "Strike" 2018 Innocent Ryland TV serial 2018 The Alienist Dr. Tuthill TV series, 2 episodes 2018 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Trevor Cordiss TV series, S1.E9 "The Rascal Cook" 2018 Dark Heart Guy Dawlish TV series, S1.E1 "Suffer the Children" 2018 Hold the Dark Doctor Film 2019 Luther DCI Woodgate TV series, S5.E4 2020 The Last Kingdom Brother Iestyn TV series, 2 episodes 2021 Manhunt Inspector Len Adler TV series, S2.E3 "The Night Stalker" 2021 Alma's Not Normal Jim TV series, 6 episodes 2022 Crime Oliver Heathcoat TV series, S2.E1 2022 Anne Dr. James Burns TV series, S1.E2 2022 Brian and Charles Stu Film 2022 Death in Paradise Gerry Wigsworth TV series, S11.E5 "Painkiller Thriller" 2022 Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Mr. Angel TV serial