Nicholas Bishop

Nicholas Bishop is a British actor. He began his career in theatre. On television, he is known for his role as Maxim Alonso in the first three seasons of the BBC Two and HBO series Industry (2020–). His films include Lady Chatterley's Lover and Pretty Red Dress (both 2022), and The Critic.

Early life Bishop is fluent in Spanish and Catalan and graduated from Balliol College, Oxford with a degree in English literature.

Career Bishop was cast as Longaville in Peter Hall's 2008 production of Love's Labour's Lost at the Rose Theatre, Kingston. Bishop then played Froth in Holt's production of Measure for Measure at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth and Peter in The Railway Children at Waterloo Station. Bishop also made guest appearances in the BBC One series Hustle and Cranford.

Bishop made his West End debut when he joined the cast of War Horse at the New London Theatre as Captain Nicholls, taking over the role from Alex Avery in 2011.

Bishop had further stage roles in the 2015 National Theatre productions of Man and Superman with Ralph Fiennes and Three Days in the Country directed by Patrick Marber. This was followed by While the Sun Shines with Tamla Kari in 2016.

In 2017, Bishop played Count Orsino and Dickens in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Twelfth Night and A Christmas Carol respectively. This was followed by The Madness of George III, in which Bishop reunited with Mark Gatiss.

Bishop returned to television in 2020 when he began playing Maxim Alonso in the BBC Two and HBO banking drama Industry, a role he would reprise in the second and third series. He appeared in the films Lady Chatterley's Lover as Ned and Pretty Red Dress as Shaun in 2022, and The Critic as Richard Pugh in 2023.

Bishop starred in the Hallmark Channel films A Proposal in Paris (2023) as Sebastian Laurent opposite Alexa PenaVega and An American in Austen as Mr Darcy. Bishop appeared in the 2025 BBC One crime drama This City Is Ours. He has an upcoming role in Nia DaCosta's film Hedda.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 A Great Mistake Ed Short film 2016 For Grace Dr Stevens Documentary 2018 Albert Short film Grub Short film 2022 Lady Chatterley's Lover Ned Netflix film Pretty Red Dress Shaun 2023 The Critic Richard Pugh 2025 Hedda

Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Hustle Plummy Episode: "Signing Up to Wealth" 2009 Cell Agent Chambers Locked Up Abroad Jake Libbon Episode: "Puerto Vallarta / Mexican Justice" Cranford Giacomo 1 episode 2013 Doll & Em Ferdinand Episode: "Six" 2014 Drifters Gregor Episode: "Rock'n'Roll" 2020–present Industry Maxim Alonso 8 episodes 2022 Becoming Elizabeth Ambassador Episode: "Necessity Compels Me to Plague You" 2023 A Paris Proposal Sebastian Laurent Television film 2024 An American in Austen Mr Darcy Television film 2025 This City is Ours Ricardo

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2009 Wheelman Anton Gallo 2017 Star Wars: Battlefront II

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2008 Love's Labour's Lost Longavillie Rose Theatre, Kingston 2009 Measure for Measure Froth Theatre Royal, Plymouth 2010 The Railway Children Peter Waterloo Station Theatre, London 2011 War Horse Captain Nicholls New London Theatre, London 2012 The Country Wife Harcourt Royal Exchange, Manchester 2013 Moby Dick Starbuck Arcola Theatre, London A Tale of Two Cities Charles Darnay / Defarge King's Head Theatre, London 2014 Eldorado Oskar Arcola Theatre, London 2015 Man and Superman Duval National Theatre, London The Texas Sharpshooter Banker Arcola Theatre, London Three Days in the Country Matvey National Theatre, London 2016 While the Sun Shines Colbert Theatre Royal, Bath The Rivals Faulkland UK tour 2017 Nell Gwynn John Dryden English Touring Theatre Twelfth Night Orsino Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon A Christmas Carol Dickens 2018 The Madness of George III William Pitt Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham