Nicholas Young

Nicholas John Young (born 11 June 1949) is a British actor. He is most well known for playing the role of John in the 1970s British children's science fiction TV series The Tomorrow People. He played a different role, Prof. Aldus Crick, in the show's 2013 American remake. He also appeared as Franz Hoss in the BBC television series Kessler.

Career Young was cast as John, the lead role in the ITV children's science fiction series The Tomorrow People in 1973. He was the only cast member (other than Philip Gilbert) to remain with the series for its entirety. The series ended in 1979.

Young's other roles include appearances in Upstairs, Downstairs, Crown Court, and Space: 1999 (in the two-part episode "The Bringers of Wonder").

He had uncredited roles in the films To Sir With Love (1967) and The Day of the Jackal (1973).

Forty years after he starred in the original series, Young had a guest role in the short-lived 2013 US remake of The Tomorrow People as Professor Aldus Crick.

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