Nickolas Grace

Nickolas Andrew Halliwell Grace (born 21 November 1947) is an English actor notable for his roles on television, including Anthony Blanche in Brideshead Revisited (1979–1981) and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin of Sherwood (1984–1986). Other credits include Survivors, The Professionals (1980), Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987), Salome's Last Dance (1988), Birds of a Feather (1989), The Green Man (1990), Evita (1996), The Hunchback (1997), Merlin (1998), Ian Fleming: Bondmaker (2005), My Family (2008), Doctor Who (2011), and Killing Eve (2019).

Early life Grace was educated at the King's School, Chester and Forest School, Walthamstow. He trained as an actor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. and in 1973 played Aumerle there in the Ian Richardson/Richard Pasco production of Richard II.

Grace secured the part of the flamboyant aesthete Anthony Blanche in Brideshead Revisited (1979–1981). He played Richard II at the Young Vic in 1981, and Mozart in Amadeus,

Grace's theatre work in the late 1980s and early 1990s included Jenkins' Ear by Dusty Hughes at the Royal Court in 1986, Bernstein's Candide (Old Vic/Scottish Opera/BBC) in 1988–89 and The Mystery of Irma Vep at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester (1990), which transferred to the Ambassadors Theatre.

1993–present Following a recurring role in 1993 as the unnamed 'Consultant' on Victor Lewis-Smith's loosely hospital-based sketch show Inside Victor Lewis-Smith, Grace played Marcus Green, the long-suffering husband of Dorien in Birds of a Feather, in a couple of episodes between 1989 and 1997. He has also appeared three times as Mr Casey in the BBC Sitcom My Family.

Grace played Underling the Butler in The Drowsy Chaperone with Elaine Paige at the Novello Theatre,

In 2012, Grace starred in Chariots of Fire,

Grace is President of the Vic-Wells Association.

TV and filmography Genre Year Title Episode Role Notes Film 1960 The City of the Dead uncredited TV series 1970 Z-Cars "A Couple of Comic Turns: Part 2" Private Jefferson TV series 1971 The Fenn Street Gang "A Fair Swap" Bernard TV series 1971 Kate "A Good Meddle" David Burwood TV series The Onedin Line "When My Ship Comes Home" Arab TV series 1972 Z-Cars "Sweet Girl" Boy TV series Churchill's People "True Patriots All" James Loveless historical drama series TV series 1975 The Love School "The Brotherhood" William Rossetti TV series Survivors "Gone to the Angels" Matthew TV series 1975 Ten from the Twenties "The Anarchist" Joe Manders Documentary film 1978 Europe After the Rain Tristan Tzara TV series 1978 BBC Television Shakespeare "The Comedy of Errors" Dromio of Ephesus TV series 1978 The Pink Medicine Show 1979 Oresteia "Agamemnon" Messenger TV series The Professionals "Mixed Doubles" Joe TV film BBC Television Shakespeare "All's Well That Ends Well" The Soldier TV miniseries 1981 Brideshead Revisited Anthony Blanche TV series Bergerac "Prime Target" Inspector Chazottes Film 1983 Heat and Dust Harry Hamilton-Paul TV film 1984 Lace Sir Christopher Swann TV film 1984 The Master of Ballantrae Secundra Dass part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame TV film 1984 Morte d'Arthur Sir Mordred TV series 1984 Robin of Sherwood "Robin Hood and the Sorcerer" "The Witch of Elsdon" "The King's Fool" "Seven Poor Knights from Acre" "Alan a Dale" "The Children of Israel" "The Betrayal" Robert de Rainault, Sheriff of Nottingham 17 episodes total TV miniseries 1985 The Last Place on Earth Lord Howard De Walden TV film 1985 Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future Grossman TV series 1985 Robin of Sherwood "The Enchantment" "The Greatest Enemy" Robert de Rainault, Sheriff of Nottingham 17 episodes total TV play Vicious Circle The Waiter TV series C.A.T.S. Eyes "Powerline" Jamie Leydon TV series 1986 Robin of Sherwood "Herne's Son: Part 1" "Herne's Son: Part 2" "The Power of Albion" "The Sheriff of Nottingham" "The Betrayal" "Adam Bell" "The Pretender" "The Time of the Wolf: Part 1" "The Time of the Wolf: Part 2" Robert de Rainault, Sheriff of Nottingham 17 episodes total TV miniseries 1987 Lorca, muerte de un poeta "Impresiones y paisajes (1903–1918)" "La residencia (1918–1923)" "El amor oscuro (1925–1928)" "El llanto (1929–1935)" "Una guerra civil (1935–1936)" Federico García Lorca 6 episodes total TV miniseries 1987 Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story Lord Nelson Film 1988 Dream Demon Jenny's Father Film 1988 Just Ask for Diamond Himmell TV miniseries 1988 Lorca, muerte de un poeta "La muerte (1936)" Federico García Lorca 6 episodes total Film 1988 Salome's Last Dance Oscar Wilde TV series 1989 Birds of a Feather "Cheat!" Marcus Green 3 episodes total TV film 1989 The Man in the Brown Suit Guy Underhill TV miniseries 1989 Twist of Fate Wolf TV series 1990 Cluedo "Going, Going, Goner" Peregrine Talbot-Wheeler TV serial 1990 The Green Man Rev. Tommy Sonnenscheim TV film 1990 Hands of a Murderer Oberstein TV series 1991 Tonight at 8.30 "Hands Across the Sea" Bogie Gosling TV series 1992 Absolutely Fabulous "Fashion" Jonny TV series 1992 Alas Smith and Jones "Episode #7.4" TV series The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes "The Master Blackmailer" Bertrand TV series Lovejoy "Angel Trousers" Jeremy Prince TV series 1993 Birds of a Feather "Suspicious Minds" Marcus Green 3 episodes total TV series 1993 Inside Victor Lewis-Smith The Consultant TV series The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries "A Man Lay Dead" Dr. Hans Hoffner TV series 1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles "Prague, August 1917" The Prague Spy/Clouseau TV series 1994 The Chief "Episode #4.8" Sir Oliver Creighton Short film 1994 Ole 31 minutes; directed by Dennis Iliadis TV film 1994 Sharpe's Honour Father Hacha TV series 1994 Space Precinct "Double Duty" Oturi Nissim Film 1994 Tom & Viv Bertrand Russell TV series Bugs "Hot Metal" Raymond Charlesworth TV serial 1995 The Final Cut Geoffrey Booza Pitt Animated film 1995 Pocahontas voice actor TV film 1995 Solomon & Sheba Jeroboam Film 1995 Two Deaths Marius Vernescu TV series 1996 Delta Wave "A Glitch in Time: Part 1" "A Glitch in Time: Part 2" "Dodgy Jammers: Part 1" "Dodgy Jammers: Part 2" Stump 4 episodes Film 1996 Evita Tailor cameo TV series 1996 Tales from the Crypt "Escape" Albert Frye/Lieutenant Forsyth Video 1997 Absolutely Fabulous "Absolutely Not!" Jonny TV series 1997 Birds of a Feather "Rising Damp" Marcus Green 3 episodes total Video 1997 Caught in the Act Melvin (Ventriloquist) produced by Barrie Goulding TV film 1997 The Hunchback Gauchére Film 1997 Shooting Fish Mr. Stratton-Luce TV series 1998 Britain's Richest People Narrator TV miniseries 1998 Merlin Sir Egbert Film 1999 An Ideal Husband Vicomte de Nanjac TV film 2000 Cinderella First Minister Film 2000 The Golden Bowl Lecturer TV series 2000 Midsomer Murders "Judgement Day" Frank Mannion 2 episodes total Video game 2001 In Cold Blood John Cord / Technicians voice actor TV series 2001 My Family "Driving Miss Crazy" Mr. Casey 3 episodes total TV serial 2002 Daniel Deronda Vandernoodt Film 2002 Puckoon Foggerty Short film 2002 Putting Down the King TV film Agatha Christie's Marple "Sleeping Murder" Lionel Luff Agatha Christie's Marple TV series TV serial 2005 Casanova French Chancellor TV series 2005 Egypt "The Search for Tutankhamun" Anton Badrutt TV film 2005 Ian Fleming: Bondmaker William Plomer docudrama about Ian Fleming Film 2005 Splinter Glasses TV film The Commander "Blacklight" Reginald Aitken The Commander TV series Film 2006 Confetti Judge TV film 2006 The Shell Seekers Mundy Film 2006 These Foolish Things Nathaniel Meadowsweet Short film 2007 Mr Thornton's Change of Heart Cupid 12 minutes Film 2008 Affinity Mr. Hither TV series The Bill "Body of Evidence" Richard Stirling TV series 2008 My Family "Neighbour Wars" Mr. Casey 3 episodes total TV series Minder "The Art of the Matter" Tasty Tim TV series Casual+y "The Trap" Dennis TV series Midsomer Murders "The Creeper" Hugo Greening 2 episodes total Short film 2010 The Hardest Part Victor 14 minutes TV series 2010 My Family "Mary Christmas" Mr. Casey 3 episodes total TV series 2010 Piers Morgan's Life Stories "Joan Collins" Himself TV series 2011 Doctor Who "Death Is the Only Answer" Albert Einstein TV series 2011 Doctor Who Confidential "About a Boy" "Heartbreak Hotel" Himself / Albert Einstein documentary series TV series 2017 Decline and Fall Episode 1 Prostlethwaite BBC1 TV drama TV series 2019 Killing Eve "The Hungry Caterpillar" Larry BBC America drama