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| Nicholas Rowe | |
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| Born | Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe
22 November 1966 (age 54)
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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984-present |
| Partner(s) | Lou Gish (2000–2006, her death) |
| Parent(s) | Andrew Rowe (father) |
Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe (born 22 November 1966) is a Scottish actor.[1] At the start of his career he appeared as the lead in the cinema film Young Sherlock Holmes (1985).
Contents[]
- 1Early life
- 2Career
- 3Personal life
- 4Filmography
- 4.1Films
- 4.2Television
- 4.3TV guest appearances
- 5References
- 6External links
Early life[edit][]
Rowe was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of English parents Alison, a singer, and Andrew Rowe, a Conservative Party Member of Parliament and editor.[2] He received his formal education at Eton College, where he acted in school productions, and subsequently received a Bachelor of Arts in Hispanic studies from the University of Bristol.
Career[edit][]
Rowe has appeared in a variety of films, television dramas and plays. He played Sherlock Holmes in Barry Levinson's film Young Sherlock Holmes, having read for the part while still at school. He returned to the role of Sherlock Holmes 30 years later in the 2015 film Mr. Holmes, in which he played the part in a film that the "real" Mr. Holmes, now a 93-year-old (played by Ian McKellen) goes to see at a theatre.[3]
Personal life[edit][]
Rowe was the partner of Lou Gish for six years until her death from cancer in February 2006.[4] Rowe is married with a daughter (born 2009).
Filmography[edit][]
Films[edit][]
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Another Country | Spungin | 1984 |
| Young Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | 1985 |
| True Blue | David Ball | 1996 |
| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | J | 1998 |
| Hit List | Jeremy | 2000 |
| All Forgotten | Maidanov | 2001 |
| Enigma | Villers | 2001 |
| Lover's Prayer | Madianov | 2001 |
| Nicholas Nickleby | Lord Verisopht | 2002 |
| Girl on a Cycle | Harry | 2003 |
| Hidden Flaws | Rental agent | 2004 |
| Seed of Chucky | Lawyer | 2004 |
| The Duel | Sheshkovsky | 2010 |
| Shanghai | Ralph | 2010 |
| Delicious | Adolf | 2013 |
| Mr. Holmes | Matinee Sherlock | 2015 |
| Snowden | Assistant Editor Guardian | 2016 |
| Operation Mincemeat | ||
| Old Boys | Headmaster | 2018 |
| Waiting for Anya | The Mayor | 2020 |
| The Great Mouse Detective | Sherlock Holmes | TBA |
Television[edit][]
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lawrenceville Stories | The Tennessee Shad | 1987 |
| Sharpe's Enemy | Gilliand | 1994 |
| Poldark | Lord Edward Fitzmaurice | 1996 |
| A Dance to the Music of Time | David Pennistone | 1997 |
| Longitude | King George | 2000 |
| The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells (mini-series) | Professor Gibberne | 2001 |
| Shackleton | Thomas Orde-Lees | 2002 |
| Outside the Rules | Dr. Gerry Saddler | 2002 |
| The Lady Musketeer | Duke of Buckingham | 2004 |
| World's Worst Century (TV documentary) | Gui de Chauliae | 2004 |
| Princes in the Tower | Ambassador de Puebla | 2005 |
| The Fugitives (series) | Boyer | 2005 |
| Space Race (TV documentary) | R.V. Jones | 2005 |
| A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets | Richard Burbage | 2005 |
| Beau Brummell: This Charming Man | Lord Charles Manners | 2006 |
| The Complete Guide to Parenting (series) | Marko | 2006 |
| A Harlot's Progress | Henry Fielding | 2006 |
| Sold (series) | Richard | 2007 |
| Stockwell (TV documentary) | Narrator (voice) | 2009 |
| Margaret | Malcolm Rifkind | 2009 |
| Doctor Who: Dreamland (mini-series) | Rivesh Mantilax (voice) | 2009 |
| National Theatre Live: Nation | Father | 2010 |
| Loving Miss Hatto | James | 2012 |
| Da Vinci's Demons | Cardinal Orsini | 2013 |
| The Last Kingdom | Father Assner | 2015 |
| The Crown | Jock Colville | 2016 |
| Doctor Thorne | Mortimer Gazebee | 2016 |
| Genius | Jost Winteler | 2017 |
| Riviera | Geoffrey Anderton | 2017 |
| Washington (mini-series) | George Washington | 2020 |
| Roadkill (mini-series) | Adam De Banzie | 2020 |
TV guest appearances[edit][]
| Series | Character | Episode | Broadcast date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pie in the Sky | Kevin Wright | "Lemon Twist" (episode # 2.10) | 19 March 1995 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Gervase Butt | "An Autumn Shroud" (episode # 1.3) | 30 March 1996 |
| Kavanagh QC | Charles Beaufort | "Blood Money" (episode # 3.2) | 10 March 1997 |
| Kavanagh QC | Charles Beaufort | "Diplomatic Baggage" (episode # 3.4) | 24 March 1997 |
| Dangerfield | Dan Spearill | "The Long Weekend" (episode # 5.2) | 18 September 1998 |
| Let Them Eat Cake | Julian Desire | "Murder" (episode # 1.2) | 16 September 1999 |
| Relic Hunter | Peter Graham | "The Last Knight" (episode # 1.18) | 24 April 2000 |
| Holby City | Nathan Cairns | "Desperate Measures" (episode # 5.29) | 22 April 2003 |
| Midsomer Murders | David Heartley-Reade | "The Fisher King" (episode # 7.3) | 11 January 2004 |
| Hotel Babylon | Jonah Slaughter | "The Faith Healer" (episode # 3.8) | 8 April 2008 |
| Kingdom | Robert Morston | "Kingdom" (episode # 3.6) | 12 July 2009 |
| The Borgias | Baron Bonadeo | "The Lucrezia's Wedding" (episode # 1.4) | 17 April 2011 |
| The Borgias | Baron Bonadeo | "The Borgias in Love" (episode # 1.5) | 25 April 2011 |
| Midsomer Murders | Edward Stannington | "The Sicilian Defence" (episode # 15.5) | 9 January 2013 |
| Inspector George Gently | Chief Supt Martin Langham | "Gently Going Under" (episode # 6.4) | 27 February 2014 |
References[]
External links[edit][]
- Nicholas Rowe on IMDb
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Categories:
- 1966 births
- Living people
- People educated at Eton College
- People from Crouch End
- Male actors from Edinburgh
- Scottish male film actors
- Scottish male television actors
- Scottish people of English descent