Nicholas "Nick" Robinson is an English actor who has appeared regularly on British television, most notably as William Beech in Goodnight Mister Tom (1998), starring John Thaw.[1][2] He also played the lead in the television series Harry and the Wrinklies (1999–2002) based upon the book of the same name by Alan Temperley, produced by Scottish Television.
Nick Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicholas Robinson 1986 (age 37–38) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | Goodnight Mister Tom |
Career
editHe began his career in theatre and, at the age of 7, appeared in the West End transfer of An Inspector Calls, produced by the National Theatre, at the Aldwych Theatre. His next appearance was in Theatre De Complicite's production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle in the Olivier Theatre and on its national tour. He later played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Little Eyolf, directed by Adrian Noble.
Robinson was most famous for his role in Goodnight Mister Tom. The film won the awards of the Bafta for the Most Popular TV programme in 1998 voted for by readers of Radio Times, Best Drama performance in 1999 and the Best ITV/Channel 5 Programme of 1998.
He has made appearances in a number of other television programmes including an episode of Midsomer Murders and he was also in the film version of Tom's Midnight Garden. Other appearances include Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Urban Gothic and Down to Earth.[3]
Robinson also works extensively as a producer; most recently he presented the UK premiere production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair directed by Thom Southerland, at the Trafalgar Studios in London's West End. Other credits include The Full Monty at the New Players Theatre, Calamity Jane at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Singin' in the Rain at the Broadway Studio, Call Me Madam at Upstairs at the Gatehouse and The Unsinkable Molly Brown at the Landor Theatre.[4] Later this year[when?], Robinson will be producing the Pulitzer prize-winning play The Diary of Anne Frank.
Personal life
editRobinson became engaged to Big Brother 2016 contestant Andy West on 25 December 2018.[5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tom's Midnight Garden | Peter Long | |
| 2000 | Vatel | Colin | |
| 2002 | Ali and Danny | Danny |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Goodnight Mister Tom | William Beech | Television film | [1] |
| 1999 | Midsomer Murders | Felix Bryce | Episode: "Death's Shadow" | |
| 1999–2002 | Harry and the Wrinklies | Harry | Series regular | |
| 2000 | Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Edward Devenish | Episode: "Harm Done" | |
| Urban Gothic | Jake | Episode: "Old Nick" | ||
| 2003 | Down to Earth | Ronan Davies | Episode: "Moving On" |
References
edit- ^ a b Flood, Alison (4 June 2010). "Hay festival 2010: Goodnight Mister Tom voted favourite Puffin of all time". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Wylie, Ian (17 February 2007). "Royal salute to John Thaw". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Donohue, Cathy. "William from Goodnight Mister Tom is now 31 and we're all shook". Her.ie. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Shahid, Sharnaz (16 January 2019). "Goodnight Mister Tom child star Nicholas Robinson gets engaged". HELLO!. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.