
Actor
Nigel Havers
- Born: 6 November 1951, Harrow, London, England
- Estimated net worth: $10 million
Nigel Havers is a British actor known for his charming performances in film and television. He gained widespread recognition for his roles in 'Chariots of Fire' and 'The Charmer'. Havers has a reputation for his distinctive voice and gravitas, often…
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About Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers is a British actor known for his charming performances in film and television. He gained widespread recognition for his roles in 'Chariots of Fire' and 'The Charmer'. Havers has a reputation for his distinctive voice and gravitas, often portraying sophisticated characters in romantic dramas and comedies.
- Born
- 6 November 1951, Harrow, London, England
- Height
- 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
- Spouses
- Polly Havers (2003-present)
- Children
- 2 children, names not publicly known
- Parents
- Margaret Havers, Richard Havers
- Estimated net worth
- $10 million
Fun facts about Nigel Havers
- Nigel Havers originally trained as a lawyer before pursuing acting.
- He has appeared in numerous stage productions, including a notable role in 'The Importance of Being Earnest'.
Famous Nigel Havers quotes
“I have to say, I do find it difficult to be serious.”
“It's not easy being a gentleman in a world of thugs.”
“Life is a game of chess.”
Nigel Havers filmography
Cast (132)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Elsinore Movie | Hospital Patron | |
| 2026 | Golden Boys TV | Lord Moyne | 7.5 |
| 2025 | Play for Today TV | Frank | 7.0 |
| 2025 | Never Too Late Movie | Frank | |
| 2025 | VE Day 80 TV | Self | 7.0 |
| 2025 | A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story TV | Cecil Havers | 6.5 |
| 2024 | The Gentlemen TV | Lord Whitecroft | 7.9 |
| 2023 | The Vintage French Farmhouse TV | Narrator | |
| 2023 | Black Ops TV | Gerald | 5.9 |
| 2021 | Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up TV | Self - Guest | 7.0 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Finding Alice TV | Roger Dillon | 5.6 |
| 2020 | Michael McIntyre's The Wheel TV | Self - Expert | 5.6 |
| 2020 | Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple Movie | Self - Narrator (voice) | 6.7 |
| 2020 | All Creatures Great & Small TV | General Ransom | 8.2 |
| 2020 | The Bidding Room TV | Self - Presenter | 1.0 |
| 2020 | Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration Movie | Self | 6.3 |
| 2019 | The Cockfields TV | Larry | 6.5 |
| 2019 | Celebrity Gogglebox TV | Self | 6.6 |
| 2019 | Posh Hotels with Sally & Nigel TV | Self | 10.0 |
| 2017 | Murder on the Blackpool Express Movie | Doc | 5.7 |
| 2017 | Timewasters TV | Dr. Eugene Braithwaite | 6.0 |
| 2017 | All Round to Mrs. Brown's TV | Nigel Havers | 8.2 |
| 2016 | We Love Sitcom Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2016 | Trouser Bar Movie | (uncredited) | 3.9 |
| 2015 | Reluctant Persuaders TV | Rupert Hardacre (voice) | |
| 2014 | Brian Pern: A Life in Rock TV | Tony Pebblé | 8.4 |
| 2012 | Tales of Television Centre Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip TV | Self - Participant | 6.0 |
| 2011 | Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death Movie | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2009 | Lunch Monkeys TV | Unknown character | 4.8 |
| 2007 | The Sarah Jane Adventures TV | Peter Dalton | 7.1 |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show TV | Self | 4.5 |
| 2007 | That's What I Call Television TV | Self | |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? TV | Self | 7.8 |
| 2007 | Benidorm TV | Stanley Keen | 7.6 |
| 2006 | Penelope Movie | Mr. Vanderman | 6.7 |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters TV | Roger Grant | 7.1 |
| 2006 | The One Show TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Open Wide Movie | Peter Hillman | |
| 2005 | The Friday Night Project TV | Self | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are? TV | Self | 7.0 |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Movie | David Niven | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Grumpy Old Men TV | Self | 7.4 |
| 2003 | Little Britain TV | Leader of the Opposition | 7.1 |
| 2002 | Best Ever Bond Movie | Self | 5.7 |
| 2002 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! TV | Self | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Born and Bred TV | Henry Williamson | 9.0 |
| 2002 | Manchild TV | Terry | 4.5 |
| 2001 | The Gentleman Thief Movie | A J Raffles | |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind TV | Nicholas Chadwick QC | 8.3 |
| 1999 | Paradise Lost Movie | Hofstadter | 3.9 |
| 1999 | It's Only TV But I Like It TV | Self | 6.5 |
| 1998 | Parkinson TV | Self | |
| 1997 | The Heart Surgeon Movie | Dr. Alex Marsden | 6.0 |
| 1997 | The Heart Surgeon TV | Dr. Alex Marsden | 4.3 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders TV | Andrew Wilder | 7.5 |
| 1997 | Bridge of Time Movie | Halek | 6.5 |
| 1996 | Element of Doubt Movie | Richard | 6.5 |
| 1996 | Strangers TV | Philip | 4.2 |
| 1996 | An Audience with Freddie Starr Movie | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 1996 | TFI Friday TV | Unknown character | 7.1 |
| 1995 | Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story TV | Michael Wilding | 6.5 |
| 1995 | Chiller TV | Oliver Halkin | 6.2 |
| 1995 | Prophecy Movie | Oliver Halkin | 6.3 |
| 1995 | Dangerfield TV | Dr. Jonathan Paige | 7.0 |
| 1995 | The Glass Virgin TV | Edmund Lagrange | 7.5 |
| 1994 | The Burning Season Movie | Steven Kaye | 6.3 |
| 1994 | Room 101 TV | Self | 6.6 |
| 1994 | Lie Down with Lions Movie | Peter Husak | 4.1 |
| 1992 | Terry Wogan's Friday Night TV | Self | 6.5 |
| 1992 | The Good Guys TV | Guy McFadyean | |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid TV | Harvey Stafford | 6.9 |
| 1991 | A Perfect Hero TV | Hugh Fleming | 7.2 |
| 1991 | Sleepers TV | Jeremy Coward / Sergei Rublev | 7.2 |
| 1991 | Sleepers Movie | Jeremy Coward/Sergei Rublev | |
| 1991 | The Private War of Lucinda Smith TV | Edward Spencer-Grant | 10.0 |
| 1990 | Quiet Days in Clichy Movie | Alfred Perlès | 4.4 |
| 1989 | Farewell to the King Movie | Capt. Fairbourne | 6.0 |
| 1989 | A Bit of Fry & Laurie TV | Unknown character | 7.9 |
| 1988 | This Morning TV | Self | 5.2 |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun Movie | Dr. Rawlins | 7.5 |
| 1987 | The Charmer TV | Unknown character | 4.2 |
| 1987 | Hold the Dream TV | Jim Fairley | 4.4 |
| 1987 | The Death of the Heart Movie | Thomas Quayne | 8.5 |
| 1987 | A Little Princess TV | Carrisford | 7.7 |
| 1987 | A Little Princess TV | Thomas Carrisford | 7.7 |
| 1986 | The Whistle Blower Movie | Robert "Bob" Jones | 5.8 |
| 1985 | Bon Voyage Movie | Roddy Buchanan | 7.0 |
| 1985 | Burke & Wills Movie | William John Wills | 5.1 |
| 1985 | Combat Movie | Clement | 3.3 |
| 1984 | A Passage to India Movie | Ronny Heaslop | 6.8 |
| 1984 | Strangers and Brothers TV | Roy Calvert | 7.0 |
| 1983 | Don't Wait Up TV | Tom Latimer | 6.7 |
| 1982 | Soft Targets Movie | Harman | 10.0 |
| 1982 | Nancy Astor TV | Bobby Shaw | 7.7 |
| 1981 | Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years TV | Randolph Churchill | 6.2 |
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire Movie | Lord Andrew Lindsay | 6.8 |
| 1981 | Unity Movie | Philip Colindale | 9.0 |
| 1980 | A Question of Guilt TV | Dr Leach | |
| 1979 | Birth of the Beatles Movie | George Martin | 6.5 |
| 1979 | Coming Out Movie | Richie | 5.0 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected TV | Miller | 6.8 |
| 1978 | A Horseman Riding By TV | Paul Craddock | 7.0 |
| 1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Movie | Counterman | 6.2 |
| 1978 | An Englishman's Castle TV | Mark Ingram | 6.3 |
| 1978 | Pennies from Heaven TV | Conrad Baker | 7.6 |
| 1978 | Full Circle Movie | Estate Agent | 6.2 |
| 1978 | An Audience with... TV | Self | 5.3 |
| 1977 | Nicholas Nickleby TV | Nicholas Nickleby | 7.0 |
| 1976 | The Portland Millions Movie | Ronald Walker | |
| 1976 | Victorian Scandals TV | Ronald Walker | 10.0 |
| 1976 | French Without Tears Movie | Kenneth Lake | 7.0 |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey TV | Ronald Ransom | 7.1 |
| 1975 | Angels TV | Unknown character | 4.5 |
| 1975 | The Next Voice You See Movie | Ludovic Bates | 9.0 |
| 1975 | Susan Movie | Jim | |
| 1974 | Playhouse TV | Philip Colindale | 7.0 |
| 1973 | Shabby Tiger TV | Toby Scriven | 10.0 |
| 1973 | Thriller TV | Ludovic Bates | 7.0 |
| 1972 | Crown Court TV | Patrick Mills | 5.7 |
| 1972 | Crown Court TV | Bernard Crittenden | 5.7 |
| 1972 | Crown Court TV | Unknown character | 5.7 |
| 1972 | Pope Joan Movie | Young Monk | 6.1 |
| 1972 | The Black Arrow TV | Roger | 7.3 |
| 1971 | Upstairs, Downstairs TV | Peter Dinmont | 7.8 |
| 1970 | Play for Today TV | Unknown character | 6.6 |
| 1970 | Play for Today TV | Harman | 6.6 |
| 1970 | Edward II Movie | Soldier/ Attendant | 4.9 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month TV | Kenneth Lake | 5.2 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month TV | Leonid Shervinsky | 5.2 |
| 1960 | Coronation Street TV | Lewis Archer | 5.3 |
| TBA | About A Bell Movie | Jeremy Delaunay |
Crew (1)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Afternoon Play TV | Director · Directing | 6.5 |
Latest releases
- Never Too Late2025
- Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple2020 / TMDB 6.7
- Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration2020 / TMDB 6.3
- Murder on the Blackpool Express2017 / TMDB 5.7
- Trouser Bar2016 / TMDB 3.9
Questions about Nigel Havers
What are some of Nigel Havers' most famous roles?
Nigel Havers is best known for his roles in 'Chariots of Fire', 'The Charmer', and the television series 'Downton Abbey'.
Has Nigel Havers won any awards for his acting?
Nigel Havers has received several accolades, including the Best Actor award at the 1983 British Academy Television Awards for his performance in 'The Charmer'.
What was Nigel Havers' first film?
Nigel Havers made his film debut in 'The Last of Mrs. Cheyney' in 1979, which marked the beginning of his successful acting career.
What is Nigel Havers' estimated net worth?
As of now, Nigel Havers' estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting his successful career in film, television, and theatre.
How many children does Nigel Havers have?
Nigel Havers has two children, though their names are not publicly known.
What genre is Nigel Havers most associated with?
Nigel Havers is primarily associated with romantic dramas and comedies, often portraying charming and sophisticated characters.
What notable television series has Nigel Havers appeared in?
Nigel Havers is well-known for his role as Lord Hepworth in the popular series 'Downton Abbey', which has contributed significantly to his fame.
What is a defining characteristic of Nigel Havers' acting style?
Nigel Havers is recognized for his distinctive voice and ability to convey charm and elegance in his performances.

