# Nicholas Blane

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{{short description|English actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Nicholas Blane
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| birth_date   = 
| birth_place  = [Leicester](/source/Leicester), [England](/source/England)
| education    = 
| occupation   = [Actor](/source/Actor)
| years_active = 1987–present
}}
'''Nicholas Blane''' is an [English](/source/England) actor.

== Career==
He is best known for his roles in stage productions such as ''[Year of the Rat](/source/Year_of_the_Rat_(play))'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3671802/Year-of-the-Rat-A-wasted-opportunity-to-get-to-the-heart-of-George-Orwell.html|title=Year of the Rat: A wasted opportunity to get to the heart of George Orwell|first=Charles|last=Spencer|publisher=The Telegraph|date=14 March 2008|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/mar/23/theatre2|title=Year of the Rat|first=Clare|last=Brennan|publisher=The Guardian|date=23 March 2008|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref> ''[See How They Run](/source/See_How_They_Run_(play))''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2006/jun/30/theatre|title=See How They Run|first=Michael|last=Billington|publisher=The Guardian|date=30 June 2006|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2006/legit/reviews/see-how-they-run-2-1200514917/|title=Review: See How They Run|first=David|last=Benedict|publisher=Variety|date=9 July 2006|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref> and ''[Democracy](/source/Democracy_(play))''.<ref name=national>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/nicholas-blane|title=Nicholas Blane|website=National Theatre|accessdate=25 February 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305173224/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/nicholas-blane|archivedate=5 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

He has appeared in numerous British television and film projects, including ''[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)'' (1993–2010), ''[Heartbeat](/source/Heartbeat_(British_TV_series))'' (1993–1998), ''[Trial & Retribution](/source/Trial_%26_Retribution)'' (1997–2002), ''[Dalziel and Pascoe](/source/Dalziel_and_Pascoe_(TV_series))'' (1997), ''[Life Force](/source/Life_Force_(TV_series))'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.life-force.co.uk/credits.html |title=Credits |website=life-force.co.uk |access-date=July 28, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010307181313/http://www.life-force.co.uk/credits.html |archive-date=7 March 2001 }}</ref> ''[Sharpe's Challenge](/source/Sharpe's_Challenge)'' (2006) and ''[The Great Fire](/source/The_Great_Fire_(TV_series))'' (2014).<ref name=national/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/11168062/The-Great-Fire-review-ITV.html|title=The Great Fire review, ITV: 'historical hokum'|first=Sameer|last=Rahim|publisher=The Telegraph|date=16 October 2014|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref> He played the role of Wopsle in the [BBC](/source/BBC) adaptation of ''[Great Expectations](/source/Great_Expectations_(1999_film))'' (1999) and he appeared in minor roles in ''[The Illusionist](/source/The_Illusionist_(2006_film))'' (2006) and ''[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix_(film))'' (2007).<ref name=national/><ref name=times>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/627130/Nicholas-Blane|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305224859/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/627130/Nicholas-Blane|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2016|title=Nicholas Blane|first=|last=|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|publisher=[Baseline](/source/Baseline_(database)) & [All Movie Guide](/source/All_Movie_Guide)|date=2016|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>

In 2012 he starred as the Spice King in the [second season](/source/Game_of_Thrones_(season_2)) of the [HBO](/source/HBO) TV series ''[Game of Thrones](/source/Game_of_Thrones)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/recap-game-of-thrones-episodes-5-6-sees-season-two-somehow-get-bloodier-grimmer-20120508|title= Recap: 'Game Of Thrones' Episodes 5 & 6 See Season Two Somehow Get Bloodier & Grimmer|first=Oliver|last=Lyttelton|website=Indiewire.com|date=8 May 2012|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1995
|''[Some Kind of Life](/source/Some_Kind_of_Life)''
|Mr. Rawlings
|TV film
|-
|1999
|''[Great Expectations](/source/Great_Expectations_(1999_film))''
|Wopsle
|TV film
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
|''[Pierrepoint](/source/Pierrepoint_(film))''
|Governor of Strangeways
|
|-
|''[Kinky Boots](/source/Kinky_Boots_(film))''
|
|<ref name=national/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
|''[The Illusionist](/source/The_Illusionist_(2006_film))''
|Herr Doebler 
|<ref name=national/>
|-
|''[Sharpe's Challenge](/source/Sharpe's_Challenge)''
|Crosby
|TV film
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
|''[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix_(film))''
|Bob
|<ref name=national/>
|-
|''[The Shadow in the North](/source/The_Shadow_in_the_North)''
|Mr. Harkness
|TV film
|-
|2009
|''[Glorious 39](/source/Glorious_39)''
|Vicar
|<ref name=national/>
|-
|2012
|''National Theatre Live: The Magistrate''
|Mr. Bullamy
|
|-
|2013
|''[In Secret](/source/In_Secret_(film))''
|Chemist
|<ref name=times/>
|-
|2017
|''[Viceroy's House](/source/Viceroy's_House_(film))''
|[Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe](/source/Olaf_Caroe)
|
|-
|2019
|''[Hope Gap](/source/Hope_Gap)''
|Priest
|
|-
|2020
|''[The Good Traitor](/source/The_Good_Traitor)''
|[Winston Churchill](/source/Winston_Churchill)
|
|-
|2023
|''[Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves](/source/Dungeons_%26_Dragons%3A_Honor_Among_Thieves)''
|Chancellor Anderton
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1987
|''[Agatha Christie's Miss Marple](/source/Miss_Marple_(TV_series))''
|Paddington Porter
|1.09 ("[4:50 from Paddington](/source/4%3A50_from_Paddington)")
|-
|1993–1998
|''[Heartbeat](/source/Heartbeat_(British_TV_series))''
|Bank Manager / Mr. Hepplewhite / Mr. Handley
|3 episodes
|-
|1993–2010
|''[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)''
|Mr. Stapleton / Neville Green / Judge
|9 episodes
|-
|1996
|''[The Bill](/source/The_Bill)''
|Roly 
|1 episode ("Bounds of Decency")
|-
|1997
|''[Dalziel and Pascoe](/source/Dalziel_and_Pascoe_(TV_series))''
|Sir William Pledger
|1 episode ("Exit Lines")
|-
|1997–2002
|''[Trial & Retribution](/source/Trial_%26_Retribution)''
|Derek Waugh
|6 episodes
|-
|2000
|''[Life Force](/source/Life_Force_(TV_series))''
|Scuzz
|
|-
|2008
|''[Little Dorrit](/source/Little_Dorrit_(TV_series))''
|Lawyer
|4 episodes
|-
|2009–2014
|''[Law & Order: UK](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_UK)''
|Coroner Oswald Spear
|5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|''[The Tudors](/source/The_Tudors)''
|Sidwell
|1 episode ("Natural Ally")
|-
|''[Whitechapel](/source/Whitechapel_(TV_series))''
|Lord Hessel
|1 episode ("Episode 2.2")
|-
|2012
|''[Game of Thrones](/source/Game_of_Thrones)''
|The Spice King
|3 episodes
|-
|2013
|''[Spies of Warsaw](/source/Spies_of_Warsaw_(TV_series))''
|Papa Heiniger
|2 episodes
|-
|2014
|''[The Great Fire](/source/The_Great_Fire_(TV_series))''
| [Mayor Bludworth](/source/Thomas_Bloodworth) 
|2 episodes
|-
|2015
|''[The Musketeers](/source/The_Musketeers)''
|Duc De Barville
|1 episode ("A Marriage of Inconvenience")
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''[It's a Sin](/source/It's_a_Sin_(TV_series))''
|Mr. Hart
|2 episodes
|-
|''[Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)''
|Millington
|1 episode ("[Survivors of the Flux](/source/Survivors_of_the_Flux)")
|-
|2025
|''[Andor](/source/Andor_(TV_series))''
|Karloo
|1 episode
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0087432|Nicholas Blane}}

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