
Nigel Havers
Known for Acting · 122 credits
- Born
- 1951-11-06 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Nigel Allan Havers
Biography
Nigel Allan Havers is an English actor. He is probably best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire, and for his role as Dr. Tom Latimer in the British TV comedy series Don't Wait Up. He portrayed the role of Lewis Archer in Coronation Street from 2009 to 2010.
Known For
TV Shows (77)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Andrew Wilder

Coronation Street
1960
as Lewis Archer

Play for Today
1970
as Harman

Crown Court
1972
as Bernard Crittenden

The One Show
2006
as Self

Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Roger Grant

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Kenneth Lake / Leonid Shervinsky

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Ronald Ransom

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Miller

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

All Creatures Great & Small
2020
as General Ransom

Playhouse
1974
as Philip Colindale

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

Benidorm
2007
as Stanley Keen

Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self

The Gentlemen
2024
as Lord Whitecroft
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self

Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Peter Dinmont

Parkinson
1998
as Self

Angels
1975

Thriller
1973
as Ludovic Bates

Little Britain
2003
as Leader of the Opposition

The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as Peter Dalton

Room 101
1994
as Self

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Self - Expert

Murder in Mind
2001
as Nicholas Chadwick QC

Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Harvey Stafford

Born and Bred
2002
as Henry Williamson

Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
as Self

Dangerfield
1995
as Dr. Jonathan Paige

A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002
as Self

The Black Arrow
1972
as Roger

Hold the Dream
1987
as Jim Fairley
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1992
as Self

Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
2014
as Tony Pebblé

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
2025
as Cecil Havers

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
as Randolph Churchill

Black Ops
2023
as Gerald

All Round to Mrs. Brown's
2017
as Nigel Havers

The Bidding Room
2020
as Self - Presenter

Pennies from Heaven
1978
as Conrad Baker
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self

Timewasters
2017
as Dr. Eugene Braithwaite

Victorian Scandals
1976
as Ronald Walker

Chiller
1995
as Oliver Halkin

Manchild
2002
as Terry

Nancy Astor
1982
as Bobby Shaw

This Morning
1988
as Self

Don't Wait Up
1983
as Tom Latimer

Nicholas Nickleby
1977
as Nicholas Nickleby

Finding Alice
2021
as Roger

Grumpy Old Men
2003
as Self

The Cockfields
2019
as Larry

VE Day 80
2025
as Self

A Little Princess
1987
as Thomas Carrisford

Strangers
1996
as Philip

Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995
as Michael Wilding

Sleepers
1991
as Jeremy Coward / Sergei Rublev
Movies (45)

Empire of the Sun
1987
as Dr. Rawlins

Penelope
2007
as Mr. Vanderman

Chariots of Fire
1981
as Lord Andrew Lindsay

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
as David Niven

A Passage to India
1984
as Ronny Heaslop

Pope Joan
1972
as Young Monk

Element of Doubt
1996
as Richard

Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
as Doc

The Whistle Blower
1986
as Robert "Bob" Jones

Quiet Days in Clichy
1990
as Alfred Perlès

Full Circle
1978
as Estate Agent

Tales of Television Centre
2012
as Self

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
2020
as Self

Edward II
1970
as Soldier/ Attendant

Burke & Wills
1985
as William John Wills

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
as Counterman

Sleepers
1991
as Jeremy Coward/Sergei Rublev

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Best Ever Bond
2002
as Self

Soft Targets
1982
as Harman

Farewell to the King
1989
as Capt. Fairbourne

Trouser Bar
2016
as (uncredited)

The Burning Season
1994
as Steven Kaye

Birth of the Beatles
1979
as George Martin

The Heart Surgeon
1997
as Dr. Alex Marsden

Coming Out
1979
as Richie

Lie Down with Lions
1994
as Peter Husak

Paradise Lost
1999
as Hofstadter

Open Wide
2005
as Peter Hillman

French Without Tears
1976
as Kenneth Lake

Unity
1981
as Philip Colindale

The Next Voice You See
1975
as Ludovic Bates
Susan
1975
as Jim
About A Bell
as Jeremy Delaunay

The Death of the Heart
1987
as Thomas Quayne

The Gentleman Thief
2001
as A J Raffles

Bridge of Time
1997
as Halek
Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death
2011
as Narrator (voice)

Bon Voyage
1985
as Roddy Buchanan
Prophecy
1995
as Oliver Halkin

Never Too Late
2025
as Frank
We Love Sitcom
2016

The Portland Millions
1976
as Ronald Walker

Combat
1985
as Clement

An Audience with Freddie Starr
1996
About Nigel Havers
Nigel Allan Havers is an English actor. He is probably best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire, and for his role as Dr. Tom Latimer in the British TV comedy series Don't Wait Up. He portrayed the role of Lewis Archer in Coronation Street from 2009 to 2010. With 122 credits spanning from 1960 to 2026, Nigel Havers has appeared in 45 films and 77 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nigel Havers Movies
- Empire of the Sun (1987) — as Dr. Rawlins
- Penelope (2007) — as Mr. Vanderman
- Chariots of Fire (1981) — as Lord Andrew Lindsay
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) — as David Niven
- A Passage to India (1984) — as Ronny Heaslop
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