Nigel Bennett

From Vero - Wikipedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:About Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Multiple issues Template:Infobox person Nigel Bennett (born 19 November 1949)<ref name="amazon">Template:Cite web</ref> is an English-born Canadian actor, director and writer.<ref name="amazon"/> He is best known for playing the vampire patriarch Lucien LaCroix in the television series Forever Knight, for which he won the Canadian Gemini Award for best supporting actor in a dramatic series.<ref name="amazon"/>

Early life and education

Bennett was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.<ref name="amazon"/> Bennett first started acting at eleven, playing a Roman citizen in a school production of Shaw's Antony and Cleopatra. He graduated from the University of Wales with a degree in theatre, and taught for a year and a half before beginning acting full-time. He had fifteen years of stage experience in Britain prior to moving to Canada. He attended Tettenhall College in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.<ref name="amazon"/>

Career

He has been in a number of major films such as Murder at 1600,<ref name="tv">Template:Cite web</ref> and The Skulls,<ref name="tv"/> and many other television series. He had recurring roles in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues,<ref name="tv"/> and Lexx.<ref name="tv"/>

Teaming up with writer P.N. Elrod, Bennett co-authored a series of acclaimed "James Bond with fangs" vampire adventure novels for Baen Books. The "Lord Richard, Vampire" trilogy includes Keeper of the King, His Father's Son, and Siege Perilous. He also contributed the short story "Wolf and Hound" to "Dracula's London," a collection edited by Elrod for Ace Science Fiction.Template:Citation needed

In 2006, he appeared in the Ken Finkleman miniseries At the Hotel,<ref name="tv"/> for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award.<ref name="amazon"/>

Bennett keeps himself busy with additional film and television roles, stage work, convention and charity appearances. He was the artistic director of the Atlantic Theatre Festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 2006–07.Template:Citation needed

Filmography

Film

Template:Screen reader-only
Year Title Role Template:Abbr
1984 The Ninja Mission Second helicopter pilot
1988 The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick Derek Blackthorn <ref name="RTf" />
The Jeweller's Shop Choreographer <ref name="TCMf">Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 Narrow Margin Jack Wootton <ref name="AFIf">Template:Cite web</ref>
The Star Turn Geoffrey
1992 Passage of the Heart Alan Spencer
1994 Back in Action Kasajian <ref name="RTf" />
Paint Cans Bryson Vautour <ref name="RTf" />
Legends of the Fall Asgaard <ref name="ATVm">Template:Cite web</ref>
Soft Deceit Ed McCullough <ref name="RTf" />
1995 Memory RunTemplate:Nbs[[Television Director|Template:Abbr]]Template:Br Sladecker
1996 Darkman III: Die Darkman DieTemplate:Nbs[[Television Director|Template:Abbr]]Template:Br Nico <ref name="ATVm" />
1997 Murder at 1600 Burton Cash <ref name="TCMf" />
1998 Sanctuary Sen. Stephen Macguire
All I Wanna Do Harvey Sawyer <ref name="TCMf" />
One Tough Cop Insp. Bassie
1999 Free Fall Donald Caldwell <ref name="TCMf" />
Top of the Food Chain Michel O'Shea <ref name="RTf" />
2000 The Skulls Dr. Whitney <ref name="TCMf" />
Rats and Rabbits (Beyond Mozambique) Rocco <ref name="RTf" />
2002 Phase IV Sen. Richard Karnes <ref name="ATVm" />
Cypher Finster <ref name="ATVm" />
2004 Post Impact Col. Preston Waters <ref name="ATVm" />
2006 A Bug and a Bag of Weed Henry Tyler <ref name="RTf" />
2007 Just Buried Chief Knickle <ref name="ATVm" />
2008 Passage Sir James Graham
2010 The Corridor Lee Shephard <ref name="RTf" />
Eternal Kiss Dr. Polidori
2016 Prisoner X President Charles Turner <ref name="RTf" />
2017 XXX: Return of Xander Cage MI6 Control <ref name="TCMf" />
The Shape of Water Mihalkov <ref name="ATVm" />
2020 Christmas in the Rockies Grandpa Sam <ref name="ATVm" />
2021 The Righteous Graham <ref name="ATVm" />

Television

Template:Screen reader-only
Year Title Role Notes Template:Abbr
1977 Coronation Street Colin Bailey Episode #1.1749
1981–1982 BBC2 Playhouse Mr. Ring / Gary 3 episodes
1983 Reilly, Ace of Spies Port Official's Assistant Episode: "Prelude to War"
1984 Eh Brian! It's a Whopper Weigher-in Episode: "The Shape of Things to Come"
1985 Gulag Lubyanka Guard #1 Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
1986 Adderly Monsieur Duval Episode: "Nina Who?"
1987 Night Heat Kilpatrick Episode: "Love You to Death" <ref name="RTf">Template:Cite web</ref>
Bay Coven Mr. Bob Holden #1 Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
A Child's Christmas in Wales Father (past) Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
1988 The Twilight Zone Jim Sinclair Episode: "Memories" <ref name="RTf" />
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Griffin Episode: "Survival of the Fittest" <ref name="RTf" />
1989 Passion and Paradise Lt. Johnny Douglas Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
Friday the 13th: The Series Rausch / Karl Steiner Episode: "The Butcher" <ref name="RTf" />
1989–1994 Street Legal Ron Harris, Andrew Michaels, Lukash 4 episodes
1990 The Campbells Edward Marchant Episode: "Bird of Paradise"
T. and T. Big Steve Episode: "Wild Willy and the Waves"
Hitler's Daughter Berger Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
E.N.G. Phil Norwin Episode: "Duffy, Bok, & Flann"
1990–1991 Max Glick Derek Blackthorn 3 episodes
1990 Counterstrike Kirkoff Episode: "Dealbreaker"
1991 Counterstrike Stash Janic Episode: "In the Blood"
1991 Heritage Minutes James Floyd Episode: "Avro Arrow"
Tropical Heat Hudson Episode: "Big Brother Is Watching"
1992 The Valour and the Horror Kurt Meyer Episode: "In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944"
Beyond Reality Dr. Bill Brandt Episode: "Sins of the Father"
The Women of Windsor Lawson Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Secret Service Cross Episode: "Tattoo Arms and the Man"
1992–1996 Forever Knight Lacroix / Lucien LaCroix / Spirit Guide 69 episodes <ref name="ATVsg" />
1993 Counterstrike Quinton Jones Episode: "French Twist"
The Hidden Room Leon Episode: "Transfigured Night"
Matrix Dr. Anders Episode: "Lapses in Memory"
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story N/A Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
Dieppe Baillie-Grohman Television film <ref name="RTf" />
1993 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues John Mitchell Episode: "Straitjacket" Template:Small
1994 Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Levi Coffin Television film <ref name="RTf" />
I Know My Son Is Alive Atty. Derek Eisner Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Ultimate Betrayal Steven Rodgers Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
Model by Day Nicholai Television film <ref name="RTf" />
RoboCop Granger Episode: "The Human Factor"
Madonna: Innocence Lost Bennett Television film <ref name="RTf" />
1994–1995 X-Men: The Animated Series Mastermind / Jason Wyngarde, Master Mold Voice, 5 episodes <ref name="BtVAf">Template:Cite web</ref>
1994–1996 Hurricanes Voices 7 episodes
1995 Between Love and Honor Large Man Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story John Farrow Television film <ref name="RTf" />
The Shamrock Conspiracy Dennis Malloy Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Friends at Last Teddy Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Road to Avonlea Enoch Cain 3 episodes
Harrison Bergeron Dr. Eisenstock Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling Treasury Agent Whittlesy Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Degree of Guilt Victor Salinas Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
The New Adventures of Madeline Voices 13 episodes <ref name="BtVAf" />
Lonesome Dove: The Series Willis Logan Episode: "The Alliance"
Where's the Money, Noreen? Briscoll Television film <ref name="RTf" />
1995–1996 Action Man Additional Voices 26 episodes <ref name="BtVAf" />
1995, 1997 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Capt. Jack Lasher 2 episodes: "Banker's Hours" Template:Small & "May I Talk with You" Template:Small <ref name="RTf" />
1996 Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice Brother Anthony Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
In the Fold Cyno Commander Television film
Gotti Bruce Mouw Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Her Desperate Choice Raskin, Private Investigator Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Taking the Falls Samuel Wisotsky Episode: "The Marrying Man"
1996–1999 Psi Factor Frank Elsinger 39 episodes <ref name="ATVsg" />
1997 The Arrow James Floyd Miniseries
F/X: The Series Agent Cal Judson Episode: "Quicksilver"
Lies He Told Commanding Officer Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Any Mother's Son Allen Schindler Sr. Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Once a Thief Nicholas Love Episode: "Drive, She Said"
Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs Robert Hooke Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
1997–1998 La Femme Nikita Col. Egran Petrosian 2 episodes
1998 Earth: Final Conflict Major Raymond MacIntire 2 episodes <ref name="ATVsg" />
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show U Episode: "From Honey, with Love"
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples Kurt (segment "Aart and Johtje Vos") Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Thanks of a Grateful Nation Col. Sanitsky Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
Flood: A River's Rampage Harry Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
Super Dave Doctor Leo Thompson Episode dated, October 21, 1998
Naked City: A Killer Christmas Joseph Soloff Television film <ref name="RTf" />
1999 Vanished Without a Trace Davis Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Different Russell Talmadge Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Half a Dozen Babies David McLaughlin Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Total Recall 2070 Jake Esterhaus Episode: "Eye Witness" <ref name="RTf" />
War of 1812 Winfield Scott Miniseries; 4 episodes
2000 The Crossing Gen. Horatio Gates Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Code Name Phoenix Head of Marshall Service Television film
Catch a Falling Star Carter Hale Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story Fergus Keegan 2 episodes <ref name="TCMf" />
Code Name: Eternity Koom Episode: "The Watery Grave"
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne Jacomb Hyde Episode: "The Black Glove of Melchizedek"
The Chippendales Murder Frank Ballard Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
Canada: A People's History Guy Carleton / Additional Voices 2 episodes
Relic Hunter Professor Alaine Richarde Episode: "Cross of Voodoo" <ref name="RTf" />
2000–2002 Lexx Prince / Isambard Prince / White King 22 episodes <ref name="ATVsg" />
2001 Dark Realm Patrick Lawless Episode: "Emma's Boy"
All Souls Barney Wheelock Episode: "One Step Closer to Roger"
A Town Without Christmas Literary Agent Television film <ref name="RTf" />
2002 Mentors Alan Pinkerton Episode: "The Private Eyes"
The Pilot's Wife Dick Somers Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Too Young to Be a Dad Dr. Howell Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Widows Harry Rawlins Miniseries; 4 episodes <ref name="TCMf" />
The Scream Team Warner MacDonald Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Interceptor Force 2 Jack Bavaro Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Heart of a Stranger Stan Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
2003 Liocracy Jerry Wright Episode: "Say Uncle"
Do or Die Ethan Grant Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Mutant X John Warren Episode: "Final Judgement" <ref name="ATVsg" />
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart Rat Bastard Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
Sex and the Single Mom Nick Gradwell Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Andromeda Paroo Episode: "Answers Given to Questions Never Asked" <ref name="ATVsg" />
Rush of Fear Sheriff Lathrop Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Starhunter Roan Gerick Episode: "Painless"
Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion Captain From 2 episodes
2004 Reversible Errors Talmadge Loman Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
2004 Phantom Force Jack Bavaro Television film <ref name="RTf" />
Plain Truth Jeremy Whitmore Television film <ref name="TCMf" />
2005 Beach Girls Sam Emerson 5 episodes
The Hunt for the BTK Killer Detective Zilinski Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making Brébeuf Professor Television film
2006 At the Hotel Jacob 6 episodes
Fatal Trust Samuel Ryder Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
The State Within Charles Macintyre 6 episodes
2007 Jesse Stone: Sea Change Harrison Pendleton Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
Matters of Life and Dating Errol Sager Television film <ref name="RTf" />
2008 Bridal Fever Sam Panofsky Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
The Summit Ian Greene 2 episodes <ref name="ATVsg" />
Burn Up Jerry Episode #1.1
2008–2010 The Border Andrew Mannering 16 episodes
2009 G-Spot Doctor Episode: "Handicap Hummer"
Nova Charles Lyell Episode: "Darwin's Darkest Hour"
Sea Wolf Henderson Episode #1.1
2011 The Kennedys Henderson Episode: "Bobby's War"
2011–2021 Murdoch Mysteries Inspector Giles/Chief Constable Giles 13 episodes
2013 Time of Death Robert Loring Television film <ref name="ATVm" />
2014 Rookie Blue Dr. Howard 2 episodes <ref name="ATVsg">Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 Saving Hope Dr. Burt Goran Episode: "Trading Places"
Orphan Black Kassov Episode: "Insolvent Phantom of Tomorrow" <ref name="ATVsg" />
2015–2016 The Strain Dr. Draverhaven 2 episodes
2016 Valentine Ever After Judge Joe Emmett Television film
Dark Matter Larcan Tanner 2 episodes <ref name="ATVsg" />
2018 Designated Survivor Alton Prast Episode: "Original Sin"
Frankie Drake Mysteries Mr. Frost Episode: "Now You See Her"
2019 Coroner Bryan Da Silva 4 episodes
Tin Star Mr. Quiring 5 episodes <ref name="RTf" />
V Wars Emil Lansing Episode: "Down with the Sickness"
2020 A Christmas Exchange Garret / Bartender Television film
2021 Jupiter's Legacy Dr. Jack Hobbs Episode: "What's the Use"

See also

References

Template:Reflist 

 | name/{{#if:{{#invoke:ustring|match|1=0000911|2=^nm}}
   | Template:Trim/
   | nm0000911/
   }}
 | {{#if: {{#property:P345}}
   | name/Template:First word/
   | find?q=%7B%7B%23if%3A+%0A++++++%7C+%7B%7B%7Bname%7D%7D%7D%0A++++++%7C+%5B%5B%3ATemplate%3APAGENAMEBASE%5D%5D%0A++++++%7D%7D&s=nm
   }}
 }}{{#if: 0000911  {{#property:P345}} | {{#switch: 
 | award | awards = awards Awards for | biography | bio = bio Biography for
 }}}} {{#if: 
 | {{{name}}}
 | Template:PAGENAMEBASE
 }}] at IMDb{{#if: 0000911{{#property:P345}}
 | Template:EditAtWikidata
 | Template:Main other

}}{{#switch:{{#invoke:string2|matchAny|^nm.........|^nm.......|nm|.........|source=0000911|plain=false}} 

 | 1 | 3 =  Template:Main otherTemplate:Preview warning
 | 4 = Template:Main otherTemplate:Preview warning

}}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:IMDb name with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|showblankpositional=1| 1 | 2 | id | name | section }}

Template:Authority control

Retrieved from "https://wiki.sarg.dev/index.php?title=Nigel_Bennett&oldid=649246"