Nicholas Rowe (actor)
| Nicholas Rowe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe 22 November 1966 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Partner(s) | Lou Gish (2000-2006) her death |
Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe (born 22 November 1966) is a Scottish actor.[1] Early in his career, he portrayed the young Sherlock Holmes in Barry Levinson's production Young Sherlock Holmes (1985).
Early life
Rowe was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of English parents Alison, a singer, and Andrew Rowe, a Conservative Party Member of Parliament and editor.[2] He attended Eton, where he acted in school productions, and received a BA in Hispanic Studies from Bristol University.
Career
Rowe has appeared in numerous movies, television programmes and theatre plays. He played Sherlock Holmes in Barry Levinson's production Young Sherlock Holmes, having read for the part while a pupil at Eton.
Personal life
Rowe was the partner of Lou Gish for six years, until her death from cancer in February 2006.[3]
Filmography
Films
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Another Country | 1984 |
| Young Sherlock Holmes | 1985 |
| True Blue | 1996 |
| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | 1998 |
| Hit List | 2000 |
| All Forgotten | 2000 |
| Enigma | 2001 |
| Lover's Prayer | 2001 |
| Nicholas Nickleby | 2002 |
| Girl on a Cycle | 2003 |
| Verborgen gebreken | 2004 |
| Seed of Chucky | 2004 |
| The Duel | 2010 |
| Shanghai | 2010 |
| Delicious | 2013 |
| Mr. Holmes | 2015 |
TV
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| The Lawrenceville Stories | 1987 |
| Sharpe's Enemy | 1994 |
| Poldark | 1996 |
| A Dance to the Music of Time | 1997 |
| Longitude | 2000 |
| The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells | 2001 |
| Shackleton | 2002 |
| Outside the Rules | 2002 |
| La Femme Musketeer | 2004 |
| World's Worst Century (TV documentary) | 2004 |
| Princes in the Tower | 2005 |
| The Fugitives (Series) | 2005 |
| Space Race (TV documentary) | 2005 |
| A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets | 2005 |
| Beau Brummell: This Charming Man | 2006 |
| The Complete Guide to Parenting (Series) | 2006 |
| A Harlot's Progress | 2006 |
| Sold (Series) | 2007 |
| Stockwell (TV documentary) | 2009 |
| Margaret | 2009 |
| Doctor Who: Dreamland (mini-series) | 2009 |
| National Theatre Live: Nation | 2010 |
| Loving Miss Hatto | 2012 |
| Da Vinci's Demons | 2013 |
| The Last Kingdom | 2015 |
| The Crown | 2016 |
| Doctor Thorne | 2016 |
TV guest appearances
| Series | Character | Episode | Broadcast date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pie in the Sky | Kevin Wright | "Lemon Twist" (episode # 2.10) | 19 March 1995 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Gervase Butt | "An Autumn Shroud" (episode # 1.3) | 30 March 1996 |
| Kavanagh QC | Charles Beaufort | "Blood Money" (episode # 3.2) | 10 March 1997 |
| Kavanagh QC | Charles Beaufort | "Diplomatic Baggage" (episode # 3.4) | 24 March 1997 |
| Dangerfield | Dan Spearill | "The Long Weekend" (episode # 5.2) | 18 September 1998 |
| Let Them Eat Cake | Julian Desire | "Murder" (episode # 1.2) | 16 September 1999 |
| Relic Hunter | Peter Graham | "The Last Knight" (episode # 1.18) | 24 April 2000 |
| Holby City | Nathan Cairns | "Desperate Measures" (episode # 5.29) | 22 April 2003 |
| Midsomer Murders | David Heartley-Reade | "The Fisher King" (episode # 7.3) | 11 January 2004 |
| Hotel Babylon | Jonah Slaughter | "The Faith Healer" (episode # 3.8) | 8 April 2008 |
| Kingdom | Robert Morston | "Kingdom" (episode # 3.6) | 12 July 2009 |
| The Borgias | Baron Bonadeo | "The Lucrezia's Wedding" (episode # 1.4) | 17 April 2011 |
| The Borgias | Baron Bonadeo | "The Borgias in Love" (episode # 1.5) | 25 April 2011 |
| Midsomer Murders | Edward Stannington | "The Sicilian Defence" (episode # 15.5) | 9 January 2013 |
| Inspector George Gently | Chief Supt Martin Langham | "Gently Going Under" (episode # 6.4) | 27 February 2014 |
References
- ↑ "Nicholas Rowe". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Nicholas Rowe Biography (1965-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ Laird, Fiona (February 25, 2006). "Lou Gish: Actress of intelligence and grit". The Independent.