Nigel Betts
Age: N/A | From: Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Homepage: https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Nigel-Betts/
Movie Involvements: 10
TV Involvements: 13
Most Famous Work
Biography
Nigel Betts is an English actor, who from 2003 to 2007 appeared on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Eddie Hope. He also portrayed Tony in the BBC Two sitcom Boy Meets Girl and had a recurring role as Mr Armitage in the eighth series of Doctor Who as well as in Class, a Doctor Who spin-off. Betts has also appeared in several other British television programmes such as Downton Abbey, Doctors, EastEnders, Holby City, Coronation Street, The Bill, Ridley Road, and the much acclaimed ITV series, Sharpe. He also played a singing bartender in an episode of the sitcom As Time Goes By and Steve Taylor's laconic neighbor in an episode of the sitcom Coupling. In 2016 he appeared as Brian Teddern in The Coroner, S2:E5 “The Captain’s Pipe”. In 2009 he played Tommy in the eighth episode of the fourth series of Doc Martin. Betts has also numerous theatre credits including playing an assortment of roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including playing a variety of successful characters in the RSC's Gunpowder season. Other theatre credits include The 39 Steps, a British play adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock, and Arthur in War Horse, the National Theatre's award-winning show in the West End. In September 2019, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Elton Summertree. He appeared again in 2024, this time in the role of Mellie Tyler.
Most Famous Work
Midsomer Murders
(1997) Sergeant
Doctor Who
(2005) Mr Armitage
Outlander
(2014) Aloysius Murphy
Vera
(2011) Brian Bennick
Father Brown
(2013) Samuel Hinds
Killing Eve
(2018) Quartermaster
The Coroner
(2015) Brian Teddern
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
(1996) Betting Shop ManagerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Narrator | |
| 2022 | (voice) | |
| Tony Marsh | ||
| Dr. Harold Shitman | ||
| 2021 | Alfred Moliere | |
| Spencer | ||
| 2020 | Dennis Handshaw | |
| Edward | ||
| 2019 | Creditor | |
| 2018 | Cemetery Worker 2 | |
| Quartermaster | ||
| 2017 | Tom, POLSA Officer | |
| 2016 | Mr. Frank Armitage | |
| 2015 | Brian Teddern | |
| Tony | ||
| 2014 | Mr. Armitage | |
| Aloysius Murphy | ||
| Bobo | ||
| 2013 | Dr. Clem | |
| Jonathan Crowe | ||
| Samuel Hinds | ||
| 2011 | Martin West | |
| Brian Bennick | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2009 | Home Office Detective | |
| 2007 | Uncle Philip | |
| 2005 | Mr Armitage | |
| 2003 | Eddie Aspen | |
| 2000 | Neighbour | |
| 1997 | Sergeant | |
| 1996 | Betting Shop Manager | |
| 1995 | Pib (voice) | |
| 1994 | Walter | |
| Plainclothes | ||
| 1992 | Barman | |
| 1990 | N/A | |
| Local Cop | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
