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For the English-born Australian actor, see Nic Bishop.
Nicholas Bishop
Born1985
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
Years active2007–present

Nicholas Bishop is a British actor. He began his career in theatre. On television, he is known for his role as Maxim Alonso in the first three seasons of the BBC Two and HBO series Industry (2020–). His films include Lady Chatterley's Lover [1]and Pretty Red Dress (both 2022), and The Critic (2023).[2]

Career

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Bishop was cast as Longaville in Hall's 2008 production of Love's Labour's Lost at the Rose Theatre, Kingston.[3] Bishop also made guest appearances in the BBC One series Hustle and Cranford.

Bishop made his West End debut when he joined the cast of War Horse at the New London Theatre as Captain Nicholls, taking over the role from Alex Avery in 2011.

Bishop had further stage roles in the 2015 National Theatre productions of Man and Superman with Ralph Fiennes[4] andThree Days in the Country directed by Patrick Marber.[5] This was followed by While the Sun Shines with Tamla Kari in 2016.[6]

In 2017, Bishop played Count Orsino and Dickens in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Twelfth Night[7] and A Christmas Carol [8]respectively.[9] This was followed by The Madness of George III, in which Bishop reunited with Mark Gatiss[10][11].

Bishop returned to television in 2020 when he began playing Maxim Alonso in the BBC Two and HBO banking drama Industry, a role he would reprise in the second and third series.[12] He appeared in the films Lady Chatterley's Lover as Ned[13] and Pretty Red Dress as Shaun in 2022,[14] and The Critic as Richard Pugh in 2023.

Bishop starred in the Hallmark Channel film A Proposal in Paris[15] (2023) as Sebastian Laurent opposite Alexa PenaVega[16] and is due to appear in Nia DaCosta's upcoming film Hedda.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 A Great Mistake Ed Short film
2016 For Grace Dr Stevens Documentary
2018 Albert Short film
Grub Short film
2022 Lady Chatterley's Lover Ned Netflix film
Pretty Red Dress Shaun
2023 The Critic Richard Pugh
2025 Hedda

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Hustle Plummy Episode: "Signing Up to Wealth"
2009 Cell Agent Chambers
Locked Up Abroad Jake Libbon Episode: "Puerto Vallarta / Mexican Justice"
Cranford Giacomo 1 episode
2013 Doll & Em Ferdinand Episode: "Six"
2014 Drifters Gregor Episode: "Rock'n'Roll"
2020–present Industry Maxim Alonso 8 episodes
2022 Becoming Elizabeth Ambassador Episode: "Necessity Compels Me to Plague You"
2023 A Paris Proposal Sebastian Laurent Television film[17]
2024 An American in Austen Mr Darcy Television film[18][19][20]
2025 This City is Ours Ricardo

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Wheelman Anton Gallo
2017 Star Wars: Battlefront II

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Love's Labour's Lost Longavillie Rose Theatre, Kingston
2009 Measure for Measure Froth Theatre Royal, Plymouth
2010 The Railway Children Peter Waterloo Station Theatre, London
2011 War Horse Captain Nicholls New London Theatre, London
2012 The Country Wife Harcourt Royal Exchange, Manchester
2013 Moby Dick Starbuck Arcola Theatre, London[21]
A Tale of Two Cities Charles Darnay / Defarge King's Head Theatre, London[22]
2014 Eldorado Oskar Arcola Theatre, London
2015 Man and Superman Duval National Theatre, London
The Texas Sharpshooter Banker Arcola Theatre, London
Three Days in the Country Matvey National Theatre, London
2016 While the Sun Shines Colbert Theatre Royal, Bath
The Rivals Faulkland UK tour[23]
2017 Nell Gwynn John Dryden English Touring Theatre
Twelfth Night Orsino Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
A Christmas Carol Dickens
2018 The Madness of George III William Pitt Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham

References

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  1. ^ "Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022) - Cast & Crew on MUBI".
  2. ^ "The Critic".
  3. ^ "Romantic difficulties: Love's Labour's Lost". The Guardian. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ Shenton, Mark (25 February 2015). "Ralph Fiennes Opens in Shaw's Man and Superman at U.K.'s National Theatre Tonight". Playbill. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ Kellaway, Kate (2 August 2015). "Three Days in the Country review – at no point outstays its welcome". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ Hewis, Ben (30 June 2016). "Casting announced for While the Sun Shines at Theatre Royal, Bath". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ Arditti, Michael (19/11/17). "Twelfth Night review: After Luscombe's previous work, a disappointment". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Cavendish, Dominic (7/12/17). "A magnificent achievement and a wonderful evening - A Christmas Carol, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, review". The Telegraph. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "RSC Performances: Nicholas Bishop". The Shakespeare Centre Collections. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  10. ^ "The Madness of George III".
  11. ^ Halliburton, Richard (12/06/20). "The Madness of George III, National Theatre at Home review – a powerful, elegant depiction". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Industry Season 3 Teaser: Ken Leung And Nicholas Bishop Starrer Industry Official Teaser". Times Entertainment. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  13. ^ Morris, Grace (5 December 2022). "Lady Chatterley's Lover cast: who's who in the period drama". What to Watch. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Pretty Red Dress". Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF). 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  15. ^ https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/a-paris-proposal/cast/nicholas-bishop?utm_source=chatgpt.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ King, Anne (6 February 2023). "Alexa PenaVega & Nicholas Bishop Share A Paris Proposal On Hallmark Channel". Celebrating the Soaps. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  17. ^ "A Paris Proposal Cast: Nicholas Bishop as Sebastian". Hallmark Channel. 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Nicholas Bishop as Mr Darcy in An American in Austen". Hallmark Channel. 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  19. ^ Bernardin, Desiree (17 February 2024). "First Look at Hallmark's An American in Austen, starring Eliza Bennett & Nicholas Bishop – WATCH". Survived the Shows. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  20. ^ "'An American in Austen' #1 Scripted Program on Cable". Jérôme Leroy. 24 February 2024.
  21. ^ Bennett, Catherine (4 April 2013). "Moby-Dick at the Arcola Theatre". The Upcoming. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Nicholas Bishop". Theatricalia. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Theatre review: The Rivals". The Scotsman. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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