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Nicholas Gleaves

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Nicholas Gleaves
Born (1969-01-02) 2 January 1969 (age 56)
Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Spouse
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(m. 1994)​
Children2

Nicholas Gleaves (born 2 January 1969) is an English actor and playwright.

Career

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Gleaves's first theatre part was as an extra in Don Carlos at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. He did several plays there including the lead in Macbeth. When interviewed about this play, he said he never had the superstition that surrounded it, "...all that spitting and spinning round — it all seems like quite hard work".[1]

He has been in many television shows since 1992;[2] Gleaves was Rick Powell in the television drama series Playing the Field. He had the role of Ray Fairburn in Conviction. Conviction was filmed at Salford Lads' Club which delighted Gleaves because of the building's connection to The Smiths.[3] In The Chase, he was the father Tom Bedford. In 2009, he said the idea for Survivors, in which he played the scientist Whitaker, was "great".[1] He played DS Andy Roper in the first two series of Scott & Bailey. Of this role, he said, "I've done quite a few cop shows and as much as I enjoy testosterone, shouting at villains and all that, I really fell in love with this. As soon as I read it I saw something new and original. That was one of the reasons why I wanted to be involved because it was so different and very believable."[4]

In 2019, Gleaves played the title role in the 2019 revival of the classic CBBC series The Demon Headmaster.

Gleaves has also started to write shows for radio.[5]

Personal life

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Originally from the Halliwell area of Bolton, Lancashire, England, Gleaves attended Sharples School from 1980 to 1985.[1][6] After completing his schooling, his mother made him attend a play and this sparked his interest in acting.[1] He is a fan of The Smiths and long time supporter of Bolton Wanderers.[3] Gleaves is married to actress Lesley Sharp. They have two sons and reside in London.[3][7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Century Daniel
1994 Fever Jo Short film
1999 Safer (unknown) Short film
2006 Half Light Dr. Robert Freedman
Starter for 10 Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
2007 Mary and Mick Mick Short film. Also writer
2008 Incendiary Lenny
2009 A Congregation of Ghosts Ellis Baxter
2010 Chatroom Paul
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Hydra agent
2014 United Passions Henri Delaunay
2015 Nightstand Rob Short film
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Guterman

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes
1992 Boon Carl ITV Series 7, Episode 5: "Away from It All"
Casualty George Reynolds BBC One Series 7, Episode 6: "Profit and Loss"
1993 Heartbeat Eric Doubleday ITV Series 2, Episode 8: "Baby Blues"
1994 Fair Game Nigel BBC One Television film
Faith Andy Morgan ITV Mini-series, Episodes 1–4
Soldier Soldier Nicholas Pope ITV Series 4, Episode 4: "Second Sight"
1995 99-1 PC ITV Series 2, Episode 6: "The Lost Ones"
Harry Dean Hawkins BBC One Series 2, Episode 7: "A Question of Truth"
Moving Story Sam ITV Series 2, Episode 6: "Superstition"
Capital Lives Phil ITV Series 2, Episode 3: "In Cahoots"
1996 Ellington Bradley Stokes ITV Episode 5: "Getting Rid"
Madson Phil Hartigan BBC One Series 1, Episode 6
Screen Two Daniel BBC Two Series 13, Episode 6: "Century"
Poldark Stephen Cravenson ITV Television film
1997 Wokenwell PC Rudy Whiteside ITV Episodes 1–6
Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge Chalky Channel 4 Series 4, Episode 1: "Nurse Ajax"
1998 Out of Hours Mr. Russell BBC One Mini-series, Episode 4
The Bill Danny Charlton ITV Series 14, Episodes 79–81: "Tainted Love: Parts 1–3"
1998–2002 Playing the Field Rick Powell BBC One Series 1–5; 23 episodes
2000 My Fragile Heart Joe Macavoy ITV 2-part television film
2001 In Deep Bradley Sullivan BBC One Series 1, Episodes 3 & 4: "Romeo Trap: Parts 1 & 2"
Perfect Mike ITV Television film
Now You See Her Paul Sky One Television film
Linda Green Carl Williamson BBC One Series 1, Episode 8: "Fitness Freak"
2002 Being April Eddie BBC One Episodes 1–6
2003 The Queen's Nose Duncan CBBC Series 7, Episodes 2–6
2004 Dalziel and Pascoe Sam Mattis BBC One Series 8, Episode 4: "Soft Touch"
Down to Earth Steve Benson BBC One Series 4, Episodes 7 & 8: "First Love" & "Unfinished Business"
Doctors Pete Preston BBC One Series 6, Episode 1: "Two's Company"
Conviction Ray Fairburn BBC Three Mini-series, 6 episodes
2005 Heartbeat Barry Calder ITV Series 14, Episode 15: "Icon"
Silent Witness DSI Phil Elliott BBC One Series 9, Episodes 1 & 2: "Ghosts: Parts 1 & 2"
2006 Bombshell Sean Collins TV One Episode 4
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Dr. Simon Wilson BBC One Series 5, Episode 1: "Natural Causes"
Mysterious Creatures Richard Nicholas ITV Television film
2006–2007 The Chase Tom Bedford BBC One Series 1 & 2; 20 episodes
2007 City Lights DS Gary Tate ITV Episodes 1–6
2008 Fallout DS Matt Ryder Channel 4 Television film
2008–2010 Survivors James Whitaker BBC One Series 1 & 2; 9 episodes
2009 Robin Hood Thornton BBC One Series 3, Episode 9: "A Dangerous Deal"
Murderland Oliver ITV Mini-series, Episodes 1–3
2010 Foyle's War Larry Hains ITV Series 6, Episode 2: "Killing Time"
Ashes to Ashes DI Geoff Bevan BBC One Series 3, Episode 5
Reunited Andrew BBC One Television pilot
2011 Twenty Twelve Anthony Preston BBC Four Series 1, Episode 1: "Countdown"
Waterloo Road Richard Whitman BBC One Series 7, Episodes 5–10
2011–2012 Scott & Bailey DS Andy Roper ITV Series 1 & 2; 14 episodes
2012 Public Enemies Trevor Brotherton BBC One Mini-series, Episodes 1–3
2013 Jo Maurice Langlois TF1 Mini-series, Episode 1: "Notre Dame"
Vera Tim Hopkins ITV Series 3, Episode 1: "Castles in the Air"
2014 Marvellous Rev Mark BBC Two Television film
Chasing Shadows Alex Wernley ITV Mini-series, Episodes 3 & 4: "Off Radar: Parts 1 & 2"
2015 DCI Banks Gerald Foster ITV Series 4, Episodes 5 & 6: "Ghosts: Parts 1 & 2"
Not Safe for Work Minister Channel 4 Mini-series, Episode 5. Series originally called Cut
2016 Cold Feet Trevor Green ITV Series 6, Episodes 2 & 3
2017 Death in Paradise Peter Baxter BBC One Series 6, Episode 8: "Murder in the Polls"
2018 Midsomer Murders Ray Fryer ITV Series 19, Episode 5: "Death by Persuasion"
The Split Bill Graham BBC One Series 1, Episode 4
Married to a Paedophile Alex Channel 4 Television film
Bodyguard Roger Penhaligon MP BBC One Episodes 1–5
2018–2019 Coronation Street Duncan Radfield ITV Regular role; 22 episodes
2019 The Demon Headmaster The Headmaster CBBC Main role, Episodes 1–10
Bike Gangs: The Hunters & The Hunted Himself - Narrator Channel 5 Television documentary film
2022 The Rising William Wyatt Sky Max Episodes 1–8
The Crown John Birt Netflix Series 5, Episode 8: "Gunpowder"
2023 Silent Witness Bob Stratton BBC One Series 26, Episodes 7 & 8: "Hearts of Darkness: Parts 1 & 2"
2024 After the Flood Sergeant Phil Mackie ITV Episodes 1–6
2025 The Bombing of Pan Am 103 Allen Feraday BBC One Mini-series, Episodes 1–6
TBA Riot Women Tony BBC One Episode 1. Post-production

Theatre

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His theatre credits include:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Dibbits, Kat (23 February 2009). "Nicholas' Exchange "homecoming"". The Bolton News. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Nicholas Gleaves". IMDb. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Nicholas Gleaves Cops a Dream Role". Manchester Evening News. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Nicholas Gleaves - Series 2 Interview". www.scottandbailey.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Nicholas Gleaves". Knight Hall Agency Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Alumni". Sharples School. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  7. ^ Kevan, Paul (19 October 2009). "Lesley Sharp gives voice to the quieter life". Metro. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ^ Butler, Robert (21 December 1997). "The Critics: Theatre: Peter Pan really takes off". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  9. ^ "The Front Page". Chase Side. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  10. ^ Wolf, Matt (8 June 2005). "Review: 'On the Shore of the Wide World'". Variety. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  11. ^ Ansdell, Caroline (15 November 2005). "MEN Names 2005 Manchester Award Nominees". What'sOnStage. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  12. ^ Kirwan, Peter (12 March 2009). "Macbeth @ The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  13. ^ Waites, Aline (22 June 2010). "Dr Faustus". What'sOnStage. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  14. ^ Lawson, Christopher. "Chair". Plays to See. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  15. ^ Jones, Helen (23 March 2013). "The Saga of Noggin the Nog (Tour - Salford)". What'sOnStage. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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