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Nicholas Burns is an English actor, best known for his comic performance as the title character in Nathan Barley. He played Martin in Benidorm and Alex in No Heroics, as well as making appearances alongside various Nathan Barley co-stars in The Mighty Boosh and The IT Crowd.
Born
Saturday, 01 January 1977
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Allelujah | Minister | 2023 |
| A Small Light | Victor Kugler | 2023 |
| Rogue Heroes | Pilot | 2022 |
| The Serpent Queen | Antoine de Bourbon | 2022 |
| Censor | Sanderson | 2021 |
| Small Axe | Mr Purling | 2020 |
| Emma. | Mr. Coles / Mr. Cole | 2020 |
| Hope Gap | Gary | 2019 |
| Manhunt | DI Richard Ambrose / Richard Ambrose | 2019 |
| The Little Stranger | Peter Baker-Hyde | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Allelujah | Minister | 2023 |
| A Small Light | Victor Kugler | 2023 |
| Rogue Heroes | Pilot | 2022 |
| The Serpent Queen | Antoine de Bourbon | 2022 |
| Censor | Sanderson | 2021 |
| Small Axe | Mr Purling | 2020 |
| Emma. | Mr. Coles / Mr. Cole | 2020 |
| Hope Gap | Gary | 2019 |
| Manhunt | DI Richard Ambrose / Richard Ambrose | 2019 |
| The Little Stranger | Peter Baker-Hyde | 2018 |
| Ghost Stories | Mark Van Rhys | 2018 |
| Wannabe | Neil Clark | 2018 |
| National Theatre Live: Young Marx | August | 2017 |
| C.B. Strike | Torquil | 2017 |
| Harlots | Lord Leadsom | 2017 |
| The Crown | Anthony Nutting | 2016 |
| Houdini and Doyle | Frederick Batch | 2016 |
| The Lady in the Van | Giles Perry | 2015 |
| Marley's Ghosts | Michael | 2015 |
| War Book | James | 2015 |
| Coalition | Ed Balls | 2015 |
| Drunk History: UK | Policeman | 2015 |
| The Crimson Field | Maj Gerard Yelland | 2014 |
| The Tractate Middoth | George Earle | 2013 |
| Crackanory | Paul / Octavius / Mickey / Martin / Jeremy Blake | 2013 |
| The Tunnel | Richard Carver | 2013 |
| The World's End | Collaborator | 2013 |
| National Theatre Live: The Magistrate | Captain Horace Vale | 2013 |
| Uncle | Ben | 2012 |
| Switch | Julian | 2012 |
| Black Mirror | Keith Holligan | 2011 |
| The Sinking of the Laconia | Captain Benjamin Coutts / Benjamin Coutts | 2011 |
| Trinny & Susannah: What They Did Next | Leonard | 2010 |
| Mister Eleven | Eddie | 2009 |
| Misfits | PC Wilson | 2009 |
| Monday Monday | Nathan | 2009 |
| Psychoville | Mark | 2009 |
| No Heroics | The Hotness | 2008 |
| Never Better | Charlie | 2008 |
| Comedy Showcase | Rick Parish | 2007 |
| Roman's Empire | Seb | 2007 |
| Benidorm | Martin Weedon | 2007 |
| Hard to Swallow | Steve | 2007 |
| Born Equal | Michael | 2006 |
| Fear of Fanny | Christopher | 2006 |
| The IT Crowd | Jerome | 2006 |
| Man Stroke Woman | Various | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | Sutcliffe | 2005 |
| Nathan Barley | Nathan Barley | 2005 |
| Marple | Jack Britten / Joel Britten | 2004 |
| Absolute Power | Nick Mayer | 2003 |
| The Mighty Boosh | The King | 2003 |
| Cambridge Spies | Rightwing Student | 2003 |
| New Tricks | DCI Rosser | 2003 |
| Surrealissimo: The Scandalous Success of Salvador Dali | Young Artist | 2002 |
| Manchild | Max | 2002 |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Mick Cambrey | 2001 |
| Loose Women | Himself | 1999 |
| Midsomer Murders | Barrett Lounds | 1997 |
| A Touch of Frost | D.C. Tranter | 1992 |
| Poirot | Inspector Meadows | 1989 |
| The Brief | Simon Beaumont | 1984 |
