Nigel Betts

Nigel Betts

Born 1963-10-15 (age 62) Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
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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.

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Known For

The Cursed
The Cursed

2021

as Alfred Moliere

Desert Flower
Desert Flower

2009

as Home Office Detective

Thunderpants
Thunderpants

2002

as Launch Controller 2

The Phantom of the Open
The Phantom of the Open

2022

as Tony Marsh

Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde

1990

as Local Cop

Cheeky
Cheeky

2003

as Ramsey

The Christmas Candle
The Christmas Candle

2013

as Dr. Clem

The Whipping Boy
The Whipping Boy

1994

as Walter

Sharpe's Mission
Sharpe's Mission

1996

as Major Septimus Pyecroft

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

2007

as Uncle Philip

Albion
Albion

2020

as Edward

Lipstikka
Wasteland
Wasteland

2018

as Cemetery Worker 2

All Those Small Things
All Those Small Things

2021

as Spencer

A Young Pirate's Tale
A Young Pirate's Tale

2022

as (voice)

Small Zones
Small Zones

1990

as Policeman at Refuge

Pib and Pog
Pib and Pog

1995

as Pib (voice)