Nicholas Blane is an English actor.
Career He is best known for his roles in stage productions such as Year of the Rat, See How They Run and Democracy.
He has appeared in numerous British television and film projects, including Coronation Street (1993–2010), Heartbeat (1993–1998), Trial & Retribution (1997–2002), Dalziel and Pascoe (1997), Life Force, Sharpe's Challenge (2006) and The Great Fire (2014). He played the role of Wopsle in the BBC adaptation of Great Expectations (1999) and he appeared in minor roles in The Illusionist (2006) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
In 2012 he starred as the Spice King in the second season of the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.
Selected filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1995Some Kind of LifeMr. RawlingsTV film1999Great ExpectationsWopsleTV film2005PierrepointGovernor of StrangewaysKinky Boots2006The IllusionistHerr Doebler Sharpe's ChallengeCrosbyTV film2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixBobThe Shadow in the NorthMr. HarknessTV film2009Glorious 39Vicar2012National Theatre Live: The MagistrateMr. Bullamy2013In SecretChemist2017Viceroy's HouseOlaf Kirkpatrick Caroe2019Hope GapPriest2020The Good TraitorWinston Churchill2023Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among ThievesChancellor Anderton
Television Year Title Role Notes1987Agatha Christie's Miss MarplePaddington Porter1.09 ("4:50 from Paddington")1993–1998HeartbeatBank Manager / Mr. Hepplewhite / Mr. Handley3 episodes1993–2010Coronation StreetMr. Stapleton / Neville Green / Judge9 episodes1996The BillRoly 1 episode ("Bounds of Decency")1997Dalziel and PascoeSir William Pledger1 episode ("Exit Lines")1997–2002Trial & RetributionDerek Waugh6 episodes2000Life ForceScuzz2008Little DorritLawyer4 episodes2009–2014Law & Order: UKCoroner Oswald Spear5 episodes2010The TudorsSidwell1 episode ("Natural Ally")WhitechapelLord Hessel1 episode ("Episode 2.2")2012Game of ThronesThe Spice King3 episodes2013Spies of WarsawPapa Heiniger2 episodes2014The Great Fire Mayor Bludworth 2 episodes2015The MusketeersDuc De Barville1 episode ("A Marriage of Inconvenience")2021It's a SinMr. Hart2 episodesDoctor WhoMillington1 episode ("Survivors of the Flux")2025AndorKarloo1 episode
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