David J. Nicholls
Statuesque Northern actor known for his Viking looks, David Nicholls was originally a rugby player with the Scarborough team before turning to acting and a variety of roles in films and TV. He died in 2008, an inquest hearing that his death came about 40 years after being exposed to asbestos in a car parts factory he worked at as a young man.
Filmography
Heartbeat
Wycliffe
A Touch of Frost
Birds of a Feather
Gladiator
The Detectives
Waiting for God
Gangs of New York
G.B.H.
Ivanhoe
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Queer as Folk
Bulman
Highlander: Endgame
Scully
Civvies
Jack & Sarah
The Visit
The Parole Officer
Muppet Treasure Island
Wide-Eyed and Legless
On the Palm
A Walk in Time: The Adventure Continues
Shoot to Kill
The Missing Postman
Love Birds