Draft:Nicholas Bishop
Nicholas Bishop | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Nicholas Bishop is a British actor. He began his career in theatre. On television, he is known for his role as Maxim Alonso in the BBC Two and HBO series Industry (2020–). His films include Lady Chatterley's Lover and Pretty Red Dress (both 2022), and The Critic (2023).[1]
Early life
[edit]Born in Barcelona, Bishop is fluent in Spanish and Catalan and graduated from Oriel College, Oxford with a degree in English literature.[2]
During university, Bishop took part in theatre and met producer Thelma Holt, who recommended him to director Peter Hall, through which Bishop was cast as Longaville in Hall's 2008 production of Love's Labour's Lost at the Rose Theatre, Kingston.[3] Bishop then played Froth in Holt's production of Measure for Measure at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth and Peter in The Railway Children at Waterloo Station.[4] Bishop also made guest appearances in the BBC One series Hustle and Cranford, and the Channel 5 docudrama Locked Up Abroad.
Bishop made his West End debut when he joined the cast of War Horse at the New London Theatre as Captain Nicholls, taking over the role from Alex Avery in 2011.
Bishop had further stage roles in the 2015 National Theatre productions of Man and Superman with Ralph Fiennes[5] andThree Days in the Country.[6] This was followed by While the Sun Shines with Tamla Kari in 2016.[7]
In 2017, Bishop played Count Orsino and Dickens in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Twelfth Night and A Christmas Carol respectively.[8] This was followed by The Madness of George III, in which Bishop reunited with Mark Gatiss. National Theatre Live
Bishop returned to television in 2020 when he began playing Maximus Alonso in the BBC Two and HBO banking drama Industry, a role he would reprise in the second and third series.[9] He appeared in the films Lady Chatterley's Lover as Ned[10] and Pretty Red Dress as Shaun in 2022,[11] and The Critic as Richard Pugh in 2023.
Bishop starred in the Hallmark Channel films A Proposal in Paris (2023) as Sebastian Laurent opposite Alexa PenaVega[12] and An American in Austen (2024), portraying Mr Darcy opposite Eliza Bennett.[13][14][15] Bishop is due to appear in Nia DaCosta's upcoming film Hedda.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | A Great Mistake | Ed | Short film |
| 2016 | For Grace | Dr Stevens | Documentary |
| 2018 | Albert | Short film | |
| Grub | Short film | ||
| 2022 | Lady Chatterley's Lover | Ned | Netflix film |
| Pretty Red Dress | Shaun | ||
| 2023 | The Critic | Richard Pugh | |
| 2025 | Hedda |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hustle | Plummy | Episode: "Signing Up to Wealth" |
| 2009 | Cell | Agent Chambers | |
| Locked Up Abroad | Jake Libbon | Episode: "Puerto Vallarta / Mexican Justice" | |
| Cranford | Giacomo | 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Doll & Em | Ferdinand | Episode: "Six" |
| 2014 | Drifters | Gregor | Episode: "Rock'n'Roll" |
| 2020–present | Industry | Maxim Alonso | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Becoming Elizabeth | Ambassador | Episode: "Necessity Compels Me to Plague You" |
| 2023 | A Paris Proposal | Sebastian Laurent | Television film[16] |
| 2024 | An American in Austen | Mr Darcy | Television film |
| TBA | This City is Ours | Ricardo |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wheelman | Anton Gallo | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Battlefront II |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Love's Labour's Lost | Longavillie | Rose Theatre, Kingston |
| 2009 | Measure for Measure | Froth | Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
| 2010 | The Railway Children | Peter | Waterloo Station Theatre, London |
| 2011 | War Horse | Captain Nicholls | New London Theatre, London |
| 2012 | The Country Wife | Harcourt | Royal Exchange, Manchester |
| 2013 | Moby Dick | Starbuck | Arcola Theatre, London[17] |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Darnay / Defarge | King's Head Theatre, London[18] | |
| 2014 | Eldorado | Oskar | Arcola Theatre, London |
| 2015 | Man and Superman | Duval | National Theatre, London |
| The Texas Sharpshooter | Banker | Arcola Theatre, London | |
| Three Days in the Country | Matvey | National Theatre, London | |
| 2016 | While the Sun Shines | Colbert | Theatre Royal, Bath |
| The Rivals | Faulkland | UK tour[19] | |
| 2017 | Nell Gwynn | John Dryden | English Touring Theatre |
| Twelfth Night | Orsino | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| A Christmas Carol | Dickens | ||
| 2018 | The Madness of George III | William Pitt | Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Critic".
- ^ Graver, Viv (7 February 2018). "Pathways to Shakespeare: Nicholas Bishop". Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Romantic difficulties: Love's Labour's Lost". The Guardian. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Coghlan, Alexandra (13 July 2010). "The Railway Children, Waterloo Station". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Shenton, Mark (25 February 2015). "Ralph Fiennes Opens in Shaw's Man and Superman at U.K.'s National Theatre Tonight". Playbill. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Kellaway, Kate (2 August 2015). "Three Days in the Country review – at no point outstays its welcome". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Hewis, Ben (30 June 2016). "Casting announced for While the Sun Shines at Theatre Royal, Bath". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "RSC Performances: Nicholas Bishop". The Shakespeare Centre Collections. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Industry Season 3 Teaser: Ken Leung And Nicholas Bishop Starrer Industry Official Teaser". Times Entertainment. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Morris, Grace (5 December 2022). "Lady Chatterley's Lover cast: who's who in the period drama". What to Watch. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Pretty Red Dress". Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF). 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ King, Anne (6 February 2023). "Alexa PenaVega & Nicholas Bishop Share A Paris Proposal On Hallmark Channel". Celebrating the Soaps. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Nicholas Bishop as Mr Darcy in An American in Austen". Hallmark Channel. 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Bernardin, Desiree (17 February 2024). "First Look at Hallmark's An American in Austen, starring Eliza Bennett & Nicholas Bishop – WATCH". Survived the Shows. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "'An American in Austen' #1 Scripted Program on Cable". Jérôme Leroy. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "A Paris Proposal Cast: Nicholas Bishop as Sebastian". Hallmark Channel. 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Bennett, Catherine (4 April 2013). "Moby-Dick at the Arcola Theatre". The Upcoming. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Nicholas Bishop". Theatricalia. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Theatre review: The Rivals". The Scotsman. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nicholas Bishop at IMDb
- Nicholas Bishop at Curtis Brown
Category:Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
Category:British male Shakespearean actors