Phil Nice
{{short description|British actor (born 1954)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{no footnotes|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Phil Nice
| image = Phil Nice (actor).png
| caption = Nice in "Mr. Bean Goes to Town" (1991)
| birth_name = Phillip Nice
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|4|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Vange, Essex, England
| occupation = Actor
}}
Phillip Nice (born 6 April 1954) is a British actor who has been active in television and films since 1984. He was born in Vange, Essex.
Nice has appeared in a number of television series, including Who Dares Wins, South of the Border, Inspector Morse, Mr. Bean, Goodnight Sweetheart, The Bill, EastEnders, Heartbeat, The Inbetweeners (as a driving instructor), Coming of Age, Moving Wallpaper, Love Soup, Torchwood: Miracle Day, My Family, Hebburn and Citizen Khan (as the friendly neighbour Keith). He also appeared in Morrisons adverts in 2011.
Nice has appeared in the films Ident, Danny the Champion of the World, Magicians and A Kind of Hush.
In December, 1985, Nice, along with temporary comedy partner Arthur Smith, made a short series of parody documentaries for Channel 4, Arthur and Phil Go Off.
In 2014, Nice played an astronaut killed by giant spiders in "Kill the Moon", the seventh episode of the eighth series of the science-fiction television show Doctor Who.
In January 2015, Nice appeared in series two of Broadchurch as Andrew Darlington, the manager of the care home looking after Jocelyn Knight's elderly mother.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |
| style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |
|---|
| 1990
| Ident | | Short film |
| 1999
| A Kind of Hush | Dad | |
| 2011
| Tortoise | Frank | Short film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television |
| style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=3| 1984
| Various | 2 episodes |
| The Kit Curran Radio Show
| Wally | Series 1, episode 4: "P Is for Positive" |
| Who Dares Wins
| Various | 2 episodes |
| 1985
| South of the Border | Warwick | 7 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 1986
| Roy Jenkins / John Craven / Max Bygraves | Voice |
| Five Alive
| Various | |
| rowspan=4| 1987
| Nicholas Quinn | Series 1, episode 2: "The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn" |
| Hardwicke House
| Security Man | Episode 2: "The First Day of Term" |
| Hello Mum
| | Episode 5 |
| Ffizz
| Gerry | Series 1, episode 6: "With Friends Like These" |
| 1988-1990
| Posty / Triconus | 2 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 1989
| Danny, the Champion of the World | Postman | TV movie |
| Mornin' Sarge
| Horace | Episode 1: "Perverts" |
| 1990-1991
| Davro | | 13 episodes |
| 1990-1999
| The Bill | Curator / Walker / Nigel Cobb | 3 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 1991
| Mr. Bean | Disco Dancer | Episode 4: "Mr. Bean Goes to Town" |
| Drop the Dead Donkey
| Man in Bed | Series 2, episode 11: "George's Daughter" |
| rowspan=2| 1992
| Ralph | Episode 4: "On the Town" |
| TV Squash
| Panelist | 6 episodes |
| 1992-1993
| KYTV | Doctor | 2 episodes |
| 1994
| The All New Alexei Sayle Show | Various | Episode 4 |
| rowspan=3| 1995
| Roy Wisdom | Series 2, episode 6: "Finders Keepers" |
| Nelson's Column
| Patrick | Series 2, episode 4: "Surprise!" |
| The Thin Blue Line
| Father | Series 1, episode 7: "Yuletide Spirit" |
| rowspan=2| 1996
| George Formby | Series 3, episode 6: "Turned Out Nice Again" |
| Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives
| Mr. Gordon | Episode 3: "Paranormal Researchers" |
| 1997
| Cows | | TV movie |
| rowspan=2| 1998
| Policeman | 2 episodes |
| PB Bear and Friends
| | Voice |
| rowspan=3| 1999
| Paul Foreman | Episode 7: "Grandma's Dead" |
| People Like Us
| | Series 1, episode 4: "The Solicitor" |
| Put Out More Fags
| Headteacher | TV movie |
| 2000
| Dirty Tricks | Businessman | TV movie |
| 2000-2005
| Mr. Smith / Ron | 2 episodes |
| 2000-2022
| Doctors | Geoffrey Parsons / Giles Bloom / | 4 episodes |
| 2001
| A Lump in My Throat | Poker-Playing Friend | |
| rowspan=2| 2002
| Gordon Drew | Series 11, episode 14: "From Ancient Grudge" |
| My Hero
| | Series 3, episode 7: "Little Green Man" |
| 2002-2008
| Mr. Baker / Shopper | 2 episodes |
| rowspan=3| 2004
| Mile High | Mr. Colins | Episode #2.4 |
| Fallen
| Reeves | TV movie |
| The Basil Brush Show
| Dustman #1 | Series 3, episode 1: "Frocks Rocks" |
| rowspan=4| 2005
| Footprints in the Snow | Stall Holder | TV movie |
| The Golden Hour
| Bus Driver | Miniseries |
| The Brief
| Clerk of the Court | Series 2, episode 3: "Forever on the Mind" |
| Broken News
| Russ – Look Out East | 6 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 2006
| Mr. Simms | Episode 3 |
| Fear of Fanny
| Technician | TV movie |
| rowspan=2| 2007
| Bonkers | Debbie's Dad | 2 episodes |
| Secret Life
| Residential Care Worker | TV movie |
| rowspan=5| 2008
| Ted | Series 2, episode 1: "Smoke and Shadows" |
| Moving Wallpaper
| Dave the Props Man | Series 1, episode 11: "Echo Beach Part XI" |
| HolbyBlue
| James Pretorious | Episode #2.2 |
| The Inbetweeners
| Driving Instructor | Series 1, episode 3: "Thorpe Park" |
| Coming of Age
| Chloe's Dad / Daddy Bear | 2 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 2010
| Darryl Johnson | Series 3, episode 4: "Crushed and Alone" |
| Holby City
| Gary Pennington | Series 12, episode 47: "Transgressions" |
| rowspan=2| 2011
| Male Hiker | Series 4, episode 1: "The New World" |
| Outnumbered
| Mr. Henderson | Series 4, episode 3: "The Labrador" |
| rowspan=3| 2012
| The Priest | Series 3, episode 6: "The Function Room" |
| Hunderby
| Ben | 2 episodes |
| Spy
| Roy | Series 2, episode 3: "Codename: Lie Hard" |
| 2012-2013
| Hebburn | Ben | 4 episodes |
| 2012-2016
| Keith | 11 episodes |
| rowspan=3| 2013
| George Hooper | Episode 1: "The Beginning of the End" |
| Love and Marriage
| Vicar | Episode 1: "Huge Weekend for the Paradise Family" |
| Quick Cuts
| Robert | Episode 3 |
| 2014
| Henry | Series 8, episode 7: "Kill the Moon" |
| rowspan=2| 2014
| Andrew Darlington | Episode #2.3 |
| Ballot Monkeys
| Activist | Episode 1 |
| 2016
| Reverend Gilby | Episode 2: "A Dish of Adharma" |
| 2018
| Mr. Willow | 3 episodes |
| 2019
| Mr. Black | Series 2, episode 1: "The Sale" |
| rowspan=2| 2022
| Twitcher 2 | Series 2, episode 3: "Memories" |
| DI Ray
| Customer | Episode 1: "Part One" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Video games |
| style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |
|---|
| Ceville
| | Voice |
=Podcasts=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Podcast |
| style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |
|---|
| 2022
| Chelmsford 123: The Revival | Emperor | Episode 1: "Arriverderci Roma" |
External links
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Category:Male actors from Essex
Category:British male television actors
Category:British male film actors
Category:British male voice actors
Category:Actors from the Borough of Basildon
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