Nigel Bennett

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Nigel Bennett
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Bennett in Ontario, 2004
Born (1949-11-19) 19 November 1949 (age 71)
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Years active1976–present
Children4

Nigel Bennett (born 19 November 1949) is a British-Canadian actor, director, and writer who has been based in Canada since 1986. He is best known for playing the vampire patriarch Lucien LaCroix in the TV series Forever Knight, for which he won the Canadian Gemini Award for best supporting actor in a dramatic series.

Early life and education[]

Bennett was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. Bennett first started acting at eleven, playing a Roman citizen in a school production of Shaw's Antony and Cleopatra. He graduated from the University of Wales with a degree in theatre, and taught for a year and a half before beginning acting full-time. He had fifteen years of stage experience in Britain prior to moving to Canada. He attended Tettenhall College in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.

Career[]

He has been in a number of major films such as Murder at 1600 and The Skulls, and many, many other TV series. He had recurring roles in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Lexx. He also starred in a series of Oatmeal Crisp cereal commercials in the 1990s.

Teaming up with writer P.N. Elrod, Bennett co-authored a series of acclaimed "James Bond with fangs" vampire adventure novels for Baen Books. The "Lord Richard, Vampire" trilogy includes Keeper of the King, His Father's Son, and Siege Perilous. He also contributed the short story "Wolf and Hound" to "Dracula's London," a collection edited by Elrod for Ace Science Fiction.

In 2006, he appeared in the Ken Finkleman miniseries At the Hotel, for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award.

Bennett keeps himself busy with additional film and TV roles, stage work, convention and charity appearances. He was the artistic director of the Atlantic Theatre Festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 2006–07.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1984 The Ninja Mission Second helicopter pilot
1988 The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick Derek Blackthorn
1988 The Jeweller's Shop Choreographer
1990 Narrow Margin Jack Wootton
1992 Passage of the Heart Alan Spencer
1994 Back in Action Kasajian
1994 Paint Cans Bryson Vautour
1994 Legends of the Fall Asgaard
1994 Soft Deceit Ed McCullough
1995 Memory Run Sladecker Direct-to-video
1996 Darkman III: Die Darkman Die Nico
1997 Murder at 1600 Burton Cash
1998 Sanctuary Sen. Stephen Macguire
1998 All I Wanna Do Harvey Sawyer
1998 One Tough Cop Insp. Bassie
1999 Free Fall Donald Caldwell
1999 Top of the Food Chain Michel O'Shea
2000 The Skulls Dr. Whitney
2000 Rats and Rabbits Rocco
2002 Phase IV Sen. Richard Karnes
2002 Cypher Finster
2004 Post Impact Col. Preston Waters
2006 A Bug and a Bag of Weed Henry Tyler
2007 Just Buried Chief Knickle
2008 Passage Sir James Graham
2010 The Corridor Lee Shephard
2010 Eternal Kiss Dr. Polidori
2016 Prisoner X President Charles Turner
2017 XXX: Return of Xander Cage MI6 Control
2017 The Shape of Water Mihalkov
2020 Christmas in the Rockies Grandpa Sam

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1977 Coronation Street Colin Bailey Episode #1.1749
1981–1982 BBC2 Playhouse Mr. Ring / Gary 3 episodes
1983 Reilly, Ace of Spies Port Official's Assistant Episode: "Prelude to War"
1984 Eh Brian! It's a Whopper Weigher-in Episode: "The Shape of Things to Come"
1985 Gulag Lubyanka Guard #1 Television film
1986 Adderly Monsieur Duval Episode: "Nina Who?"
1987 Night Heat Kilpatrick Episode: "Love You to Death"
1987 Bay Coven Mr. Bob Holden #1 Television film
1987 A Child's Christmas in Wales Father (past)
1988 The Twilight Zone Jim Sinclair Episode: "Memories"
1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Griffin Episode: "Survival of the Fittest"
1989 Passion and Paradise Lt. Johnny Douglas Television film
1989 Friday the 13th: The Series Rausch / Karl Steiner Episode: "The Butcher"
1989–1994 Street Legal Ron Harris / Andrew Michaels / Lukash 4 episodes
1990 The Campbells Edward Marchant Episode: "Bird of Paradise"
1990 T. and T. Big Steve Episode: "Wild Willy and the Waves"
1990 Hitler's Daughter Berger Television film
1990 E.N.G. Phil Norwin Episode: "Duffy, Bok, & Flann"
1990–1991 Max Glick Derek Blackthorn 3 episodes
1990–1993 Counterstrike Quinton Jones / Stash Jannovic / Kirkoff
1991 Heritage Minutes James Floyd Episode: "Avro Arrow"
1991 Tropical Heat Hudson Episode: "Big Brother Is Watching"
1992 The Valour and the Horror Kurt Meyer Episode: "In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944"
1992 Beyond Reality Dr. Bill Brandt Episode: "Sins of the Father"
1992 The Women of Windsor Lawson Television film
1992 Secret Service Cross Episode: "Tattoo Arms and the Man"
1992–1996 Forever Knight Lacroix / Lucien LaCroix / Spirit Guide 69 episodes
1993 The Hidden Room Leon Episode: "Transfigured Night"
1993 Matrix Dr. Anders Episode: "Lapses in Memory"
1993 Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story N/A Television film
1993 Dieppe Baillie-Grohman
1993, 1997 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Capt. Jack Lasher / John Mitchell 3 episodes
1994 Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Levi Coffin Television film
1994 I Know My Son Is Alive Atty. Derek Eisner
1994 Ultimate Betrayal Steven Rodgers
1994 Model by Day Nicholai
1994 RoboCop Granger Episode: "The Human Factor"
1994 X-Men Mastermind / Jason Wyngarde 2 episodes
1994 Madonna: Innocence Lost Bennett Television film
1994–1996 Hurricanes Voices 7 episodes
1995 Between Love and Honor Large Man Television film
1995 Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story John Farrow
1995 The Shamrock Conspiracy Dennis Malloy
1995 Friends at Last Teddy
1995 Road to Avonlea Enoch Cain 3 episodes
1995 Harrison Bergeron Dr. Eisenstock Television film
1995 Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling Treasury Agent Whittlesy
1995 Degree of Guilt Victor Salinas
1995 The New Adventures of Madeline Voices 13 episodes
1995 Lonesome Dove: The Series Willis Logan Episode: "The Alliance"
1995 Where's the Money, Noreen? Briscoll Television film
1995–1996 Action Man Additional Voices 26 episodes
1996 Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice Brother Anthony Television film
1996 In the Fold Cyno Commander
1996 Gotti Bruce Mouw
1996 Her Desperate Choice Raskin, Private Investigator
1996 Taking the Falls Samuel Wisotsky Episode: "The Marrying Man"
1996–1999 Psi Factor Frank Elsinger 39 episodes
1997 The Arrow James Floyd Miniseries
1997 F/X: The Series Agent Cal Judson Episode: "Quicksilver"
1997 Lies He Told Commanding Officer Television film
1997 Any Mother's Son Allen Schindler Sr.
1997 Once a Thief Nicholas Love Episode: "Drive, She Said"
1997 Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs Robert Hooke Television film
1997–1998 La Femme Nikita Col. Egran Petrosian 2 episodes
1998 Earth: Final Conflict Major Raymond MacIntire 2 episodes
1998 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show U Episode: "From Honey, with Love"
1998 Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples Kurt (segment "Aart and Johtje Vos") Television film
1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation Col. Sanitsky
1998 Flood: A River's Rampage Harry
1998 Super Dave Doctor Leo Thompson Episode dated 21 October 1998
1998 Naked City: A Killer Christmas Joseph Soloff Television film
1999 Vanished Without a Trace Davis
1999 Different Russell Talmadge
1999 Half a Dozen Babies David McLaughlin
1999 Total Recall 2070 Jake Esterhaus Episode: "Eye Witness"
1999 War of 1812 Winfield Scott Miniseries; 4 episodes
2000 The Crossing Gen. Horatio Gates Television film
2000 Code Name Phoenix Head of Marshall Service
2000 Catch a Falling Star Carter Hale
2000 Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story Fergus Keegan 2 episodes
2000 Code Name: Eternity Koom Episode: "The Watery Grave"
2000 The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne Jacomb Hyde Episode: "The Black Glove of Melchizedek"
2000 The Chippendales Murder Frank Ballard Television film
2000 Canada: A People's History Guy Carleton / Additional Voice 2 episodes
2000 Relic Hunter Professor Alaine Richarde Episode: "Cross of Voodoo"
2000–2002 Lexx Prince / Isambard Prince / White King 22 episodes
2001 Dark Realm Patrick Lawless Episode: "Emma's Boy"
2001 All Souls Barney Wheelock Episode: "One Step Closer to Roger"
2001 A Town Without Christmas Literary Agent Television film
2002 Mentors Alan Pinkerton Episode: "The Private Eyes"
2002 The Pilot's Wife Dick Somers Television film
2002 Too Young to Be a Dad Dr. Howell
2002 Widows Harry Rawlins Miniseries; 4 episodes
2002 The Scream Team Warner MacDonald Television film
2002 Interceptor Force 2 Jack Bavaro
2002 Heart of a Stranger Stan
2003 Liocracy Jerry Wright Episode: "Say Uncle"
2003 Do or Die Ethan Grant Television film
2003 Mutant X John Warren Episode: "Final Judgement"
2003 Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart Rat Bastard Television film
2003 Sex and the Single Mom Nick Gradwell
2003 Andromeda Paroo Episode: "Answers Given to Questions Never Asked"
2003 Rush of Fear Sheriff Lathrop Television film
2003 Starhunter Roan Gerick Episode: "Painless"
2003 Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion Captain From 2 episodes
2004 Reversible Errors Talmadge Loman Television film
2004 Phantom Force Jack Bavaro
2004 Plain Truth Jeremy Whitmore
2005 Beach Girls Sam Emerson 5 episodes
2005 The Hunt for the BTK Killer Detective Zilinski Television film
2005 Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making Brébeuf Professor Television film
2006 At the Hotel Jacob 6 episodes
2006 Fatal Trust Samuel Ryder Television film
2006 The State Within Charles Macintyre 6 episodes
2007 Jesse Stone: Sea Change Harrison Pendleton Television film
2007 Matters of Life and Dating Errol Sager
2008 Bridal Fever Sam Panofsky
2008 The Summit Ian Greene 2 episodes
2008 Burn Up Jerry Episode #1.1
2008–2010 The Border Andrew Mannering 16 episodes
2009 G-Spot Doctor Episode: "Handicap Hummer"
2009 Nova Charles Lyell Episode: "Darwin's Darkest Hour"
2009 Sea Wolf Henderson Episode #1.1
2011 The Kennedys Henderson Episode: "Bobby's War"
2011–2020 Murdoch Mysteries Chief Constable Giles / Inspector Giles 12 episodes
2013 Time of Death Robert Loring Television film
2014 Rookie Blue Dr. Howard 2 episodes
2015 Saving Hope Dr. Burt Goran Episode: "Trading Places"
2015 Orphan Black Kassov Episode: "Insolvent Phantom of Tomorrow"
2015–2016 The Strain Dr. Draverhaven 2 episodes
2016 Valentine Ever After Judge Joe Emmett Television film
2016 Dark Matter Larcan Tanner 2 episodes
2018 Designated Survivor Alton Prast Episode: "Original Sin"
2018 Frankie Drake Mysteries Mr. Frost Episode: "Now You See Her"
2019 Coroner Bryan Da Silva 4 episodes
2019 Tin Star Mr. Quiring 5 episodes
2019 V Wars Emil Lansing Episode: "Down with the Sickness"
2020 A Christmas Exchange Garret / Bartender Television film
2021 Jupiter's Legacy Dr. Jack Hobbs[1] Episode: "What's the Use"

See also[]

  • List of residents of Wolverhampton

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Power, Tom (June 2021). "Jupiter's Legacy season 2: release date, plot, cast and potential return explained". Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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