Nigel Pilkington
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Nigel Pilkington | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 45–46) Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, lawyer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | nigelpilkington |
Nigel Pilkington (born 1975) is a British actor, screenwriter and former lawyer.
Early life[]
Pilkington was raised in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, and graduated from Peterhouse, Cambridge University with a BA (Hons) in Law, after which he became a solicitor.[1]
Career[]
Pilkington has appeared in various television programs such as "Grandpa in My Pocket",[2] Cutting It, Trial & Retribution, Roman Mysteries and Richard Hammond's Secret Service.
As a voice actor Pilkington has provided many voices for animated films like Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest, television shows like The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky, The Jungle Book and Peter Rabbit and also the video games Inazuma Eleven and Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.[3]
From Series 19 onwards, he became the UK voice of Percy and Trevor in "Thomas & Friends".[2]
Pilkington directed, produced and wrote the short films Alone in 2011,[4] and "That's The Spirit" in 2014.[5]
Pilkington co-wrote, directed and produced the mockumentary podcast series "Dying Breeds", released in 2020.[6]
Personal life[]
Pilkington currently resides within London, England.[1]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Various | |
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Additional voices | ||
| 2006 | Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest | Asmar (voice) | |
| Casino Royale | Croupier | ||
| 2007 | Nobody's Perfect | Neil | |
| 2009 | Awaydays | Various | |
| 2011 | Alone | ||
| 2012 | Thinking Inside the Box | Darrel | |
| Cold Warrior | Commentator (voice) | ||
| 2013 | The Jungle Book: Return 2 the Jungle | Tabaqui (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race | Percy (voice) | UK dub |
| 2017 | Journey Beyond Sodor | ||
| 2018 | Thomas & Friends: Big World, Big Adventures! |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Cutting It | Compere | Episode #3.6 |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky | Ned, JoJo, Swift K.I.D., Tricky | Voice |
| 2007 | A Room with a View | Various | TV movie |
| 2008 | Trial & Retribution | 2-part episode: "The Rules of the Game" | |
| Masterpiece | Episode "A Room with a View" | ||
| Burn Up | Episode #1.1 | ||
| Roman Mysteries | Episode: "The Slave Girl from Jerusalem" | ||
| The Commander: Abduction | Additional voices | TV movie | |
| 2009 | The Tudors | Episodes: "Search for a New Queen", "Protestant Anne of Cleves", "The Undoing of Cromwell" | |
| 2010–2020 | The Jungle Book | Tabaqui, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, additional voices | |
| 2012–2016 | Peter Rabbit | Squirrel Nutkin | UK dub |
| 2013–present | Richard Hammond's Secret Service | Various | |
| 2014 | Grandpa in My Pocket | Simon Snapham | Episode: "A Sunnysands Shelter for Bella La Belter" |
| 2015–2021 | Thomas & Friends | Percy, Trevor (voices) | UK dub Succeeding Keith Wickham as the voice of Percy |
| 2015–16 | Wissper | Monty, Frank, Pablo, Herbert, Additional voices | Season 2 Succeeding Keith Wickham as Monty |
| 2019 | Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue | Percy (voice) | UK dub |
| 2020 | Thomas & Friends: The Royal Engine |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Inazuma Eleven | Ryūgo Someoka, Additional voices | English version |
| 2013 | Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | Young Marcassin | |
| 2016 | Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward | Papalymo Totolymo | |
| 2017 | Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | Tansui | |
| 2019 | Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Moren, Sul Uin, Ghen Gen |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nigel Pilkington, actor – Mandy Actors". Retrieved 24 August 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1692945/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
- ^ "MobyGames – Nigel Pilkington". Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "Alone – written and performed by Nigel Pilkington on Vimeo". Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ https://vimeo.com/108880848
- ^ https://shows.acast.com/dying-breeds
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