Nigel Harris

Who is Nigel Harris?

Nigel Harris is a British actor.

Harris was born in Grahamstown, South Africa. He is the son of the philosopher, Errol Harris, and grandson of Samuel Harris, who with Cecil Rhodes was one of the defenders of Kimberly when the town was besieged during the Boer War. He obtained a B.A. in Philosophy at Nottingham University in 1971, where he was the External Affairs Chairman of the Students’ Union. He trained as a drama teacher at Alsager College of Education in 1973 and as an actor at the Birmingham Theatre School in 1976.

In film, he has worked with directors Federico Fellini, Anton Corbijn, and Asif Kapadia. His theatre credits include working with the English fringe theatre company Foco Novo. For Foco Novo, Harris created the role of The Journeyman in Peter Hulton's translation of Woyzeck. In the 1970s and 1980s, he worked at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, creating the role of Abb in David Rudkin’s The Triumph of Death. His performance in an episode of The Bill was shown on the 1990 BAFTA Awards program.