Nicholas Burns (actor)

Burns was born in Derbyshire,[1] and educated at Repton School. He trained at LAMDA.[2]

In 2005, Burns played the titular leading role in the Channel 4 comedy Nathan Barley.[3] Burns has had recurring roles in the TV series Absolute Power,[3] Roman's Empire,[3] and the sketch show Man Stroke Woman.[3] Burns also made an appearance in The Mighty Boosh as the ruler of the planet Xooberon; in The IT Crowd as Jerome, the director of a musical called Gay!; and in episode "At Bertram's Hotel" of Agatha Christie's Marple as Jack and Joel Britten.[3] He turned up as an Aussie tennis coach in The McClintock Factor, a mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of the former media tycoon and internet blogger Jeremy McClintock.[4]

Burns played a main role as Martin Weedon in the first three series of the ITV holiday comedy Benidorm, alongside a cast that included Abigail Cruttenden, who played his wife, Sheridan Smith and Johnny Vegas.[5]

Burns’ stage credits include Much Ado About Nothing at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre,[3] the satire The Madness of George Dubya and Ghost Stories,[3] both of which transferred to London's West End, Penelope Skinner's The Village Bike at the Royal Court,[3] The Recruiting Officer at the Donmar Warehouse and Pinero's The Magistrate at the Royal National Theatre,[3] a production included in Season 4 of National Theatre Live.[3]

In April 2013, he returned to Benidorm as Martin Weedon, for series 6 of the show in 2014.[5]

In 2020, Burns appeared in series four of Strike and in Small Axe.[3] In 2022, he played the role of Antoine de Bourbon in Starz' The Serpent Queen, alongside Samantha Morton, and Liv Hill.[3]

in 2023, he starred as Keith Holligan in the episode Demon 79 of Netflix series 6 of Black Mirror, alongside Anjana Vasan[6] and in A Small Light as Victor Kugler.

Burns is a lifelong supporter of Derby County Football Club.[1] He has two sons, Arthur and Ralph.[1]

• Nicholas Burns at the Internet Movie Database (imdb)