Nigel Allan Havers was born on 6 November 1949 in London, England, UK. He is an English actor.

Havers' first acting job was in the radio series Mrs Dale's Diary and he subsequently went onto working for the Prospect Theatre Company.

His first film appearance was a small part in Pope Joan (1972), but his first major success came with the leading role in a BBC dramatisation of Nicholas Nickleby (1977), closely followed by another BBC drama serial, A Horseman Riding By.

He also appeared in Chariots of Fire (1981), A Passage to India (1984) and Empire of the Sun (1987).

His last credits include TV Series "Dangerfield" (1997-1999), "Manchild" (2002-2003), "Born and Bred" (2005) and movie Penelope (2006).

Havers married Georgiana Bronfman in New York on Friday 8th June 2007.

Filmography

• Penelope (2006)
• Open Wide (2005)
• "Born and Bred" (3 episodes, 2005)
• "Little Britain" (1 episode, 2004)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
• "Manchild" (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
• "Murder in Mind" QC (1 episode, 2002)
• The Gentleman Thief (2001)
• "Dangerfield" (22 episodes, 1997-1999)
• Paradise Lost (1999)
• The Heart Surgeon (1997)
• Bridge of Time (1997)
• "Murder Most Horrid" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Strangers" (1 episode, 1996)
• Element of Doubt (1996)
• Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)
• "Chiller" (1 episode, 1995)
• "The Glass Virgin" (1995)
• The Burning Season (1994)
• Lie Down with Lions (1994)
• "The Good Guys" (1 episode, 1992)
• "A Perfect Hero" (1991)
• Sleepers (1991)
• Jours tranquilles à Clichy (1990)
• "Don't Wait Up" (39 episodes, 1983-1990)
• The Private War of Lucinda Smith (1990)
• Naked Under Capricorn (1989)
• Farewell to the King (1989)
• Empire of the Sun (1987)
• "The Charmer" (1987)
• The Whistle Blower (1986)
• Hold the Dream (1986)
• Lord Elgin and Some Stones of No Value (1986)
• A Little Princess (1986)
• Burke & Wills (1985)
• The Death of a Heart (1985)
• Bon Voyage (1985)
• A Different Kind of Love (1985)
• A Passage to India (1984)
• Strangers and Brothers (1984)
• "Play for Today" (2 episodes, 1979-1982)
• "Play of the Month" (2 episodes, 1976-1982)
• "Nancy Astor" (1982)
• "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981)
• "Tales of the Unexpected" (1 episode, 1981)
• Chariots of Fire (1981)
• "BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1981)
• "A Question of Guilt" (1980)
• Birth of the Beatles (1979)
• "Rumpole of the Bailey" (1 episode, 1979)
• "A Horseman Riding By" (11 episodes, 1978)
• Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
• An Englishman's Castle (1978)
• "Pennies from Heaven" (1978)
• Full Circle (1977)
• "Nicholas Nickleby" (1977)
• Heydays Hotel (1977)
• "The Cedar Tree" (2 episodes, 1976)
• "Angels" (1 episode, 1976)
• "Victorian Scandals" (1 episode, 1976)
• "The Glittering Prizes" (1976)
• "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1 episode, 1975)
• Thriller" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Edward the Seventh" (1975)
• "Black Arrow" (1972)
• "The Nearly Man" (1974)
• "A Raging Calm" (1974)
• "Shabby Tiger" (1973)
• "Crown Court" (1 episode, 1973)
• "So It Goes" (1 episode, 1973)
• Pope Joan (1972)