Neil Dickson
Biography
Neil Dickson is an English actor whose career has taken him across British and American film, television and stage. A Guildhall School of Music and Drama graduate, he worked in repertory theaters in several English cities before he made his West End debut in 1975, playing opposite Judi Dench in The Gay Lord Quex, a production directed by John Gielgud. While appearing at London's Mermaid Theatre he was noticed by producers of the NBC miniseries A.D., who gave him the part of Valerius; he later played James Bigglesworth in Biggles: Adventures in Time (1986). He starred in the cult science fiction series She-Wolf of London, and his film work includes Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) and David Lynch's Inland Empire (2006). His game credits include The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
75years old
Turns 76 on May 14in 211 days
- Born UK
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 37 years1986 to 2023
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First role
Dickson made his West End debut in 1975 in The Gay Lord Quex, playing opposite Judi Dench in a production directed by Sir John Gielgud at the Albery Theatre.
Big break
Dickson was spotted by NBC producers while playing Dean Rebel in Trafford Tanzi at London's Mermaid Theatre, and they cast him as Valerius in the mini-series A.D.
Early training
Dickson trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, then spent several seasons in repertory theaters in Sheffield, Manchester, Leicester and Oxford.
Neil Dickson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Biggles: Adventures in Time1986 Adventure, Family, Sci-Fias James 'Biggles' Bigglesworth
IMDb rating 5.63.8K votes
Most often with
John Hough directed three of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John HoughDirector, 3 films, 1986 to 1998
All films by John Hough
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