Nigel Pilkington
| Nigel Pilkington | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 November 1975 Bury, Greater Manchester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | www.nigelpilkington.com/ |
Nigel Pilkington (born 28 November 1975) is a British actor, voice actor and comedian.
Early life
Pilkington was born and 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 had also directed, produced and written the short films Alone in 2011,[4] and "That's The Spirit" in 2014.[5]
Personal life
Pilkington currently resides within London, England.[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Version) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Episode: "The Rules of the Game: Part 1" "The Rules of the Game: Part 2" | |
| 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–present | The Jungle Book | Tabaqui Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Additional voices | Voice |
| 2012–present | Peter Rabbit | Squirrel Nutkin | Voice UK version |
| 2013–present | Richard Hammond's Secret Service | Various | |
| 2014 | Grandpa in My Pocket | Simon Snapham | Episode: "A Sunnysands Shelter for Bella La Belter" |
| 2015–present | Thomas & Friends | Percy and Trevor | Voice (UK version) Succeeding Keith Wickham as the voice of Percy |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Inazuma Eleven | Ryūgo Someoka Additional voices | English version |
| 2013 | Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | Young Marcassin |
References
- 1 2 "Nigel Pilkington, actor - Casting Call Pro". Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- 1 2 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1692945/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
- ↑ "MobyGames - Nigel Pilkington". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ↑ "Alone - written and performed by Nigel Pilkington on Vimeo". Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ↑ https://vimeo.com/108880848