Cecil Taylor Nichols (born March 3, 1959) is an American actor. He is known for roles in the
Whit Stillman films ''
Metropolitan
Metropolitan may refer to:
* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
* Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England
* Metropolitan county, a typ ...
'',
''
Barcelona'', ''
The Last Days of Disco'', and ''
Damsels in Distress''. His characters in the first three of these films were insecure, stuttering sidekicks to those of the more outgoing
Chris Eigeman. Nichols and Eigeman also played minor roles in the independent film ''The Next Step'', released in 1997, of which Nichols was an associate producer.
Career
Nichols has also appeared in the films ''
Boiler Room'', ''
Congo
Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:
* Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...
'', ''
The American President'', ''
'', and ''
Jurassic Park III'', as well as episodes of the TV series ''
Murder, She Wrote
''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...
'', ''
NewsRadio'', ''
Chicago Hope
''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charitable hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
...
'', ''
ER'', ''
Man of the People'', ''
Judging Amy
''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves in a ...
'', ''
The Mind of the Married Man'', ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''
24'', ''
Criminal Minds'', ''
The Mentalist'', ''
Bones'', and ''
Double Rush''. In 2007 Nichols appeared in the film ''
The Air I Breathe''. He can also be seen in the 2018 film ''
Chappaquiddick''.
Personal life
Nichols was born in
East Lansing, Michigan. He has been married since 1995 to Margarita de Eguilior, a Spanish woman he met during the production of ''Barcelona''. They have two daughters, Alexandra, who was born January 21, 1999, and Lee, born January 30, 2002.
Filmography
*''
Metropolitan
Metropolitan may refer to:
* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
* Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England
* Metropolitan county, a typ ...
'' (1990) as Charlie Black
*''
Barcelona'' (1994) as Ted Boynton
*''Dirty Money'' (1995) as Herb
*''
Headless Body in Topless Bar'' (1995) as Danny
*''
Congo
Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:
* Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...
'' (1995) as Jeffrey Weems
*''
Serpent's Lair
''Serpent's Lair'' is a 1995 American horror film directed by Jeffrey Reiner and starring Jeff Fahey, Lisa Barbuscia, Patrick Bauchau, and Anthony Palermo. The film premiered on 19 October 1995 in the Hamptons Film Festival. The plot concentrat ...
'' (1995) as Paul Douglas
*''
The American President'' (1995) as Stu
*''Best Wishes Mason Chadwick'' (1995) as Mason Chadwick
*''The Next Step'' (1997) as Peter
*''Cadillac'' (1997) as Todd
*''Born Bad'' (1997) as Agent Rickman
*''
The Last Days of Disco'' (1998) as Charlie / Ted Boynton
*''Mixed Blessings'' (1998) as Rob
*''
Gideon
Gideon (; ) also named Jerubbaal and Jerubbesheth, was a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites are recounted in of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible.
Gideon was the son of Joash, from the Abiez ...
'' (1998) as Dr. Richard Willows
*''
The Sex Monster'' (1999) as Billy
*''Serious Business'' (1999) as Bradford
*''
Boiler Room'' (2000) as Harry Reynard
*''Mercury in Retrograde'' (2000) as Alex
*''
Jurassic Park III'' (2001) as Mark Degler
*''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2004, TV Series) as Kevin Greer aka "The Blue Painted Killer"
*''Age of Kali'' (2005) as Tom Watson
*''The Air I Breathe'' (2007) as Sorrow's Father
* ''
Criminal Minds'' (2007) as William Reid
*''
Case 219
''Case 219'' is a 2010 American Drama film starring Evan Ross, Leven Rambin, and Taylor Nichols, and Harold Perrineau. The film was written and directed by James Bruce and is based on the Walter Dean Myers novel Shooter.
Plot
Seventeen-year-old ...
'' (2010) as Richard Ewing
*''Black Mail'' (2010) as Lee Burrows
*''
Damsels in Distress'' (2011) as Professor Black
*''Hide Away'' (2011) as The Boss
*''
Freeloaders'' (2012) as Kyle
*''
Godzilla'' (2014) as Military Analyst
*''Bipolar'' (2014) as Donald Poole
*''Bestseller'' (2015) as Agent Hayes
*''40 Nights'' (2016) as Joseph
*''
Chappaquiddick'' (2017) as Ted Sorensen
*''
1BR
''1BR'' is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by David Marmor, in his directorial debut. The title is an abbreviation of "one bedroom", commonly seen in real estate listings. The film premiered at Fantasia International Film Festiv ...
'' (2019) as Jerry
*''
The Walking Dead'' (2020) as Jeremiah
References
External links
*
1959 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Louisville, Kentucky
People from East Lansing, Michigan
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