Nick Robinson is an English

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who has appeared regularly on British television, most famously as William Beech in ''

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'', starring

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. He also played the lead in the television series ''

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'' based upon the book of the same name by Alan Temperley, produced by

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. He has made a few other television programmes including an episode of '' Midsomer Murders'' and he was also in the film version of ''

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''. Other appearances include ''

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, Urban Gothic'' and '' Down to Earth''.

Career

He began his career in theatre and, at the age of 7, appeared in the West End transfer of

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, produced by the National Theatre, at the

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. His next appearance was in Theatre De Complicite's production of ''

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'' in the

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and on its national tour. He later played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of ''

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'', directed by Adrian Noble. Robinson was most famous for his role in ''Goodnight Mister Tom''. This won the awards of the Bafta for the Most Popular TV programme in 1998 voted for by readers of the Radio Times, Best Drama performance in 1999 and the Best ITV/Channel 5 Programme of 1998. Robinson also works extensively as a producer; most recently he presented the UK premiere production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair directed by Thom Southerland, at the

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in London's West End. Other credits include ''

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'' at the New

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, ''

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'' at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, '' Singin' in the Rain'' at the Broadway Studio, ''

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'' at Upstairs at the Gatehouse and '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' at the Landor Theatre. Later this year, Robinson will be producing the Pulitzer prize-winning play '' The Diary of Anne Frank''.

Filmography

*''

'' (TV movie, 1998) as William Beech *''

'' (1999) as Peter Long *'' Midsomer Murders'' (TV series) as Felix Bryce in episode '' Death's Shadow'' (1999) *''

'' (TV series, 1999–2002) as Harry *'' Vatel'' (2000) as Colin *''

'' (TV series) as Edward Devenish in episode ''Harm Done'' (2000) *'' Urban Gothic'' (TV series) as Jake in episode ''Old Nick'' (2000) *''Ali and Danny'' (2002) as Danny *'' Down to Earth'' (TV series) as Ronan Davies in episode ''Moving On'' (2003)

Personal life

Robinson became engaged to '' Big Brother 2016'' star

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on 25 December 2018.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Nick Living people English male film actors English male television actors People from Peterborough English male stage actors English gay actors Male actors from Cambridgeshire English theatre managers and producers 1986 births