Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers
Havers in 2004
Born
Nigel Allan Havers

(1951-11-06) 6 November 1951
OccupationsActor and presenter
Years active1970–present
Spouses
Carolyn Cox
(m. 1974; div. 1989)
Polly Williams
(m. 1989; died 2004)
Georgiana Bronfman
(m. 2007)
Children1
FatherMichael Havers, Baron Havers

Nigel Allan Havers (born 6 November 1951) is an English actor and presenter. In 1981 he earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for portraying Lord Andrew Lindsay in the British sports film Chariots of Fire (1981). Other credits include A Passage to India (1984), Empire of the Sun (1987), Farewell to the King (1989), Don't Wait Up (1983–1990), Sleepers (1991) Coronation Street, (2009–2019), Brothers & Sisters (2009), Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures, Downton Abbey (2011), The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014), Benidorm (2017), Finding Alice (2021), The Gentlemen (2024), and A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025).