Nicholas Bishop (actor, born 1985)
British actor
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Nicholas Bishop is a British actor. He began his career in theatre. On television, he is known for his role as Maxim Alonso in the first three seasons of the BBC Two and HBO series Industry (2020–). His films include Lady Chatterley's Lover and Pretty Red Dress (both 2022), and The Critic (2023).
Nicholas Bishop | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 (age 40–41) |
| Education | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Early life
Bishop is fluent in Spanish and Catalan and graduated from Balliol College, Oxford with a degree in English literature.[1]
Career
Bishop was cast as Longaville in Peter Hall's 2008 production of Love's Labour's Lost at the Rose Theatre, Kingston.[2] Bishop then played Froth in Holt's production of Measure for Measure at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth and Peter in The Railway Children at Waterloo Station.[3] Bishop also made guest appearances in the BBC One series Hustle and Cranford.
Bishop made his West End debut when he joined the cast of War Horse at the New London Theatre as Captain Nicholls, taking over the role from Alex Avery in 2011.
Bishop had further stage roles in the 2015 National Theatre productions of Man and Superman with Ralph Fiennes[4] and Three Days in the Country directed by Patrick Marber.[5] This was followed by While the Sun Shines with Tamla Kari in 2016.[6]
In 2017, Bishop played Count Orsino and Dickens in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Twelfth Night[7] and A Christmas Carol respectively.[8][9] This was followed by The Madness of George III, in which Bishop reunited with Mark Gatiss.[10]
Bishop returned to television in 2020 when he began playing Maxim Alonso in the BBC Two and HBO banking drama Industry, a role he would reprise in the second and third series.[11] He appeared in the films Lady Chatterley's Lover as Ned[12] and Pretty Red Dress as Shaun in 2022,[13] and The Critic as Richard Pugh in 2023.[14]
Bishop starred in the Hallmark Channel films A Proposal in Paris (2023) as Sebastian Laurent opposite Alexa PenaVega[15][16] and An American in Austen as Mr Darcy.[17][18][19] Bishop appeared in the 2025 BBC One crime drama This City Is Ours.[20] He has an upcoming role in Nia DaCosta's film Hedda.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | A Great Mistake | Ed | Short film |
| 2016 | For Grace | Dr Stevens | Documentary |
| 2018 | Albert | Short film | |
| Grub | Short film | ||
| 2022 | Lady Chatterley's Lover | Ned | Netflix film |
| Pretty Red Dress | Shaun | ||
| 2023 | The Critic | Richard Pugh | |
| 2025 | Hedda | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hustle | Plummy | Episode: "Signing Up to Wealth" |
| 2009 | Cell | Agent Chambers | |
| Locked Up Abroad | Jake Libbon | Episode: "Puerto Vallarta / Mexican Justice" | |
| Cranford | Giacomo | 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Doll & Em | Ferdinand | Episode: "Six" |
| 2014 | Drifters | Gregor | Episode: "Rock'n'Roll" |
| 2020–present | Industry | Maxim Alonso | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Becoming Elizabeth | Ambassador | Episode: "Necessity Compels Me to Plague You" |
| 2023 | A Paris Proposal | Sebastian Laurent | Television film |
| 2024 | An American in Austen | Mr Darcy | Television film |
| 2025 | This City is Ours | Ricardo | |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wheelman | Anton Gallo | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Battlefront II | ||
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Love's Labour's Lost | Longavillie | Rose Theatre, Kingston |
| 2009 | Measure for Measure | Froth | Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
| 2010 | The Railway Children | Peter | Waterloo Station Theatre, London |
| 2011 | War Horse | Captain Nicholls | New London Theatre, London |
| 2012 | The Country Wife | Harcourt | Royal Exchange, Manchester |
| 2013 | Moby Dick | Starbuck | Arcola Theatre, London[21] |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Darnay / Defarge | King's Head Theatre, London[22] | |
| 2014 | Eldorado | Oskar | Arcola Theatre, London |
| 2015 | Man and Superman | Duval | National Theatre, London |
| The Texas Sharpshooter | Banker | Arcola Theatre, London | |
| Three Days in the Country | Matvey | National Theatre, London | |
| 2016 | While the Sun Shines | Colbert | Theatre Royal, Bath |
| The Rivals | Faulkland | UK tour[23] | |
| 2017 | Nell Gwynn | John Dryden | English Touring Theatre |
| Twelfth Night | Orsino | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| A Christmas Carol | Dickens | ||
| 2018 | The Madness of George III | William Pitt | Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham |