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23 Facts About Nigel Harman

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Nigel Derek Harman was born on 11 August 1973 and is an English actor.

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Nigel Harman has landed other acting roles in The Bill, Downton Abbey, Doctors, Mount Pleasant, and Casualty.

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Nigel Harman grew up in Woldingham, Surrey, and was educated at Dulwich College.

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Nigel Harman's mother was involved in the productions, but she died when Harman was 18.

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Nigel Harman then turned his hand to larger theatre roles, appearing in productions such as Privates on Parade, Much Ado About Nothing and Summer Holiday.

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Nigel Harman performed in musicals on cruise ships for six and a half months, but later told Paul O'Grady that he hated the experience.

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Nigel Harman had minor parts in episodes of Red Cap, Doctors and Coupling, but had to support himself by taking jobs at Pizza Hut and as a driver for supermarket chain Sainsbury's.

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At the time, Nigel Harman was working as a delivery driver for supermarket chain Sainsbury's when he learned he had got the role.

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Nigel Harman left EastEnders on 5 November 2005, and his final episode was aired on 30 December 2005, in which Dennis was stabbed to death in the street by one of Johnny Allen's henchmen, later revealed to be Danny Moon.

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Nigel Harman opened alongside Sarah Lancashire, who left the production with illness on 4 January 2006.

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In October 2006, Nigel Harman appeared in the Harold Pinter play The Caretaker at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, starring alongside David Bradley and Con O'Neill.

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Nigel Harman resumed the role of Sky Masterson, joining the Guys and Dolls tour at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham in December 2006, and the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton in May 2007.

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In November and December 2009, Nigel Harman appeared in Public Property by Sam Peter Jackson at the Trafalgar Studios.

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In May and June 2010, Nigel Harman acted in the stage production of True West at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

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From September 2012 to January 2013, Nigel Harman starred alongside Rob Brydon and Ashley Jensen in Alan Ayckbourn's A Chorus of Disapproval at the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End.

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Nigel Harman directed the London premiere of the musical Big Fish, starring Kelsey Grammer, which played at The Other Palace in November and December 2017.

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From February to April 2019, Nigel Harman toured the UK opposite Mark Benton in David Mamet's play Glengarry Glen Ross.

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Nigel Harman played the lead as Robert Langdon in the stage adaptation tour of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, which opened in January 2022 in Bromley.

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Nigel Harman achieved his first major film role in Telstar.

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Nigel Harman appeared as a "Dealer" in the Channel 4 online educational game The Curfew.

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In 2011, Nigel Harman appeared in an episode of Agatha Christie's Marple.

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The BBC announced in February 2023 that Nigel Harman had joined the cast of Casualty as Dr Max Cristie, the new clinical lead of the emergency department.

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Nigel Harman had to step down from the competition due to an injury hours before the quarter final on 2 December 2023.