Nick Brimble, born in Bristol, is an English actor best known for his performances as Little John in the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and his appearances on various television shows. Nick was educated at Bristol Grammar School.
His credits include: Softly, Softly, Z-Cars, Space: 1999, The Sweeney, The Professionals, Danger UXB, The Onedin Line, Blake's 7, Robin of Sherwood, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Dempsey and Makepeace, Bergerac, To Play the King, The Final Cut, The Bill, Casualty, Heartbeat, State of Play, Lock, Stock... and Doc Martin.
In 2006, he joined the cast of Emmerdale playing Terence Turner, until the character's death in April 2006.
In 2007 he guest starred in the Doctor Who audio drama Exotron.
Nick (for Nicholas) Brimble is one of three brothers, all actors. The other two, twins, are Ian Brimble and Vincent Brimble. Their father, Roy, was a school teacher, which freed him in summers to travel around with and sometimes manage groups of performers. He acted with WEA and Bristol Arts Society and the sons grew up taking him through his lines and going to see him in plays. When Roy did TV and radio from Bristol, the three children played parts in productions such as 'Children Of The New Forest'. Nick applied to the Italia Conti stage school when he was about ten, but wasn't allowed to go. Instead, he passed his scholarship to Bristol Grammar school, and his reward was a season ticket to Bristol Old Vic Theatre where he saw every show until he went to University in '62. Nick graduated with a two-one degree (roughly equivalent to summa cum laude in the States) which attests to his brilliance. He taught for a while after graduation. When he began acting, it was with a group of mostly young actors who learned and evaluated each other as they performed. Nick's strong features enable him to adopt a forbidding appearance in so many of his tough-guy roles. However, he's an utterly charming, somewhat reserved gentleman with a wonderful smile and electrifying blue eyes.
