Nigel Allan Havers (born 6 November 1949) is a BAFTA nominated English actor.
He is probably best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire.
He is also known for his role as Dr. Tom Latimer in the British comedy Don't Wait Up.
Havers' father Sir Michael Havers was a barrister, known for successfully defending Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on drug charges in 1967 and being chief-prosecutor of Peter Sutcliffe in 1981, as well as for his brief service as Lord Chancellor in 1987. His brother Philip Havers QC pursued a career in the legal profession.
Daughter: Kate born 1977.
Younger son of Baron Lord Michael Havers, QC, a Conservative MP for Wimbledon, Attorney General (1979-1987) and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1987). Lord Havers, was the real-life public prosecutor against Gerry and Gussieppe Conlon in the film In the Name of the Father (1993).
He now claims to regret not moving to Hollywood after the success of Chariots of Fire (1981).
He and Gary Graham (I) were the only two actors who were permitted to audition for the role of Captain Janeway in "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995).
His wife, Polly, was ill with cancer for four years and died on 24 June 2004.
Attended same school as singer Sarah Brightman.
His father, Lord Havers, was the real-life public prosecuter against Gerry and Gussieppe Conlon in the film In The Name of the Father
Supports Ipswich Town Football Club.
Nephew of Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss (born 1933) who in 1988 became the first woman named to the Court of Appeal and later President of the Family Division.
