Michael Nardone (born 20 January 1967) is a Scottish actor. He was raised in Ballingry, Fife[1][2] and trained in Drama at Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh.[3][4]

Michael Nardone
Born (1967-01-20) 20 January 1967 (age 57)
Ballingry, Fife, Scotland
NationalityScottish
OccupationActor

He starred as Mascius in the BBC/HBO/RAI TV series Rome and appeared as DCI Richard Whiteside in BBC Scotland drama River City.[5]

His many stage credits include Macbeth and King Lear for the Royal National Theatre and Stitchers by Esther Freud at the Jermyn Street Theatre alongside Sinéad Cusack.[6]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Company Director | Notes
1996 Cyrano de Bergerac Ligniere Communicado, with Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Gerry Mulgrew and Andy Farrell translation by Edwin Morgan

Selected filmography

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  • Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992) – Stevie
  • Being Human (1994) – Raider
  • Wycliffe (1996, TV Series) – PC Joe Duggan
  • The Bill (1998-2008, TV Series) – Gordon McCardle / Everett / Jeremy Dyson
  • The Match (1999) – Dingus
  • The Miracle Maker (2000) – (voice)
  • Silent Witness (2002, TV Series) – PC Shaun Nicholson
  • Dot the I (2003) – Detective 2
  • Steel River Blues (2004, TV Series) – Dave Tanner
  • Rome (2005–2007, TV Series) – Mascius
  • Skins (2008, TV Series) – Sandy Jenkins
  • Merlin (2009, TV Series) – Kendrick
  • Jinx (2009, TV Series) – Mike / Mr Peckgrind
  • Durham County (2010, TV Series) – Ivan Sujic
  • Ben Hur (2010, TV Mini-Series) – Hortator
  • Combat Kids (2010, TV Series) – Steve
  • Mercenaries (2011) – Radovic
  • Intruders (2011) – Frank
  • The Somnambulists (2011) – Man 3
  • The Field of Blood (2013, TV Series) – DI Michael Gallagher
  • Wayland's Song (2013) – Wayland
  • Line of Duty (2014, TV Series) – O'Neill
  • Shetland (2014, TV series) – Donnie Tulloch
  • National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014) – The Duke of Cornwall
  • Child 44 (2015) – Semyon Okun
  • The Night Manager (2016, TV Mini-Series) – Frisky
  • Whisky Galore! (2016) – Brown
  • Rogue One (2016) – Shield Gate Officer
  • Clique (2018, TV Series) – Alec McStay
  • Traces (2019, TV Series) – DI Neil McKinven

References

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  1. ^ TV.com (20 January 1967). "Michael Nardone". TV.com. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ^ English, Paul (9 June 2011). "Scots star Michael Nardone: I'm gutted that my success is a secret in my own country". Daily Record. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. ^ McMillan, Joyce (23 October 2018). "Theatre interview: Michael Nardone on starring in a new production of Macbeth, set in a modern world facing social collapse". The Scotsman. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Q&A with actor Michael Nardone". Queen Margaret University. March 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ English, Paul (24 March 2007). "Rome to River City". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  6. ^ Billington, Michael (4 June 2018). "Stitchers review – Sinéad Cusack is outstanding in Esther Freud's prison drama". The Guardian.
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