Nick Stringer
Acting
Born August 10, 1948, Torquay, Devon, England
Nick Stringer is an English actor. In a thirty year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including The Bill, Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Minder, Johnny Jarvis, Butterflies and My Family. He also had a small part in the film, The Long Good Friday. Stringer appeared in the first two series of The New Statesman as the fictional Member of Parliament Bob Crippen, a Labour opponent of the Conservative Alan B'Stard. Other roles have included a cameo role in Goodnight Sweetheart in the episode "You're Driving Me Crazy" as an undercover detective, and as a deputy headmaster Mr Sullivan in Press Gang (mainly appearing in the first two seasons). He appeared in the BBC drama Holby City, in an episode entitled "Doctor's Dilemma", on 18 June 2008. Stringer lives in Swansea, Wales, and is married with two children. Stringer has also made two guest appearances in the BBC Sictom Only Fools and Horses, in the episodes Go West Young Man, as an australian man, and in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, he plays Del's old business partner, Jumbo Mills.
Filmography
- 2009Broadside: Emerging Empires Collide — De Ruyter
- 2009I Know You Know — Mic the Barman
- 2008The Edge of Love
- 2005Oliver Twist — Inspector Blather
- Born and Bred — Labour MP Reg Samuel
- 2001Gentlemen's Relish — Edward Shelburne
- 1999Captain Jack — Toby
- 1997Stella Does Tricks — Edward
- 1997The Missing Postman — Farmer Flint
- Goodnight Sweetheart — Tommy Kingdom
- Peak Practice — PC Pete Greenhalgh
- Murder Most Horrid — Inspector Hibbert
- 1990Shoot to Kill — Kavin Taylor
- Birds of a Feather — Police Supt.
- Press Gang — Mr. Sullivan
- 1989Work Experience — Man on Phone
- 1988Home Front — Dave
- 1988The Black and Blue Lamp — Sgt. Brooks
- 1988We Think the World of You — Butcher
- 1987Personal Services — P.C. Baker
- The New Statesman — Bob Crippen
- Bread — Julian La Mere
- 1986Clockwise — Det. Sgt. George Rice
- Dempsey and Makepeace — Piglet
- Super Gran — Mad Mick
- The Bill — Ron Smollett
- 1983Gaskin — Labour Councillor
- Good Night And God Bless — Harry
- Johnny Jarvis
- 1983The Terence Davies Trilogy
- Bergerac — George Lacey
- Only Fools and Horses — Aussie Man, Jumbo Mills
- Nobody's Perfect — Ernie
- 1980The Long Good Friday — Billy
- Minder — Tommy
- Shoestring — Steve
- 1979That Summer! — Policeman
- 1979The Knowledge — Cabbie
- 1978Affront — Carron
- Pickersgill People — PC Shane Pritchard
- 1978Soldiers Talking, Cleanly — Terry
- 1978The Life Story of Baal — Taxi Driver
- 1978The Shout — Cobbler
- Target — Matthews
- The Professionals — Twig
- 1976Children — Father
- 1976Occupy! — Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
- Open All Hours — Neville, Man
- The Sweeney — Patsy Kearny
- Play for Today — Terry