Lesley Nicol (born August 7, 1953 in Manchester, England) is an English actress. She is a three-time SAG Award winner in the Best Cast in a Drama Series category for her role as Beryl Patmore in the ITV and PBS drama TV series Downton Abbey. She also starred in the 2019 feature film adaptation of the series, its 2022 sequel, and its 2025 finale. Nicol is also notable for her role as Mrs Beaver in the 1988 BBC adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and as the Queen Giant in the 1990 adaptation of The Silver Chair. She has guest-starred on numerous British television series and also appeared as Rosie in the West End production of Mamma Mia! from 2000 to 2002. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Filmography

• 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale — Mrs Patmore
• 2025Sarah & Duck On The Big Screen — Scarf Lady (voice)
• 2025The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins — Nurgabog Weaver (voice)
• Mr Bates vs The Post Office — Pam Stubbs
• 2022Downton Abbey: A New Era — Beryl Patmore
• Jellystone! — Winsome Witch (voice)
• Animaniacs — Mrs. Kettle (voice), Drusilla / Baker's Wife (voice)
• 2020More Beautiful for Having Been Broken — Adel
• Beecham House — Henrietta Beecham
• 2019Downton Abbey — Beryl Patmore
• 2019Piney: The Lonesome Pine — Forever Tree
• The Boys — Connie Butcher
• Summer Camp Island — Ramona / Mo (voice), Ramona / Additional Voices (voice), Ramona (voice), Ramona / Emma (voice)
• 2017Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie — Nobel Moderator (voice)
• 2016Ghostbusters — Mrs. Ponner (uncredited)
• Harvey Beaks — Ms. Paddles (voice), Lady Lake Spirit (voice)
• The Odd Couple — Marge
• Father Brown — Majorie Chummy
• 2013Free Birds — Female Pilgrim (voice)
• Once Upon a Time — Johanna
• Downton Abbey — Beryl Patmore
• Hot in Cleveland — Margaret
• 2010West Is West — Auntie Annie
• 2008Hancock & Joan — Nellie
• 2007Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley — Jean
• Hotel Babylon — Mrs. Cord
• Supernatural — Katja
• 2004Benefit to Mankind — Stella Beauchamp
• Shameless — Belle
• Rose and Maloney — Headteacher
• 1999East Is East — Auntie Annie
• Extremely Dangerous — Gwenda Palmer
• dinnerladies — Worker
• The Grand — Mrs Morris
• Peak Practice — Sally Buxton
• A Touch of Frost — Mrs Cockcroft
• Heartbeat — Mrs. Swinton, Rita Stirling, Nora Budge
• Paul Merton: The Series
• 1990The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair — Giant Queen
• The Nineteenth Hole — Mrs. Anderton
• The Chronicles of Narnia — Mrs. Beaver, Giant Queen
• 1988The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe — Mrs. Beaver
• Casualty — Jayne Bowen
• Blackadder — Mrs. Pants

Appearances as themselves (6)

• 2025Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale — Self
• 2025Return to Narnia — Self
• 2024Joy: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir — Self
• 2019Downton Abbey Live! — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest