Statuesque Northern actor known for his Viking looks, David Nicholls was originally a rugby player with the Scarborough team before turning to acting and a variety of roles in films and TV. He died in 2008, an inquest hearing that his death came about 40 years after being exposed to asbestos in a car parts factory he worked at as a young man.

• Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

  
• Highlander: Endgame (2000)

  
• The 7.39 (2014)

  
• Patrick Melrose (2018)

  
• A spasso nel tempo - L'avventura continua (1997)