Phil Nice

Biography

Phillip Nice (born 6 April 1954) is a British actor who has been active in television and films since 1984. He was born in Vange, Essex.

Nice has appeared in a number of television series, including Who Dares Wins, South of the Border, Inspector Morse, Mr. Bean, Goodnight Sweetheart, The Bill, EastEnders, Heartbeat, The Inbetweeners (as a driving instructor), Coming of Age, Moving Wallpaper, Love Soup, Torchwood: Miracle Day, My Family, Hebburn and Citizen Khan (as the friendly neighbour Keith). He also appeared in Morrisons adverts in 2011.

Nice has appeared in the films Ident, Danny the Champion of the World, Magicians and A Kind of Hush.

In December, 1985, Nice, along with temporary comedy partner Arthur Smith, made a short series of parody documentaries for Channel 4, Arthur and Phil Go Off.

In 2014, Nice played an astronaut killed by giant spiders in "Kill the Moon", the seventh episode of the eighth series of the science-fiction television show Doctor Who.

In January 2015, Nice appeared in series two of Broadchurch as Andrew Darlington, the manager of the care home looking after Jocelyn Knight's elderly mother.

Known For

Doctor Who

Henry

Heartbeat

Gordon Drew

My Hero

Spy

Roy

Torchwood

Male Hiker

The Inbetweeners

Driving Instructor

The Thin Blue Line

Father

Mr. Bean

Disco Dancer

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2007	Magicians	Male Customer
2001	A Lump In My Throat	Poker Playing Friend
1999	A Kind of Hush	Dad
1990	Ident	(voice)
1989	Danny the Champion of the World	Postman

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	DI Ray	Customer
2016	Houdini & Doyle	Reverend Gilby
2013	Broadchurch	Andrew Darlington
2012	Hebburn	Ben
2011	Spy	Roy
2008	The Inbetweeners	Driving Instructor
2006	Torchwood	Male Hiker
2005	Doctor Who	Henry
2000	My Hero
1998	PB Bear and Friends
1995	The Thin Blue Line	Father
1992	Heartbeat	Gordon Drew
1990	Mr. Bean	Disco Dancer
1988	Chelmsford 123	Triconus
1988	Chelmsford 123	Posty