
John Nettles
Known for ActingBorn 1943-10-11 (age 82)St. Austell, Cornwall, England
John Nettles has been a familiar face on British and International television screens for over thirty years. From his early beginnings in the UK hit comedy "The Liver Birds" (1969), he became a household name overnight playing the Jersey detective "Jim Bergerac". The series, "Bergerac" (1981), was a huge hit in Britain and was exported to many countries across the world including France, Spain and Greece, gaining him thousands of fans. His new found fame as Bergerac gave him almost film-star-like fame and fortune, not to mention thousands of female admirers! Despite "Bergerac" (1981) being mothballed in the early 1990s, the series still has a considerable fan base and lingering popularity abroad, especially in Jersey, where images of John Nettles are still used for advertising tourist attractions and other services on the island. Nettles' polished Shakesperean performances have won him critical acclaim and many consider him to rival fellow British stalwarts of theatre such as Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen. Oddly enough, however, he has never really ventured onto the big screen and has seemed happy to stick to stage and television throughout his successful career. Most recently he has enjoying continued success playing the straightforward DCI Tom Barnaby in ITV's _"Midsomer Murders" (1997). He is on record as wanting to create a TV detective without any of the usual tics, and consequently Tom Barnaby is a happy family man, who just happens to live in the most murderous part of an otherwise stereotypically idyllic English countryside.Read more
Movies & web series
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The Expert
1968 · Series
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The Great Wall: The Making of China
2021 · Movie
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My Unique B&B
2021 · Series
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Enemy at the Door
1978 · Series
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Airport
1996 · Series
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Poldark
2015 · Series
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Discovering Hamlet
2011 · Movie
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Toast of London
2013 · Series
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Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
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Robin of Sherwood
1984 · Series
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The Professionals
1977 · Series
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Natural World
1983 · Series
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Heartbeat
1992 · Series
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Dickens of London
1976 · Series
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The Merchant of Venice
1980 · Movie
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The Detectives
1993 · Series
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BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Series
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Playhouse
1974 · Series
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The Agatha Christie Hour
1982 · Series
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Bergerac
1981 · Series
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Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
1976 · Movie
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Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem
2022 · Movie
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All Men Are Mortal
1995 · Movie
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002 · Movie
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Playhouse Presents
2012 · Series
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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Series
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The Adventures of Black Beauty
1972 · Series
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Skavlan
2009 · Series
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One More Time
1970 · Movie

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Devon and Cornwall
2019 · Series

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Never Land
2017 · Movie

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Walks with My Dog
2017 · Series

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Shakespeare: The Legacy
2016 · Movie

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Sindy The Fairy Princess
2006 · Movie
Under the Sun
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Under the Sun
1989 · Series

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Submarine: Perisher: Million Pound Captains
1985 · Series

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Findings on a Late Afternoon
1981 · Movie
Midsomer Murders: 20th Anniversary Special
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Midsomer Murders: 20th Anniversary Special
Movie