Neil Dickson (born 26 November 1950) is an English actor, who has worked extensively in both American and British film and television.
Biography At the age of five, Dickson contracted polio, but made a complete recovery a year later. He attended Worksop College in Nottinghamshire playing Coriolanus in the Junior Play 1966. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and spent several seasons working in repertory theatres in Sheffield, Manchester, Leicester and Oxford among others.
Career In 1975, he made his West End debut in The Gay Lord Quex, opposite Judi Dench, which was directed by Sir John Gielgud at the Albery Theatre.
While playing Dean Rebel in Trafford Tanzi at London's Mermaid Theatre, he was spotted by the producers of the NBC mini-series A.D., who cast him in the lead role of Valerius. He spent the following nine months on location in Tunisia working opposite James Mason, Susan Sarandon, Ava Gardner and Ian McShane. Upon his return, he was cast in the eponymous role of James Bigglesworth in the British feature film, Biggles (American title: Biggles: Adventures in Time), which was selected as the Royal Premiere Film in 1986. He went on to star in several mini-series and the cult sci-fi series She-Wolf of London, which was given the alternative title Love & Curses when syndicated in the United States. In 2008, he starred in the film Chasing Chekhov, which won the first BAFTA LA Film Festival Award.
TV credits include: I, Claudius, Secret Army, Blake's 7, Airline, Boon, Rockliffe's Babies, She-Wolf of London, Dynasty, Matlock, Baywatch, Sliders, Iron Man, Diagnosis: Murder, Alias, Mad Men and 1987 TV movie The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
Film credits include Biggles and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. He also appeared alongside Barbara Windsor, Joss Ackland and Gareth Hunt in the Pet Shop Boys film, It Couldn't Happen Here, Lionheart, David Lynch's Inland Empire, King of the Wind, Ridley Scott's Body of Lies and Charles Dennis's The Favour of Your Company and Chicanery. He played Nick in Barbara Taylor Bradford's Voice of the Hear alongside Lindsay Wagner and Victoria Tennant.
In 2011 Dickson played the eponymous role in Charles Dennis's award-winning film Atwill. He reprised the role of fugitive British assassin Clive Atwill in the web series Atwill at Large and in the 2018 feature film Barking Mad. Dickson and the other actors won the Best Ensemble Cast award at the 2021 Studio City Film Festival.
Dickson's game credits include Eternal Darkness, Age of Empires III, Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Personal life Dickson currently resides with his wife Lynda and their two daughters, Lucy and Chloë, in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Films
Live-action roles YearFilm Role Director Notes1986BigglesJames "Biggles" BigglesworthJohn Hough1987LionheartKing RichardFranklin J. SchaffnerEat the RichGerryPeter RichardsonIt Couldn't Happen HerePilot; Car SalesmanJack Bond1990King of the WindEarl of GodolphinPeter Duffell1996First StrikeAustralian Group #2Stanley Tong1997Romy and Michele's High School ReunionBoutique ManagerDavid Mirkin1998Something to Believe InJohnJohn HoughCredited as Neil Dixon (sic)2002The Story of O: Untold PleasuresSir StephenPhil Leirness2003Peak ExperienceDr. Cameron BealeAnthony Adams Timecop 2: The Berlin DecisionJohnsonSteve BoyumDirect-to-video release 2004SpectresWalterPhil Leirness2006CaffeineMr. DaviesJohn CosgroveInland EmpireProducerDavid Lynch2009Donna on DemandTonyCorbin BernsenDirect-to-video release2010The Favour of Your CompanyNigel ShepherdCharles DennisShort film2011The Search for Michael RockefellerSelfFraser Clarke HestonDocumentary AtwillAtwillCharles DennisShort film Serenity HouseDr. Lyle TalbotJudd PillotShort film2012JewtopiaClaudeBryan FogelSoul Cat ConfessionHenry PutnamA. J. D'AgostinoShort film2013Shakespeare in WattsSelfMel StuartShort film Sons of Liberty Allister SalingerDrew Hall Complicity Mr. AllusenC. B. HardingSmokin'MikeOliver CowleyShort film2014The Exorcism DiariesFather CensulaScott McCulloughShort film Haunting of the InnocentErikMatt HishAtlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt?Dr. Robert StadlerJ. James ManeraPlaying It ForwardSelfKeith Pepperell and Dave Ross2015At the SeashoreDavid WellesMartin GradekShort film2016The Comet Andrew J. CookeShort film2017ChicaneryGareth FoyleCharles Dennis2018Atomic ApocalypseThe RangerMartin Gooch2019CreditMichaelColburn SouthShort film2021Barking MadClive AtwillCharles Dennis2022Titanic 666Mr. WickNick Lyon2023The Quantum DevilDr. Richard CernovichLarry Wade CarrellLove & ConsentJustice CollinsMarcus J. FreedShort film2024ScrambledRomanLeah McKendrick
Voice roles
Year(s)TitleRole(s)DirectorNotes2006Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesVoiceTim HillA Good YearVoiceRidley ScottEragonVoiceStefen Fangmeier2007BeowulfVoiceRobert Zemeckis2008Chasing ChekhovGeorge; MikhailPeter Sands Short film Body of LiesBBC NewsreaderRidley ScottUncredited ImmigrantsTattoo Guy (in English dubbed version)Gábor Csupó2011Dragons: Gift of the Night FuryViking 2Tom Owens 2012The Yummy Gummy Search for SantaHarry (in English dubbed version)Bernie Denk, Rick Jones, and Jürgen Korduletsch2019Missing LinkDoctor RoylottChris Butler
Television
Live-action roles Year(s)TitleRole(s)Notes1976Crown CourtJury Foreman3 episodes I, ClaudiusGuardS1E7 "Queen of Heaven" 1977Two Stars for ComfortTomTV movie Secret ArmyPhillipsS1E1 "Lisa - Codename Yvette" 1978Tycoon MalcolmS1E5 "Anything But the Truth"1979–1980The MallensJohn Bensham6 episodes1981ITV PlayhousePhil SteeleS13E3 "Only a Game" Blake's 7AvandirS4E3 "Traitor" 1982AirlineStarmerS1E7 "Not Much of a Life"; S1E8 "Officers and Gentlemen"1983The Winds of WarPeters; Radio OperatorS1E4 "Defiance"1985A.D.Valerius5 episodes1986SinsHubert De Ville3 episodes Splash SelfJune 10, 1986 episodeThe Murders in the Rue MorgueAdolphe Le BonTV movie 1987DynastyGavin Maurier3 episodes A Hazard of HeartsNicholasTV movie 1988Freedom FighterRudi DonnerTV movie Rockliffe's BabiesTooleyS2E8 "Black Arrow" BoonEddie AllenS3E5 "Beef Encounter" 1988–1991MatlockAnthony Stewart; Tom Neville3 episodes1989Voice of the Heart Nick LatimerTV movie CBS Summer PlayhouseCooperS3E10 "Outpost" 1990A Ghost in Monte CarloDupuisTV movie The World of Eddie WearyRaymond KnightTV movie 1990–1991She-Wolf of LondonIan MathesonMain role; 20 episodes1993Acapulco H.E.A.T.Green Victory AgentS1E5 "Code Name: Strange Bedfellows" TarzánVladimir RostovS3E13 "Tarzan and the Russian Invasion"1995BaywatchRobertS5E21 "The Runaways"1996Night Stand with Dick DietrickFrancis DeMuleS1E48 "American Probe"1997SlidersCol. Angus Rickman4 episodes SharpeUxbridgeS5E3 "Sharpe's Waterloo" Nash BridgesDavid Laughton AdamsS3E12 "Dirty Tricks" 1998Mike Hammer, Private EyeSerge BorkmannS2E3 "The Art of Murder" Diagnosis: MurderDr. Arthur HolbineS5E21 "First Do No Harm" 2000Martial LawDr. Avery DekkerS2E18 "The Thrill Is Gone" StarhunterMajor Wayne BartlettS1E4 "Siren's Song" 2001AliasFTL Operative John SmytheS1E6 "Reckoning"2007ChuckMI-6 AgentS1E3 "Chuck Versus the Tango"2009Mad MenHarold FordS3E6 "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency"; S3E10 "The Color Blue"2013Bad SamaritansSilver FoxS1E1 "Pilot" A Snow Globe ChristmasFrankTV movie 2014You're the WorstNestorS1E1 "Pilot"2015Actors EntertainmentSelfS7E65 "ActorsE Chat with Neil Dickson and Cerris Morgan-Moyer"2017Atwill at LargeClive AtwillMain role; 5 episodes Twin PeaksGeorge BautzerS3E2 "Part 2" The OrvilleMan in Clerical GarbS1E12 "Mad Idolatry"
Voice roles
Year(s)TitleRole(s)Notes1994Iron ManVarious voices11 episodes1995–1996GargoylesVarious voices7 episodes1996What a Cartoon!Various voicesS1E26 "Gramps" The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestVarious voicesS1E17 "The Spectre of the Pine Barrens" Aaahh!!! Real MonstersVarious voicesS3E8 "You Only Scare Twice/Less Talk, More Monsters" 1998I Am WeaselBananaS2E12 "My Friend, the Smart Banana"1999–2003The Wild ThornberrysVarious voices3 episodes2002Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?Dale LockmanS1E6 "Pilot/Electric Boogaloo/The Groovesicle" RugratsSir CedricS9E4 "The Perfect Twins" 2004Megas XLRWarlockS2E6 "Space Booty"2016–2018Dragons: Race to the EdgeVarious voices9 episodes2020Wizards: Tales of ArcadiaVarious voices3 episodes2022Ms. MarvelRadio AnnouncerS1E5 "Time and Again"
Music videos YearSongArtistDirectorRoleNotes1987"Always on My Mind"Pet Shop BoysJack BondPilot
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes1995Solar Eclipse"Buzzard" Lt. HoganDisney's Animated Storybook: PocahontasVoice1998Titanic ExplorerVarious voices1999RevenantLocke D'Averam (voice)2002Medal of Honor: FrontlineVoiceCredited as Neal Dickson (sic) Neverwinter NightsVarious voicesEternal Darkness: Sanity's RequiemDr. Edward Roivas (voice)2004James Bond 007: Everything or NothingVoice2005Medal of Honor: European AssaultVoiceAge of Empires IIIWarrick (voice)Agatha Christie: And Then There Were NoneWilliam Blore (voice)2006The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth IIRohirrim (voice)Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten HammersVoiceHeroes of Might and Magic VVarious voicesEragonVoiceThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-kingRohirrim (voice)2007Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' WarKing of France2011The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimVarious voicesStar Wars: The Old RepublicVarious voices2016Far Cry PrimalVarious voicesWatch Dogs 2Jim Lin (voice)2019Call of Duty: Modern WarfareVoice
References
External links
Neil Dickson website