English actor and playwright John Vivian Drummond Nettles, OBE, was born on 11 October 1943. He is best known for his role as the title character in the detective series Bergerac (1981–1991) and as Detective Inspector Tom Barnaby in Midsomer Murders (1997-2011). He has also done voice acting for various television shows.
Who is John Nettles?
Nettles was born in St Austell, Cornwall, in 1943. His biological mother was an Irish nurse who emigrated to Britain to work during the Second World War. Carpenter Eric Nettles and his wife Elsie adopted him at birth. When he was younger, he attended St Austell High School. He enrolled at the University of Southampton in 1962 to study history and philosophy when he became interested in theater.
Who is John Nettles?
Nettles was born in St Austell, Cornwall, in 1943. His biological mother was an Irish nurse who emigrated to Britain to work during the Second World War. Carpenter Eric Nettles and his wife Elsie adopted him at birth.
When he was younger, he attended St Austell High School. In 1962 he enrolled at the University of Southampton to study history and philosophy. There he became interested in theater and after graduating he joined the Royal Court Theatre.
How old is John Nettles?
Nettles was born on October 11, 1943 and will therefore be 80 years old in 2023.
What is John Nettles’ net worth?
The British actor and author has a net worth of $10 million.
What is John Nettles’ career?
Nettles portrayed Laertes in the University Theater production of Tom Courtenay’s Hamlet in 1969 for the Manchester-based 69 Theater Company. From 1969 to 1970 he appeared in the repertory of the Northcott Theater in Exeter. Last year he had his first acting role in the film One More Time. The following year, he took on the role of Dr. Ian Mackenzie in the historical drama A Family at War, which he held until 1972. He subsequently appeared in a number of television shows with supporting roles , notably The Liver Birds and Dickens of London. , Robin de Sherwood and “Officers of the Law”, a March 1978 episode of Enemy at the Door. The latter is set in Guernsey during the German occupation of the Channel Islands in World War II and Nettles plays a policeman who must The Germans are preoccupied by the conflict between their duty and their collaboration with the enemy.
How tall and weighed is John Nettles?
The English actor stands at a great height 5 feet and 9 inches (Approximately 1.78 meters) tall and weighs 75 kg.
What nationality and ethnicity is John Nettles?
Nettles is an English citizen and belongs to white ethnicity.
John Nettle’s wife and children
Nettles married his first wife, Joyce Middleton, in 1967. Their daughter, Emma Martins, was born in 1970 and moved to Bergerac in Jersey with her father. She joined the Jersey State Police and worked with officers who met her father while filming the series. After divorcing Nettles, Joyce became a casting director for Midsomer Murders.
Nettles then married his second wife, Cathryn Sealey, in Evesham, Worcestershire in July 1995.