

Cast & creator
Best known for Doctor Who, Heartbeat, Torchwood
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.
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film credits
26
television credits
30
1984–2022 · acting roles
7.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Across film & television
Showing 32 of 32 credits

Henry
2005
Gordon Drew
1992
Male Hiker
2006
Disco Dancer
1990
Andrew Darlington
2013
Teleplay
2006
'Man In Bed'
1990
Driving Instructor
2008
George Formby
1993

Reverend Gilby
2016
Father
1995
Dustman #1
2002
Customer
2022
Roy
2011
Triconus
1988
Posty
1988
Ben
2012
Mr Simms
2006
Twitcher
2020
George Hooper
2013
Debbie's Dad
2007Various
1984
Postman
1989

Dad
1999
Technician
2006
Male Customer
2007Poker Playing Friend
2001Creator

(voice)
1990