Nicky Henson

Nicky Henson
Birth name	Leslie Lincoln Henson
Born	May 12, 1945 in London, England, UK
Died	December 15, 2019 from cancer
Notable Roles	Jack Edwards in EastEnders
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Nicky Henson is a British actor best known for his work on the English stage and for his guest appearances on Fawlty Towers and A Touch of Frost.

Biography

London-born Henson was the son of Leslie Henson, a noted comedian. At adulthood, Leslie Lincoln had his name legally changed to Nicholas Victor Henson. He has had countless film, TV and stage roles. From 1969 to 1975, he was married to actress Una Stubbs, with whom he had two sons, Joe and Christian, both of whom have grown up to become composers. In the mid-1970s, he dated actress Susan Hampshire. He married his second wife, Marguerite Porter, in the 1980s, and has had a third son, Keaton, by her. In 2005, he had a major role as Sydney Hewitt in the Oscar-nominated film Syriana.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Shirley's World	Beanie	1x07 - To Dream the Improbable Dream	May 19, 1972
Arthur of the Britons	Garet	1x03 - The Challenge	December 20, 1972
Fawlty Towers	Mr. Johnson	2x02 - The Psychiatrist	February 26, 1979
Minder	George Wilson	1x02 - Bury My Half at Waltham Green	November 5, 1979
Whoops Apocalypse		1x04 - Lucifer and the Lord	April 4, 1982
Home to Roost		3x02 - Success Story	October 31, 1987
Inspector Morse	Vince Cranston	3x03 - Deceived by Flight	January 18, 1989
Boon	Terry Patterson	4x13 - The Eyes of Texas	December 20, 1989
Lovejoy	Joe Gruder	2x10 - Lily's Pearls	March 10, 1991
Between the Lines	Chief Supt. Charlie McGregor	1x10 - Nothing to Declare	November 6, 1992
Health and Efficiency	Anthony Bolt	1x04 - The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God	January 20, 1994
Pie in the Sky	Harrington Smithfield	4x03 - Chinese Whispers	September 29, 1996
All Quiet on the Preston Front	Grey Scarry	3x02 - Eric's Won Ton	July 28, 1997
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...	CID Officer	2x03 - The Wrong Man	Unaired Scheduled October 1997
The Bill	John Defoe	14x67 - Spray	June 16, 1998
A Touch of Frost	DS Larry Finlay	7x01 - Line of Fire (1)	December 25, 1999
A Touch of Frost	DS Larry Finlay	7x02 - Line of Fire (2)	January 1, 2000
Midsomer Murders	Simon Reason	4x05 - Dark Autumn	September 16, 2001
Heartbeat	Alan Jones	11x16 - Second Chances	February 10, 2002
Swiss Toni	Mike Black	1x03 - Power Assisted Steering	February 24, 2003
EastEnders	Jack Edwards	02/27/06 - February 27, 2006	February 27, 2006
EastEnders	Jack Edwards	03/02/06 - March 2, 2006	March 2, 2006
EastEnders	Jack Edwards	03/03/06 - March 3, 2006	March 3, 2006
EastEnders	Jack Edwards	03/08/06 - March 8, 2006	March 8, 2006
EastEnders	Jack Edwards	03/21/06 - March 21, 2006	March 21, 2006
EastEnders	Jack Edwards	03/24/06 - March 24, 2006	March 24, 2006

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Demetrius	December 13, 1981	The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare
Anyone for Denis?	Vouvrey	December 28, 1982
Season's Greetings	Neville	December 24, 1986
The Green Man	Jack	October 28, 1990
Micky Love	Martin Bowen	May 20, 1993	Rik Mayall Presents
Anorak of Fire	Jim O'Rourke	April 5, 1998
Fawlty Towers @ 30	Himself	August 27, 2005

Awards and Accolades

Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards

• Nominated: Best Supporting Performance in a Musical (1997) - Enter the Guardsman