Nigel Havers

'Nigel Havers' (qv) is one of Britain's best known actors, mainly for his many roles on television since the 1970s. He was born as the younger son of 'Michael Havers' (qv), QC, a Conservative MP for Wimbledon, Attorney General (1979-1987) and Lord High Chancellor of England (1987).After a private education, Havers attended a drama school attached to the Oxford Playhouse and at the same time worked in university productions, always in revues and comedies. He appeared in Twelfth Night in a revue at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which transferred to London where it was seen by an American director who took the show to the States.Havers' starring roles on British television have included series such as _Nicholas Nickleby (1977)_ (qv), _A Horseman Riding By (1978)_ (qv), _Don't Wait Up (1983)_ (qv), _The Charmer (1987)_ (qv) and _Dangerfield (1995)_ (qv). He has also made notable guest appearances in cult series such as _The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)_ (qv) and _The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014)_ (qv), and played the regular role of Lewis Archer in the soap opera _Coronation Street (1960)_ (qv).::tonyman5