Michael Nardone

Michael Nardone (born January 20, 1967) is a Scottish actor known for his roles in both television and stage productions. He was raised in Ballingry, Fife and later trained in Drama at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. Nardone has appeared in various notable TV shows, including the BBC/HBO/RAI series Rome, where he played the character Mascius, and the BBC Scotland drama River City, in which he portrayed DCI Richard Whiteside. On stage, he has performed in productions such as Macbeth and King Lear for the Royal National Theatre, and Stitchers by Esther Freud at the Jermyn Street Theatre alongside Sinéad Cusack. Nardone has also had roles in films such as Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992) and Dot the I (2003).