Neil Dickson

Neil Dickson (born November 26, 1950) is an English actor who has worked extensively in both American and British film and television. At the age of five, Dickson contracted poliomyelitis but made a full recovery a year later. He attended Worksop College in Nottinghamshire and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Dickson debuted in the West End in Pinero's The Gay Lord Quex alongside Dame Judi Dench, directed by Sir John Gielgud. He was cast in the lead role of Valerius in the NBC mini-series AD while performing in Trafford Tanzi at London's Mermaid Theatre. Dickson has worked with James Mason, Susan Sarandon, Ava Gardner, and Ian McShane in films and TV shows.