Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
7 agosto 1953 (73)
Place of birth
Manchester, England, UK
Also known as
Lesley Nichol · Lesley Nicoll · Лесли Никол
Biography
Lesley Nicol (born August 7, 1953 in Manchester, England) is an English actress. She is a three-time SAG Award winner in the Best Cast in a Drama Series category for her role as Beryl Patmore in the ITV and PBS drama TV series Downton Abbey. She also starred in the 2019 feature film adaptation of the series, its 2022 sequel, and its 2025 finale. Nicol is also notable for her role as Mrs Beaver in the 1988 BBC adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and as the Queen Giant in the 1990 adaptation of The Silver Chair. She has guest-starred on numerous British television series and also appeared as Rosie in the West End production of Mamma Mia! from 2000 to 2002. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Conosciuto per
8.1
Series
Downton Abbey
Beryl Patmore
2010–2015
7.0
Series
Jellystone!
Winsome Witch (voice)
2021–2025
7.0
Film
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Mrs Patmore
2025
6.3
Film
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Nobel Moderator (voice)
2017
7.9
Series
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Pam Stubbs
2024
5.9
Film
Free Birds
Female Pilgrim (voice)
2013
7.1
Film
Downton Abbey
Beryl Patmore
2019
7.2
Film
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Beryl Patmore
2022
7.0
Series
Beecham House
Henrietta Beecham
2019
8.0
Film
Return to Narnia
Self
2025
6.7
Film
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
Adel
2020
2.5
Film
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
2025
6.5
Film
Piney: The Lonesome Pine
Forever Tree
2019
7.0
Film
Downton Abbey Live!
Self
2019
Acting credits 14 titles
Return to Narnia
as Self
8.0
2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Mrs Patmore
7.0
2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
as Self
2.5
2025
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
as Pam Stubbs
7.9
2024
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Beryl Patmore
7.2
2022
Jellystone!
as Winsome Witch (voice)
7.0
2021–2025
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
as Adel
6.7
2020
Downton Abbey Live!
as Self
7.0
2019
Beecham House
as Henrietta Beecham
7.0
2019
Piney: The Lonesome Pine
as Forever Tree
6.5
2019
Downton Abbey
as Beryl Patmore
7.1
2019
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
as Nobel Moderator (voice)
6.3
2017
Free Birds
as Female Pilgrim (voice)
5.9
2013
Downton Abbey
as Beryl Patmore
8.1
2010–2015