Trivia

He and Gary Graham were the only two actors who were permitted to audition for the role of Captain Janeway in Viaje a las estrellas: Voyager (1995).

He now claims to regret not moving to Hollywood after the success of Carros de fuego (1981).

His grandfather, Sir Cecil Havers, was the judge on the murder trial of Ruth Ellis, who was the last woman to be executed for murder in the UK.

His wife, Polly Williams, was ill with cancer for four years and died on 24 June 2004.

He considers the BBC miniseries of A Horseman Riding By (1978) to have been his big break, despite his previous starring role in the BBC's adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby (1977).

He and David Niven both played A.J. Raffles, albeit 62 years apart. Havers would go on to play Niven in Vida y muerte de Peter Sellers (2004).

He is the nephew of Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss (born 1933) who, in 1988, became the first woman named to the Court of Appeal and later President of the Family Division. His cousin and her son is the film producer William Butler-Sloss. He is the son-in-law of Hugh Williams and Margaret Vyner. He is the brother-in-law of Hugo Williams and Simon Williams.

He made his professional debut as Billy Owen in the radio series "Mrs Dale's Diary" and stayed for about three years.

Won the TV Times best actor award for The Charmer.

His affair with Polly Bloomfield cost him his first marriage and led to Polly becoming his second wife.

Mentioned in the song "Music Maker" by MC Pitman ("You're eating too many Quavers / You're as hard as Nigel Havers").

He grew up in Suffolk, then moved to London to attend drama school between the ages of 15 and 18.

He went to drama school at 19 and first came to public notice in the film Chariots of Fire, then the television series The Charmer.

He comes from a family involved in law: his grandfather was a High Court judge, an aunt sat in the High Court, a brother is a barrister, and his father became Lord Chancellor.

Formed his own theatre company. (2020)

He supports Fulham Football Club.

He has a daughter, Kate, born in 1977.

He married Carolyn, a former secretary, in 1975 and separated in late 1987.

His father, Lord Havers of Edmundsbury, was a former Attorney General.

He attended the same school as singer Sarah Brightman.

Starring in Francis Veber's "See U Next Tuesday" as Pierre Brochant, with Ardal O'Hanlon, at the Albery Theatre in London. (diciembre de 2003)

He grew up in Suffolk, and now lives in Dorset.

Nephew of Elizabeth Butler-Sloss.

Television series with Tony Britton.

Left prep school for drama school at 16.

His first job was as Mrs Dale's grandson on the radio series "Mrs Dale's Diary". He then became a researcher for Jimmy Young's radio show, responsible for bringing MPs on to the show.

Was considered for the captain of Viaje a las estrellas: Voyager (1995) when the studio wanted a male captain. When they decided to have a female captain, that character's name was Kathryn Janeway. A case of art imitating life, his real-life daughter is named Kathryn.