Nick Robinson ( English actor ) - wikipedia Nick Robinson ( English actor ) For other people named Nick Robinson, see Nick Robinson ( disambiguation ). This biographical article needs additional citations for verification, as its only attribution is to IMDb. IMDb may not be a reliable source for biographical information. Please help by adding additional, reliable sources for verification. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( March 2009 ) Nick Robinson Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England Occupation Actor, producer Years active 1993 -- present Nick Robinson is a British actor who has appeared regularly on British television, most famously as William Beech in Goodnight Mister Tom, starring John Thaw. He also played the lead in the television series Harry and the Wrinklies based upon the book of the same name by Alan Temperley, produced by Scottish Television. He has made a few other television programmes including an episode of Midsomer Murders and he was also in the film version of Tom 's Midnight Garden. Other appearances include Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Urban Gothic and Down to Earth. Nick played William Beech in the film ' Goodnight Mister Tom '. He began his career in theatre and, at the age of 7, appeared in the West End transfer of An Inspector Calls, produced by the National Theatre, at the Aldwych Theatre. His next appearance was in Theatre De Complicite 's production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle in the Olivier Theatre and on its national tour. He later played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company 's production of Little Eyolf, directed by Adrian Noble. Nick Robinson was most famous for his role in Goodnight Mister Tom. This won the awards of the Bafta for the Most Popular TV programme in 1998 voted for by readers of the Radio Times, Best Drama performance in 1999 and the Best ITV / Channel 5 Programme of 1998. Robinson also works extensively as a producer ; most recently he presented the UK premiere production of Rodgers and Hammerstein 's State Fair directed by Thom Southerland, at the Trafalgar Studios in London 's West End. Other credits include The Full Monty at the New Players Theatre, Calamity Jane at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Singin ' in the Rain at the Broadway Studio, Call Me Madam at Upstairs at the Gatehouse and The Unsinkable Molly Brown at the Landor Theatre. Later this year, Robinson will be producing the Pulitzer prize - winning play The Diary of Anne Frank. Filmography Goodnight Mister Tom ( TV movie, 1998 ) as William Beech Tom 's Midnight Garden ( 1999 ) as Peter Long Midsomer Murders ( TV series ) as Felix Bryce in episode Death 's Shadow ( 1999 ) Harry and the Wrinklies ( TV series, 1999 - 2002 ) as Harry Vatel ( 2000 ) as Colin Ruth Rendell Mysteries ( TV series ) as Edward Devenish in episode Harm Done ( 2000 ) Urban Gothic ( TV series ) as Jake in episode Old Nick ( 2000 ) Ali and Danny ( 2002 ) as Danny Down to Earth ( TV series ) as Ronan Davies in episode Moving On ( 2003 ) External links Nick Robinson on IMDb VIAF : 90728686 ISNI : 0000 0001 2247 8353 SUDOC : 052512274 BNF : cb13559835h ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nick_Robinson_(English_actor)&oldid=803554446 '' Categories : Living people English male film actors English male television actors People from Peterborough English male stage actors Male actors from Cambridgeshire Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from August 2016 Use British English from August 2016 Articles lacking reliable references from March 2009 All articles lacking reliable references BLP articles lacking sources from March 2009 All articles sourced by IMDb Articles sourced only by IMDb from March 2009 Articles with hCards All articles with vague or ambiguous time Vague or ambiguous time from March 2011 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Year of birth missing ( living people ) Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 3 October 2017, at 06 : 18. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played william in the film goodnight mr tom
Answer: Nick Robinson