years_active birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
1993-present peterborough , cambridgeshire , england 1986 nick robinson -lrb- english actor -rrb-
 nick robinson actor
nick robinson -lrb- english actor -rrb-

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 '' .
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 '' .
