Nick Reding (actor)

Nick Reding
Born
Nicholas Mark Reding

(1962-08-31) 31 August 1962 (age 62)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)actor, director, producer
Years active1981–present
Websitewww.safekenya.org

Nicholas Mark Reding (born 31 August 1962 in Chiswick, London) is an English actor and director. Leaving school at 16, he became a professional actor aged 17. He is probably best known for playing PC Pete Ramsey in The Bill and DI Michael Connor in the BBC crime thriller series Silent Witness. His many other TV and film appearances include The Monocled Mutineer, Bodyguards, Oscar, Peak Practice, Frank Stubbs Promotes, Minder, Tales from the Crypt, Bugs, Sword of Honour, A Touch of Frost, Paradise Postponed, Murder in Mind, Boon, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Captive, Mister Johnson, The House of Eliott, Police 2020, Sunburn, Croupier, Judge John Deed, On stage he played Joseph Porter Pitt in Tony Kushner's Angels in America at the Royal National Theatre, as well as leading roles at the Royal Court. He also appeared in Lovejoy. Since moving to Kenya in 2002 to launch a charity, he continues to act, appearing in the films The Constant Gardener, Blood Diamond, "The First Grader",Soul Boy and most recently "Vuta N'Kuvute". While still occasionally acting, Reding currently mostly works as a director/producer.