Nigel Havers: Nigel Havers. Actor: Chariots of Fire. Nigel Havers is one of Britain's best known actors, mainly for his many roles on television since the 1970s. He was born as the younger son of Michael Havers, QC, a Conservative MP for Wimbledon, Attorney General (1979-1987), and Lord High Chancellor of England (1987).
After a private education, Havers attended a drama school attached to the Oxford Playhouse and at the same time worked...