A British actor, particularly of the stage, who originally trained as a theatre designer before switching to performance. Nigel Leach started his acting career also in the theatre, before landing his first onscreen role in a story called ‘A Visitor from Space’ (1983) in anthology series Scene. He appeared more on television, including episodes of Strangers and Brothers (1984), Lytton’s Diary (1985), Fortunes of War (1987) and A Bit of a Do (1989). He also featured in the films Empire of the Sun (1987) and Killing Time (1998).