Nolan Hemmings

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Nolan Hemmings
Hemmings in 2013
Born1970 (age 55–56)
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
Parent(s)David Hemmings
Gayle Hunnicutt

Nolan Hemmings (born 1970) is an English stage and film actor. He is known for his role as Charles E. Grant in Band of Brothers.[1]

Early life

Hemmings is the son of British actor/director David Hemmings and American actress Gayle Hunnicutt.[2] He is named after his father's character, Captain Nolan, in The Charge of the Light Brigade.[3]

Career

An early appearance was as the young David in the 1986 BBC series David Copperfield.[4]

In 1993 he appeared as Ensign Christopher Denny in Sharpe's Eagle, in the first series of Sharpe (TV Sharpe).[5] He accompanied Sharpe and Harper when they broke through the French lines to capture the eagle, and was killed during the fighting. He may be most known worldwide for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Charles 'Chuck' Grant in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.[6] His character survived a gunshot to the head after the war ended while on occupation duty.[7]

In the film Last Orders, he played a younger version of Lenny, his father David's character.[8] He is also an actor in London's West End Theatre, and played vicar Jamie Flynn in Heartbeat (2006).[9][10]

References

  1. "Nolan Hemmings". aveleyman.com.
  2. Pulleine, Tim (5 December 2003). "Obituary: David Hemmings". The Guardian.
  3. Davies, Hugh (5 December 2003). "Rollercoaster life of 60s icon David Hemmings". The Telegraph.
  4. "Nolan Hemmings". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021.
  5. Sharpe's Eagle (TV programme)
  6. "Nolan Hemmings | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  7. Ambrose, Stephen E. (1992). Band of Brothers: Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Simon & Schuster. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-7434-6411-6.
  8. "Last Orders (2001) - Fred Schepisi | Cast and Crew | AllMovie". AllMovie.
  9. "Nolan Hemmings | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  10. "Heartbeat - S15 - Episode 18: Runners and Riders". Radio Times.