Nicholas Campbell
Campbell in November 2010
Born	(1952-03-24)24 March 1952 (age 73) Toronto,Ontario, Canada
Other names	Nick Campbell
Alma mater	Queen's University at Kingston Drama Studio London Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations	Actor director producer screenwriter
Years active	1970–present

Nicholas Campbell (born 24 March 1952) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is a four-timeGemini Award winner, a three-timeGenie Award nominee, and aCanadian Screen Award nominee. He is known for his portrayal of coroner Dominic Da Vinci, on the crime drama television seriesDa Vinci's Inquest (1998-2005) and its spin-offDa Vinci's City Hall (2005-2006).

In film, Campbell is known for his collaborations with directorDavid Cronenberg, starring inFast Company (1979),The Brood (1979),The Dead Zone (1983), andNaked Lunch (1991). He has also notably appeared inA Bridge Too Far (1977),The Boys Club (1996),New Waterford Girl (1999),Prozac Nation (2001),Turning Paige (also 2001),Cinderella Man (2005), andGoon (2011). As a director, he made the acclaimed music documentaryStepping Razor: Red X.

Campbell was born inToronto and raised inMontreal. He went to Toronto'sUpper Canada College andKingston'sQueen's University where he originally studied Political Studies but later switched to English and Drama. He continued his studies in England studying five years atDrama Studio London and at theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).^[1]

Campbell started his acting career in the United Kingdom. He spent 40 weeks touring the country with theYork Theatre Royal Repertory Company.

His debut film role was inThe Omen, released in 1976.^[1] He subsequently played small roles inThe Eagle Has Landed (1976),^[2] theJames Bond movieThe Spy Who Loved Me (1977),^[3] and theWorld War II epicA Bridge Too Far (1977).^[2] His co-starred in the 1977ITV televised playCome Back, Little Sheba, oppositeLaurence Olivier,Joanne Woodward andCarrie Fisher. He returned to Canada in 1979.

His starring film and television credits include series leads onDiamonds^[2] andThe Hitchhiker.^[2] Campbell was third-billed in the 1985 movieCertain Fury. Playing Billy Quinn in CBC'sMajor Crime (1997) he won a Gemini Award for best actor for his work.^[4] His television credits also include the role ofBobby Kennedy inHoover vs. The Kennedys (Gemini nominee for best actor in a miniseries),Going Home (nominated for BAFTA Award), andThe Valour and the Horror.^[1] Other works includeThe Sleep Room,Diana Kilmury: Teamster (Gemini nomination for best supporting actor in a drama) andThe Diary of Evelyn Lau.^[1]

Campbell has also worked extensively withDavid Cronenberg, appearing in such films asNaked Lunch,The Dead Zone,Fast Company, andThe Brood. Campbell has made guest appearances on TV shows includingSpace: 1999,Airwolf,Blue Murder, (Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series in 2001)^[4]A Nero Wolfe Mystery,Street Legal,Republic of Doyle, andHighlander: The Series.^[1]

In addition to his acting career, Campbell is also an accomplished filmmaker. He wrote and directed the 1992 documentary filmStepping Razor: Red X,^[5] which received aGenie Award nomination forBest Feature Length Documentary at the14th Genie Awards.^[6]

Campbell's role as coroner Dominic Da Vinci inDa Vinci's Inquest brought him critical acclaim.Da Vinci's Inquest was nominated for many Gemini Awards. Of the 11 Geminis the show won, it received three for best writing in a dramatic series and three for best dramatic series. Campbell received the Gemini Award for best performance in a continuing leading dramatic role for his work on the series.^[4] Campbell also directed a number of episodes ofDa Vinci’s Inquest, being nominated in 2003, for theDirectors Guild of Canada team drama award.^[1]

In October 2022, Campbell was suspended from the CBC television seriesCoroner, after an incident where he referred to a Black grip technician as a "nigger" on a different production.^[7] The grip, Andre Mike, stated he was clearing stones for Campbell's path, he heard the actor say, "You winter niggers are used to this kind of weather." When the director of photography asked for clarification, Campbell said, "Well, you know, you northern niggers are used to it."

Campbell apologized in a statement to CBC News, but claimed he did not say any slurs, and was repeating a story secondhand. "That word should never be spoken aloud, certainly not by the likes of me, a white guy who is old enough to know better. It doesn't matter the context in which it was said. It doesn't matter that I was retelling a story, or that I was actually quoting someone else's usage of that word. That horrible and divisive word should never come out of my mouth. And it never will again." Mike stated he didn't accept Campbell's apology. After Mike complained to the producers, CBC announced they would suspend Campbell from the show.^[7]

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