Nicholas Burns

Nicholas Burns (born 1977) is an English actor, best known for his comic performance as the title character in Nathan Barley. He played Martin Weedon in Benidorm and Alex in No Heroics. His other credits include The Mighty Boosh, The IT Crowd, Strike, Doctor Who, The Crown, The Serpent Queen, Manhunt, A Small Light and Black Mirror. Early life Burns was born in Derbyshire, and educated at Repton School. He trained at LAMDA. Career In 2005, Burns played the titular leading role in the Channel 4 comedy Nathan Barley. Burns has had recurring roles in the TV series Absolute Power, Roman's Empire, and the sketch show Man Stroke Woman. Burns also made an appearance in The Mighty Boosh as the ruler of the planet Xooberon; in The IT Crowd as Jerome, the director of a musical called Gay!; and in episode "At Bertram's Hotel" of Agatha Christie's Marple as Jack and Joel Britten. He turned up as an Aussie tennis coach in The McClintock Factor, a mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of the former media tycoon and internet blogger Jeremy McClintock. Burns played a main role as Martin Weedon in the first three series of the ITV holiday comedy Benidorm, alongside a cast that included Abigail Cruttenden, who played his wife, Sheridan Smith and Johnny Vegas.