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John Nettles was born on October 11, 1943 and is 80 years old now.
Birthday: October 11, 1943
How Old - Age: 80
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John Nettles - Biography
John Vivian Drummond Nettles, OBE (born 11 October 1943) is an English actor and writer who is best known for playing the lead roles in Bergerac and Midsomer Murders.
In 1981, Nettles won the role that made him a household name in the UK, that of Jim Bergerac in the Jersey-set crime drama Bergerac. This ran for 87 episodes until 1991. Following the end of Bergerac Nettles did five seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, appearing in The Winter's Tale, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Julius Caesar, Richard III and The Devil is an Ass. In 1992, he appeared in an episode of Boon, and in 1993 appeared as Jim Bergerac in the spoof police comedy The Detectives.
In February 2009, it was announced that Nettles had decided to leave Midsomer Murders after two further series were made. His final appearance on-screen was on 2 February 2011, by which time he had appeared in 81 episodes. About his departure, he commented, "It’s always wise to leave people wanting more, rather than be booed off the stage because you bored them."
Nettles was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours. On 21 September 2012 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Plymouth. He also agreed to be patron of Devon charity The Mare and Foal Sanctuary in July 2014.
In 1966, Nettles married his first wife, Joyce. Their daughter, Emma Martins, was born in 1970 and later moved to Jersey together with her father. After they divorced in 1979, Joyce Nettles later became a casting director on 23 episodes of Midsomer Murders. He married his second wife, Cathryn Sealey, in July 1995 in Evesham, Worcestershire.
