Nick Wilton
Nicholas Wilton is an English actor and scriptwriter. Best known for playing Mr Lister in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as a recurring character, Wilton has also appeared in Carrott's Lib, Fast Forward and Jackanory.
Early life
Wilton was born in Stalham, Norfolk. He studied English and Drama at the University of Kent. His first professional engagement was in 1979 as a bluecoat entertainer at a Pontins holiday camp, he then spent two years as a stage manager in theatres and then moved onto to acting.Career
Acting
Wilton made his acting debut in 1980 in the Whitehall farce Simple Spymen, directed by Brian Rix and went on to play opposite Brian in the West End revival of Dry Rot at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue in 1988. He has appeared in many TV shows such as the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Doctors, Casualty, Heartbeat, The Bill, Carrott's Lib, The Omid Djalili Show and the children's show Scoop with former EastEnders star, Shaun Williamson. He appeared as a guest in My Dad's the Prime Minister, No. 73, Saturday Superstore as 'Mo the Crow' and as 'Mr Seagrove' for 11 episodes in Big Meg, Little Meg. He was also in and wrote for the children's sketch show Fast Forward for 19 episodes between 1984-87.He has appeared in many stage productions such as Michael Cooney's play, Cash on Delivery at the Whitehall Theatre, directed by Ray Cooney and Tom, Dick and Harry, as well as The Railway Children, playing Mr Perks in four UK tours. On Radio he was in and wrote for In One Ear, Son of Cliché , Cover to Cover, Aspects of the Fringe and The Story So Far. He has written dialogue and provided voices for exhibitions at the London Transport Museum; presented the comedy channel for Emirates and SriLankan Airlines from 1998 to 2010 and made a recording of Ricky Gervais's biography, The Story So Far. In the late eighties he also performed cabaret. Since 2000 he has appeared as Pantomime dame every Christmas. In 2011, he appeared in a Specsavers advert alongside chef Gordon Ramsay. In 2012 he was cast in the film version of Ray Cooneys farce Run for Your Wife. Wilton has also starred in international stage productions such as No Sex Please - We're British produced by the British Theatre Playhouse in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in May 2015, and A Bedfull of Foreigners produced by the same company in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in September 2006.
Scriptwriting
Wilton is also a scriptwriter and has written for "Three of a Kind", "Playaway", "In One Ear" The Smith and Jones Sketchbook TV series, Smack the Pony in 1999, TV series, WYSIWYG and wrote one episode of Jackanory. In 1987 he wrote an episode for The Les Dennis Laughter Show and in 1984 he wrote four episodes of Spitting Image. He also wrote for Not the Nine O'Clock News, A Kick Up the Eighties and the TV series Alas Smith and Jones.Pantomime
He first performed in pantomime in 1987 and as a dame every Christmas since 2000| Year | Theatre | Show | References |
| 1987 | Theatre Royal, Plymouth | Dick Whittington | |
| 1991 | Millfield theatre, Edmonton | Aladdin | |
| 2000 | Salisbury Playhouse | ||
| 2001 | Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch | ||
| 2002 | Connaught Theatre, Worthing | ||
| 2003 | Connaught Theatre, Worthing | ||
| 2004 | Connaught Theatre, Worthing | ||
| 2005 | Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford | ||
| 2006 | Theatre Rhyl | ||
| 2007 | Hull new theatre | ||
| 2008 | Festival Theatre, Malvern | ||
| 2009 | Playhouse Theatre - Weston Super-Mare | ||
| 2017 | Theatre Royal, Bath | ||
| 2018 | Grand Theatre, Blackpool | ||
| 2019 | Theatre Royal, Bath | Beauty and the Beast |
Personal life
Wilton currently resides in Whitstable, Kent with his third wife, the actress Lynette McMorrough. He has two children with his second wife, Julie Dawn Cole, whom he met in 1988 in the revival of the Whitehall farce "Dry Rot"; they were divorced in 2002. He is a patron of The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.Awards and nominations
Wilton was nominated for the Perrier Award alongside his revue group, Writers Inc and won in 1982. He was in the "Carrott's Lib" team that won the BAFTA for Best Light Entertainment programme in 1983. On radio he was in the two Sony Award-winning comedy series Son of Cliché, with Chris Barrie and Nick Maloney, which was written by Red Dwarf creators Rob Grant & Doug Naylor and In One Ear, which went out live for three series, and which he created with the producer Jamie Rix.Filmography
;Films| Year | Title | Role | References |
| 2013 | Off the Aisle | Freddie Baker |
;Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1981–1983 | Three of a Kind | Unknown | 1 Episode |
| 1982–1983 | Carrott's Lib | Unknown | 16 Episodes |
| 1982–1987 | Saturday Superstore | Mo the Crow | 5 Series |
| 1983–1987 | Micro Live | Unknown | 1 Episode |
| 1984 | Play Away | Himself | 4 Episodes |
| 1984 | No. 73 | Tony Deal | 10 Episodes |
| 1984–1987 | Fast Forward | Himself | 19 Episodes |
| 1985 | Glamour Night | Unknown | 1 Episode |
| 1985 | Summer Season | Dave | 1 Episode |
| 1987 | Hello Mum | Various Roles | 6 Episodes |
| 1987 | Hardwicke House | Peter Philpott | 2 Episodes |
| 1988 | Comic Relief | Himself | 1 Episode |
| 1988 | Valentine Park | Gerald | 1 Episode |
| 1988 | Colin's Sandwich | Postman | 1 Episode |
| 1990–1993 | Jackanory | Storyteller/Martins Mice | 10 Episodes |
| 1991 | Silver Jackanory | Fishtale | 1 Episode |
| 1994–1996 | The 10 Percenters | Unknown | 1 Episode |
| 1995 | The Bill | Barry Pringle | 1 Episode |
| 1995 | The Plant | Rory | 1 Episode |
| 1997 | Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's | Reporter/Eric | 1 Episode |
| 1997–1998 | Noah's Ark | Kenny Fisher | 1 Episode |
| 1998 | Duck Patrol | John Able | 1 Episode |
| 1999 | The Jim Tavaré Show | Scott | 1 Episode |
| 1999 | The Bill | Roger Carlson | 1 Episode |
| 2000 | The Thing About Vince | Mr Rogers | 1 Episode |
| 2000–2001 | Big Meg,Little Meg | Mr Seagrove | 11 Episodes |
| 2004 | The Bill | Mr. Turner | 1 Episode |
| 2004 | My Dad's the Prime Minister | Banker | 1 Episode |
| 2005 | Casualty | Robert Bewleigh | 1 Episode |
| 2006 | Heartbeat | Derek Taylor | 1 Episode |
| 2007 | Bonkers | Client | 1 Episode |
| 2008 | Nuzzle and Scratch | Mr Squeaky/ Launderette Man | 1 Episode |
| 2008–2013, 2016–2018, 2020– | EastEnders | Mr Lister | Recurring Role |
| 2009 | The Omid Djalili Show | Hugh | 1 Episode |
| 2009 | Scoop | Paulo | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | Doctors | Milo Millard | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | Scoop | Max de Lacey | 1 Episode |
;Radio
| Title |
| Son of Cliché |
| In One Ear |
| Week-Ending |
| Semi-Circles |
| Fetlock P.I. |
| The Story So Far |
| Cinderella |
| Puss In Boots |
| Peter Claytons Nightcap |
| Aspects of a Fringe |
| Uncle Charlie |
| Cover to Cover |
;Written
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1979 | Not the Nine O'Clock News | 1 Episode |
| 1981 | Three of a Kind | 1 Episode |
| 1981 | A Kick Up the Eighties | 1 Episode |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones | 1 Episode |
| 1984 | Spitting Image | 4 Episodes |
| 1987 | Hello Mum | 1 Episode |
| 1987 | The Les Dennis Laughter Show | 1 Episode |
| 1991 | Silver Jackanory | 1 Episode |
| 1992 | WYSIWYG | 1 Episode |
| 1999 | Smack the Pony | 1 Episode |
| 1999 | The Smith & Jones Sketchbook | 1 Episode |
;TV commercials