Lesley Nicol is an English actress and a three-time SAG Award winner in the Best Cast in a Drama Series category for her starring role as Beryl Patmore in the ITV and PBS drama TV series Downton Abbey.
She played Rosie in Mamma Mia in London’s West End and originated the role of Miss Hannigan in Annie at Toronto’s Mirvish Theatre.
One of her favorite theatre roles was developing the character of Auntie Annie in London’s Royal Court Theatre’s production of East is East.
She then reprised her role in the BAFTA-winning film West is West and its feature sequel.
Her co-starring role in the critically acclaimed drama The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse in London is another highlight.
Her television career has spanned both drama and humor on both sides of the Atlantic.
She played mafia matriarch Sybil Griffiths in the ABC/Shonda Rhimes crime thriller “The Catch” in addition to the ITV/PBS Masterpiece Drama “Downton Abbey.”
She played Henrietta Beecham in the ITV/PBS Masterpiece historical drama “Beecham House,” which was set in India.
Who Is Lesley Nicol Husband, David Heald?
David Heald was a professor whose research interests centered on challenging problems with great policy relevance.
He regularly testified before committees of the UK Parliament (House of Commons and House of Lords), as well as committees of the UK’s devolved Parliaments and Assemblies.
He was a member of the Financial Reporting Advisory Board to HM Treasury (2004-09) on the nomination of the UK Government’s Chief Economic Adviser, at a time when accounting for Public-Private Partnerships and the adoption of IFRS for government financial reporting were contentious issues.
He has substantial experience with accountancy professional institutes, having served on the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ Research Advisory Board from 2007 to 2013.
