Nicholas Boulton (actor)

Nicholas Boulton (born November 22, 1968^[1][2]) is a British actor, narrator and voice actor of Northern Irish descent, known for his work in theatre, television, and video games.

Nicholas Boulton
Born	(1968-11-22) November 22, 1968 (age 56) Gibraltar
Other names	Nick Boulton[a]
Occupations	Actor voice actor
Years active	1993–present
Notable work	Game of Thrones Dragon Age Final Fantasy XIV
Awards	BBC Carleton Hobbs Bursary
Website	nicholasboulton.com

As an actor, he has starred in Shakespeare in Love and Topsy-Turvy and has had minor roles in TV series like Game of Thrones and Doctor Who.

As a voice actor, he has provided voice work for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4. He is also known for his roles as the male version of the protagonist Hawke in Dragon Age II, Raubahn in Final Fantasy XIV, Reyes Vidal in Mass Effect: Andromeda, and Gadolt in Xenoblade Chronicles.

Personal life

Boulton was born in Gibraltar to a Northern Irish family. He spent his childhood living in Ireland and England.^[3]

In his youth, Boulton attended Sherborne School in Dorset before enrolling at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he studied from 1990 to 1993.^[3] In his final year, Boulton was awarded the BBC Carleton Hobbs Bursary, a BBC Radio Drama award aimed at supporting up-and-coming actors.^[4][5] Alongside the award, Boulton received a seven month contract with the Radio Drama Company.^[6]

In June 2023, AudioFile inducted Boulton as a Golden Voice for his work as an audiobook narrator.^[7] He has voiced more than 100 audiobooks.^[8]

Career

Boulton is known for his voice role as Hawke, the protagonist of Dragon Age II. He shares this role with Jo Wyatt, who voices the female version of Hawke. Both actors reprise their roles in the video game series' sequel, Dragon Age: Inquisition. Boulton also stars in minor roles in several other BioWare titles such as Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 3, and Mass Effect: Andromeda.

In Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, Boulton plays the role of Gadolt, a pivotal non-player character and husband to Sharla, one of the game's seven playable characters.

He is also known for playing Raubahn in the massively multiplayer online role-playing video game Final Fantasy XIV, a recurring character who serves as the leader of one of the game's main three city-states.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Two Golden Balls	Randall Kyte
1995	Under the Moon	Alex	TV movie
1998	Shakespeare in Love	Henry Condell
1999	Topsy-Turvy	Hugh Conyngham
2001	Sword of Honour	Bertie	TV movie
2006	The Kovak Box	US Consulate Official
2007	Arn: The Knight Templar	Gerard de Ridefort
2008	Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End	Gerard de Ridefort
	Pernickety	Gordon Pernick	Short film
2011	Expectation Management	Elliot	Short film
2013	Deadly Descent: The Abominable Snowman	McCabe
	Expectation Management 2	Elliot	Short film
2017	6 Days	Chris Cramer
2018	Seven	Oil Worker	Short film
2019	Queen Marie of Romania	King George V

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Kavanagh QC	David Cazalet	1 episode
1999	Wonderful You	Danny	2 episodes
2001	The Infinite World of H.G. Wells	Tom Keating	6 episodes
2004-2005	Life Begins	Keiron	6 episodes
2004	Heartbeat	Colin	1 episode
2005	Broken News	James Rampton	1 episode
	Firma	Simon Balls	4 episodes
2007	Doctor Who	Mr. Denning	Episode: "Gridlock"
2008	Heroes and Villains	Bleda	1 episode
2009	Jonathan Creek	Lance Gessler	1 episode
	Doc Martin	Mr Branning	1 episode
	Doctors	DS Sean Richmond	5 episodes
2012	Hustle	The Tall Man	1 episode
	Midsomer Murders	Dr. Markham	1 episode
2015	Game of Thrones	Pit Announcer	Episode: "The Dance of Dragons"
2016–2017	Level Up Norge	Kian Alvane, Edward Kelley	Voice, 2 episodes
2017	Benidorm	Beltoro Receptionist	1 episode
2017–2018	Casualty	Simon Feathering	3 episodes
2020	Cursed	Sir Bedivere	1 episode
2023	Doctor Who: Time War	Vice	Voice, 1 episode
	Endeavour	Jack Graham-Scott	1 episode
	Breeders	Henry	1 episode

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2007	Heavenly Sword	Additional voices		[9]
2008	Viking: Battle for Asgard	-	Not specified	[9]
	Conflict: Denied Ops	-	Not specified	[9]
2009	Dragon Age: Origins	Vaughan, Ser Bryant, Arl Bryland		[9][10]
	DiRT 2	Eastern European Male		[9]
2010	James Bond 007: Blood Stone	Additional voices		[9]
	GoldenEye 007	Additional voices		[9][10]
	Fable III	Commander Milton		[9]
	Lost Horizon	-	Not specified	[9]
	Xenoblade Chronicles	Gadolt, Jade Face	Released in Europe and Oceania in 2011; voice lines are reused in the Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition remaster	[9]
2011	Star Wars: The Old Republic	Watcher X, Lord Draahg, Stark		[9]
	Dragon Age II: Mark of the Assassin	Hawke, Baron Arlange	Female Hawke is voiced by Jo Wyatt	[9]
	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine	Space Marine, Chaos Space Marine		[9]
	Dragon Age II: Legacy	Hawke	Female Hawke is voiced by Jo Wyatt	[9]
	Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team	-	Not specified	[9]
	The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings	Additional voices		[9]
	Operation Flashpoint: Red River	Marines		[9]
	Dragon Age II	Hawke, Xenon the Antiquarian, Malcolm Hawke	Female Hawke is voiced by Jo Wyatt	[9][10]
	Killzone 3	Helghast Soldiers		[9][10]
	The Last Story	Zangurak		[9][10]
2012	ZombiU	King Boris		[9][10]
	Assassin's Creed III	Additional voices		[9]
	007 Legends	Aston Martin GPS		[9][10]
	LittleBigPlanet PS Vita	Colonel Flounder		[9][10]
	The Secret World	Mihas, Vlad Dracula, Eblis		[9]
	Mass Effect 3	Major Coats, Dr. Baynar, Dr. Silon		[9][10]
2013	Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse	Richard Langham		[9]
	Ryse: Son of Rome	Additional voices		[9]
	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	Additional voices		[9]
	Killzone: Mercenary	Colonel Kratek		[9][10]
	Company of Heroes 2	-	Not specified	[9]
	Grid 2	-	Not specified	[9]
2014	Dragon Age: Inquisition	Hawke, Xenon the Antiquarian, Master of the Hunt	Female Hawke is voiced by Jo Wyatt	[9][10]
	Dreamfall Chapters	Kian Alvane		[9]
	GRID Autosport	-	Not specified	[9]
2015	Dragon Age: Inquisition - Trespasser	Master of the Hunt		[9]
	Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward	Raubahn Aldynn, Zephirin, Nyelbert		[10]
	Xenoblade Chronicles 3D	Gadolt		[9]
2016	Galaxy on Fire 3: Manticore	-		[9]
	Star Ocean: Anamnesis	Additional voices		[9]
	Steep	Ruben Bosman		[9][10]
	Battlefield 1	-	Not specified	[9]
	Battlefleet Gothic: Armada	Lord Admiral Ravensburg		[9][10]
	Hitman	Brother Akram, Klaus Leibleid, Warlord Bodyguard	Credited as Nick Boulton	[9][10]
2017	Star Wars: Battlefront II	-	Not specified	[9]
	Total War: Warhammer II	Master Assassin		[9]
	Echo	London		[9]
	Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice	Druth		[9]
	Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy	Inspector Ercule Hastings		[9][10]
	Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood	Raubahn Aldynn		[10]
	Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III	Space Marines, Eldar		[9]
	Mass Effect: Andromeda	Reyes Vidal, Kadara Port Exile		[9][10]
	Nioh	Edward Kelley		[9][10]
2018	Forza Horizon 4	Mike Steel		[9][10]
	Lego The Incredibles	Citizen		[9]
2019	Monkey King: Hero Is Back	Hundun		[9]
	Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers	Raubahn Aldynn		[10]
	Draugen	Edward		[9]
	Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space	Lokido		[9][10]
2020	Kosmokrats	Werner		[9]
	Amnesia: Rebirth	Dr. Anton Metzier, Kharangi, Torture Victim		[9]
2021	Chorus (video game)	Additional voices		[9]
	Forza Horizon 5	Mike Steel, Horizon Announcer		[9]
	Necromunda: Hired Gun	Rogue Doc, Lortharn, Orlock Boss		[9][10]
2022	A Plague Tale: Requiem	Various soldiers		[9]
	Steelrising	Eugène de Vaucanson, Nicolas Flamel, additional voices		[9]
	Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga	-	Not specified	[9]
2024	Still Wakes the Deep	Trots, Banky, Dangleish		[9]
	Senua's Saga: Hellblade II	Druth		[9]
	Dragon Age: The Veilguard	First Warden		[10]

Notes

1. As credited in Hitman.