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John Nettles
Not to be confused with John Nettleton (actor).
English actor
John Vivian Drummond Nettles,[2] (born 11 October )[3] is an English actor and author.
He is best known for his starring roles as detectives in the crime drama television series Bergerac (–) in the title role, and Midsomer Murders (–) as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. He has also narrated several television series.
Early life
Nettles was born in St Austell, Cornwall, in His birth mother was an Irish nurse who came to work in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He was adopted at birth by carpenter Eric Nettles and his wife Elsie.
As a youth he attended St Austell Grammar School.[4][5] In he went to study history and philosophy at the University of Southampton, where he developed an interest in acting,[6] and after graduation he joined the Royal Court Theatre.[7]
Acting career
Nettles played Laertes to Tom Cour