Nicholas Burns (actor)

Nicholas Burns (born 1977, Derbyshire) is an English actor, best known for his comic performance as the title character in "Nathan Barley". He played Martin Weedon in "Benidorm" and Alex in "No Heroics", as well as making appearances alongside various "Nathan Barley" co-stars in "The Mighty Boosh" and "The IT Crowd".
Life.
Burns was born in Derbyshire, and educated at Repton School. He trained at LAMDA.
Beyond "Nathan Barley" he has had recurring roles in the TV series "Absolute Power", "Roman's Empire" and the sketch show "Man Stroke Woman". He also made an appearance in "The Mighty Boosh" as the ruler of the planet Xooberon; in "The IT Crowd" as Jerome, the director of a musical called "Gay!"; and in episode "At Bertram's Hotel" of "Marple" as Jack and Joel Britten. He turned up as an Aussie tennis coach in "The McClintock Factor", a mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of the former media tycoon and internet blogger Jeremy McClintock.
He appeared in the first three series of the ITV comedy "Benidorm", playing Martin Weedon, and in the superhero sitcom "No Heroics", playing The Hotness. His stage credits include "Much Ado About Nothing" at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre, the satire "The Madness of George Dubya" and "Ghost Stories", both of which transferred to London's West End, Penelope Skinner's "The Village Bike" at the Royal Court, "The Recruiting Officer" at the Donmar Warehouse and Pinero's "The Magistrate" at the Royal National Theatre, a production included in Season 4 of National Theatre Live.
In April 2013 it was announced that he would be returning to "Benidorm" as Martin Wheedon for series 6 of the show in 2014.