Dr.
Nigel Townsend is a quirky British
criminologist/forensics expert and ex British soldier who
grew up in London. He enjoys skiing, photography,
motorcycles, fashion design and attractive women. Nigel
often bends over backwards to help Jordan solve a case. If
Jordan ever gave him the ‘green light’ he’d be asking her
out. He’s smitten with Jordan. He realizes though that
he’ll never have her so he’s content to be her friend.
While he
is unorthodox in his approach to his work there is something
amusing and charming about him. He’s well liked by the
entire staff.
Nigel was
nearly deported and planned a scam marriage to Lily to be
saved from the INS. The marriage never happened though
because Garret stepped in and helped Nigel out.
Nigel’s
off-beat sense of humor can sometimes offend as often as it
can charm.
Nigel claims to have spent a good many years mad at
his father and not on speaking terms. Though he’s
rectified that situation and is sorry for the years he’s
missed with his father. He’s communicating
with him again (learned in Murder in the Morgue Rue).
However in
Thin Ice Nigel contradicts himself. He says that he
regrets not trying to work things out with his father.
He learns from his brother that his father has remarried
and recently had a son with his second wife.
Nigel’s mother was sick (cancer) and died a few
days after Elvis Presley died. She was a huge fan of
his.
Steve Valentine (as
Nigel Townsend)
Birth
date and Place:
London, England. Birthday: October, 26.
Family:
Married Shari Valentine on August 2, 1989. Has
filed for divorce.
Facts:
Steve has appeared not only on the small screen, but
the large screen and stage as well.
Enjoys horseback riding, dancing and riding roller
coasters. He worked as a DJ in Yugoslavia when he
was 18. When he was eight, he wore a Batman
costume under his real clothes.
He has played a character named Nigel on at least
three different TV shows: 'Silk Stalkings', 'Martial
Law' (guest appearances), and 'Crossing Jordan'.
Fimography:
Valentine's guest-starring role a few years ago on
NBC's Just Shoot Me -- in which he played a
flamboyant magician who has an affair with Nina (Wendie
Malick) -- gained him rave
reviews. His additional guest-starring credits
include NBC's Will & Grace, Dharma and
Greg and The Hughleys, as well as a
recurring role on Nikki. He also
guest-starred in such drama series as NBC's
Providence, JAG, Charmed,
Martial Law, VIP, Promised Land
and Diagnosis Murder. Valentine's
feature-film credits include co-starring roles in
Albert Brooks' The Muse,
director
Tim Burton's Mars Attacks,
Return to the Secret Garden and George
Huang's Trojan War. He also starred as the
Boogeyman in Disney's Don't Look Under the Bed.
Valentine's performances on the stage in
both Los Angeles and London have ranged from standup
comedy to Shakespeare. Among his favorite roles are
as Stanley in Run for Your Wife! Mozart in
Amadeus, Valentine in Moulin Rouge,
Gerald in An Inspector Calls, and Sidney in
Deathtrap (for which he received a Best Actor
Falcon Award from the Curtis Theater). Valentine is
most proud of his recent performance in Los Angeles
as the nightmarish young father in the Blank Theater
Company's production of REM. (http://www.filmbug.com/db/328164)
See IMDb for complete filmography.
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