Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
biography
A working-class stiff from Newcastle, rough-hewn actor-singer-writer Jimmy Nail first came to prominence as one of the gang of bricklayers in the immensely popular British TV series "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" (1983-84) and, after appearing on American TV in the miniseries "Master of the Game" (CBS, 1984) and "Wallenberg: A Hero's Story" (NBC, 1985), reprised his role as Oz for a second "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" (1986) series. Nail co-created and starred as the melancholy detective "Spender" (BBC, 1991-93) before writing, co-executive producing and starring in "Crocodile Shoes" (BBC, 1994), playing a
First came to prominence as Oz, one of a gang of bricklayers, in British TV's massively successful "Auf Wiedersehen Pet", written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
1984
Made American TV debut in the CBS miniseries "Master of the Game", based on the novel by Sidney Sheldon
1985
Appeared as Vilmos in NBC miniseries "Wallenberg: A Hero's Story"
1986
Reprised Oz for a second "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" series, in which the gang journeyed to Spain
1989
Played Rabbetts in "Danny, the Champion of the World" (Disney Channel)
