Nicholas Rowe (actor)

Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe (born 22 November 1966) is a British actor. At the start of his career he appeared as the lead in the 1985 film Young Sherlock Holmes.

Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe was born on 22 November 1966 in Edinburgh, Scotland, to English parents Alison, a singer, and Andrew Rowe, an editor (who subsequently became a Conservative Party Member of Parliament).

He received his formal education at Eton College, where he acted in school productions, and subsequently received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hispanic studies from the University of Bristol.^{[citation needed]}

Rowe has appeared in a variety of films, television dramas, and plays.

He played Sherlock Holmes in Barry Levinson's film Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), having read for the part while still at school. He returned to the role of Sherlock Holmes 30 years later in the 2015 film Mr. Holmes, in which he played the part in a film that the "real" Mr. Holmes, now a 93-year-old (played by Ian McKellen) goes to see at a theatre.

Rowe was the partner of Lou Gish for six years until her death from cancer in February 2006.