The popular movie Bridgerton ended with a tribute to a certain Brian Nickels in its first season finale. This left most people wondering who Brian Nickels was.
Brian Nickels was a stunt coordinator for the first season of Bridgerton.
Read on to see a few more details about Brian Nickels.
Profile Summary of Brian Nickels
| Full Name | Brian Sonny Nickels |
| Date of Birth | 17th August, 1965 |
| Occupation | Stuntman, stunt coordinator, and actor |
| Date of Death | 15th January 2020 (54 years) |
| Sex | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 8 inches |
| Place of Birth | Kilburn, London, United Kingdom |
| Family | Simone Nickels (wife), Rocco and Sienna Nickels |
How Old Was Brian Nickels?
Brian Nickels was born on 17th August 1965. He ventured into professional boxing in his early years and eventually retired at age 25.
After his retirement, he became a professional stunt coordinator and actor for various TV shows and movies.
Brian Nickels Cause of Death
With his experience as a former boxer, he assisted in coordinating the scenes in the Netflix series Bridgerton.
One of these scenes was the ring fights between star Regé-Jean Page (who featured as the Duke of Hastings) and Martins Imhangbe, (who featured as the Duke’s friend, Will Mondrich).
Unfortunately, he died from a cardiac arrest after the movie’s first season.
To honor his demise, the Bridgerton crew decided to dedicate its first season to him.
Family
Brian Nickels had a wife, Simone Nickels with 2 children – Rocco Nickels and Sienna Nickels.
Her heartfelt tribute to him suggests that he was an exceptional husband and a loving father.
After his death, a GoFundMe campaign was created to support his wife and kids.
The total amount raised through the campaign is estimated to be around 35,000 euros.
Tribute
After his passing in January 2020, tributes were written in his memory.
From the tributes he was a good man, team player, and hard worker.
His wife, Simone, spoke about his hard work and cheerful spirit.
She said he loved to make people happy and he was a philanthropist.
Her consolation lay in the fact that he lived his life to the fullest.
Amongst the various tributes, was also one from one of the actors in the Netflix series.
Matin Imhangbe who played the character of Will, the Duke’s friend, was grateful to Brian Nickels in his tribute.
He spoke about how Brian was such a great friend and coach.
Matin was quite emotional in his tribute and he stated that Brian was a legend never to be forgotten.
Awards
Brian Nickels has achieved awards and nominations for his work as a stunt coordinator/stuntman.
He won these awards along with some others:
- Wonder Woman (2018)
- Skyfall (2013)
- Game of Thrones (2012)
- Harry Potter and the Deadly Hollows (2012)
- The Bourne Ultimatum (2008)
He was nominated for these awards:
- Jason Bourne (2017)
- Fast and Furious 6 (2014)
- Robin Hood (2011)
Movies and TV shows
The 25 years spent in the entertainment industry were well utilised evident in the various movies of which he is both an actor and stuntman.
Here is a collection of his movies/TV shows as a stuntman/stunt coordinator, but not limited to:
| 2019 – 2021 | |
| Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021) | F9: The Fast Saga (2021) |
| Dolittle (2020) | The Last Christmas (2019) |
| This Way Up (2019) | Angel Has Fallen (2019) |
| The Informer (2019) | Poldark (2019) |
| Killing Eve (2019) | Fighting With My Family (2019) |
| The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) | |
| 2016-2018 | |
| Peterloo (2018) | Sick Note (2018) |
| A Very English Scandal (2018) | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) |
| Deep State (2018) | Ready Player One (2018) |
| Phantom Thread (2017) | The Foreigner (2017) |
| Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) | Wonder Woman (2017) |
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) | Ben-Hur (2016) |
| Jason Bourne (2016) | The Legend of Tarzan (2016) |
| Ramen Plays with Fire (2016) | |
| 2013 – 2015 | |
| Spectre (2015) | The Bad Education Movie (2015) |
| Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) | Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) |
| The Great Fire (2014) | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
| Da Vinci’s Demons (2014) | Silent Witness (2014) |
| Thor: The Dark World | Top Boy (2013) |
| Kick-Ass 2 (2013) | Red 2 (2013) |
| Others, not limited to: | |
| Sherlock Holmes (2009) | Merlin (1998) |
| Cold Mountain (2003) | Brownson (2008) |
Other movies where he starred as an actor, but not limited to:
- Unlucky Number 7 as Chris (2020)
- Whiskey Cavalier as Bruiser (2019)
- Taboo as Luis (2017)
- Breakdown as Moses (2016)
- Fifth Street as Keane (2008)
- The Golden Compass as Gobbler (2007)
- Capone’s Boys as Bruno (2002)
- London’s Burning as Brian (1997)
- The Krays as Frank (1990)