<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor, producer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1993--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Nick Robinson is a British actor who has appeared regularly on British television, most famously as William Beech in Goodnight Mister Tom, starring John Thaw . He also played the lead in the television series Harry and the Wrinklies based upon the book of the same name by Alan Temperley, produced by Scottish Television . He has made a few other television programmes including an episode of Midsomer Murders and he was also in the film version of Tom's Midnight Garden . Other appearances include Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Urban Gothic and Down to Earth . </P> <P> Nick played William Beech in the film' Goodnight Mister Tom' . He began his career in theatre and, at the age of 7, appeared in the West End transfer of An Inspector Calls, produced by the National Theatre, at the Aldwych Theatre . His next appearance was in Theatre De Complicite's production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle in the Olivier Theatre and on its national tour . He later played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Little Eyolf, directed by Adrian Noble . </P>

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