Roderic Noble is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 former child actor, best known for his role as Tsarevich Alexei Romanov in the 1971 film, Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 biographical film which tells the story of the last Russian monarch, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra....

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Biography

Roderic Charles Noble was born on October 3, 1957 in Darley

Darley, North Yorkshire

Darley is a straggling village in the middle of Nidderdale in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England which has won many local and national 'Britain in Bloom' awards.Its westernmost end is Darley Head.- External links :*****...

, North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

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, England to Reginald and Phyllis Noble. He was cast in Nicholas and Alexandra upon recommendation to the casting director by his elocution

Elocution

Elocution is the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone.-History:In Western classical rhetoric, elocution was one of the five core disciplines of pronunciation, which was the art of delivering speeches. Orators were trained not only on proper diction, but on the proper...

 teacher. He was chosen for the role mainly because of his resemblance to Alexei. He appeared on a single episode of The Main Chance

The Main Chance

The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV from 1969-1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.-Episodes:...

in 1972, after which he stopped acting. After high school, he studied geology

Geology

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 at Plymouth University. He lives in Northallerton

Northallerton

Northallerton is an affluent market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It has a population of 15,741 according to the 2001 census...

 with his wife Julie and daughter Katie (b. 1988).

Filmography

• Nicholas and Alexandra
  Nicholas and Alexandra
  Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 biographical film which tells the story of the last Russian monarch, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra....
  
  (1971) as Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia

• The Main Chance
  The Main Chance
  The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV from 1969-1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.-Episodes:...
  
  (1972) as Michael Kelly in Season Three, Episode Six: The Next Great Train Robbery.