Nick Knowles

Nick Knowles

Born: September 21, 1962
in Southall, Middlesex, England, UK
Nick was born in London and raised in Southall by his parents Pat and Eddie. He has one brother, John, and three sisters; Angela, Sheila and Karen.

Nick credits his large, loving family for their unconditional support whilst he made up his mind which career to pursue. He briefly pursued careers in rugby, music and acting before discovering his passion for writing, directing and presenting TV.

Nick has four children, Charles, Tuesday, TJ and Eddie.

Movies for Nick Knowles...

Title: The Mighty Mississippi with Nick Knowles
Character: Himself
Released: February 29, 2024
Type: TV
In Nick Knowles' latest adventure, he follows the mighty Mississippi River from Minneapolis in the north all the way south to New Orleans.
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Title: Into Death Valley with Nick Knowles
Released: March 19, 2023
Type: TV
Nick Knowles ventures into one of the least hospitable places on earth: Death Valley. Not only is it incredibly hot, it also holds the distinction of being one of the lowest spots on the planet.
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Title: Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles
Character: Self - Host
Released: March 10, 2023
Type: TV
Nick travels by rail through the extraordinary Andes Mountains to Machu Picchu, Peru.
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Title: The Grand Canyon with Nick Knowles
Character: Self (Presenter)
Released: March 2, 2023
Type: TV
Nick adventures through the perilous Grand Canyon, zip-lining across it, exploring its caves, and taking part in a conservation project to restore its endangered condor population.
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Title: Nick Knowles' Better Homes
Character: Self - Host
Released: November 22, 2021
Type: TV
Nick Knowles gathers together a team of home improvement experts who unveil tips, tricks and hacks that will improve anyone's home.
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Title: Nick Knowles Heritage Rescue
Character: Self
Released: October 27, 2021
Type: TV
Historical buildings in need of restoration. Each episode features a different project, and Nick Knowles follows the restoration work, showing the results, and diving into the history of the building.
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Title: Nick Knowles' Big House Clearout
Character: Self
Released: August 19, 2021
Type: TV
The presenter and his team help people across Britain de-clutter their homes by taking all of their belongings and assembling them in a warehouse to be sorted while the building team go into the house to make improvements.
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Title: Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Character: Self - Expert
Released: November 28, 2020
Type: TV
Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?
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Title: Home Is Where the Art Is
Released: April 8, 2019
Type: TV
Nick Knowles challenges three talented artists to create beautiful artwork for people they've never met. Our arty trio must try to work out the buyer’s style and taste by snooping around their home, but when the two sides finally do meet, who will win the coveted commission?
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Title: Six Nations Sin Bin
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2019
Type: TV
Getting everyone ready for a Six Nations weekend. Gabby Logan and Gareth Thomas are joined by stars and famous fans to look ahead with previews, predictions and a packed crowd.
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Title: Mind over Marathon
Character: Himself - Presenter
Released: April 20, 2017
Type: TV
Nick Knowles challenges ten people with different mental health issues to run the London Marathon. Will it change their lives?
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Title: All Round to Mrs. Brown's
Character: Self
Released: March 25, 2017
Type: TV
Mrs Brown opens the doors to her house for a Saturday night entertainment show in which she and the family are joined by celebrity guests.
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Title: Animal SOS
Character: Narrator
Released: July 14, 2014
Type: TV
Documentary series following the work of the RSPCA, filming as calls come in to the national control centre and following inspectors on the ground as they deal with everything from injured wildlife to neglected pets.
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Title: Nick Knowles: Original Home Restoration
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 2014
Type: TV
Nick Knowles delves into the history of homes as their owners restore them to their former glory.
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Title: DIY SOS - The Big Build
Character: Self
Released: April 15, 2010
Type: TV
Nick Knowles and the team issue a call to arms and recruit friends, family and local trades to help transform the homes of families across Britain.
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Title: Wildest Dreams
Released: July 22, 2009
Type: TV
Nine wildlife enthusiasts compete for the ultimate prize: a job at the BBC's prestigious Natural History Unit.
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Title: Guesstimation
Released: July 11, 2009
Type: TV
Guesstimation is a BBC National Lottery game show that was broadcast on BBC One from 11 July 2009 to 29 August 2009. The programme was hosted by Nick Knowles and was based on the Dutch show Wat Schat je?.
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Title: Wild About Your Garden
Character: Himself - Presenter
Released: November 19, 2008
Type: TV
Nick Knowles attempts to give urban spaces across Britain a reverse makeover, with help from The One Show's wildlife reporter Ellie Harrison and award-winning garden designer Chris Beardshaw.
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Title: Last Choir Standing
Released: July 5, 2008
Type: TV
Last Choir Standing was a 2008 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. Broadcast on BBC One in July and August 2008, the series saw amateur choirs competing each week to be the 'last choir standing'. The series was presented by Myleene Klass and Nick Knowles, with judges Russell Watson, Sharon D. Clarke and Suzi Digby. In the final, following a public telephone vote, the winners were announced as Welsh male voice choir Only Men Aloud!. An collection of songs from the series was released as an album in November 2008.
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Title: The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins
Released: November 17, 2007
Type: TV
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Title: Who Dares Wins
Released: November 17, 2007
Type: TV
Nick Knowles hosts the quiz where two teams of complete strangers compete by completing a series of lists. The team who name more correct answers on a list get the chance to play for 50,000 pounds.
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Title: Real Rescues
Released: October 15, 2007
Type: TV
Real Rescues is a British documentary broadcast on BBC One exploring the daily work of the emergency services aired since 15 October 2007. Real Rescues is at the heart of the action with the emergency services of Hampshire including the police, fire, ambulance, coastguard and lifeboat crews. A majority of the footage has been shot around Portsmouth and Fareham. Reruns are on Watch and CBS Reality. In the later series, other counties from across the UK began to be featured. Other emergency services, such as mountain rescue and animal rescue, were also featured.
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Title: The Big Day
Released: July 5, 2007
Type: TV
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Title: Mission Africa
Released: January 3, 2007
Type: TV
Nick Knowles and 15 construction trainees travel to Africa, to use their skills to aid conservation efforts and encourage tourism
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Title: Behind Bars
Released: July 10, 2006
Type: TV
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Title: Holiday Hit Squad
Released: May 11, 2006
Type: TV
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Title: School's Out
Released: April 19, 2006
Type: TV
School's Out was a BBC television series hosted by Danny Wallace. Based on the premise of school subjects, celebrity contestants are asked questions they would have been asked at school.
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Title: Historyonics
Released: April 4, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Top of the Pops Saturday
Released: September 20, 2003
Type: TV
Originally part of "The Saturday Show" from November 2002 until the series ended, this spin-off music strand for Saturday mornings has an extended format and exclusive preview performances from artists soon to be seen on Top of the Pops.
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Title: Death By...
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: April 23, 2003
Type: TV
Three-part series exploring personal disasters, some of which are reconstructed with the help of the actual people concerned.
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Title: Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
Released: March 7, 2003
Type: TV
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities sing as students of the Academy. The programme was launched in 2003 to help raise money for the charities supported by Comic Relief, with the final of the show occurring on Red Nose Day. Coverage of the show was widely shown on BBC One, BBC Three, BBC Prime and the CBBC Channel. Many consider the celebrity version of the show to be far more successful than its predecessor. The Comic Relief series returned in 2005 and again in March 2007. It was announced by the BBC that Cat Deeley would not return because she was hosting So You Think You Can Dance. However, Patrick Kielty returned with co-host and host of the former spin-off show Claudia Winkleman.
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Title: I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Released: August 25, 2002
Type: TV
Twelve celebrities are abandoned in the Australian jungle. In order to earn food, they must perform Bushtucker Trials which challenge them physically and mentally.
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Title: DIY SOS
Released: October 7, 1999
Type: TV
DIY SOS is a British DIY television series made for the BBC, presented by Nick Knowles. The first episode was broadcast on 7 October 1999 and the show is still airing today. As well as being a DIY programme it also features comic relief from the cast.
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Title: City Hospital
Released: October 12, 1998
Type: TV
City Hospital was a medical documentary television series that aired on BBC1, the United Kingdom's National Network from 1998 till 2007. It ran over nine series with over 360 hours of film broadcast every weekday from 10 am.
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Title: Put It To The Test
Released: January 7, 1997
Type: TV
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Title: Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Released: November 12, 1996
Type: TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.