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Nicholas Andre Pinnock (born 2 September 1973) is a British actor. He is known for his role as lead character Aaron Wallace in the ABC legal drama For Life and as Truman Dawes in the Peacock crime drama Long Bright River. Nicholas Andre Pinnock was born in Balham, London, and is of Jamaican descent. He spent his early childhood living in Saudi Arabia. On his return to England, he was enrolled at Corona Stage Academy in Hammersmith, London at the age of 12. While there, in his first week, he made his professional debut, landing several jobs as a model and child actor in adverts, music videos, film and television. Continuing his vocational training, Pinnock attended a three-year musical theatre course at the London Studio Centre. After the first year, he decided acting was his first love and in the following years, concentrated on drama and contemporary dance. After graduating, Pinnock joined Lea Anderson's Contemporary Dance Company, the Featherstonehaughs, for several years before pursuing acting full time. In 1986, as a child actor, Pinnock starred in the fantasy drama TV serial Mr Magus is Waiting for You, based on the novel by Gene Kemp and following the adventures of four young children who become trapped in the fantasy world of a mysterious magician. A year later, he became one of The Pink Windmill Kids on Emu's World on CITV. In his 20s he regularly appeared in pantomime. He played guest roles in television programmes such as Grange Hill, EastEnders, The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe, Footballers' Wives and Casualty. TV films followed, such as Kingdom of The Blind with Clive Owen and Diamonds with James Purefoy. Theatre work included As You Like It at Stafford Castle at the Staffordshire Shakespeare Festival, Hampstead Theatre's production of Born Bad directed by Kathy Burke, and San Diego, directed by David Grieg and Marisa Zanotti in the Edinburgh Festival. He appeared in Topdog/Underdog in Glasgow's Citizens Theatre in 2009. Pinnock appeared in his first Hollywood feature film, the 2011 summer blockbuster Captain America: The First Avenger, as a SHIELD Tech. That same year, he went on to play the role of Leon in a four-part drama Top Boy, which was broadcast on Channel 4 over four consecutive nights from 31 October 2011. After the 2011 England riots in London, Pinnock appeared in the BBC docudrama The Riots: In Their Own Words, The Rioters. The following year, Pinnock portrayed the role of Evan in the ITV drama The Ice Cream Girls. The three-part drama aired in April 2013. Pinnock portrayed a young Nelson Mandela in the ITV docudrama Mandela: The Prison Years, which aired on 15 December 2013, the day Mandela was buried.
Set in medieval Scotland, the play follows the story of Macbeth, a brave and loyal Scottish general, who receives a prophecy from a group of three witches that he will become the Thane of Cawdor and eventually the King of Scotland. Encouraged by his ambitious wife, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth is consumed by his desire for power and embarks on a murderous path to fulfill the prophecy. Driven by his ambition, Macbeth kills King Duncan and takes the throne. However, plagued by guilt and paranoia, Macbeth becomes increasingly tyrannical, ordering the murder of those he perceives as threats to his rule, including his friend Banquo and the family of Macduff, a nobleman who opposes him. As the body count rises, Macbeth's mental state deteriorates, and he becomes haunted by hallucinations and the ghosts of his victims. Meanwhile, Lady Macbeth, who initially urged her husband to commit the crimes, descends into madness, plagued by guilt and remorse. The play reaches its tragic climax when Macbeth faces the army of his enemies, led by Macduff, who seeks to avenge his family's murder. Macbeth's overconfidence leads to his downfall, and he is killed in battle by Macduff.
