Jimmy Nail made a rare public appearance at the press night performance of Death Of England: The Plays at @sohoplace in London on Tuesday.
The Auf Wiedersehen, Pet star, 70, cut a dapper figure for the event as he sported a navy blazer along with a pair of black jeans.
The actor also wore a light pink shirt and brown shoes and completed his look with a pair of sunglasses.
Jimmy was born in Longbenton, north Tyneside, in 1954.
He famously took on the role of brickie, Leonard ‘Oz’ Osbourne, in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, despite originally auditioning to be an extra.
Jimmy Nail made a rare public appearance at the press night performance of Death Of England: The Plays at @sohoplace in London on Tuesday
The Auf Wiedersehen, Pet star, 70, cut a dapper figure for the event as he sported a navy blazer along with a pair of black jeans
In 1985, his cover of Rose Royce’s Love Don’t Live Here Anymore was a huge UK hit and in 1992, he returned to the charts with Ain’t No Doubt which earned him a number 1.
He released Crocodile Shoes in 1994 for for the television drama Crocodile Shoes, which hit number four in the charts.
In 1996, while starring on Crocodile Shoes, Jimmy was the highest paid TV actor in the UK that year, earning almost £1million.
Despite this financial success, Jimmy gave up his acting career the following year to focus on music.
‘I like singing,’ he previously told PennyBlackMusic. ‘I was an accidental actor.
‘Music was always my first love, my real passion. I just needed to prove myself and acting parts were a step along the way to this. It was a fluke I hit the jackpot as an actor.’
In 2014, Jimmy was part of Sting’s Last Ship stage musical project.
He’s had a glow up! Jimmy famously took on the role of brickie, Leonard ‘Oz’ Osbourne, in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (pictured back in the 90s)
