Nigel Jonathan Spivey (born 18 October 1958) is a British classicist and academic, specialising in classical art and archaeology. He is a senior lecturer in classics at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Emmanuel College. He studied at Cambridge, the British School at Rome, and the University of Pisa.

As an undergraduate, he was a three-time champion (hammer throw) at the Oxford-Cambridge athletics match and he remains an active member of the Achilles Club, an Oxbridge sports organization.

He has presented various television series:

• For BBC: How Art Made the World, 2005
• For ITV: Digging for Jesus, 2005
• For Channel 5: Kings and Queens, and Heroes of World War II.
• For BBC: “Cunk on Earth”, Season 1 Episode 1, 2022.

• Understanding Greek Sculpture (1996)
• Etruscan Art (1997)
• Greek Art (1997)
• Enduring Creation: Art, Pain, and Fortitude (2001)
• Panorama of the Classical World (With Michael Squire) (2004)
• The Ancient Olympics: War minus the shooting (2004)
• Songs On Bronze: The Greek Myths Made Real (2005)
• Greek Sculpture (2013), an "entire renovation" of Understanding Greek Sculpture.^[1]