Nick Nevern (born 8 December 1980) is a British actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for his roles in EastEnders Shameless, The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan and The Hooligan Factory.
Nick Nevern | |
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| Born | 8 December 1980 London, England |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
Early life
editNevern was born and raised in London, England. His mother is Russian.[1]
Career
editNevern spent some time in Russia, returning years later to London where he started his acting career, with a first television performance in Dream Team as Pavel Kovac and since appearing in several other shows such as EastEnders, Jonathan Creek, Shameless and Motherland.
Nevern played the main character in the 2012 independent film The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan and two of the film's sequels.
In 2014, Nevern wrote, directed, produced and starred in The Hooligan Factory, a spoof film of football hooliganism. The film heavily parodies titles from the British hooligan genre films and focuses mainly on The Firm, along with The Football Factory, Rise of the Footsoldier, I.D., Green Street and Cass.
In 2020, Nevern directed the fifth film in the Rise of the Footsoldier franchise, titled Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins.[2][3][4]
In 2022, Nevern directed the next film in the Footsoldier series, titled Tate: Ten Days of Blood, which was released in September 2023 as Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance.[5][6] On 2 November 2022, it was announced that Nevern had joined the cast of EastEnders as Don, the ex boyfriend of Sam Mitchell played by Kim Medcalf.[7] His two episodes aired on 8 and 9 November 2022.
Personal life
editOn 3 December 2021, Nevern announced he was going to be a father.[8] His daughter was born on 28 May 2022. He keeps his partner a secret, covering her face with a squirrel on any online posts.[9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | I Want Candy | Angry Mourner | |
| 2008 | Adulthood | Police Officer | |
| 2010 | Black, No Sugar | Charlie | Short film |
| 2010 | Mission London | The Bodyguard | |
| 2010 | Writer's Block | Jack | Short film |
| 2011 | Terry | Terry | Also writer, director |
| 2011 | Turnout | Andrew | |
| 2011 | The Tapes | Danny's Brother | |
| 2011 | Victim | Marky | Also second unit director |
| 2011 | 7 Lives | Policeman/Detective Echo | |
| 2011 | Demons Never Die | Roger | |
| 2012 | Outpost: Black Sun | Carlisle | |
| 2012 | Strippers vs Werewolves | Franklyn | |
| 2012 | The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan | Mike Jacobs | |
| 2012 | The Sweeney | Freddy | |
| 2012 | The Hooligan Wars | Andy Hollington | |
| 2013 | The Fall of the Essex Boys | Darren Nicholls | |
| 2013 | Communion | Steve | |
| 2013 | White Collar Hooligan 2: England Away | Mike Jacobs | |
| 2013 | Vendetta | Ronnie | |
| 2014 | The Hooligan Factory | Dex | Also writer, director, producer |
| 2014 | Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie | Gregor | |
| 2014 | White Collar Hooligan 3 | Mike Jacobs | |
| 2014 | Spring | Thomas | |
| 2016 | Brotherhood | Detective Danny Parkinson | |
| 2016 | Eliminators | Detective Inspector Quinn | |
| 2017 | Riot | Damien | |
| 2019 | Fault Lines | Robert | Short film |
| 2019 | Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella | Greener | |
| 2020 | Sam | K | Short film |
| 2020 | Nemesis | Dmitri Ozolov | Pre-production |
| 2021 | Twist | Ron | |
| 2023 | Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance | Greener | Director |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Out of Control | Estate Boy | Television film |
| 2006 | Dream Team | Pavel Kovac | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Bonkers | Conrad | Episode: #1.4 |
| 2007 | Hotel Babylon | Andrei | Episode: #2.6 |
| 2007 | The English Class | Viktor | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | West 10 LDN | Maverick | Television film |
| 2008 | Matrioshki | Youri Suslov | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Spooks: Code 9 | Theo Danakis | Episode: #1.1 |
| 2008 | Jonathan Creek | Lenny | Episode: "The Grinning Man" |
| 2009 | Shameless | Rogowski | Episode: "Remember Me" |
| 2009 | The Bill | Elliot Johns | Episode: "Powerless" |
| 2010 | The Silence | Ely | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | The Deep | Stas | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Trigger Point | Victor | |
| 2017 | Prime Suspect 1973 | Danny Mitcham | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Riviera | Nikolai / Nikolai Slokov / Niokolai Slovern | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Bulletproof | Darren Galt | Episode: #1.4 |
| 2017–2021 | Motherland | Lee | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | FBI: International | Florin | Episode: "Chew Toy" |
| 2008–2022 | EastEnders | Don
Rennie |
4 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | GoldenEye 007 | Additional voices | |
| 2012 | Far Cry 3 | Mikhail / Captain | |
| 2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Strange Lands |
Production credits
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fanged Up | Writer | |
| 2018 | Trigger Finger! | Writer, director | Short film |
| 2020 | Let's Talk About George | Director, executive producer | Short film |
| 2021 | Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins | Writer, director |
References
edit- ^ Kemp, Stuart (10 February 2012). "Berlin 2012: Low Budget U.K. Urban Crime a Drama 'Riot' With Nick Nevern Looks to Stir Up Interest at the EFM (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins". BBFC. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Rosser, Michael (27 August 2020). "Vinnie Jones joins 'Rise Of The Footsoldier: Origins' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Travis, Ben (4 August 2021). "Rise Of The Footsoldier: Origins Trailer Brings Vinnie Jones Into The Gangster Saga – Exclusive". Empire. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Lee, Matt (27 October 2022). "Rise of the Footsoldier movie Tate: Two Days of Blood spotted filming in Essex including near Southend pier". Essex Live. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "EastEnders casts gangster movie star Nick Nevern for new Sam Mitchell storyline". Digital Spy. 2 November 2022.
- ^ "FFS Santa!!!! I asked for PS5 for Christmas!!!!… But I guess this will have to do #DaddyNevz". Twitter. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have the honour of introducing to my daughter… Nova Born 6.1 pounds at 4:28pm on 28th May…. Both Mum & baby are doing amazing and she is absolutely beautiful". 28 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
External links
edit- Nick Nevern at IMDb