Nick Moran

British actor, writer, producer and director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nick Moran (born 23 December 1969)[1] is an English actor and filmmaker. His roles include Eddie the card sharp in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Scabior in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011).

Born (1969-12-23) 23 December 1969 (age 56)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
Yearsactive1989–present
Spouse
  • (m. 1997; div. 2000)

    Jasmine Piran
    (m. 2015)
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Nick Moran
Moran in France, October 2010
Born (1969-12-23) 23 December 1969 (age 56)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
Years active1989–present
Spouse
  • (m. 1997; div. 2000)

    Jasmine Piran
    (m. 2015)
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Early life

Moran was born in the East End of London, to a hairdresser mother and an Automobile Association worker father.[2] He grew up on the South Oxhey council estate near Watford and the Greater London boundary.[3]

Career

Film

Moran's first hit film appearance was in 1990 alongside Roger Daltrey and Chesney Hawkes, in Buddy's Song (1990).[citation needed] His first lead role was later that year, in Vera Neubauer's Don't Be Afraid (1990).[citation needed] He then went on to star with Britpack waifs Hans Matheson and Samantha Morton in a Coky Giedroyc short, The Future Lasts a Long Time (1996). In Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), he shared the screen with Jason Statham, Dexter Fletcher, Jason Flemyng, Vinnie Jones and British singer Sting, who played the role of his father, JD.[citation needed]

Moran co-starred with John Hurt in New Blood (1999), and also starred with Joseph Fiennes, Sadie Frost and Tara FitzGerald in Rancid Aluminium (2000).[citation needed] In 2001, he played the role of Aramis in The Musketeer, a film loosely based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic novel, The Three Musketeers. The film co-starred Catherine Deneuve, Tim Roth, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea and Bill Treacher, with Justin Chambers in the role of D'Artagnan.[citation needed]

After his directorial début in Telstar: The Joe Meek Story, Moran went on to film The Kid, an adaptation of Kevin Lewis's book of the same name. The film was released in 2010 and stars Rupert Friend, Ioan Gruffudd, Natascha McElhone and Liam Cunningham.[4]

He appeared as Scabior, a snatcher in Fenrir Greyback's gang, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2.[5]

Stage

Moran's first stage appearances was understudying the lead in Blood Brothers in London's West End. He was in the original cast of Nick Grosso's Real Classy Affair at the Royal Court Theatre. Subsequent appearances include Paul Webb's Four Nights in Knaresborough,[6] Look Back in Anger both in 2001, Alfie in 2003, The Countess in 2005, and from November 2013 until March 2014, as 'Juror 7' in Twelve Angry Men at the Garrick Theatre.[7]

Moran co-wrote the play Telstar with James Hicks. It is a dramatisation of the life of Joe Meek, one of Britain's early independent record producers, who had a massive worldwide hit with the Tornados' 1962 "Telstar" single.[citation needed]

The play was directed by Paul Jepson and was staged at the New Ambassadors Theatre, London, from 21 June to 12 September 2005. This was the play's West End début after a small-scale National Tour that featured Linda Robson, Adam Rickitt and Con O'Neill.[citation needed]

A screen adaptation of the play, directed by Moran, was released in 2009. Con O'Neill reprised his stage role as Meek; Kevin Spacey played his financier, Major Banks.[citation needed]

Moran also starred in the lead role of 'Roaring Trade' at Park Theatre in October 2015.[8]

Personal life

Moran fronts his own Frank Sinatra tribute band, often appearing at London's Café de Paris and various charity events.[9]

In Moran's spare time, he practises karate.[10]

Filmography

Feature films

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Hard Days, Hard NightsRick
1991Buddy's SongMike
1997Clancy's KitchenIvan
1998Miss MondayJeremy
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsEddie
1999New BloodDanny White
Star! Star!Anatol
2000Rancid AluminiumHarry
Christie Malry's Own Double-EntryChristie Malry
2001The ProposalTerry Martin
Another LifePercy Thompson
The MusketeerAramis
2003Ashes and SandDaniel
Chaos and CadaversEdward Taggert
2004The Baby Juice ExpressDes
Soccer Dog: European CupBryan MacGreggor
SpivsSteve
American DaylightLawrence Stokowski
2005Silent PartnerGordon Patrick
PuritanSimon Puritan
The Poker AcademyLee Jackson
2006The Last DropPvt. Alan Ives
The Amazing GraceJohn NewtonAlso writer
2007Clubbing to DeathMark
2008Telstar: The Joe Meek StoryAlex MeekAlso writer and director
2009Goal III: Taking on the WorldNick Ashworth
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1Scabior
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2Scabior
2012St George's DayRichard
After DeathRoger Lazlo Smith
201313 EerieLarry Jefferson
Prisoners of the SunAdam Prime
2014Down DogBill
2015Age of KillRoy Dixon
2016The Habit of BeautyAdam
CrowTucker
Don't Knock TwiceDetective Boardman
2017Eat LocalsPrivate Rose
My Name Is LennyJohnny Bootnose
London HeistDCI Wickstead
2018Accident ManLeonard Kent
Boogie ManGerry
TerminalIlling
2019AvengementHyde
2020The Black Emperor of BroadwayJasper Deeter
GreatlandClerk
The American KingChad Wanker
2021Creation StoriesMalcolm McLarenAlso director[11][12][13]
NemesisFrank Conway
2022HoundedMallory
RenegadesBurton
RepeaterJean Rosseau
2023The Perfect WeddingDrag Queen
Not By the BookEddie
One RangerYuri the Cossack
Boudica: Queen of WarCatus Decianus
2024FirecrackerKnight
Chief of StationEvgeny Khalikov
Cookster: The Darkest DaysMick
2025Savage FlowersPa
Finding My VoiceSimon
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Television

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