Nigel Mead
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- Magician
- Television consultant
- Writer
- Producer
Nigel Mead | |
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| Born | May 1974 (age 51) Rochester, Kent, England |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Known for | Magic consultant and co-writer on Tricked |
Nigel Mead (born May 1974) is a British magician, television consultant, writer and producer. He is known for co-creating the ITV hidden-camera magic series Tricked, on which he also served as a magic producer.[1] The programme won at the 2014 Broadcast Digital Awards.[2][3]
He is also known for appearing as the lead magician mentor in the Channel 4 special Faking It: Physicist to Magician (2005), and for television consulting work on productions including Skins, The Royal Variety Performance, Britain's Got Talent, and Dancing on Ice.[citation needed]
Mead is a member of The Magic Circle and was invited to become a member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star in 2014.[4]
Mead was born in Rochester, Kent, England. He developed an interest in magic at the age of ten and frequently visited Davenport’s Magic Shop in London while learning sleight-of-hand techniques.
Career
Early television work
Mead began appearing on British television in 2003 as a guest magician and presenter on programmes for Nickelodeon UK and Discovery Kids.
In 2005 he appeared as the lead magician mentor in Faking It: Physicist to Magician, a Channel 4 special in the Faking It series. The programme followed physics student Kevin McMahon as he trained to perform as a magician before a panel of judges from The Magic Circle.[5]
Mead later appeared in the Channel 4 series Freaky, and also worked on children's programming including Get Tricky and the Discovery series Cre-8.
Tricked
In 2013 Mead co-created the ITV2 hidden-camera magic series Tricked, presented by Ben Hanlin.[1]
The programme ran from 2013 to 2016. In 2014 it won at the Broadcast Digital Awards.[3]
Other television work
Mead has worked as a magic consultant, writer, producer or performer on various television productions, including Skins, Under Pressure, Impossible, The Royal Variety Performance, Britain's Got Talent, Wedding Day Winners, and Dancing on Ice.[citation needed]
Professional affiliations
- Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star (2014)[4]