Nicholas John Frost (born 28 March 1972) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He has appeared in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy of films, consisting of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), and the television comedy Spaced (1999–2001). He also appeared in Joe Cornish's film Attack the Block (2011). He co-starred in the 2011 film Paul, which he co-wrote with frequent collaborator and friend Simon Pegg. He has also portrayed various roles in the sketch show Man Stroke Woman. In 2020, he cocreated and starred in the paranormal comedy horror series Truth Seekers with Pegg.
Nick Frost | |
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 Frost in 2024 | |
| Born | Nicholas John Frost 28 March 1972 Hornchurch, England |
| Education | Beal High School |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse |
Mariangela Frost
(m. 2008; div. 2015) |
| Children | 3[1] |
Early life
editFrost was born on 28 March 1972 in Hornchurch, Greater London, the son of John Frost and his Welsh wife, Tricia (died 2005),[2] who were office furniture designers.[3][4] When he was 10, his sister died of an asthma attack, aged 18.[5] He attended Beal High School in Ilford.[6] When Frost was 15 his parents' business failed and they lost the family home. They moved in with neighbours where he witnessed his mother having a stroke due to the stress. Frost left school and took a job with a shipping company to support the family. He subsequently spent two years at a kibbutz in Israel.[7] He met actor Simon Pegg while working as a waiter at a North London Chiquito branch and the two became close friends and flatmates. Pegg and Jessica Hynes wrote a role for Frost in the cult slacker comedy series Spaced that was partly based on Pegg and Frost's lifestyle at the time.[5]
Career
editHe appeared in corporate training video clips such as "Chris Carter and the Coverplan Challenge", a Dixons sales video, before playing Tim's army-obsessed best friend Mike in Spaced (1999–2001), which aired on Channel 4 for two series.[7] In 2001, Frost played a small role in a one-off episode of Victoria Wood's Acorn Antiques. This was a specially written episode shown during the series called "The Sketch Show Story" that Victoria narrated, in which Frost played an armed robber who shot dead Acorn Antiques' most lovable character, Mrs Overall.
In 2002, Frost wrote and presented the show Danger! 50,000 Volts!, a spoof of the outdoors survival genre in which military experts demonstrate how to improvise solutions to dangerous problems. In the same year, Frost co-wrote and starred in The Sofa of Time with Matt King. In 2004, he appeared in Shaun of the Dead, a "romantic zombie comedy" written by Simon Pegg and Spaced director Edgar Wright. In late 2005, Frost starred in the comedy sketch show Man Stroke Woman on BBC Three. A second series aired on in early 2007. In early 2006, Frost played Commander Henderson in two series of the BBC Two science fiction sitcom, Hyperdrive. Also in 2006, he acted in Kinky Boots. Frost had a small appearance in the British comedy Look Around You, a parody of 1970s/1980s technology parodying the format of shows like Tomorrow's World.
Frost and Pegg appeared in a second Pegg-Wright feature film called Hot Fuzz, an action and cop genre homage, set in Gloucestershire. Frost plays bumbling Constable Danny Butterman, who partners up with Pegg's dynamic Nicholas Angel after the latter is transferred from the Metropolitan Police in London. The pair teamed up again for their self-penned 2011 science-fiction comedy film Paul, whose storyline concerns a fugitive alien. The two also starred in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn as Thomson and Thompson. Frost narrates the Channel 4 reality show Supernanny.[8] He has made fleeting appearances on the Channel 4 surreal medical comedy series Green Wing as "just a man" in pub scenes (when Boyce asks who he is, he responds, "just a man"). In 2013, Frost played the role of Andy Knightley in the third Pegg-Wright feature film called The World's End. In 2014, he played the eponymous character in the Sky Atlantic comedy Mr. Sloane.
In 2016, Frost was cast in an ensemble role for the second season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands.[9]
In January 2024, Frost was announced to play Gobber the Belch in the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon.
Personal life
editFrost is best friends of fellow actor Simon Pegg and the two have appeared alongside each other in six films. In a 2005 interview, Frost stated that he was brought up as a Catholic but is now an atheist.[10] Frost is a patron of Humanists UK.[7] He is a supporter of West Ham United and the England national football team, as well as being a rugby player, formerly playing for Barking RFC.[11]
Frost lived with his half-Swedish wife, production executive Mariangela,[12] in St Margarets, London.[13] They married in 2008. He previously lived in Finsbury Park,[14] which was also one of the filming locations for Shaun of the Dead. On 22 June 2011, Mariangela gave birth to the couple's son. They separated in 2013,[2][15] and later divorced.[16]
In October 2015, Frost released a memoir titled Truths, Half Truths & Little White Lies (Hodder & Stoughton), detailing his life up to the age of 30.[17]
Filmography
editFilm
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Big Train | Construction Worker / Engineer | 2 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | Spaced | Mike Watt | 14 episodes |
| 2000, 2004 | Black Books | Security System Man / Paul | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Acorn Antiques | Armed robber | Television special |
| 2002 | Danger! 50,000 Volts! | Himself | Host, 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Danger! Incoming Attack! | ||
| 2005 | Twisted Tales | Keith | Episode: "Txt Msg Rcvd" |
| Look Around You | Caveman / Hot Jon | 2 episodes | |
| Spider-Plant Man | Scientist | Television short | |
| 2005–2007 | Man Stroke Woman | Various characters | 12 episodes |
| 2005–2008 | Supernanny | Narrator | Voice, 26 episodes |
| 2006 | Green Wing | Just a Man | Episode #2.1 |
| 2006–2007 | Hyperdrive | Commander Henderson | 12 episodes |
| 2010 | Money | John Self | 2 episodes |
| 2011, 2014 | Phineas and Ferb | Captain Squint / Ed | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Mr. Sloane | Jeremy Sloane | 6 episodes; also executive producer |
| Mr Drew's School for Boys | Narrator (voice) | 4 episodes | |
| Sober Companion | Robert | Pilot | |
| Doctor Who | Santa Claus | 2 episodes; Last Christmas and Death in Heaven (cameo) | |
| 2016 | Galavant | Andre | Episode: "Giants vs. Dwarves" |
| 2017–2018 | Sick Note | Dr. Ian Glennis | 14 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Into the Badlands | Bajie | 24 episodes[9] |
| 2018–2019 | 3Below | Stuart | Voice, 19 episodes |
| 2020 | Truth Seekers | Gus | 8 episodes; also co-creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2021 | Staged | Himself | Episode: "The Dirty Mochyns" |
| Why Women Kill | Bertram | 10 episodes | |
| 2021–2023 | The Nevers | Declan Orrun | Main cast |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Studio Security Guard #2 (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | SM-33 (voice) | 4 episodes |
Radio
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Sofa of Time | Parker | Also co-creator and writer |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Esper 2 | Ernie |
| 2017 | Augmented Empire | Chris |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | British Independent Film Awards | BIFA for Most Promising Newcomer | Shaun of the Dead | Nominated | [24][25] |
| 2005 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | [24][26] | |
| 2011 | National Movie Awards | NMA Performance of the Year | Paul | Nominated | [24][27] |
| 2015 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film | The Boxtrolls (shared) | Won | [24] |
| 2014 | 2014 MTV Movie Awards | MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Simon Pegg, Paddy Considine, & Martin Freeman | The World's End | Nominated | [24][28] |
| 2014 Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | Nominated | [24] | ||
| Choice Movie: Award for Best Fight (shared with Simon Pegg, Paddy Considine, & Martin Freeman | Nominated | [24] | |||
| Choice Movie: Award for Best Chemistry (shared with Simon Pegg, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman and Eddie Marsan | Nominated | [24] | |||
| 2019 | Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screen Couple Shared with: Lena Headey | Fighting with My Family | Nominated | [24] |
References
edit- ^ Johns, Victoria (27 August 2021). "Nick Frost welcomes third baby as he shares snap leaving hospital with newborn". Daily Mirror.
- ^ a b "BBC Radio Scotland – the Janice Forsyth Show, Nick Frost, Jason Byrne and David Baddiel join Edi Stark, Nick Frost | Some of the best laughs I've ever had have been at a funeral". 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Nick Frost: Being funny is like a six-pack for a fat man". The Evening Standard. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Sturgis, India (4 April 2016). "Nick Frost: 'I don't laugh as much anymore'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b Day, Elizabeth (4 May 2014). "Nick Frost: the film funnyman on fame, fatherhood and a painful past". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Tobey, Matthew (2015). "Nick Frost". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Actor Nick Frost appointed Humanists UK patron". Humanists UK. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Gilsdorf, Ethan (18 March 2011). "Q&A With Nick Frost and Simon Pegg: Pockets of 'Us-es' Everywhere". Wired. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (19 August 2016). "'Into The Badlands' Casts Nick Frost As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Naugle, Patrick (14 February 2005). "Night of the Laughing Dead: An Interview With Shaun of the Dead Writer/Actor Simon Pegg And Co-Star Nick Frost". dvdverdict.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ "Barking Rugby Football Club – The One Show". barkingrufc.com. 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Nick Frost: 'I'll do anything for ''Money'''". The Independent. London. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "IGN Interviews Nick Frost". 25 October 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Fringe Comedy Awards Interview Retrieved 8 September 2008.
- ^ Husband, Stuart (18 July 2013). "Nick Frost: 'It's about time I showed off my smokingly hot side'". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Sturgis, India (4 April 2016). "Nick Frost: 'I don't laugh as much anymore'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Truths, Half Truths and Little White Lies". goodreads.com. 8 October 2015.
- ^ Good Movies for Kids [@goodmovies4kids] (20 June 2016). "The new ASTÉRIX & OBELIX movie invades UK cinemas August 19th, with @jackwhitehall @nickjfrost @dickndom & more!" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 July 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ Collinson, Garry (21 June 2016). "Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods set for UK release in August". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Nick Frost, Alicia Silverstone, Kevin Connolly to Star in Dark Comedy 'Krazy House'". Variety. 18 February 2023.
- ^ Long, Lacy (21 March 2022). "'Seize Them!': Nicola Coughlan, Aimee Lou Wood, and Lolly Adefope Join Dark Ages Comedy Film". Collider. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Echebiri, Makuochi (20 October 2024). "Nick Frost Is an Unhinged 'Black Cab' Driver in Trailer for New Shudder Horror". Collider. Valnet Publishing Group. Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Ford, Lily (14 May 2024). "Golda Rosheuvel, Nick Frost are Pumpkin-Obsessed in Sky Original's Newly-Announced 'Grow'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nick Frost Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "BIFA Winners & Nominations 2004". BIFA. 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Shaun of the Dead Movie". zombiepit.com. 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Voting underway for 2011 National Movie Awards". cinemauk.org.uk. 4 April 2011.
- ^ "2014 MTV Movie Awards: Full Nominations List". mtv.com. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022.