Nick Mohammed
Nicholas George Mohammed (born 2 October 1980) is a British actor, comedian and writer, best known for voicing Piglet in the live-action film Christopher Robin.
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Born | Nicholas George Mohammed 2 October 1980[1] Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer |
Years active | 2006–present |
Early life
Mohammed was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. His mother was a Cyprus-born GP and his father was a Trinidad-born legal professional.[2] He was educated at Abbey Grange High School. He turned down an offer from Cambridge University and chose Durham University, where he was a member of St Aidan's College[3] and played violin in the university orchestra.[4] He had auditioned for the Durham Revue twice but failed to get in and instead frequented the local comedy circuit.[5] After graduating with a first in geophysics, he commenced doctoral studies in seismology at Magdalene College, Cambridge and had a job for an oil company lined up. His interest in comedy prompted him to audition for the Footlights, which he did successfully.[6] Following a performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he was contacted by a BBC producer. He then left Cambridge without finishing his PhD to pursue a career in comedy.
Career
Mohammed has featured in the second series of BBC One's Reggie Perrin and was a co-presenter in BBC Three comedy series The King Is Dead alongside Simon Bird and Katy Wix. He has made guest appearances in Pete & Dud: The Lost Sketches, Miranda, How Not to Live Your Life, Life's Too Short and has appeared in one episode of the Radio 4 musical comedy show Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section.
Following his hit BBC Radio 4 debut (Quarters), Mohammed's second series Nick Mohammed in Bits attracted further critical acclaim.[7]
Mohammed was a cast member of BAFTA-nominated CBBC sketch show Sorry, I've Got No Head and supported Angelos Epithemiou (as one of his radio show characters, Mr. Swallow) on his 2010 national tour.
He has had a supporting role in all three seasons of C4 comedy series Drifters.
Mohammed is also developing The Making of Mr. Swallow for BBC Television and is writing and starring in an original comedy-drama Magic for Channel 4 as part of the Coming Up Scheme. He also appears in the new CBBC show Hank Zipzer as Mr. Love. He made a guest appearance in the final episode of series 1 and first episode of series 2 of Uncle. He later went on to appear in six episodes of the show.
In 2015, he joined the cast of ITV comedy The Job Lot.
He has also written and starred in two series of 'Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed', a comedy set in a police station, for BBC Radio 4.[8] In 2018, he voiced Piglet in the Disney film Christopher Robin.
In December 2018, it was announced that he would collaborate on a new comedy series titled Intelligence with David Schwimmer for Sky One.[9]
In 2019, Mohammed appeared in the second series of Stath Lets Flats.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Asylum Seekers | Adeem Akwal | Short film |
2015 | Baguettes | Man | Short film |
2015 | The Martian | Tim Grimes | |
2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Casper | |
2016 | Bridget Jones' Baby | Ariyaratina | |
2017 | The Sense of an Ending | Postman Danny | |
2017 | Bridget Jones' Baby: Extended End Credits | Ariyaratina | Uncredited Short film Direct-to-video |
2017 | The Designers: Comic Relief | Short film | |
2017 | Smear | Dr. Wyndham | Short film |
2018 | Christopher Robin | Piglet (voice) | |
2018 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Short Butler | |
2019 | The Kid Who Would Be King | Mr. Hyde | |
2020 | Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse | Mr. Entwhistle | On sky |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | No Easy Task with Daniel Thornthwaite | Daniel Thornthwaite | Also writer Television movie |
2008–2011 | Sorry, I've Got No Head | Various | 17 episodes |
2009–2010 | Reggie Perrin | Steve | 9 episodes |
2010 | The King Is Dead | Himself | with Simon Bird and Katy Wix |
The Persuasionists | DVD Shop Assistant | Episode: "The Charity" | |
2011 | Pixelface | Pharaoh | Episode: "High Spirits" |
2011 | Life's Too Short | Toby | Episode: "#1.5" |
2013–2015 | Drifters | Ash | 7 episodes |
2014 | Uncle | Roopesh | 6 episodes |
2014–2016 | Hank Zipzer | Mr. Love | 16 episodes Main cast (Season 1) Recurring cast (Season 2) Guest cast (Season 3) |
2014–2018 | Cuckoo | Policeman | Episodes: "Neighbourhood Watch" and "Ken's New Friend" |
2014 | Morning Has Broken | Mike | Also writer Television movie |
2015 | Murder in Successville | Dynamo | Episode: "Bunch of Cults" |
2015 | Yonderland | Electrician | Episode: "Panic on the Streets of Yonderland" |
2015–2017 | Uncle | Roopesh | 5 episodes |
2015–2016 | Drunk History | William Burke / John William Polidori | 2 episodes |
2015 | The Job Lot | Ash | 5 episodes |
2016 | Fresh Meat | Nas | 2 episodes |
2016 | Camping | Dr. Tolley | Episode: "#1.2" Television miniseries |
2016 | Sexy Murder | Simon Schinwold | 3 episodes Television miniseries |
2016 | The Last Dragonslayer | Brian - Dragonslayer | Television movie |
2017 | Mr. Swallow's Valentine | Mr. Swallow | Also writer Television movie |
2018 | Collateral | Fuzz Gupta | 2 episodes Television miniseries |
2018 | Urban Myths | Horace Lambardi | Episode: "Agatha Christie" |
2018 | Oi Leonardo | Disciple | Television miniseries Episode: "The Last Supper" |
2018 | Sally4Ever | Mark | Episode: "#1.4" |
2018 | Space Chickens in Space | Finley (voice) | 23 episodes |
2018 | Comedy Blaps | Benton | Episode: "Furious Andrew" |
2019 | Stath Lets Flats | Anthony Stappan | Episodes: "A Battle Of Our Lives" and "Congratulations, Please" |
2019 | Comedians Giving Lectures | Mr. Swallow | Episode: "#1.7" |
2019 | Harry Hill's Clubnite | Mr. Swallow | Episode: "#1.2" |
2020–present | Intelligence | Joseph Harries | Also writer |
2020 | Hitmen | The Human Spider | Season #1 Episode #1 |
2020–present | Ted Lasso | Nate | Season #1 Pending — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series[10] |
References
- {England & Wales births 1837–2006}
- "Nick Mohammed - the greatest showman". inews.co.uk.
- "Nick Mohammed: a profile of the up-and-coming comedian (pg.8–9)". Durham First. Autumn–Winter 2011.
- "Send in the clowns". Varsity. 25 February 2010.
- "Nick Mohammed's heart "lies in Durham"". Palatinate. 6 December 2010.
- "Cambridge Footlights Alumni 2000–". Footlights Official Website. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
- "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Nick Mohammed in Bits". BBC.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed - Episode guide". BBC.
- Fleming, Mike Jr. (18 December 2018). "David Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed Set For Sky One Comedy Series 'Intelligence'". Deadline. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Nominations Announced for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Screen Actors Guild. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.