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.

Nick Mohammed
Born
Nicholas George Mohammed

(1980-10-02) 2 October 1980[1]
OccupationActor, comedian, writer
Years active2006–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
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
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

  1. {England & Wales births 1837–2006}
  2. "Nick Mohammed - the greatest showman". inews.co.uk.
  3. "Nick Mohammed: a profile of the up-and-coming comedian (pg.8–9)". Durham First. Autumn–Winter 2011.
  4. "Send in the clowns". Varsity. 25 February 2010.
  5. "Nick Mohammed's heart "lies in Durham"". Palatinate. 6 December 2010.
  6. "Cambridge Footlights Alumni 2000–". Footlights Official Website. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  7. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Nick Mohammed in Bits". BBC.
  8. "BBC Radio 4 - Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed - Episode guide". BBC.
  9. Fleming, Mike Jr. (18 December 2018). "David Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed Set For Sky One Comedy Series 'Intelligence'". Deadline. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  10. "Nominations Announced for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Screen Actors Guild. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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