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Date of Birth

28 March 1972, Essex, England, UK

Birth Name

Nicholas John Frost

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Mini Biography

Nicholas John "Nick" Frost (born 28 March 1972) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his work with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg in the role of Mike Watt in the television comedy Spaced, as well as the film characters Ed in Shaun of the Dead, PC/Sgt. Danny Butterman in Hot Fuzz, and Clive Gollings in Paul.

Early life

Frost was born in Dagenham, Essex. Frost attended Beal High School.

Career

He worked as a waiter and appeared in corporate training video clips such as 'Chris Carter and The Coverplan Challenge', a Dixons Group sales video, before gaining fame as Tim's Army-obsessed best friend Mike in the British comedy Spaced, which was written by Pegg and Jessica Hynes and aired on Channel 4 for two series. 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, "The Sketch Show Story" that Victoria narrated, in which Frost played an armed robber who 'shot dead' Acorn Antiques' most lovable character, Mrs Overall (Julie Walters).

In 2002, Frost wrote and presented Danger! 50,000 Volts!, a spoof of the outdoors survival genre in which SAS experts or the like demonstrated how to improvise solutions to dangerous problems. In 2002, Frost also co-wrote and starred in The Sofa of Time with Matt King. In 2004, Frost appeared in Shaun of the Dead, a 'rom-zom-com' (romantic zombie comedy), written once again by Pegg along with Spaced director Edgar Wright. The film follows the life of Shaun, a disaffected store clerk who tries to win back his girlfriend in the midst of a zombie outbreak. Frost played Ed, the lovable oaf and best friend of Shaun.

In late 2005 he starred in the comedy sketch show Man Stroke Woman, which aired on BBC Three. A second series of Man Stroke Woman was aired on BBC Three during February/March 2007. In early 2006, Frost played the lead character, Commander Henderson, in two series of the BBC Two science fiction sitcom, Hyperdrive. Also in 2006, he acted in a second feature film, Kinky Boots. Frost had a small appearance in the British comedy Look Around You, a parody of 1970s/80s era technology, and schools programming, parodying the format of programmes like Tomorrow's World, as a member of the crowd during a 'live' broadcast, as well as a caveman in the "music" episode in the first series.

Frost and Pegg appeared in a second Pegg-Wright feature, Hot Fuzz, an action and cop genre homage, set in rural Gloucestershire, England. Frost plays bumbling Constable Danny Butterman, who partners up with Pegg's dynamic Nicholas Angel after the latter is transferred from metropolitan London. The pair teamed up again for the 2011 sci-fi movie Paul whose storyline concerned a fugitive alien.

Frost narrates UK's Channel 4 reality show Supernanny, and has made fleeting appearances in the Channel 4 TV surreal medical comedy series Green Wing, as "Just a Man" in pub scenes (when asked by Boyce who he is when talking to Dr. Guy Secretan, he responds, "Just a man.").

Personal life

He is a good friend of fellow actor Simon Pegg. He currently resides with his half-Swedish wife, production executive Mariangela Frost, in St Margarets, London. He previously lived in Finsbury Park, which was also the filming location for Shaun of the Dead.

In a 2005 interview, Frost stated that he was raised Catholic and is now an atheist.

He is a supporter of West Ham United F.C, as well as being a rugby player, formerly playing for Barking RFC.

On 22 June 2011, Frost's wife gave birth to a son.

Source

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Spouse

?	(? - present)

Trade Mark

Frequently works with actor and best friend, Simon Pegg, playing his sidekick, such as in Spaced, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead and Paul.

Trivia

Says that best friend and frequent co-star Simon Pegg introduced him to Woody Allen films and made him a more mature, cultured person all around.

Wasn't an actor prior to playing "Mike Watt" in "Spaced" (1999) - he was working as a waiter.

If Nick could have any superpower he'd like to be able to fly.

Nick Frost is Simon Pegg's best friend and they used to be flatmates.

Worked in a Mexican restaurant for six years. As a bartender, waiter and cook.

A longtime supporter of West Ham United FC.

His favorite films include Dead Man's Shoes (2004), Bottle Rocket (1996), The Shining (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and (all-time favorite) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).

Personal Quotes

[on his brief experience as a stand-up comedian] I did ten gigs at the very beginning. Five were amazing, and five were the worst moments of my life.

[on his character in "Spaced" (1999)] Mike is based on a couple of people I know, one is a friend called "Flea", who is mad on weapons and stuff and Russia and another is "Jon", an ex-security guard who also likes guns a bit too much. But for their military love they are both lovely blokes.

[on the trials of playing weapons-expert "Mike Watt" in "Spaced" (1999)] I took a gun home to practice stripping it. A woman saw the barrel sticking out of my bag and called the police. I had gone home and it was a very hot day, so I opened the back door of my house and was sitting in a pair of skimpy shorts with a blindfold on, taking the gun to pieces. When I put it back and lifted the blindfold up, there were six or eight armed policemen holding firearms at me and they came in and started screaming - it was very tense.

[on the science-fiction series "Blakes 7" (1978)] Like "Bergerac" (1981) in space.

[on Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) co-star, Kristen Stewart] She's fun on set. She's a fantastic actress. I think people forget she's fairly young still, but she's dedicated and she wants to do a good job. Often, I don't think people take that into consideration. She's doing 'Twilight' and stuff like that, but she's dedicated and she works hard. I mean, how old is she? Twenty-three, Twenty-four? I don't know that many twenty-three or twenty-four year-olds that get picked up at 4 am and work until 10 at night, six days a week. She comes on set smiling and laughing and she knows her lines.

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