Andy Nyman
Andrew Nyman (born 13 April 1966) is an English actor, director, writer, singer and magician. He is best known for his work with illusionist Derren Brown and for co-creating and starring in the horror play Ghost Stories and its film adaptation with Jeremy Dyson. He has been nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for his performances in the West End revivals of Fiddler on the Roof, Hello, Dolly!
Andy Nyman
- Full name
- Andrew Nyman.
- Born
- 1966. · Leicester.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, actor, magician, film director and film producer.
- Education
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
- Languages
- English.
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Andrew Nyman (born 13 April 1966) is an English actor, director, writer, singer and magician. He is best known for his work with illusionist Derren Brown and for co-creating and starring in the horror play Ghost Stories and its film adaptation with Jeremy Dyson. He has been nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for his performances in the West End revivals of Fiddler on the Roof, Hello, Dolly!
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Early life and career
Early life and career
And The Producers.
Nyman's first noteworthy performance was in 2000 as Keith Whitehead in Dead Babies, an adaptation of the Martin Amis novel of the same name. Soon after he appeared alongside Jon Voight, David Schwimmer and Leelee Sobieski in Jon Avnet's 2001 Emmy award-winning film Uprising as a Polish-Jewish freedom fighter. His next film role was in the 2003 film Coney Island Baby as a gay French gun dealer. In 2006 he appeared in horror-comedy Severance, Herman Brood biopic Wild Romance and British romcom Are You Ready for Love?. That same year Nyman won the award for best actor at the 2006 Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film for his role as Colin Frampton in Shut Up and Shoot Me. In 2007, Nyman appeared as one of the leads in the Frank Oz film Death at a Funeral, starring opposite Matthew Macfadyen, Ewen Bremner and Keely Hawes. In 2008, he starred as Patrick, a sleazy reality show producer, in Charlie Brooker's E4 horror satire Dead Set, and appeared in BBC Four's supernatural drama series Crooked House. Nyman portrayed the recurring character Jonty de Wolf in Channel 4's semi-improvised show Campus. In 2013, he appeared in Kick-Ass 2, as "The Tumor". He did voice over work as the character Bag for the series Sarah & Duck and Chuggington, and portrayed a young Winston Churchill in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders. In 2014 Nyman played the role of Charles Guiteau in the Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory, and appeared in the film Automata with Antonio Banderas and Dylan McDermott. In 2014, Nyman was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.
Work with Derren Brown
Work with Derren Brown
As an accomplished magician and mentalist, Nyman has frequently collaborated with psychological illusionist Derren Brown. He is the co-creator and co-writer of the television shows Derren Brown – Mind Control and Trick of the Mind. He and Brown wrote Russian Roulette, Séance and Messiah, as well as three series of Trick of the Mind. He also co-wrote and co-directed four of Brown's stage shows, all of which have toured and played the West End. For Something Wicked This Way Comes they were awarded the 2006 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. Their fourth show Enigma was also nominated for Olivier Award 2010, and he was nominated for the Lew Grade Award at the 2007 BAFTA Awards for his work on Derren Brown: The Heist (alongside collaborators Derren Brown, Simon Mills and Ben Caron). Nyman shares some of his magic "know-how" in the DVD, Insane. Their latest collaboration is entitled Sacrifice, which opened in March 2015 in the UK, and was premiered on Netflix in 2018.
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories
Nyman is co-creator of the long-running horror stage-play Ghost Stories. The show opened at the Liverpool Playhouse on 4 February 2010; from there it moved to the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, before transferring to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End, opening on 25 June 2010. Since then it has played in Moscow and Toronto, and was nominated for two Olivier Awards in 2011, Best Sound and Best Entertainment. Nyman and Jeremy Dyson co-wrote the show and co-directed it along with Sean Holmes. The stage play Ghost Stories finished after 1,000 shows in the Duke of York's, on 15 March 2015. A film adaptation premiered in 2017, starring Nyman, Paul Whitehouse and Martin Freeman.
The Warlock Effect
The Warlock Effect
Nyman and Dyson are co-authors of the 2023 novel The Warlock Effect, a thriller about a magician who becomes involved with espionage in the 1950s. It was published by Hodder & Stoughton, and Nyman also narrated an audio version.
The Psychic
The Psychic
Nyman and Dyson have co-created a new stage play called The Psychic which is had its world premiere at the York Theatre Royal from 29 April to 23 May 2026.
Personal life
Personal life
Nyman is Jewish and attended Jewish summer camp.
Other
Other
2006 – Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish and British Film – Best Actor – Shut Up and Shoot Me 2008 – Member of the Inner Magic Circle
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Leicester.
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- 1.McCormack, Lauren. Desert island kit: Andy Nyman. The Daily Telegraph. 6 September 2001.
- 2.It is with the heaviest of hearts. 2 June 2025.
- 3.Andy Nyman. London Theatre Direct.
- 4.Ghost Stories Trailer Promises Three Terrifying Stories. Screen Rant. 11 January 2018.
- 5.Mark Deming. Dead Babies. The New York Times. 2016.
- 6.IMDb. Uprising.
- 7.IMDb. Andy Nyman.
- 8.IMDb. Dead Set.
- 9.Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories. The Guardian. 7 August 2014.
- 10.Magic. Andy Nyman.
- 11.Insane, Andy Nyman. Theory11.com.
- 12.Stage & Screen. Derren Brown.
- 13.Jones, Gareth. UK Smash Hit Ghost Stories to Close After 1,000th Performance. Dread Central. 13 February 2015.
- 14.Bradshaw, Peter. Ghost Stories review – Martin Freeman and Paul Whitehouse shine in dreamlike spookfest. The Guardian. 5 October 2017.
- 15.Dyson, Jeremy. The Warlock Effect. Hodder & Stoughton. 2024. 978-1-5293-6481-1.
- 16.The Warlock Effect. 2022-10-19. 978-1-5293-6480-4.
- 17.Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman to premiere new play The Psychic. 2025-01-10.
- 18."Andy Nyman – SomethingJewish.co.uk" Accessed 26 January 2019.
- 19."'We owe it all to Jewish summer camp.'" White, Francine.The Jewish Chronicle. Published 30 August 2018. Accessed 26 January 2019.
- 20.WhatsOnStage.com. Andy Nyman & Natalie Casey join Abigail's Party at Menier. 30 January 2012.
- 21.Shenton, Mark. London Assassins at Menier Chocolate Factory to Include Catherine Tate, Andy Nyman and Mike McShane. Playbill. 8 September 2014.
- 22.Hangmen (West End). Royal Court Theatre.
- 23.Andy Nyman and Jenna Russell Join Imelda Staunton in the New Production of the Iconic Musical, Hello Dolly!. bestoftheatre.co.uk.
- 24.Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin Will Lead Mel Brooks' The Producers at Menier Chocolate Factory
- 25.Olivier Awards. Winners & Nominees 2006.
- 26.Olivier Awards. Olivier Awards Winners 2010 -Official London Theatre.
- 27.Olivier Awards. Olivier Winners 2011.
- 28.Broadway.com. SpongeBob SquarePants & More Win 2018 Drama Desk Awards.
- 29.The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist in full. Evening Standard. 2019-11-04.
- 30.Paskett, Zoe. The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full. Evening Standard. 2019-11-25.
- 31.Olivier Awards. Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard – Theatre's Biggest Night.
- 32.Coutts, Kristyn. Olivier Awards 2025: Full Winners List. Spotlight. 2025-04-07.
- 33.Raven, Paul. London Standard Theatre Awards 2025: Full list of winners including Hayley Atwell & Rachel Zegler West End Theatre. www.westendtheatre.com. 2026-03-23.
- 34.Stage, Guardian. Olivier awards 2026: full list of nominations. The Guardian. 2026-03-05. 0261-3077.
- 35.IMDb. Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film (2006).
- 36.The Magic Circle President promotes a Knight, a Dragon and Student Doctor of Magic. The Magic Circle. 2014.
- 37.WhatsOnStage.com. 20 Questions with Andy Nyman. 8 October 2007.
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