Nick Love

• Born — 24 December 1969 • Birthplace — London, England • Birth Name — Nick Love • Occupation — * Film director • writer • Years Active — 1995–present

Before film school, Love had a successful modelling career in 1990 whilst in Miami. He then decided to leave modelling behind in order to go to film school. Love attended the Bournemouth Film School at the age of 24. In 2001, Nick Love made Goodbye Charlie Bright, focusing on working class life on council estates. Love wrote and directed The Football Factory in 2004. The film was based on a book by John King. In 2005, Love directed the film The Business, which reflects the 1980s Costa Del Crime era. It was all taken from what he had read and heard from others about that particular time. In 2007, Love produced the vigilante movie 'Outlaw'. In 2009, Love directed The Firm. The film focused on male friendship, football hooliganism and the football casual movement. On 1 August 2012, Love's film The Sweeney made its world premiere at the opening of the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. The film is based on the British television police drama of the same name. Love said that he had interest in making the movie for several years, but had difficult negotiations with studio executives, who wanted him to make the film with an Americanised style. Speaking at the UK premiere of The Sweeney in London, Alan Ford, who played Harry, explained that Nick Love "works very fast" and "does not mess about" as a director. In 2015, Love directed American Hero, an American-British superhero comedy. In August 2021, it was announced that Love would direct a new crime based series, which he has written, called A Town Called Malice. Love has said: "I'm over excited and hugely grateful to Sky for supporting my vision once again – I have lived and breathed Malice for the past few years, and for it finally to come to fruition, is a dream come true". In April 2023, a month after the series premiered, it was cancelled due to low viewership. In 2023, it was announced that Love was working on a film called Marching Powder and that Danny Dyer would star in the film. The film was released to cinemas on Friday 7th March 2025. Love was a follower of the "casual" culture present in the 1980s, naming Fila and Sergio Tacchini as brands he wore as a youth, something which is present in many of his films.

Love was married to EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer from 1998 to 2000. Love is an avid Millwall fan, having followed the team from a young age. His hobbies include walking and clay pigeon shooting. He lives in West London and has a home in Gloucestershire. On 4 September 2021, Love wrote in The Times Luxx magazine that he had been struggling with long COVID-19 symptoms and had attended a clinic in Spain, which had successfully treated his condition.

• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Creator — Executive producer — Notes • 2018–2021 — Bulletproof • 2023 — A Town Called Malice