Nick Moran

• Name — Nick Moran • Born — 23 December 1969 • Birthplace — London, England • Occupation — * Actor • filmmaker • Years Active — 1989–present • Spouse — *

Moran was born in the East End of London, to a hairdresser mother and an Automobile Association worker father. He grew up on the South Oxhey council estate near Watford and the Greater London boundary.

Moran's first stage appearances was understudying the lead in Blood Brothers in London's West End. He was in the original cast of Nick Grosso's Real Classy Affair at the Royal Court Theatre. Subsequent appearances include Paul Webb's Four Nights in Knaresborough, Look Back in Anger both in 2001, Alfie in 2003, The Countess in 2005, and from November 2013 until March 2014, as 'Juror 7' in Twelve Angry Men at the Garrick Theatre. Moran co-wrote the play Telstar with James Hicks. It is a dramatisation of the life of Joe Meek, one of Britain's early independent record producers, who had a massive worldwide hit with the Tornados' 1962 "Telstar" single. The play was directed by Paul Jepson and was staged at the New Ambassadors Theatre, London, from 21 June to 12 September 2005. This was the play's West End début after a small-scale National Tour that featured Linda Robson, Adam Rickitt and Con O'Neill. A screen adaptation of the play, directed by Moran, was released in 2009. Con O'Neill reprised his stage role as Meek; Kevin Spacey played his financier, Major Banks. Moran also starred in the lead role of 'Roaring Trade' at Park Theatre in October 2015.

Moran fronts his own Frank Sinatra tribute band, often appearing at London's Café de Paris and various charity events. In Moran's spare time, he practises karate.

• Heartbeat – "Keep on Running" (1992) as Rick Parker • Eldorado (1992) – as Jim • Casualty – "Money Talks" (1992) as Jez • The Bill – "In Broad Daylight" (1993) as Dean Stacey / "Picking Up the Pieces" (1995) as Todd Grant / "A Bitter Pill" (1997) as Paul Shea • Midsomer Murders – "Blood Will Out" (1999) as Michael Smith • CI5: The New Professionals – "Miss Hit" (1999) as Tony Radelli • Born to Shine (2011) • Mr Selfridge (2012) as Reg Towler • The Wrong Mans as Stevens • By Any Means as Jamie Caine • The Great Train Robbery as Jack Slipper • Death in Paradise (2015) as Pete Thunders • Babs (2017) as John Deeks • Celebrity MasterChef (2017) as Contestant • Inside No. 9 – "Once Removed" (2018) as Spike • Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators – "This Rough Magic" (2018) as Steffan Shiplake • Richard Osman's House of Games (2022) as Contestant

Nick Moran is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded with the occupation stage actor. Recorded as actor, film director, screenwriter and karateka.

Moran's first hit film appearance was in 1990 alongside Roger Daltrey and Chesney Hawkes, in Buddy's Song (1990). His first lead role was later that year, in Vera Neubauer's Don't Be Afraid (1990). He then went on to star with Britpack waifs Hans Matheson and Samantha Morton in a Coky Giedroyc short, The Future Lasts a Long Time (1996). In Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), he shared the screen with Jason Statham, Dexter Fletcher, Jason Flemyng, Vinnie Jones and British singer Sting, who played the role of his father, JD. Moran co-starred with John Hurt in New Blood (1999), and also starred with Joseph Fiennes, Sadie Frost and Tara FitzGerald in Rancid Aluminium (2000). In 2001, he played the role of Aramis in The Musketeer, a film loosely based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic novel, The Three Musketeers. The film co-starred Catherine Deneuve, Tim Roth, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea and Bill Treacher, with Justin Chambers in the role of D'Artagnan. After his directorial début in Telstar: The Joe Meek Story, Moran went on to film The Kid, an adaptation of Kevin Lewis's book of the same name. The film was released in 2010 and stars Rupert Friend, Ioan Gruffudd, Natascha McElhone and Liam Cunningham. He appeared as Scabior, a snatcher in Fenrir Greyback's gang, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989 — Hard Days, Hard Nights — Rick • 1991 — Buddy's Song — Mike • 1997 — Clancy's Kitchen — Ivan • 1998 — Miss Monday — Jeremy • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels — Eddie • 1999 — New Blood — Danny White • Star! Star! — Anatol • 2000 — Rancid Aluminium — Harry • Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry — Christie Malry • 2001 — The Proposal — Terry Martin • Another Life — Percy Thompson • The Musketeer — Aramis • 2003 — Ashes and Sand — Daniel • Chaos and Cadavers — Edward Taggert • 2004 — The Baby Juice Express — Des • Soccer Dog: European Cup — Bryan MacGreggor • Spivs — Steve • American Daylight — Lawrence Stokowski • 2005 — Silent Partner — Gordon Patrick • Puritan — Simon Puritan • The Poker Academy — Lee Jackson • 2006 — The Last Drop — Pvt. Alan Ives • The Amazing Grace — John Newton — Also writer • 2007 — Clubbing to Death — Mark • 2008 — Telstar: The Joe Meek Story — Alex Meek — Also writer and director • 2009 — Goal III: Taking on the World — Nick Ashworth • 2010 — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 — Scabior • 2011 — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 — Scabior • 2012 — St George's Day — Richard • After Death — Roger Lazlo Smith • 2013 — 13 Eerie — Larry Jefferson • Prisoners of the Sun — Adam Prime • 2014 — Down Dog — Bill • 2015 — Age of Kill — Roy Dixon • 2016 — The Habit of Beauty — Adam • Crow — Tucker • Don't Knock Twice — Detective Boardman • 2017 — Eat Locals — Private Rose • My Name Is Lenny — Johnny Bootnose • London Heist — DCI Wickstead • 2018 — Accident Man — Leonard Kent • Boogie Man — Gerry • Terminal — Illing • 2019 — Avengement — Hyde • 2020 — The Black Emperor of Broadway — Jasper Deeter • Greatland — Clerk • The American King — Chad Wanker • 2021 — Creation Stories — Malcolm McLaren — Also director • Nemesis — Frank Conway • 2022 — Hounded — Mallory • Renegades — Burton • Repeater — Jean Rosseau • 2023 — The Perfect Wedding — Drag Queen • Not By the Book — Eddie • One Ranger — Yuri the Cossack • Boudica: Queen of War — Catus Decianus • 2024 — Firecracker — Knight • Chief of Station — Evgeny Khalikov • Cookster: The Darkest Days — Mick • 2025 — Savage Flowers — Pa • Finding My Voice — Simon • 2026 — Knightfall — Carmichael