Nathan McMullen

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Nathan McMullen
Born (1988-06-13) 13 June 1988 (age 36)
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Notable work Finn in Misfits
Wolf the Elf in Doctor Who
Children2

Nathan McMullen (born 13 June 1988 [1] ) is an actor, known for television roles such as Finn in Misfits and barman in Kelly + Victor .

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In 2012, McMullen appeared in the fourth season of Misfits in the regular role of Finn. [2] McMullen plays the part of Wolf the Elf in an episode of Doctor Who . [3]

Career

In 2003, at the age of 15, Nathan McMullen was named "Young Comic of the Year" by Liverpool Echo during the Liverpool Comic Festival. [1] More than 300 teenagers aged 14 to 18 competed in the contest for 12 months. For his win, Nathan got 250 pounds in pennies. [4] He studied acting at Liverpool Community College (Now known as The City of Liverpool College) and moved on to study at the Manchester School of Theatre. [5]

His first professional roles came in 2010, when he starred in the TV series Casualty and played Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. [6] In 2011, he started working for the Everyman Theatre, where he starred as Witch 3 and Feance in Macbeth. [7]

In 2015, McMullen participated in the stage adaptation of the 1994 comedy film The Hudsucker Proxy by the Coen brothers. The premier of the play was delayed because McMullen was injured during rehearsals. [8] In 2016, McMullen was a member of the cast of the classic play by Alan Bleasdale Down the Dock Road . [9]

Nathan McMullen continued his work for Everyman Theatre in 2018. [10] During that season, he starred in the plays Paint Your Wagon (as Mike Mooney), [11] The Big I Am (based on Peer Gynt) [12] and A Clockwork Orange. [13] He also works as a tutor in an acting school Act Up North, which has divisions in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds. [5]

Filmography

TV

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Casualty Devlan O'ConnorEpisode: "Reasons Unknown", "Entry Wounds"
Coronation Street: A Knight's TalePhilVideo
2012 Shameless AngeloEpisode: "9.11", "#9.4"
Kelly + Victor Barman
2012–2013 Misfits Finn Season 4, Season 5
2014 The Driver Joseph PaslowskiEpisode: "#1.1", "#1.2"
Doctor Who WolfEpisode: Last Christmas
Doctor Who Extra HimselfEpisode: "Last Christmas"
2020Rose: a love story

Stage

YearPlayRoleVenue
2010 Jack and the Beanstalk Jack West Yorkshire Playhouse (Leeds)
2011 Macbeth Witch 3 & Fleance Everyman Theatre (Liverpool)
2015 The Hudsucker Proxy  ? Everyman Theatre
2016 Down the Dock Road Davie Everyman Theatre
2018 A Clockwork Orange Geogrie Everyman Theatre
Paint Your Wagon Mike Mooney Everyman Theatre
The Big I Am Peer Gynt Everyman Theatre
2021Hushabye MountainDannyHope Mill Theatre

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References

  1. 1 2 Kirsty McHale (19 September 2014). "Liverpool actor Nathan McMullen to star in Doctor Who Christmas special". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. Regular Cast Members Nathan McMullen and Karla Crome.
  3. |Nick Frost to guest star in 2014 Doctor Who Christmas Special He dated Jade Skinner through January 2014- May 2015.
  4. Liverpool Echo (11 July 2003). "Comic youngsters stand-up to be counted". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Tutors of the Act Up North acting school". actupnorth.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. Kevin Berry (13 December 2011). "Jack and the Beanstalk review at West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  7. Liverpool Playhouse. "Macbeth". everymanplayhouse.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. Catherine Jones (18 May 2015). "Liverpool actor Nathan McMullen recovering after rehearsal accident". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  9. Nigel Smith (17 March 2015). "Down the Dock Road at Royal Court, Liverpool – 'timely and strongly-cast'". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  10. Jamie McLaughlin (7 November 2017). "EastEnders and MisFits stars among new faces for Liverpool Everyman's 2018 rep company". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  11. Liverpool Playhouse. "Paint Your Wagon". everymanplayhouse.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  12. Liverpool Playhouse. "The Big I Am". everymanplayhouse.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  13. Liverpool Playhouse. "A Clockwork Orange". everymanplayhouse.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.