Nick Nevern

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Nick Nevern
Born (1980-12-08) 8 December 1980 (age 43)
London, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • director
Years active2002–present

Nick Nevern (born 8 December 1980) is a British actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for his roles in EastEnders Shameless , The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan and The Hooligan Factory .

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Early life

Nevern was born and raised in London, England. His mother is Russian. [1]

Career

Nevern spent some time in Russia, returning years later to London where he started his acting career, with a first television performance in Dream Team as Pavel Kovac and since appearing in several other shows such as EastEnders , Jonathan Creek , Shameless and Motherland .

Nevern played the main character in the 2012 independent film The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan and two of the film's sequels.

In 2014, Nevern wrote, directed, produced and starred in The Hooligan Factory , a spoof film of football hooliganism. The film heavily parodies titles from the British hooligan genre films and focuses mainly on The Firm , along with The Football Factory , Rise of the Footsoldier , I.D. , Green Street and Cass .

In 2020, Nevern directed the fifth film in the Rise of the Footsoldier franchise, titled Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins. [2] [3] [4]

In 2022, Nevern directed the next film in the Footsoldier series, titled Tate: Ten Days of Blood, which was released in September 2023 as Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance. [5] [6] On 2 November 2022, it was announced that Nevern had joined the cast of EastEnders as Don, the ex boyfriend of Sam Mitchell played by Kim Medcalf. [7] His two episodes aired on 8 and 9 November 2022.

Personal life

On 3 December 2021, Nevern announced he was going to be a father. [8] His daughter was born on 28 May 2022. He keeps his partner a secret, covering her face with a squirrel on any online posts. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 I Want Candy Angry Mourner
2008 Adulthood Police Officer
2010Black, No SugarCharlieShort film
2010 Mission London The Bodyguard
2010Writer's BlockJackShort film
2011TerryTerryAlso writer, director
2011 Turnout Andrew
2011 The Tapes Danny's Brother
2011 Victim MarkyAlso second unit director
2011 7 Lives Policeman/Detective Echo
2011 Demons Never Die Roger
2012 Outpost: Black Sun Carlisle
2012 Strippers vs Werewolves Franklyn
2012 The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan Mike Jacobs
2012 The Sweeney Freddy
2012The Hooligan WarsAndy Hollington
2013 The Fall of the Essex Boys Darren Nicholls
2013CommunionSteve
2013White Collar Hooligan 2: England AwayMike Jacobs
2013 Vendetta Ronnie
2014 The Hooligan Factory DexAlso writer, director, producer
2014 Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie Gregor
2014White Collar Hooligan 3Mike Jacobs
2014SpringThomas
2016 Brotherhood Detective Danny Parkinson
2016EliminatorsDetective Inspector Quinn
2017RiotDamien
2019Fault LinesRobertShort film
2019 Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella Greener
2020SamKShort film
2020NemesisDmitri OzolovPre-production
2021 Twist Ron
2023 Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance GreenerDirector

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Out of Control Estate BoyTelevision film
2006 Dream Team Pavel Kovac2 episodes
2007 Bonkers ConradEpisode: #1.4
2007 Hotel Babylon AndreiEpisode: #2.6
2007The English ClassViktor6 episodes
2008 West 10 LDN MaverickTelevision film
2008 Matrioshki Youri Suslov3 episodes
2008 Spooks: Code 9 Theo DanakisEpisode: #1.1
2008 Jonathan Creek LennyEpisode: "The Grinning Man"
2009 Shameless RogowskiEpisode: "Remember Me"
2009 The Bill Elliot JohnsEpisode: "Powerless"
2010 The Silence Ely4 episodes
2010 The Deep Stas4 episodes
2012Trigger PointVictor
2017 Prime Suspect 1973 Danny Mitcham5 episodes
2017 Riviera Nikolai / Nikolai Slokov / Niokolai Slovern4 episodes
2018 Bulletproof Darren GaltEpisode: #1.4
2017–2021 Motherland Lee7 episodes
2022 FBI: International FlorinEpisode: "Chew Toy"
2008–2022 EastEnders Don

Rennie

4 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 GoldenEye 007 Additional voices
2012 Far Cry 3 Mikhail / Captain
2017 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Strange Lands

Production credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Fanged UpWriter
2018Trigger Finger!Writer, directorShort film
2020Let's Talk About GeorgeDirector, executive producerShort film
2021 Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins Writer, director

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  8. "FFS Santa!!!! I asked for PS5 for Christmas!!!!… But I guess this will have to do #DaddyNevz". Twitter. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. "Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have the honour of introducing to my daughter… Nova Born 6.1 pounds at 4:28pm on 28th May…. Both Mum & baby are doing amazing and she is absolutely beautiful". 28 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.