Nick Frost
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| Born | Nicholas John Frost 28 March 1972 Romford, London, England |
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| Other name(s) | Cutmaster Frost | ||||||
| Occupation | Actor, Comedian, Writer, Singer | ||||||
| Years active | 1989-present | ||||||
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Nicholas John Frost (born 28 March 1972) is an award-winning English actor, comedian, writer and singer.
He is best known for his role as Ed in Shaun of the Dead as well as his award-winning role as PC Danny Butterman in the British film Hot Fuzz (2007).
He is famous for his work with Simon Pegg.
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[edit] Early life
Frost was born in Romford in East London, England, something that he takes pride in reminding people of—notably on a recent DVD release of Man Stroke Woman. He worked as a waiter and appeared in corporate kangaroo promotional videos such as 'Chris Carter and The Coverplan Challenge', a Dixons Group sales video, before gaining fame as Tim's Army-obsessed best friend Mike in the British comedy Spaced, which was written by Pegg and Jessica Stevenson and aired on Channel 4 for two series. Frost is a confirmed supporter of West Ham United F.C.
[edit] Career
Although Frost was not an actor before this (though he had appeared in Pegg's first major comedy series, Big Train, as an extra on several occasions), he created the character of Mike to amuse Pegg, his flatmate at the time.[citation needed] Pegg liked it so much that he wrote the character into Spaced. In 2001, Frost played a small role in a one-off episode of Victoria Wood's Acorn Antiques. This was a specially written episode shown during the series, "The Sketch Show Story" that Victoria narrated, in which Frost played an armed robber who 'shot dead' Acorn Antiques' most lovable character, Mrs Overall (Julie Walters). In 2002, Frost wrote and presented Danger! 50,000 Volts!, a spoof of the outdoors survival genre in which SAS experts or the like demonstrated how to improvise solutions to dangerous problems. In 2002, Frost also co-wrote and starred in The Sofa of Time with Matt King. In 2004, Frost appeared as Ed in Shaun of the Dead, a 'rom-zom-com' (romantic zombie comedy), written once again by Pegg along with Spaced director Edgar Wright. The film follows the life of Shaun, a disaffected store clerk who tries to win back his girlfriend in the midst of a zombie outbreak. Frost played Ed, the lovable oaf and best friend of Shaun.
In late 2005 he starred in the comedy sketch show Man Stroke Woman, which aired on BBC Three. A second series of Man Stroke Woman was aired on BBC Three during February/March 2007. In early 2006, Frost played the lead character, Commander Henderson, in two series of the BBC Two sci-fi sitcom, Hyperdrive. Also in 2006, he acted in a second feature film, Kinky Boots. Frost had a small appearance in the British comedy Look Around You, a parody of 1980's era technology t.v. shows, as a member of the crowd during a 'live' broadcast.
Frost and Pegg appeared in a second Pegg-Wright feature, Hot Fuzz, an action and cop genre homage, set in rural Gloucestershire, England. Frost plays bumbling Constable Danny Butterman, who partners up with Pegg's dynamic Nicholas Angel after the latter is transferred from metropolitan London.
Frost narrates UK's Channel 4 reality show Supernanny, and has made fleeting appearances in the Channel 4 TV surreal medical comedy series Green Wing, as "Just a Man" in pub scenes (when asked by Boyce who he is when talking to Dr. Guy Secretan, he responds, "Just a man.").
He has recently done a voice over for the elephant in the new advert for elephant.co.uk
[edit] Television Credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | The Bill | Sgt. 1 | episode "Just a Little Runaround" |
| T.S.G. Sergeants | episode "The One That Got Away" | ||
| 1994 | Casualty | Fatso | episode "A Breed Apart" |
| 1998 | Big Train | Construction Worker | episode 1 |
| Engineer | episode 2 | ||
| 1999 | Spaced | Mike Watt | TV Series |
| 2000 | Black Books | Security System Man | episode "The Big Lock-Out" |
| 2001 | Acorn Antiques | Armed Robber | TV series |
| 2002 | The Sofa of Time | Parker | Radio Series |
| Danger! 50,000 Volts | Host | TV Series | |
| 2004 | Black Books | Paul (Voice) | episode "Moo-Ma and Moo-Pa" |
| 2005 | Twisted Tales | Keith | episode "Txt Msg Rcvd" |
| Look Around You | Stone-age Man | episode "Music" | |
| Hot Jon | episode "Live Final" | ||
| Spider-Plant Man | Scientist | TV Film | |
| Supernanny | Narrator | TV Series | |
| Man Stroke Woman | Various Roles | TV Series | |
| 2006 | Green Wing | Just a Man | episode 1 |
| Hyperdrive | Commander Henderson | TV Series |
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Shaun of the Dead | Ed | |
| 2005 | Kinky Boots | Don | |
| 2007 | Grindhouse | Baby Eater | segment "Don't" |
| Hot Fuzz | Constable Danny Butterman | ||
| 2008 | Wild Child | Mr. Christopher | awaiting release |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked | Dave | filming |
