Nick Moran (born 23 December 1968 or 1969, sources differ) is an English actor and filmmaker, best known for his role as Eddie the

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in ''

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''. He appeared as Scabior in ''

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'' and '' Part 2''.

Early life

Moran was born in the

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, to a hairdresser mother and an Automobile Association worker father. He grew up on the

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near

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and the

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boundary.

Career

Film

Moran's first hit film appearance was in 1990 alongside

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and

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, in '' Buddy's Song'' (1990). His first lead role was later that year, in

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's ''Don't Be Afraid'' (1990). He then went on to star with Britpack waifs Hans Matheson and

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in a

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short, ''The Future Lasts a Long Time'' (1996). In ''

'' (1998), he shared the screen with Jason Statham, Dexter Fletcher, Jason Flemyng,

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and British singer

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, who played the role of his father, JD. Moran co-starred with

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in ''New Blood'' (1999), and also starred with

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and Tara FitzGerald in '' Rancid Aluminium'' (2000). In 2001, he played the role of

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in ''

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'', a film loosely based on

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's classic novel, ''

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''. The film co-starred

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, Mena Suvari,

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and Bill Treacher, with Justin Chambers in the role of

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. After his directorial début in ''Telstar'', Moran went on to film ''

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'', an adaptation of Kevin Lewis's book of the same name. The film was released in 2010 and stars

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and Liam Cunningham. He appeared as Scabior, a snatcher in Fenrir Greyback's gang, in ''

'' and '' Part 2''.

Stage

Moran has also made a number of stage appearances; his first job 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

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. Subsequent appearances include Paul Webb's '' Four Nights in Knaresborough'', ''

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'' 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

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. Moran co-wrote the play ''Telstar'' with James Hicks. It is a dramatisation of the life of

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, one of

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's early independent record producers, who had a massive worldwide hit with

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' 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 successful small-scale National Tour that featured stars such as Linda Robson,

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and Con O'Neill. A

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of the play, directed by Moran, was released in 2009. Con O'Neill reprised his stage role as Meek;

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played his financier, Major Banks. Moran also starred in the lead role of 'Roaring Trade' at Park Theatre in October 2015.

Personal life

Moran fronts his own

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

Filmography

Feature films

* ''Hard Days, Hard Nights'' (1989) – Rick * '' Buddy's Song'' (1990) – Mike * ''The Future Lasts a Long Time'' (1996) – Matt * ''Clancy's Kitchen'' (1996) – Ivan * ''Miss Monday'' (1998) – Jeremy * ''

'' (1998) – Eddie * ''The Rules of Engagement'' (1999) – Jimmy * '' New Blood'' (1999) – Danny White * ''Star! Star!'' (1999) – Anatol * ''Rancid Aluminium'' (2000) – Harry the dealer * ''

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'' (2000) – Christie Malry * ''The Proposal'' (2001) – Terry Martin * '' Another Life'' (2001) – Percy Thompson * ''

'' (2001) – Aramis * ''White Bits'' (2002) – Dave * ''Ant Muzak'' (2002) – Goddard * ''Ashes and Sand'' (2002) – Daniel * ''Ten Minutes'' (2003) – Andy * ''Noise Control'' (2003) – The Pilot (RAF Fighter jet pilot) * ''Chaos and Cadavers'' (2003) – Edward Taggert * ''The Baby Juice Express'' (2004) – Des * ''Spivs'' (2004) – Steve * ''Soccer Dog: European Cup'' (2004) – Bryan MacGreggor * '' American Daylight'' (2004) – Lawrence Stokowski * '' The Last Drop'' (2005) – Pvt Alan Ives * ''Silent Partner'' (2005) – Gordon Patrick * ''Puritan'' (2005) – Simon Puritan * ''The Pistachio Nut'' (2005) – Peter Hall * '' The Amazing Grace'' (2006) –

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* ''Clubbing to Death'' (2007) – Mark * '' Prisoners of the Sun'' (2007) – Adam Prime * '' Telstar: The Joe Meek Story'' (2008) – Alex Meek (also writer and director) * '' Goal III: Taking on the World'' (2009) – Nick Ashworth * ''

'' (2010) – Scabior * ''

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'' (2011) – Scabior * '' Age of Kill'' (2015) – Roy Dixon * '' My Name Is Lenny'' (2017) – Johnny Bootnose * ''London Heist'' (2017) – DCI Wickstead * '' Accident Man'' (2018) – Leonard Kent * ''

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'' (2018) – Illing * '' Avengement'' (2019) – Hyde * ''

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'' (2021) – Frank Conway * ''

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'' (2021) – Director *'' Renegades'' (2022) – Burton

Television

* '' Heartbeat'' – "Keep on Running" (1992) Rick Parker * '' Eldorado'' (1992) – Jim * '' Casualty'' – "Money Talks" (1992) Jez * ''

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'' – "A Bitter Pill" (1997) Paul Shea / "Picking Up the Pieces" (1995) Todd Grant / "In Broad Daylight" (1993) Dean Stacey * ''

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'' – "Blood Will Out" (1999) Michael Smith * '' CI5: The New Professionals'' – "Miss Hit" (1999) Tony Radelli * '' Born to Shine'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2012) – Reg Towler * ''

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'' – Stevens * '' By Any Means'' – Jamie Caine * '' The Great Train Robbery'' – Jack Slipper * '' Death in Paradise'' (2015) – Pete Thunders * ''

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'' (2017) – John Deeks * ''

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'' (2017) – Contestant * '' Inside No. 9'' – "Once Removed" (2018) Spike * '' Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators'' – "This Rough Magic" (2018) Steffan Shiplake * '' Richard Osman's House of Games'' (2022)

References

External links

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