Nathan McMullen (born 13 June 1988) is an actor, known for television roles such as Finn in ''

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'' and barman in ''

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''. In 2012, McMullen appeared in the fourth season of ''

'' in the regular role of Finn. McMullen plays the part of Wolf the Elf in an episode of ''

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''.

Career

In 2003, at the age of 15, Nathan McMullen was named "Young Comic of the Year" by

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during the Liverpool Comic Festival. More than 300 teenagers aged 14 to 18 competed in the contest for 12 months. For his win, Nathan got 250 pounds in pennies. He studied acting at Liverpool Community College (Now known as The City of Liverpool College) and moved on to study at the

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. His first professional roles came in 2010, when he starred in the TV series ''

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'' and played Jack in

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at the

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. In 2011, he started working for the Everyman Theatre, where he starred as Witch 3 and Feance in

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. In 2015, McMullen participated in the stage adaptation of the 1994

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by the

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. The premier of the play was delayed because McMullen was injured during rehearsals. In 2016, McMullen was a member of the cast of the classic play by

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'' Down the Dock Road''. Nathan McMullen continued his work for Everyman Theatre in 2018. During that season, he starred in the plays '' Paint Your Wagon'' (as Mike Mooney), ''The Big I Am'' (based on

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. He also works as a tutor in an acting school ''Act Up North'', which has divisions in

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and

Filmography

TV

Stage

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McMullen, Nathan Living people 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Manchester School of Theatre Male actors from Liverpool English male television actors 1988 births