Nick Nevern (born 8 December 1980) is a British actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for his roles in ''

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,'' '' Shameless'', '' The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan'' and '' The Hooligan Factory''.

Early life

Nevern was born and raised in London, England. His mother is

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Career

Nevern spent some time in Russia, returning years later to

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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 ''

'', ''

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'', '' Shameless'' and ''

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''. 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

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. The film heavily

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titles from the

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hooligan genre films and focuses mainly on ''

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'', along with '' The Football Factory'', '' Rise of the Footsoldier'', '' I.D.'', '' Green Street'' and ''

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''. In 2020, Nevern directed the fifth film in the '' Rise of the Footsoldier'' franchise, titled ''Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins''. 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''. On 2 November 2022, it was announced that Nevern had joined the cast of ''

'' as Don, the ex boyfriend of Sam Mitchell played by Kim Medcalf. 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. His daughter was born on 28 May 2022. He keeps his partner a secret, covering her face with a squirrel on any online posts.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

Production credits

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nevern, Nick 1980 births Living people English people of Russian descent English male film actors English male television actors English male video game actors Male actors from London