Nathan McMullen explained

Nathan McMullen
Birth Date:13 June 1988
Nationality:British
Children:2
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2010–present

Nathan McMullen (born 13 June 1988) is an actor, known for television roles such as Finn in Misfits and barman in Kelly + Victor.

In 2012, McMullen appeared in the fourth season of Misfits in the regular role of Finn.[1] McMullen plays the part of Wolf the Elf in an episode of Doctor Who.[2]

Career

In 2003, at the age of 15, Nathan McMullen was named "Young Comic of the Year" by Liverpool Echo during the Liverpool Comic Festival.[3] More than 300 teenagers aged 14 to 18 competed in the contest for 12 months. For his win, Nathan got 250 pounds in pennies.[4] He studied acting at Liverpool Community College (Now known as The City of Liverpool College) and moved on to study at the Manchester School of Theatre.[5]

His first professional roles came in 2010, when he starred in the TV series Casualty and played Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds.[6] In 2011, he started working for the Everyman Theatre, where he starred as Witch 3 and Feance in Macbeth.[7]

In 2015, McMullen participated in the stage adaptation of the 1994 comedy film The Hudsucker Proxy by the Coen brothers. The premier of the play was delayed because McMullen was injured during rehearsals.[8] In 2016, McMullen was a member of the cast of the classic play by Alan Bleasdale Down the Dock Road.[9]

Nathan McMullen continued his work for Everyman Theatre in 2018.[10] During that season, he starred in the plays Paint Your Wagon (as Mike Mooney),[11] The Big I Am (based on Peer Gynt)[12] and A Clockwork Orange.[13] He also works as a tutor in an acting school Act Up North, which has divisions in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds.[5]

Filmography

TV

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010CasualtyDevlan O'ConnorEpisode: "Reasons Unknown", "Entry Wounds"
Coronation Street: A Knight's TalePhilVideo
2012ShamelessAngeloEpisode: "9.11", "#9.4"
Kelly + VictorBarman
2012–2013MisfitsFinnSeason 4, Season 5
2014The DriverJoseph PaslowskiEpisode: "#1.1", "#1.2"
Doctor WhoWolfEpisode: Last Christmas
Doctor Who ExtraHimselfEpisode: "Last Christmas"
2020Rose: a love story

Stage

YearPlayRoleVenue
2010Jack and the BeanstalkJackWest Yorkshire Playhouse (Leeds)
2011MacbethWitch 3 & FleanceEveryman Theatre (Liverpool)
2015The Hudsucker Proxy?Everyman Theatre
2016Down the Dock RoadDavieEveryman Theatre
2018A Clockwork OrangeGeogrie Everyman Theatre
Paint Your WagonMike MooneyEveryman Theatre
The Big I AmPeer GyntEveryman Theatre
2021Hushabye MountainDannyHope Mill Theatre

Notes and References

  1. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s145/misfits/news/a382933/misfits-new-cast-for-series-four-revealed.html#~p71Ks3uoCJIOfT|New Regular Cast Members Nathan McMullen and Karla Crome
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20140922062037/http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/nick-frost-to-guest-star-in-2014-doctor-who-christmas-special |Nick Frost to guest star in 2014 Doctor Who Christmas Special He dated Jade Skinner through January 2014- May 2015
  3. Web site: Liverpool actor Nathan McMullen to star in Doctor Who Christmas special . Kirsty McHale. 19 September 2014 . liverpoolecho.co.uk. 11 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Comic youngsters stand-up to be counted. Liverpool Echo. 11 July 2003 . liverpoolecho.co.uk. 11 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Tutors of the Act Up North acting school. actupnorth.com. 11 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Jack and the Beanstalk review at West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds . Kevin Berry . 13 December 2011 . thestage.co.uk . 11 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Macbeth . Liverpool Playhouse . everymanplayhouse.com . 11 January 2018.
  8. Web site: Liverpool actor Nathan McMullen recovering after rehearsal accident . Catherine Jones . 18 May 2015 . liverpoolecho.co.uk . 11 January 2018.
  9. Web site: Down the Dock Road at Royal Court, Liverpool – 'timely and strongly-cast' . Nigel Smith. 17 March 2015 . thestage.co.uk . 11 January 2018.
  10. Web site: EastEnders and MisFits stars among new faces for Liverpool Everyman's 2018 rep company . Jamie McLaughlin. 7 November 2017 . liverpoolecho.co.uk . 11 January 2018.
  11. Web site: Paint Your Wagon . Liverpool Playhouse . everymanplayhouse.com . 11 January 2018.
  12. Web site: The Big I Am . Liverpool Playhouse . everymanplayhouse.com . 11 January 2018.
  13. Web site: A Clockwork Orange . Liverpool Playhouse . everymanplayhouse.com . 11 January 2018.