Nick Nevern Explained

Nick Nevern
Birth Date:8 December 1980
Birth Place:London, England
Years Active:2002–present

Nick Nevern (born 8 December 1980) is a British actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for his roles in EastEnders 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 Russian.[1]

Career

Nevern spent some time in Russia, returning years later to London 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 EastEnders, Jonathan Creek, Shameless and Motherland.

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 football hooliganism. The film heavily parodies titles from the British hooligan genre films and focuses mainly on The Firm, along with The Football Factory, Rise of the Footsoldier, I.D., Green Street and Cass.

In 2020, Nevern directed the fifth film in the Rise of the Footsoldier franchise, titled Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins.[2] [3] [4]

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.[5] [6] On 2 November 2022, it was announced that Nevern had joined the cast of EastEnders as Don, the ex boyfriend of Sam Mitchell played by Kim Medcalf.[7] 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.[8] His daughter was born on 28 May 2022. He keeps his partner a secret, covering her face with a squirrel on any online posts.[9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007I Want CandyAngry Mourner
2008AdulthoodPolice Officer
2010Black, No SugarCharlieShort film
2010Mission LondonThe Bodyguard
2010Writer's BlockJackShort film
2011TerryTerryAlso writer, director
2011TurnoutAndrew
2011The TapesDanny's Brother
2011VictimMarkyAlso second unit director
20117 LivesPoliceman/Detective Echo
2011Demons Never DieRoger
2012Carlisle
2012Strippers vs WerewolvesFranklyn
2012The Rise and Fall of a White Collar HooliganMike Jacobs
2012The SweeneyFreddy
2012The Hooligan WarsAndy Hollington
2013The Fall of the Essex BoysDarren Nicholls
2013CommunionSteve
2013White Collar Hooligan 2: England AwayMike Jacobs
2013VendettaRonnie
2014The Hooligan FactoryDexAlso writer, director, producer
2014Mrs. Brown's Boys D'MovieGregor
2014White Collar Hooligan 3Mike Jacobs
2014SpringThomas
2016BrotherhoodDetective Danny Parkinson
2016EliminatorsDetective Inspector Quinn
2017RiotDamien
2019Fault LinesRobertShort film
2019Rise of the Footsoldier: MarbellaGreener
2020SamKShort film
2020NemesisDmitri OzolovPre-production
2021TwistRon
2023Rise of the Footsoldier: VengeanceGreenerDirector

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Out of ControlEstate BoyTelevision film
2006Dream TeamPavel Kovac2 episodes
2007BonkersConradEpisode: #1.4
2007Hotel BabylonAndreiEpisode: #2.6
2007The English ClassViktor6 episodes
2008West 10 LDNMaverickTelevision film
2008MatrioshkiYouri Suslov3 episodes
2008Theo DanakisEpisode: #1.1
2008Jonathan CreekLenny Episode: "The Grinning Man"
2009ShamelessRogowskiEpisode: "Remember Me"
2009The BillElliot JohnsEpisode: "Powerless"
2010The SilenceEly4 episodes
2010The DeepStas4 episodes
2012Trigger PointVictor
2017Prime Suspect 1973Danny Mitcham5 episodes
2017RivieraNikolai / Nikolai Slokov / Niokolai Slovern4 episodes
2018BulletproofDarren GaltEpisode: #1.4
2017–2021MotherlandLee7 episodes
2022FlorinEpisode: "Chew Toy"
2008–2022EastEndersDonRennie4 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010GoldenEye 007Additional voices
2012Far Cry 3Mikhail / Captain
2017Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2

Theatre

Production credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Fanged UpWriter
2018Trigger Finger!Writer, directorShort film
2020Let's Talk About GeorgeDirector, executive producerShort film
2021Rise of the Footsoldier: OriginsWriter, director

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kemp. Stuart. Berlin 2012: Low Budget U.K. Urban Crime a Drama 'Riot' With Nick Nevern Looks to Stir Up Interest at the EFM (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. 29 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins. BBFC. 15 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Vinnie Jones joins ‘Rise Of The Footsoldier: Origins’ (exclusive). Screen Daily. Rosser. Michael. 27 August 2020. 15 December 2022.
  4. Web site: Rise Of The Footsoldier: Origins Trailer Brings Vinnie Jones Into The Gangster Saga – Exclusive. Empire. Travis. Ben. 4 August 2021. 15 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance IMDb. IMDb. 19 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Rise of the Footsoldier movie Tate: Two Days of Blood spotted filming in Essex including near Southend pier. Essex Live. Lee. Matt. 27 October 2022. 15 December 2022.
  7. https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a41842292/eastenders-nick-nevern-sam-mitchell-storyline/
  8. Web site: FFS Santa!!!! I asked for PS5 for Christmas!!!!… But I guess this will have to do #DaddyNevz . Twitter. 3 December 2021. 18 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have the honour of introducing to my daughter… Nova Born 6.1 pounds at 4:28pm on 28th May…. Both Mum & baby are doing amazing and she is absolutely beautiful . 28 May 2022. 30 May 2022.