Nick Nevern

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.

Nick Nevern
Born (1980-12-08) 8 December 1980
Exeter, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • director
Years active2002–present

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 first episode aired on 8 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
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Out of Control Estate Boy Television film
2007 I Want Candy Angry Mourner
2008 West 10 LDN Maverick
Adulthood Police Officer
Loser's Anonymous Gary
2010 Writer's Block Jack Short film
Black, No Sugar Charlie
Mission London The Bodyguard
2011 Turnout Andrew
The Tapes Danny's Brother
Victim Marky Also second unit director
7lives Policeman/Detective Echo
Demons Never Die Roger
Terry Terry Also writer, director
2012 Outpost: Black Sun Carlisle
The Ice Cream Wars Andy Hollington
Strippers vs Werewolves Franklyn
The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan Mike Jacobs
The Sweeney Freddy
G.B.H. Damien
2013 White Collar Hooligan 2: England Away Mike Jacobs
The Fall of the Essex Boys Darren Nicholls
Communion Steve
Vendetta Ronnie
2014 White Collar Hooligan 3 Mike Jacobs
Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie Gregor
Spring Thomas
The Hooligan Factory Dex Also writer, director, producer
2016 Eliminaters Detective Inspector Quinn
Brotherhood Detective Danny Parkinson
2017 Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella Greener
Fanged Up Co-writer
2018 Trigger Finger! Short film; writer, director
2019 Riot Damien
Fault Lines Robert Short film
2020 Sam K Short film
Nemesis Dmitri Ozolov Pre-production
Let's Talk About George Short film; director, executive producer
2021 Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins Director
Twist Ron
2023 Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance Director

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Dream Team Pavel Kovac 2 episodes
2007 Bonkers Conrad Series 1, episode 4
Andrei Andrei Series 2, episode 6
The English Class Viktor 6 episodes
2008 Spooks: Code 9 Theo Danakis Series 1, episode 1
EastEnders Rennie 2 episodes
Matrioshki Youri Suslov 3 episodes
Jonathan Creek Lenny Episode: The Grinning Man
2009 Shameless Rogowski Series 6, episode 1
The Bill Elliot Johns Episode: Powerless
2010 The Silence Ely 4 episodes
The Deep Stas 4 episodes
2012 Trigger Point Victor
2017 Prime Suspect 1973 Danny Mitcham 5 episodes
Riviera Nikolai / Nikolai Slokov / Niokolai Slovern 4 episodes
2017–2021 Motherland Lee 7 episodes
2018 Bulletproof Darren Galt 1 episode
2022 FBI: International Florin Episode: "Chew Toy"
EastEnders Don 2 episodes

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2010 GoldenEye 007 Additional voices
2012 Far Cry 3 Mikhail / Captain Voice
2017 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Voice

Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Strange Lands

References
  1. 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. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  2. "Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins". BBFC. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. Rosser, Michael (27 August 2020). "Vinnie Jones joins 'Rise Of The Footsoldier: Origins' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. Travis, Ben (4 August 2021). "Rise Of The Footsoldier: Origins Trailer Brings Vinnie Jones Into The Gangster Saga – Exclusive". Empire. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. "Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. Lee, Matt (27 October 2022). "Rise of the Footsoldier movie Tate: Two Days of Blood spotted filming in Essex including near Southend pier". Essex Live. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  7. https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a41842292/eastenders-nick-nevern-sam-mitchell-storyline/
  8. "FFS Santa!!!! I asked for PS5 for Christmas!!!!… But I guess this will have to do #DaddyNevz". Twitter. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. "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. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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