1. Nicholas John Frost was born on 28 March 1972 and is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter.
24 Facts About Nick Frost
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Nick Frost has appeared in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy of films, consisting of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End, and the television comedy Spaced.
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Nick Frost appeared in Joe Cornish's film Attack the Block.
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Nick Frost co-starred in the 2011 film Paul, which he co-wrote with frequent collaborator and friend Simon Pegg.
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Nick Frost has portrayed various roles in the sketch show Man Stroke Woman.
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Nick Frost was born on 28 March 1972 in Hornchurch, Greater London, the son of John Nick Frost and his Welsh wife, Tricia, who were office furniture designers.
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When Nick Frost was 15 his parents' business failed and they lost the family home.
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Nick Frost left school and took a job with a shipping company to support the family.
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Nick Frost subsequently spent two years at a kibbutz in Israel.
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Nick Frost met actor Simon Pegg while working as a waiter at a North London Chiquito branch and the two became close friends and flatmates.
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Nick Frost appeared in corporate training video clips such as "Chris Carter and the Coverplan Challenge", a Dixons sales video, before playing Tim's army-obsessed best friend Mike in Spaced, which aired on Channel 4 for two series.
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In 2001, Nick Frost played a small role in a one-off episode of Victoria Wood's Acorn Antiques.
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In late 2005, Nick Frost starred in the comedy sketch show Man Stroke Woman on BBC Three.
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In early 2006, Nick Frost played Commander Henderson in two series of the BBC Two science fiction sitcom, Hyperdrive.
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Nick Frost plays bumbling Constable Danny Butterman, who partners up with Pegg's dynamic Nicholas Angel after the latter is transferred from the Metropolitan Police in London.
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Nick Frost has made fleeting appearances on the Channel 4 surreal medical comedy series Green Wing as "just a man" in pub scenes.
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In 2013, Nick Frost played the role of Andy Knightley in the third Pegg-Wright feature film called The World's End.
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In 2016, Nick Frost was cast in an ensemble role for the second season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands.
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In January 2024, Nick Frost was announced to play Gobber the Belch in the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon.
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In March 2025, it was reported that Nick Frost was nearing a deal to portray Rubeus Hagrid in the HBO television reboot of the Harry Potter series.
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Nick Frost is best friends of fellow actor Simon Pegg and the two have appeared alongside each other in six films.
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Nick Frost is a supporter of West Ham United and the England national football team, as well as being a rugby player, formerly playing for Barking RFC.
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Nick Frost lived with his half-Swedish wife, production executive Mariangela, in St Margarets, London.
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Nick Frost previously lived in Finsbury Park, which was one of the filming locations for Shaun of the Dead.