Nick Blood

Nick Blood (born 20 March 1982) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Kieran in Trollied (2011-2013), Lance Hunter in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014-2017), Vincent Pyne in The Day of the Jackal and as Gus Howard on Euphoria.

Early life Blood was born in Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. He joined his local drama club at the age of 7 and soon realised that he wanted to become an actor.

Career Film and television Blood's first acting role came in the 25th series of The Bill in a two-episode story of an armed robbery at a toy shop.

He had a role as Alex, Ali's gay flatmate who works as a designer, in the BBC drama Material Girl (2010).

In 2011, he appeared in the Channel 4 drama Misfits as Jen's boyfriend and coma victim, Dom. In 2011, he was announced to play the role of Kieran, a butcher, in fictitious "Valco" in the Sky1 sitcom Trollied. Blood left the show in the finale of series 3.

In 2012, Blood gained his first feature film role as Davy Famous in Spike Island.

In 2013, he appeared in the final series of BBC Three's Him & Her as Becky's ex-boyfriend, Lee. In 2014, Blood appeared in ITV's mystery drama The Bletchley Circle, as Ben, a police officer. Blood also appeared in the Channel 4 police comedy-satire Babylon. He also provides a voice in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition. In 2018, he played Adam in the indie thriller, Still.

Blood became a regular on the second season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Lance Hunter, a mercenary whom Coulson turns to for help and who agrees to join S.H.I.E.L.D. His character is later forced to retire from S.H.I.E.L.D. prior to the season 3 finale. He returned in the season 5 episode "Rewind".

In 2024, he starred as Vincent Pyne, working alongside Eddie Redmayne and Charles Dance in the British spy thriller television series The Day of the Jackal (2024).

Theatre In 2009, Blood formed a theatre company called "WE. BUY. GOLD" with his friend at LAMDA, Tom McCall.

Blood made his professional stage debut in 2009 in The Priory as Adam, at the Royal Court Theatre which ran from 19 November 2009 to 16 January 2010. In 2010, he went on to perform as Sordido in a modern adaptation of the Jacobean tragedy Women Beware Women at the National Theatre, directed by award-winning Marianne Elliott. The show was an overwhelming critical success during its West End run. This success took the show to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 24 August 2012 to 31 August 2012, for a run of seven days.

Personal life Blood is a lifelong supporter of Liverpool F.C.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games