Nick Frost

Nicholas John "Nick" Frost (born 28 March 1972) is an English actor. He has appeared in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy of films, consisting of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), and the television comedy Spaced (1999–2001). He also appeared in Joe Cornish's film Attack the Block (2011). He co-starred in the 2011 film Paul, which he co-wrote with friend and frequent collaborator Simon Pegg. He has also portrayed various roles in the sketch show Man Stroke Woman. In 2020, he co-created and starred in the paranormal comedy horror series Truth Seekers with Pegg.

Early life Frost was born on 28 March 1972 in Hornchurch, Greater London; he is the son of John Frost and his Welsh wife, Tricia (died 2005), who were office furniture designers. When he was 10, his sister died of an asthma attack, aged 18. He attended Beal High School in Ilford. When Frost was 15, his parents' business failed and they lost the family home. They moved in with neighbours where he witnessed his mother having a stroke due to the stress. Frost left school and took a job with a shipping company to support the family. He subsequently spent two years at a kibbutz in Israel. He has made fleeting appearances on the Channel 4 surreal medical comedy series Green Wing as "just a man" in pub scenes (when Boyce asks who he is, he responds, "just a man"). In 2013, Frost played the role of Andy Knightley in the third Pegg-Wright feature film called The World's End. In 2014, he played the eponymous character in the Sky Atlantic comedy Mr. Sloane.

In October 2015, Frost released a memoir titled Truths, Half Truths & Little White Lies (Hodder & Stoughton); the book details his life up to the age of 30. In 2016, Frost was cast in an ensemble role for the second season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands. In January 2024, Frost was announced to play Gobber the Belch in the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon. Frost will portray Rubeus Hagrid in the HBO television adaptation of the Harry Potter series.

Personal life Frost is best friends with fellow actor Simon Pegg and the two have appeared alongside each other in six films. In a 2005 interview, Frost stated that he was brought up as a Catholic but is now an atheist. Frost is a patron of Humanists UK. He 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.

Frost lived with his half-Swedish wife, production executive Mariangela, in St Margarets, London. They married in 2008. He previously lived in Finsbury Park, which was also one of the filming locations for Shaun of the Dead. They separated in 2013, and later divorced.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio YearTitleRoleNotesRef.2002The Sofa of TimeParkerAlso co-creator and writer

Video games

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2004 British Independent Film Awards BIFA for Most Promising Newcomer Shaun of the Dead 2005 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actor 2011 National Movie Awards NMA Performance of the Year Paul 2015 Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film The Boxtrolls (shared) 2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Choice Movie: Award for Best Fight (shared with Simon Pegg, Paddy Considine, & Martin Freeman Choice Movie: Award for Best Chemistry (shared with Simon Pegg, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman and Eddie Marsan 2019 Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Screen Couple Shared with: Lena Headey Fighting with My Family