Nick Moran

Nick Moran (born 23 December 1969) is an English actor and filmmaker. His roles include Eddie the card sharp in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Scabior in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011).

Early life Moran was born in the East End of London, to a hairdresser mother and an Automobile Association worker father. He grew up on the South Oxhey council estate near Watford and the Greater London boundary.

Career Film Moran's first hit film appearance was in 1990 alongside Roger Daltrey and Chesney Hawkes, in Buddy's Song (1990). His first lead role was later that year, in Vera Neubauer's Don't Be Afraid (1990). He then went on to star with Britpack waifs Hans Matheson and Samantha Morton in a Coky Giedroyc short, The Future Lasts a Long Time (1996). In Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), he shared the screen with Jason Statham, Dexter Fletcher, Jason Flemyng, Vinnie Jones and British singer Sting, who played the role of his father, JD.

Moran co-starred with John Hurt in New Blood (1999), and also starred with Joseph Fiennes, Sadie Frost and Tara FitzGerald in Rancid Aluminium (2000). In 2001, he played the role of Aramis in The Musketeer, a film loosely based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic novel, The Three Musketeers. The film co-starred Catherine Deneuve, Tim Roth, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea and Bill Treacher, with Justin Chambers in the role of D'Artagnan.

After his directorial début in Telstar: The Joe Meek Story, Moran went on to film The Kid, an adaptation of Kevin Lewis's book of the same name. The film was released in 2010 and stars Rupert Friend, Ioan Gruffudd, Natascha McElhone and Liam Cunningham.

He appeared as Scabior, a snatcher in Fenrir Greyback's gang, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2.

Stage Moran's first stage appearances was understudying the lead in Blood Brothers in London's West End. He was in the original cast of Nick Grosso's Real Classy Affair at the Royal Court Theatre. Subsequent appearances include Paul Webb's Four Nights in Knaresborough, Look Back in Anger both in 2001, Alfie in 2003, The Countess in 2005, and from November 2013 until March 2014, as 'Juror 7' in Twelve Angry Men at the Garrick Theatre.

Moran co-wrote the play Telstar with James Hicks. It is a dramatisation of the life of Joe Meek, one of Britain's early independent record producers, who had a massive worldwide hit with the Tornados' 1962 "Telstar" single.

The play was directed by Paul Jepson and was staged at the New Ambassadors Theatre, London, from 21 June to 12 September 2005. This was the play's West End début after a small-scale National Tour that featured Linda Robson, Adam Rickitt and Con O'Neill.

A screen adaptation of the play, directed by Moran, was released in 2009. Con O'Neill reprised his stage role as Meek; Kevin Spacey played his financier, Major Banks.

Moran also starred in the lead role of 'Roaring Trade' at Park Theatre in October 2015.

Personal life Moran fronts his own Frank Sinatra tribute band, often appearing at London's Café de Paris and various charity events.

In Moran's spare time, he practises karate.

Filmography Feature films Year Title Role Notes 1989 Hard Days, Hard Nights Rick 1991 Buddy's Song Mike 1997 Clancy's Kitchen Ivan 1998 Miss Monday Jeremy Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Eddie 1999 New Blood Danny White Star! Star! Anatol 2000 Rancid Aluminium Harry Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry Christie Malry 2001 The Proposal Terry Martin Another Life Percy Thompson The Musketeer Aramis 2003 Ashes and Sand Daniel Chaos and Cadavers Edward Taggert 2004 The Baby Juice Express Des Soccer Dog: European Cup Bryan MacGreggor Spivs Steve American Daylight Lawrence Stokowski 2005 Silent Partner Gordon Patrick Puritan Simon Puritan The Poker Academy Lee Jackson 2006 The Last Drop Pvt. Alan Ives The Amazing Grace John Newton Also writer 2007 Clubbing to Death Mark 2008 Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Alex Meek Also writer and director 2009 Goal III: Taking on the World Nick Ashworth 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Scabior 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Scabior 2012 St George's Day Richard After Death Roger Lazlo Smith 2013 13 Eerie Larry Jefferson Prisoners of the Sun Adam Prime 2014 Down Dog Bill 2015 Age of Kill Roy Dixon 2016 The Habit of Beauty Adam Crow Tucker Don't Knock Twice Detective Boardman 2017 Eat Locals Private Rose My Name Is Lenny Johnny Bootnose London Heist DCI Wickstead 2018 Accident Man Leonard Kent Boogie Man Gerry Terminal Illing 2019 Avengement Hyde 2020 The Black Emperor of Broadway Jasper Deeter Greatland Clerk The American King Chad Wanker 2021 Creation Stories Malcolm McLaren Also director Nemesis Frank Conway 2022 Hounded Mallory Renegades Burton Repeater Jean Rosseau 2023 The Perfect Wedding Drag Queen Not By the Book Eddie One Ranger Yuri the Cossack Boudica: Queen of War Catus Decianus 2024 Firecracker Knight Chief of Station Evgeny Khalikov Cookster: The Darkest Days Mick 2025 Savage Flowers Pa Finding My Voice Simon

Television Heartbeat – "Keep on Running" (1992) as Rick Parker Eldorado (1992) – as Jim Casualty – "Money Talks" (1992) as Jez The Bill – "In Broad Daylight" (1993) as Dean Stacey / "Picking Up the Pieces" (1995) as Todd Grant / "A Bitter Pill" (1997) as Paul Shea Midsomer Murders – "Blood Will Out" (1999) as Michael Smith CI5: The New Professionals – "Miss Hit" (1999) as Tony Radelli Born to Shine (2011) Mr Selfridge (2012) as Reg Towler The Wrong Mans as Stevens By Any Means as Jamie Caine The Great Train Robbery as Jack Slipper Death in Paradise (2015) as Pete Thunders Babs (2017) as John Deeks Celebrity MasterChef (2017) as Contestant Inside No. 9 – "Once Removed" (2018) as Spike Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators – "This Rough Magic" (2018) as Steffan Shiplake Richard Osman's House of Games (2022) as Contestant