Nigel Mead

Nigel Mead (born May 1974) is a British magician, television consultant, writer and producer. He is known for co-creating the ITV hidden-camera magic series Tricked, on which he also served as a magic producer. The programme won at the 2014 Broadcast Digital Awards.

He is also known for appearing as the lead magician mentor in the Channel 4 special Faking It: Physicist to Magician (2005), and for television consulting work on productions including Skins, The Royal Variety Performance, Britain's Got Talent, and Dancing on Ice.

Mead is a member of The Magic Circle and was invited to become a member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star in 2014.

Early life and education

Mead was born in Rochester, Kent, England. He developed an interest in magic at the age of ten and frequently visited Davenport’s Magic Shop in London while learning sleight-of-hand techniques.

Career

Early television work

Mead began appearing on British television in 2003 as a guest magician and presenter on programmes for Nickelodeon UK and Discovery Kids.

In 2005 he appeared as the lead magician mentor in Faking It: Physicist to Magician, a Channel 4 special in the Faking It series. The programme followed physics student Kevin McMahon as he trained to perform as a magician before a panel of judges from The Magic Circle.

Mead later appeared in the Channel 4 series Freaky, and also worked on children's programming including Get Tricky and the Discovery series Cre-8.

Tricked

In 2013 Mead co-created the ITV2 hidden-camera magic series Tricked, presented by Ben Hanlin.

The programme ran from 2013 to 2016. In 2014 it won at the Broadcast Digital Awards.

Other television work

Mead has worked as a magic consultant, writer, producer or performer on various television productions, including Skins, Under Pressure, Impossible, The Royal Variety Performance, Britain's Got Talent, Wedding Day Winners, and Dancing on Ice.

Professional affiliations

Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star (2014)

Selected filmography

Faking It: Physicist to Magician (2005) Freaky (2005–2006) Played (2006) Cre-8 (2007) Skins (2009) Under Pressure (2011) Card Shark (2013) Tricked (2013–2016) The Royal Variety Performance (2015) Britain's Got Talent (2017) Wedding Day Winners (2018) Dancing on Ice (2020)