Nick Moran
Nick Moran | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicholas James Moran |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
| Spouse | Sienna Guillory (1997-2002) |
Nicholas James Moran, better known as Nick Moran (born 23 December 1969), is a British actor, writer and producer. He is probably best known for his role in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, in which he played Eddy the card shark.
Film career
Moran first hit the big screen in 1990 alongside Roger Daltrey and Chesney Hawkes, in Buddy's Song (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 rocker Sting, the last of whom played the role of his father, JD. Moran a card shark who attempts to increase the savings of himself and his three friends by investing it in a bet against a local mobster, Harry "The Hatchet" Lonsdale, but then loses the whole 100,000 pounds, due to Harry's cheating, and ends up in debt.
At the London premiere of Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Moran walked down the red carpet with Sting. "All the photographers wanted pictures of Sting and of Dustin Hoffman, who was there with Sting and I. Nobody knew who I was, so they literally manhandled me to get to the real stars," he recalled. When one photographer got a little too physical and verbally abusive, Moran punched him out. "I gave him four stitches and put him unconscious," he says. Moran was charged with assault and ended up paying a $400 fine. "That wasn't the worst that happened. "I had been hired to shoot a movie [New Blood] in Toronto and had been denied permission to enter the country because I had an old drunk driving conviction. The Canadian consulate told me no one can enter the country with a criminal record."[1] Moran spent weeks getting a waiver for his conviction. He finally received it and was able to film his Canadian movie.[2]
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.
Stage career
Moran has also had a number of stage appearances; his first job 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 [3], Look Back in Anger both in 2001, Alfie in 2003, and The Countess in 2005.
Telstar
Moran co-wrote the play Telstar with James Hicks. It was directed by Paul Jepson and was staged in the New Ambassadors Theatre, London, 21 June - 12 September 2005. It is a dramatisation of the biography of Joe Meek, one of Englands early independent record producers, who had a massive worldwide hit with The Tornados' 1962 "Telstar" single.
A screen screen adaptation of the play will be released in 2008. Con O'Neill reprises his stage role as Meek; Kevin Spacey plays his financier, Major Banks.
Personal life
Moran married actress Sienna Guillory in July 1997 - they divorced in 2000.
He has two brothers, Simon and Richard. Both work in the city of London in the IT Sector. Simon is a network support analyst specialising in Cisco equipment and Richard is a trainee UNIX administrator for a well-known German bank.
Select Filmography
Feature Films
- Prisoners of the Sun (film) (2007) .... Adam Prime
- Clubbing to Death (2007) .... Mark
- The Amazing Grace (2006) .... John Newton
- The Pistachio Nut (2005) .... Peter Hall
- Puritan (2005) .... Simon Puritan
- Silent Partner (2005) .... Gordon Patrick
- The Last Drop (2005) .... Cpl Ives
- American Daylight (2004) .... Lawrence Stokowski
- Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004) .... Bryan MacGreggor
- Spivs (2004) .... Steve
- The Baby Juice Express (2004) .... Des
- Chaos and Cadavers (2003) .... Edward Taggert
- Noise Control (2003) .... The Pilot (RAF Fighter jet pilot)
- Ten Minutes (2003) .... Andy
- Ashes and Sand (2002) .... Daniel
- Ant Muzak (2002) .... Goddard
- White Bits (2002) .... Dave
- The Musketeer (2001) .... Aramis
- Another Life (2001) .... Percy Thompson
- The Proposal (2001) .... Terry Martin
- Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry (2000) .... Christie Malry
- Rancid Aluminium (2000) .... Harry the dealer
- Star! Star! (1999) .... Anatol
- New Blood (1999) .... Danny White
- The Rules of Engagement (1999) .... Jimmy
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) .... Eddie
- Miss Monday (1998) .... Jeremy
- Clancy's Kitchen (1996) .... Ivan
- The Future Lasts a Long Time (1996) .... Matt
- Buddy's Song (1990) .... Mike
- Hard Days, Hard Nights (1989) .... Rick
Television
- A Bear's Christmas Tail (2004) .... The Scriptwriter
- The Fear (2001) .... Storyteller
- CI5: The New Professionals - "Miss Hit" (1999) .... Tony Radelli
- Midsomer Murders - "Blood Will Out" (1999) .... Michael Smith
- The Bill - "A Bitter Pill" (1997) .... Paul Shea, and "Picking Up the Pieces" (1995) .... Todd Grant
- Thief Takers - "Company of Strangers" (1996) .... Stanley Callow
- Casualty - "Money Talks" (1992) .... Jez
- Eldorado (1992) .... Jim
- Heartbeat - "Keep on Running" (1992) .... Rick Parker
- Redemption (1991) .... Elvis Paris
References
External links
- Nick Moran at IMDb
- http://www.musicomh.com/theatre/telstar.htm "Telstar" - The play