Who is Nick Frost?
Nick Frost is an English actor, screenwriter and comedian. He is known for his work in the series of British comedic genre films The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy: Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World's End (2013). He also co-starred in Paul (2011), with frequent collaborator and friend Simon Pegg.
Nick Frost is good friends with Simon Pegg and they have appeared alongside each other in several Movies. He is a supporter of West Ham United, as well as being a rugby player, formerly playing for Barking RFC.
Overview
- Nicknames
- Cutmaster Frost
Trivia
- Worked in a Mexican restaurant for six years. As a bartender, waiter and cook.
- Says that frequent co-star Simon Pegg introduced him to Woody Allen films and made him a more mature, cultured person all around.
- Wasn't an actor prior to playing "Mike Watt" in Spaced (1999) - he was working as a waiter.
- His favorite films include Dead Man's Shoes (2004), Bottle Rocket (1996), The Shining (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and (all-time favorite) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
- Lived in Israel for 14 months at the age of 18, volunteering at a kibbutz (though he is not Jewish).