Andy Nyman
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Born | Andrew Nyman 13 April 1966 Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
Education | Guildhall School of Music and Drama[1] |
Occupations |
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Spouse | Sophie Abbott[2] |
Children | 2[2] |
Website | AndyNyman.com |
Andrew Nyman (born 13 April 1966) is an English actor, director, writer and magician.[3]
Early life and career
Nyman was born on 13 April 1966 in Leicester, Leicestershire. His first noteworthy performance was in 2000 as Keith Whitehead in Dead Babies,[4] an adaptation of the Martin Amis novel of the same name. Soon after he appeared alongside Jon Voight, David Schwimmer and Leelee Sobieski in Jon Avnet's 2001 Emmy award-winning film Uprising[5] as a Polish-Jewish freedom fighter.
His next film role was in the 2003 film
Nyman portrayed the recurring character Jonty de Wolf in
In 2014, Nyman was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.[8]
Work with Derren Brown
As an accomplished magician and mentalist, Nyman has frequently collaborated with
Their fourth show
Ghost Stories
Nyman is co-creator of the long-running horror stage-play Ghost Stories. The show opened at the
Since then it has played in
A film adaptation premiered in 2017, starring Nyman, Paul Whitehouse and Martin Freeman.[13]
Personal life
Nyman is
Credits
Television
- The Billas various characters (1989–1995)
- The Woman in Black as Jackie (1989) (TV film)
- Five Children and It as Baker's Boy (1991)
- Archer's Goon as Museum attendant (1992)
- New Voices as Jim (1995)
- EastEnders as Neil Kaplan (1997)
- Uprising as Calel Wasser (2001) (TV film)
- Chuggington as Chatsworth and Felix (2008)
- Dead Setas Patrick (2008)
- Crooked House as Nicholas Duncalfe (2008)
- Campus as Jonty de Wolfe (2009–2011)
- Olly the Little White Van as Jethro, Royston, Mick, Bertie and other voices (2011)
- Stargazing Live as himself (2012)
- Sarah & Duck as Bag and Cake (2013)
- Peaky Blinders as Winston Churchill (2013)
- Psychobitches as Various characters (2014)
- Ballot Monkeys as Gerry Stagg (2015)
- The Eichmann Show as David Landor (2015) (TV film)
- Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas as Nuts (2015) (TV special)
- Shaun the Sheep as Nuts (2016)
- Hanna as Jacobs (2019)
- Unforgotten as Dean Barton (series 4; 2021)
- The Capture as Home Secretary Rowan Gill (series 2; 2022)
- A Small Light as Hermann van Pels (2023)
Film
- Dead Babies as Keith (2000)
- Coney Island Baby as Franko (2003)
- Shut Up and Shoot Me as Colin (2005)
- Severance as Gordon (2006)
- Wild Romanceas Leo Leitner (2006)
- Played as Danny (2005)
- Are You Ready for Love? as Barry Schneider (2007)
- Death at a Funeral as Howard (2007)
- The Tournament as Tech Eddie (2009)
- Black Death as Dalywag (2010)
- Glass Man as Martin Pritte (2011)
- Kick-Ass 2 as The Tumor (2013)
- Autómata(2014)
- Shaun the Sheep Movie as Nuts (2015)
- Minions as Additional Voices (2015)
- Despicable Me 3 as Clive (2017)
- Ghost Stories as Professor Phillip Goodman (2017)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Jail Guard (2017)
- The Commuter as Tony (2018)
- Judy as Dan (2019)
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon as Nuts (2019)
- Jungle Cruise as Sir James Hobbs-Cunningham (2021)
Theatre
- Abigail's Party as Lawrence (2012)[16]
- Assassins as Charles Guiteau (2014-2015)[17]
- Hangmen as Syd (2015-2016)[18]
- Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye (2018-2019)
- Hello, Dolly! as Horace Vandergelder (2020-2021)[19]
Awards and nominations
Theatre
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2006 | Laurence Olivier Award[20] | Best Entertainment | Something Wicked This Way Comes | Won |
2010 | Laurence Olivier Award[21] | Best Entertainment | Enigma | Nominated |
2011 | Laurence Olivier Award[22] | Best Entertainment | Ghost Stories | Nominated |
2018 | Drama Desk Award[23] | Unique Theatrical Experience | Derren Brown: Secret | Won |
2019 | Evening Standard Theatre Award[24][25] | Best Musical Performance | Fiddler on the Roof | Nominated |
2020 | Laurence Olivier Award[26] | Best Actor in a Musical | Nominated |
Other
- 2006 - Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish and British Film - Best Actor - Shut Up and Shoot Me[27]
- 2008 - Member of the Inner Magic Circle[28]
References
- ^ "20 Questions with Andy Nyman". WhatsOnStage.com. 8 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b McCormack, Lauren (6 September 2001). "Desert island kit: Andy Nyman". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Ghost Stories Trailer Promises Three Terrifying Stories". Screen Rant. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Mark Deming (2016). "Dead Babies". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Uprising". IMDb. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Andy Nyman". IMDb. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Dead Set". IMDb. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories". The Guardian. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Magic". Andy Nyman. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Insane, Andy Nyman". Theory11.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Stage & Screen". Derren Brown. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Jones, Gareth (13 February 2015). "UK Smash Hit Ghost Stories to Close After 1,000th Performance". Dread Central. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (5 October 2017). "Ghost Stories review – Martin Freeman and Paul Whitehouse shine in dreamlike spookfest". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Andy Nyman – SomethingJewish.co.uk" Accessed January 26, 2019.
- ^ "'We owe it all to Jewish summer camp.'" White, Francine.The Jewish Chronicle. www.thejc.com Published August 30, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2019.
- ^ "Andy Nyman & Natalie Casey join Abigail's Party at Menier". WhatsOnStage.com. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Shenton, Mark (8 September 2014). "London Assassins at Menier Chocolate Factory to Include Catherine Tate, Andy Nyman and Mike McShane". Playbill. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Hangmen (West End)". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Andy Nyman and Jenna Russell Join Imelda Staunton in the New Production of the Iconic Musical, Hello Dolly!". bestoftheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees 2006". Olivier Awards. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Olivier Awards Winners 2010 -Official London Theatre". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Olivier Winners 2011". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "SpongeBob SquarePants & More Win 2018 Drama Desk Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Paskett, Zoe (25 November 2019). "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard - Theatre's Biggest Night". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film (2006)". IMDb. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "The Magic Circle President promotes a Knight, a Dragon and Student Doctor of Magic". The Magic Circle. 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Andy Nyman at IMDb
- Collacott, Dan (8 September 2010). "Ghost in the Machine: Andy Nyman Interview". Liberation Frequency. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2010.