# Nick Mohammed

Nicholas George Mohammed (born 4 October 1980) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He has portrayed his character Mr. Swallow across both stage and television for over a decade. He is also the creator of the Sky One comedy series Intelligence. Mohammed portrayed the character of Nathan Shelley in the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, for which he was nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category at the 73rd and 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.

## Early life

Mohammed was born on 4 October 1980 in Leeds, West Yorkshire. His mother was a Cyprus-born general practitioner and his Trinidad-born father worked in law. He was educated at Abbey Grange High School. He reportedly turned down an offer to study at the University of Cambridge and instead chose Durham University, where he was a member of St Aidan's College and played violin in the university orchestra. He had auditioned for the Durham Revue twice but failed to get in and instead frequented the local comedy circuit. His interest in comedy prompted him to audition for the Footlights, which he did successfully.

## Career

Mohammed has featured in the second series of BBC One's Reggie Perrin and was a co-presenter in BBC Three comedy series The King Is Dead alongside Simon Bird and Katy Wix. He has made guest appearances in Pete & Dud: The Lost Sketches, Miranda, How Not to Live Your Life and Life's Too Short, and has appeared in Series 2 Episode 4 of the BBC Radio 4 musical comedy show Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section.
Following his hit BBC Radio 4 debut (Quarters), Mohammed's second series Nick Mohammed in Bits attracted further critical acclaim. Mohammed was a cast member of BAFTA-nominated CBBC sketch show Sorry, I've Got No Head and supported Angelos Epithemiou (as one of his radio show characters, Mr. Swallow) on his 2010 national tour. He has had a supporting role in all three seasons of C4 comedy series Drifters. Mohammed has also developed The Mr. Swallow Show for BBC Television and is writing and starring in an original comedy-drama Magic for Channel 4 as part of the Coming Up Scheme. He also appears in the new CBBC show Hank Zipzer as Mr. Love. He made a guest appearance in the final episode of series 1 and first episode of series 2 of Uncle.
In 2015, he joined the cast of ITV comedy The Job Lot. He has written and starred in two series of 'Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed', a comedy set in a police station, for BBC Radio 4.
In 2018, he voiced Piglet in the Disney film Christopher Robin. In 2018, it was announced that he would collaborate on a new comedy series titled Intelligence with David Schwimmer for Sky One.
In 2019, Mohammed appeared in the second series of Stath Lets Flats.
From 2020 to 2023, Mohammed starred as Nathan "Nate" Shelley in the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso which ran for three seasons on Apple TV+.
In 2023, Mohammed starred as a police officer in the film Maggie Moore(s), alongside Jon Hamm and Tina Fey.
Mohammed was a contestant on the seventeenth series of the Channel 4 show Taskmaster which launched in March 2024.
In November 2024, Mohammed opened A Christmas Carol (ish) at @sohoplace in London's West End for a Christmas run until 31 December 2024. The show is a re-telling of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol with Mr. Swallow as the protagonist, also starring Martha Howe-Douglas, David Elms and Kieran Hodgson. Mohammed originally developed the show at Soho Theatre in 2022.
In 2025, he will tour the UK as Mr. Swallow in brand-new live show Show Pony.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Asylum Seekers | Adeem Akwal | Short film |
| 2015 | Baguettes | Man | Short film |
| 2015 | The Martian | Tim Grimes | |
| 2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Casper | |
| 2016 | Bridget Jones' Baby | Ariyaratina | |
| 2017 | The Sense of an Ending | Postman Danny | |
| 2017 | Bridget Jones' Baby: Extended End Credits | Ariyaratina | Uncredited Short film Direct-to-video |
| 2017 | The Designers: Comic Relief | | Short film |
| 2017 | Smear | Dr. Wyndham | Short film |
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | Piglet (voice) | |
| 2018 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Short Butler | |
| 2019 | The Kid Who Would Be King | Mr. Hyde | |
| 2020 | Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse | Mr. Entwhistle | On Sky |
| 2023 | Maggie Moore(s) | Deputy Reddy | |
| 2023 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Dr. Fry (voice) | |
| TBA | Deep Cover | | Filming |
| TBA | Control | | Filming |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | No Easy Task with Daniel Thornthwaite | Daniel Thornthwaite | Also writer Television film |
| 2008–2011 | Sorry, I've Got No Head | Various | 17 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Reggie Perrin | Steve | 9 episodes |
| 2010 | The King Is Dead | Himself | with Simon Bird and Katy Wix |
| 2010 | The Persuasionists | DVD Shop Assistant | Episode: "The Charity" |
| 2010 | Miranda | Pete (Skydive Receptionist) | Episode: "Before I Die" |
| 2011 | Pixelface | Pharaoh | Episode: "High Spirits" |
| 2011 | Life's Too Short | Toby | Episode: "#1.5" |
| 2013–2015 | Drifters | Ash | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Uncle | Roopesh | 6 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Hank Zipzer | Mr. Love | 16 episodes Main cast (Season 1) Recurring cast (Season 2) Guest cast (Season 3) |
| 2014–2018 | Cuckoo | Policeman | Episodes: "Neighbourhood Watch" and "Ken's New Friend" |
| 2014 | Morning Has Broken | Mike | Also writer Television film |
| 2015 | Murder in Successville | Dynamo | Episode: "Bunch of Cults" |
| 2015 | Yonderland | Electrician | Episode: "Panic on the Streets of Yonderland" |
| 2015–2017 | Uncle | Roopesh | 5 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Drunk History | William Burke / John William Polidori | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Job Lot | Ash | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Fresh Meat | Nas | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Camping | Dr. Tolley | Episode: "#1.2" Television miniseries |
| 2016 | Sexy Murder | Simon Schinwold | 3 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2016 | The Last Dragonslayer | Brian - Dragonslayer | Television film |
| 2017 | Mr. Swallow's Valentine | Mr. Swallow | Also writer Television film |
| 2018 | Collateral | Fuzz Gupta | 2 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2018 | Urban Myths | Horace Lambardi | Episode: "Agatha Christie" |
| 2018 | Oi Leonardo | Disciple | Television miniseries Episode: "The Last Supper" |
| 2018 | Sally4Ever | Mark | Episode: "#1.4" |
| 2018 | Space Chickens in Space | Finley (voice) | 23 episodes |
| 2018 | Comedy Blaps | Benton | Episode: "Furious Andrew" |
| 2019 | Stath Lets Flats | Anthony Stappan | Episodes: "A Battle Of Our Lives" and "Congratulations, Please" |
| 2019 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Mr. Swallow | Episode: "18#4" |
| 2019 | Comedians Giving Lectures | Mr. Swallow | Episode: "#1.7" |
| 2019 | Harry Hill's Clubnite | Mr. Swallow | Episode: "#1.2" |
| 2020–present | Intelligence | Joseph Harries | Also writer |
| 2020 | Hitmen | The Human Spider | Season #1 Episode #1 |
| 2020–2023 | Ted Lasso | Nathan "Nate" Shelley | Main cast Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, 2021 and 2022 |
| 2021 | Inside No. 9 | Gavin | Episode: "#6.2" |
| 2021, 2023, 2024 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Mr. Swallow | Christmas special 2021, Christmas special 2023, Episode: "26#2" |
| 2022 | Mandy | Future Doctor | Episode: "The Curse of Mandy Carter" |
| 2024 | Renegade Nell | Billy Blind | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Taskmaster | Himself | Season 17 Contestant |
| 2024 | Inside No. 9 | Himself | Episode: "Plodding On" |
| 2024 | Alma's Not Normal | Jules Goodwin | Series 2 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2021 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Hollywood Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Ted Lasso | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Hollywood Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Ted Lasso | Nominated | |
| 2021 | HCA TV Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Supporting Actor | Ted Lasso | Nominated | |
| 2021 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Pena de Prata | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Pena de Prata | Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared) | Ted Lasso | Won | |
| 2021 | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Won | |
| 2024 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| 2022 | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Comedy Performance - Male | Intelligence | Nominated | |

## Personal life

Mohammed learned to play the violin as a child and played it in his university orchestra, at St Aidan’s College at Durham University. There he met his wife, Becca, whom he married in 2014. Together they have three children: sons Finn and Arthur, and a daughter, Annie.