Nick Mohammed

For the wrestler, see Nick Mohammed (wrestler).

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.

Nick Mohammed
Mohammed in 2023
Born	Nicholas George Mohammed (1980-10-04) 4 October 1980 (age 44) Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Education	Durham University (BSc)
Occupations	Actor comedian writer
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Becca Mohammed ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	3[1][2]

Early life

Mohammed was born on 4 October 1980 in Leeds, West Yorkshire.^[3] His mother was a Cyprus-born general practitioner and his Trinidad-born father worked in law.^[4] 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^[5] and played violin in the university orchestra.^[6] He had auditioned for the Durham Revue twice but failed to get in and instead frequented the local comedy circuit.^[7] His interest in comedy prompted him to audition for the Footlights, which he did successfully.^[8]

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.^[9] He has made guest appearances in Pete & Dud: The Lost Sketches, Miranda,^[9] How Not to Live Your Life and Life's Too Short,^[9] and has appeared in Series 2 Episode 4 of the BBC Radio 4 musical comedy show Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section.^[9]

Following his hit BBC Radio 4 debut (Quarters), Mohammed's second series Nick Mohammed in Bits attracted further critical acclaim.^[10] 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.^[9] He has had a supporting role in all three seasons of C4 comedy series Drifters.^[9] 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.^[9]

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.^[11]

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.^[12]

In 2019, Mohammed appeared in the second series of Stath Lets Flats.^[9]

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+.^[9]

In 2023, Mohammed starred as a police officer in the film Maggie Moore(s), alongside Jon Hamm and Tina Fey.^[13]

Mohammed was a contestant on the seventeenth series of the Channel 4 show Taskmaster which launched in March 2024.^[14]

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.^[15]

In 2025, he will tour the UK as Mr. Swallow in brand-new live show Show Pony.^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Asylum Seekers	Adeem Akwal	Short film
2015	Baguettes	Man	Short film
	The Martian	Tim Grimes
2016	Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie	Casper
	Bridget Jones' Baby	Ariyaratina
2017	The Sense of an Ending	Postman Danny
	Bridget Jones' Baby: Extended End Credits	Ariyaratina	Uncredited Short film Direct-to-video
	The Designers: Comic Relief		Short film
	Smear	Dr. Wyndham
2018	Christopher Robin	Piglet (voice)
	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[17]
	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
	The Persuasionists	DVD Shop Assistant	Episode: "The Charity"
	Miranda	Pete (Skydive Receptionist)	Episode: "Before I Die"
2011	Pixelface	Pharaoh	Episode: "High Spirits"
	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"
	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
	Camping	Dr. Tolley	Episode: "#1.2" Television miniseries
	Sexy Murder	Simon Schinwold	3 episodes Television miniseries
	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
	Urban Myths	Horace Lambardi	Episode: "Agatha Christie"
	Oi Leonardo	Disciple	Television miniseries Episode: "The Last Supper"
	Sally4Ever	Mark	Episode: "#1.4"
	Space Chickens in Space	Finley (voice)	23 episodes
	Comedy Blaps	Benton	Episode: "Furious Andrew"
2019	Stath Lets Flats	Anthony Stappan	Episodes: "A Battle Of Our Lives" and "Congratulations, Please"
	8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown	Mr. Swallow	Episode: "18#4"
	Comedians Giving Lectures	Mr. Swallow	Episode: "#1.7"
	Harry Hill's Clubnite		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[18]
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
	Taskmaster	Himself	Season 17 Contestant
	Inside No. 9	Himself	Episode: "Plodding On"
	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	[19][20]
2022				Nominated	[19]
2021	Hollywood Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy		Nominated	[19][21]
2022				Nominated	[19]
2021	HCA TV Gold Derby Awards	Comedy Supporting Actor		Nominated	[19][21]
	International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated	[19]
	Pena de Prata			Nominated	[19]
		Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared)		Won	[19]
	Online Film & Television Association	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated	[19]
2021	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Nominated	[19]
2022				Won	[22]
2024				Nominated	[23] [24]
2022	Royal Television Society Programme Awards	Comedy Performance - Male	Intelligence	Nominated	[19][25]

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.^[26] There he met his wife, Becca, whom he married in 2014.^[27][28] Together they have three children: sons Finn and Arthur, and a daughter, Annie.^[29]