Nick Moran
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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 "Eddie," the card shark.
[edit] 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). His most remembered role was Eddie in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), in which 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 Eddy's father, JD. Moran played a card sharp 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.
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' 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Select Filmography
Feature Films
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
