Nick Mohammed

Nicholas George Mohammed (born 4 October 1980) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his character Mr. Swallow, which he has portrayed across both stage and television for over a decade. Outside of the United Kingdom, Mohammed is best known for portraying the character of Nathan "Nate The Great" 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. Mohammed was born on 4 October 1980 in Leeds, West Yorkshire. His mother was a Cyprus-born general practitioner and his father was an Indo-Trinidadian legal professional. He was educated at Abbey Grange High School. He reportedly turned down an offer from Cambridge University and 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. 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 one episode of the BBC Radio 4 musical comedy show Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section.