Born
Alma mater
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2009–present
Nick Blood (born 20 March 1982) is an English actor.[1] He is known for his roles as Lance HunterinMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Kieran in Trollied.
Blood was born in AylesburyinBuckinghamshire. He joined his local drama club at the age of 7 and soon realised that he wanted to become an actor.[2] Blood went to local Wingrave Church of England Primary School before he was a pupil at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School in Aylesbury, followed by sixth form at Cedars Upper School for A Levels before attending Bristol University. He found his pathway into acting via the ITV Drama Club. Blood subsequently attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[3]
Blood's first acting role came in the 25th seriesofThe Bill in a two-episode story of an armed robbery at a toy shop.
He had a role as Alex, Ali's gay flatmate who works as a designer, in the BBC drama Material Girl (2010).[4][5]
In 2011, he appeared in the Channel 4 drama Misfits as Jen's boyfriend and coma victim, Dom.[6] In 2011, he was announced to play the role of Kieran, a butcher, in fictitious "Valco" in the Sky1 sitcom Trollied.[5][7][8][9] Blood left the show in the finale of series 3.
In 2012, Blood gained his first feature film role as Davy Famous in Spike Island.
In 2013, he appeared in the final series of BBC Three's Him & Her as Becky's ex-boyfriend, Lee. In 2014, Blood appeared in ITV's mystery drama The Bletchley Circle, as Ben, a police officer. Blood also appeared in the Channel 4 police comedy-satire Babylon. He also provides a voice in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition. In 2018, he played Adam in the indie thriller, Still.
Blood became a regular on the second season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.asLance Hunter, a mercenary whom Coulson turns to for help and who agrees to join S.H.I.E.L.D. His character is later forced to retire from S.H.I.E.L.D. prior to the season 3 finale.[10] He returned in the season 5 episode "Rewind".[11]
In 2009, Blood formed a theatre company called "WE. BUY. GOLD" with his friend at LAMDA, Tom McCall.[3]
WE. BUY. GOLD.'s debut show, Inches Apart, which was co-written and starred Blood, was entered into the Old Vic New Voices Theatre503 Award, which it subsequently won. The Old Vic then produced a full professional production at Theatre503, which ran from 12 May to 13 June 2009.[12]
Blood made his professional stage debut in 2009 in The Priory as Adam, at the Royal Court Theatre which ran from 19 November 2009 to 16 January 2010.[13] In 2010, he went on to perform as Sordido in a modern adaptation of the Jacobean tragedy Women Beware Women at the National Theatre, directed by award-winning Marianne Elliott.[2]
In 2011, he appeared in Backbeat which told the story of the formation and early years of The Beatles.[3] It ran in the Duke of York's Theatre from 10 October 2011 to 18 February 2012, and Blood played the lead role of the "fifth Beatle" Stuart Sutcliffe. Due to the musical nature of the role he has learned to play bass guitar, and also subsequently joined a band, Shaaark.[2] The show was an overwhelming critical success during its West End run.[14] This success took the show to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 24 August 2012 to 31 August 2012, for a run of seven days.[14][15]
Blood is a lifelong supporter of Liverpool F.C.[16]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2012
Dave Famous
2014
X Moor
Matt
Between Places
Christian
Short film
Red Lobster
Himself
Commitment
Tube Male
2015
Johan
Hero
—
Short film
Director
2019
Say My Name
Statton
2023
Arthur
Jackson
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2009
Mick Jones
2 episodes
2010
Alex
Main cast; 6 episodes
Harry Stevens
Main cast; Pilot
Combat Kids
Paul
Main cast; 3 episodes
2011
Dom
Episode #3.5
2011–2013
Kieran
Main cast; 26 episodes
2012
Glen Smithfield
2 episodes
2013
Lee
Recurring cast (series 4); 5 episodes
2014
Ben Gladstone
Recurring cast (series 2); 4 episodes
Warwick
Main cast; 7 episodes
2014–2017
Main cast (season 2–3), guest star (season 5); 36 episodes
2016
Lance Hunter
TV pilot (unaired)
2019–2022
Gus Howard
Recurring cast (season 1–2); 5 episodes
2020
Jimmy Knight
Guest cast (series 4); 4 episodes
2021
Thomas
6 episodes
2022
Corporal Kimzi
2 episodes
2023
Mason
2 episodes[17]
Sturges
4 episodes
Michael Strachan
Year
Title
Role
2014
Hall the Archer (voice)
2018
Agamemnon, Harry, Lord Hamersley, Pericles, Priwen Guards, Thomas (voices)
2023
Tiamut (voice)
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