3/28 – Happy Birthday, Nick Frost
Nick Frost is an actor/comedian who gained cult status by being in the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead. The film also starred Simon Pegg as two survivors of a zombie plague that has taken over London. They have a goal to save their families by going to the only sturdy structure they can think of, a local pub. They defeat zombies by throwing record LPs at the head.
In 2011, they took on science fiction with Paul, a film about a foul-mouthed alien. The work poked fun at the films of Steven Spielberg as well as the fan-boy world of Comic-Con. Though not well-recieved by critics, the film eventually generated almost $100 million at the box office.
Nick broke away from Simon in the film Attack the Block. The film is of an alien invasion at a series of low-income flats. Nick plays a drug dealer who befriends the kids who defend their territory.
He has also been lending his voice for The Adventures of Tintin and Ice Age: Continental Drift.
He is a much sought after television actor in England. Wait.. there are British television shows other than Monty Python?!