Nicholas James "Nick" Moran (born 23 December 1969) is an English actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Eddy the card shark in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. He appeared as Scabior in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2.
Moran was born in the East End of London, to a hairdresser mother and an Automobile Association worker father. Moran was engaged to actress/model Sienna Guillory in July 1997; they parted 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 sings and plays guitar in London band, Juke Joint Snipers. Richard is a UNIX administrator for the Financial Times. In Moran's spare time he practises karate.
Nick fronts his own Frank Sinatra tribute band, often appearing at London’s Cafe De Paris & various charity events.
Nick was born to John and Joan Moran (née Battman). 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). In Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), 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 his father, JD.
Bastard cries, feed the fire. The burning desire to rob human life. In this
world full of fear of the unknown. Twisting the perception of the weak.
Lying to progress. Only achieving greed. Seated behind the sun. Myths bleed
into one. Searching for a saviour to lead us through this life. Where our
sanity is undone. Killing against our will. Killing for the bastard maker.
The fairy tale. The non existent. Salvation so bittersweet the taste brought
fear to our tongues. Preying on the weak. Fatherless creation encased in the
depths of humanity. They continue to rape and call it purity. I will not bow