Nathan Foad
{{Short description|British actor and comedian}}
{{Notability|Biography|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use British English |date=August 2022 }}
{{Infobox person
|name = Nathan Foad
|image = Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Nathan Foad - by-RaBoe 016 1.jpg
|caption = Foad at ComicCon in 2024
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|12|30}}
|birth_place = Nottinghamshire, England, UK
|death_date =
|death_place =
|education = Guildford School of Acting (BA)
}}
Nathan Foad (born 30 December 1992){{cite web |title=Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/nathan_foad/status/1344247971131621378 |website=Twitter |access-date=5 May 2022}} is an English actor and writer known for Newark, Newark and Our Flag Means Death.{{IMDb name|7926702|Nathan Foad}}. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
Career
Foad graduated from Guildford School of Acting. Afterwards, he built his career as a comedy writer,{{Citation |title=We Ship Blackbonnet and MORE with Lucius And Pete (TSIS) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbqBGTxzu0o |language=en |access-date=2022-05-23}} before he started to gain traction as an actor. He starred in the 2022 comedy series Our Flag Means Death as Lucius, the ship's scribe.{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/nathan-foad-newark-newark-comedian-interview-tv-execs-want-working-class-people-to-be-warm-and-wholesome-1535679|publisher=inews.co.uk |title=Nathan Foad on Newark, Newark: 'TV execs want working class people to be warm and wholesome'|date=March 24, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-13}} Foad created and wrote the British sitcom Newark, Newark.{{IMDb title |id=tt16304988 |title=Newark, Newark}} He also narrated the audiobook of Voyage of the Damned by Frances White.{{Citation |title=Audiobooks Read by Nathan Foad |url=https://www.audiobooks.com/browse/narrator/368897/nathan-foad?srsltid=AfmBOoq1PtTftBCF3tqwKsW7DBZroSGB5ngnas5jwAfNoKvvfRtt-E9A |language=en |access-date=2024-08-19}}
Personal life
Foad grew up in Newark-on-Trent; his first summer job was at his mother's fish and chip shop. Foad is gay, having come out to his family in his mid-teens.{{cite web |last1=Danaher |first1=Caitlin |title=Nathan Foad on Newark, Newark{{'}}s hometown glory and Our Flag Means Death |url=https://rts.org.uk/article/nathan-foad-newark-newarks-hometown-glory-and-our-flag-means-death |publisher=Royal Television Society |date=13 April 2022 |access-date=5 May 2022}} In an interview at the 2022 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Foad discussed that he has been in a monogamous relationship with his boyfriend for 9 years.{{cite news |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/958043/our-flag-means-death-actor-nathan-foads-on-fan-art-and-the-sexy-ghost-theory-interview/ |title=Our Flag Means Death Actor Nathan Foad On Fan Art And The Sexy Ghost Theory |first=Ben F |last=Silverio |work=/Film |date=9 August 2022 |access-date=10 August 2022 }}
Filmography
=Television=
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!Title !Role !Notes |
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| 2021
| Bloods | Spencer | |
| 2022-2023
| Lucius Spriggs | Main Role |
| 2022
| Rowan | Also screenwriter and executive producer |
| 2022
| Toilet | Guest voice, Ep. 6 |
| 2023
| Kenny | Destination Dundee |
| 2025
| Owen Hart | Episode 5 |
=Accolades=
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! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Nominee(s) ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}} |
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| 2022
|Entertainment |{{nom}} |