Nicky Evans

{{short description|English actor}}

{{other people}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox person

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1979|4|20|df=y}}

|birth_place=Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

|occupation=Actor

|yearsactive=1992–present}}

Nicky Evans (born 20 April 1979) is an English actor who is best known for playing the roles of Shane Maguire on Channel 4's hit comedy drama Shameless{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263099/ | title=Nicky Evans | access-date=2021-01-02 | archive-date=2021-01-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102001234/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263099/ | url-status=live }} and Roy Glover on the ITV soap opera, Emmerdale.{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263099/ | title=Nicky Evans | access-date=2021-01-02 | archive-date=2021-01-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102001234/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263099/ | url-status=live }} He has also played roles in various dramas such as The Bill, The Royal, Eddie Spears (2004), Burn It{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263099/ | title=Nicky Evans | access-date=2021-01-02 | archive-date=2021-01-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102001234/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263099/ | url-status=live }} and Clocking Off.{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263099/ | title=Nicky Evans | access-date=2021-01-02 | archive-date=2021-01-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102001234/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263099/ | url-status=live }}

In 2015, Nicky completed the role of Dragon in the 2016 British crime thriller The Contract.{{cite web|title=BBFC Release Date The Contract|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/contract-2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821101512/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/contract-2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 August 2016|website=BBFC}}