Mr Swallow (Nick Mohammed)

Biography

Mr Swallow is as amazed as anyone at his feats of magic, memory and mind-reading. A mix of ego, excitement and silliness, his illusions never fail to impress, except when they go completely wrong.

A combination of brilliant comic timing and well-practiced magic skills, Mr Swallow is the creation of comedian, writer and actor Nick Mohammed. Nick’s career has taken in the Cambridge Footlights, performing as a more convention standup, acting in sitcoms and Hollywood films, and now, having added magician to his resumé, live and TV performances as the somewhat deluded yet endearing Mr Swallow.

The eccentric Mr Swallow struggles to resolve a belief that he was born to greatness with a desire not to be upstaged by his own incredible illusions. Whether it’s card tricks or memorising restaurant menus and lists or revealing hidden meaning in apparently random numbers, Mr Swallow wants desperately to both impress an audience, share his amazement, and be recognised as the star he should be.

After successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, Mr Swallow has toured extensively, appeared on TV in his own one-off Sky episode Mr. Swallow's Valentine, and starred in an unconventional West End staging of A Christmas Carol. His alter ego Nick has starred in the hit Apple TV comedy Ted Lasso, as well as Intelligence (which Nick also wrote), Uncle, The Job Lot, and Drifters, and the Absolutely Fabulous film, the Oscar-nominated The Martian, and the Disney hit Christopher Robin (as the voice of Piglet). He also reached the final three in the first series of The Celebrity Traitors.