Nicholas Pinnock

Nicholas Andre Pinnock is a British theatre, television and film actor. He is best known for his role as Frank Sutter in the Sky Atlantic psychological thriller Fortitude. Pinnock is currently starring in Marcella as Jason Backland. The series aired on ITV onApril 2016.

Nicholas Pinnock was born in Balham, London. He is the youngest of three children. Both his parents are Jamaican. His mother is a retired midwife and his father is an electrical engineer who works for a major global engineering company. As a result, Pinnock spent his early childhood living in Saudi Arabia. On his return to England, he was enrolled at Corona Stage Academy in Hammersmith, London at the age of 12. Whilst there, in his first week, he made his professional debut landing several jobs as a child actor from adverts to music videos film and television work to modelling. Continuing his vocational training, Pinnock attended a 3year musical theatre course at the London Studio Centre. After the first year, he decided acting was his first love and in the following years, concentrated on drama and contemporary dance. After graduating and still acting, Pinnock joined Lea Andersons Contemporary Dance Company the Featherstonehaughs, for several years.

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