Background
Mohammed was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Mohammed was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
He was educated at Abbey Grange High School. He turned down an offer from Cambridge University and chose Durham University, where he was a member of Street Aidan"s College and played violin in the university orchestra.
He had auditioned for the Durham Revue twice but failed to get in and instead frequented the local comedy circuit. After graduating with a first in geophysics, he commenced doctoral studies in seismology at Magdalene College, Cambridge and had a job for an oil company lined up. His interest in comedy prompted him to audition for the Footlights, which he did successfully.
Following a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he was contacted by a British Broadcasting Corporation producer.
He then left Cambridge without finishing his Doctor of Philosophy to pursue a career in comedy. Mohammed has featured in the second series of British Broadcasting Corporation One’s Reggie Perrin and was a co-presenter in British Broadcasting Corporation Three comedy series The King Is Dead alongside Simon Bird and Katy Wix.
He has made guest appearances in Pete & Dud: The Lost Sketches, Miranda, How Not to Live Your Life, Life"s Too Short and has appeared in one episode of the Radio 4 musical comedy show Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section. Following his hit British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4 debut (Quarters), Mohammed’s second series Nick Mohammed in Bits attracted further critical acclaim.
He has had a supporting role in all three seasons of C4 comedy series Drifters.
Mohammed is also developing The Making of Mr. Swallow for British Broadcasting Corporation Television and is writing and starring in an original comedy-drama Magic for Channel 4 as part of the Coming Up Scheme. He also appears in the new CBBC show Hank Zipzer as Mr.
Love.
He made a guest appearance in the final episode of series 1 and first episode of series 2 of Uncle. In 2015, he joined the cast of Independent Television comedy The Job Lot.
Mohammed was a cast member of British Academy of Film and Television Arts-nominated CBBC sketch show Sorry, I"ve Got Number Head and supported Angelos Epithemiou (as one of his radio show characters, Mr Swallow) on his 2010 national tour.