Nicholas John "Nick" Frost (born 28 March 1972), is an English actor, writer and comedian. He provided the voice of Thomson in the 2011 film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. He is a long time collaborator and friend of Simon Pegg, who provided the voice of Thompson. He is noted for several roles such as Ed in Shaun of the Dead, Danny Butterman in Hot Fuzz, Dave in The Boat that Rocked and Nion in Snow White & the Huntsman. He also narrated the UK version of Supernanny starting with Series 2 after when Mark Heap left.