Nathan Darrow (born June 21, 1976) is an American actor known for his
role as Secret Service agent Edward Meechum in House of Cards, John
Custer in Preacher, Andrew Madoff in The Wizard of Lies, and as Victor
Fries/Mr. Freeze in Gotham.After attending Shawnee Mission North High
School in Overland Park, Kansas, he earned his bachelor's degree from
University of Evansville and attended graduate school at New York
University.In 2003, Darrow returned to Kansas City, and performed in
productions of Shakespeare's plays, including Romeo and Juliet and
Henry V. In 2006, he played young William Randolf Hearst in Don
Maxwell's Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories, which also starred
Campbell Scott and Vivian Schilling. A role in a touring production of
Richard III with Kevin Spacey led to casting in the role of Meechum,
the Underwoods' stoic bodyguard in House of Cards. Darrow's role was
expanded in Season Two, as the character of Meechum had been well
received by critics and audiences. Darrow appeared as Ben Farrell in
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company's film noir for the stage, Kill Me
Like You Mean It, at the 4th St Theatre in New York City. He appeared
at Princeton's McCarter Theatre in Rachel Bonds' Five Mile Lake, May
1â€"31, 2015, directed by Emily Mann.It was announced that Darrow
would appear in the second season of the Fox television series Gotham
as Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze.
role as Secret Service agent Edward Meechum in House of Cards, John
Custer in Preacher, Andrew Madoff in The Wizard of Lies, and as Victor
Fries/Mr. Freeze in Gotham.After attending Shawnee Mission North High
School in Overland Park, Kansas, he earned his bachelor's degree from
University of Evansville and attended graduate school at New York
University.In 2003, Darrow returned to Kansas City, and performed in
productions of Shakespeare's plays, including Romeo and Juliet and
Henry V. In 2006, he played young William Randolf Hearst in Don
Maxwell's Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories, which also starred
Campbell Scott and Vivian Schilling. A role in a touring production of
Richard III with Kevin Spacey led to casting in the role of Meechum,
the Underwoods' stoic bodyguard in House of Cards. Darrow's role was
expanded in Season Two, as the character of Meechum had been well
received by critics and audiences. Darrow appeared as Ben Farrell in
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company's film noir for the stage, Kill Me
Like You Mean It, at the 4th St Theatre in New York City. He appeared
at Princeton's McCarter Theatre in Rachel Bonds' Five Mile Lake, May
1â€"31, 2015, directed by Emily Mann.It was announced that Darrow
would appear in the second season of the Fox television series Gotham
as Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze.
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