---
name: "Preston Nyman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/preston-nyman"
fi1m_id: "preston-nyman"
imdb_id: "nm2085738"
tmdb_id: 1251835
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 September 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T05:17:59.804933+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Preston Nyman

## Identity

Preston Nyman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/preston-nyman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** preston-nyman
- **IMDb ID:** nm2085738
- **TMDB ID:** 1251835
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2085738/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1251835

Actor. Born 19 September 1997 in London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 September 1997, London, England
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Also known as:** Preston Joe Abbott Nyman, Престон Найман
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 63 (1), 2010s 86 (1), 2020s 57 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 64 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Family 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $955m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2085738/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1251835

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Mufasa: The Lion King*](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md) (57)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Preston Nyman is a British actor, director and writer. He was born on 19 September 1997 in London, England. His father is the actor and director Andy Nyman.

Nyman began acting as a child, appearing in films including *Mr. Bean's Holiday* (2007), *Penelope* (2007) and *Run Fatboy Run* (2007). Later credits include *Crooked House* (2017) as Eustace Leonides, *This Country* (2017) as 'Weak' Nathan Kay, *Ghost Stories* (2018), *Catch-22* (2019) as Lieutenant Newman, *A Small Light* (2023) as Kuno Van Der Horst and the voice of Zazu in *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024). He also directed and wrote the 2016 short film *Francois*.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), Fi1m 57, as Zazu (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md)
- *This Country* (2017), Fi1m 86, as 'Weak' Nathan Kay — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-country.md)
- *Mr. Bean's Holiday* (2007), Fi1m 63, as Boy with Train — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-beans-holiday.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom* (2025), series, as Ben
- *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), as Zazu (voice) — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md)
- *A Small Light* (2023), series, as Kuno Van Der Horst
- *Ridley Road* (2021), series, as Jeremy Klein
- *Catch-22* (2019), series, as Lieutenant Newman
- *Ghost Stories* (2018), as Bar Mitzvah Guest
- *Crooked House* (2017), as Eustace Leonides
- *This Country* (2017), series, as 'Weak' Nathan Kay — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-country.md)
- *The Egg Trick* (2013), as Andrew
- *Penelope* (2007), as Boy Pupil
- *Run Fatboy Run* (2007), as Boating Boy (uncredited)
- *Mr. Bean's Holiday* (2007), as Boy with Train — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-beans-holiday.md)
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Gary Brockham
- *Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: The North Pole*, as Ben (voice)

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