Nick Shirm grew up in Barnet, North London and is best known for playing Zacharias Smith in {Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix} film and video game. After his time as an young actor, he went on to study music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has become a full-time musician. Most recently Nick performed in the Gareth Malone Voices 2015 Tour and has been recording Gareth's Christmas album which is coming out very soon. Nick is the singer of the band Manifesto and one half of the future soul duo Goldsmoke.