Martyn Ford is an English bodybuilder, actor and social media personality, born in 1982 near Birmingham. Standing about 6ft 8in and known as The Nightmare, he has appeared in films and series including Kingsman: The Golden Circle, F9, The Nevers and Mortal Kombat II.
Brian Rose has spoken to Ford twice on London Real: a studio interview in 2019 and an Instagram Live in 2021. They talked about his move from cricket to fitness, building a following online, his acting career, his plans to fight in MMA, and Rose’s campaign for Mayor of London.
Both conversations are listed below with a short summary.
Never Give Up (2019). The full studio interview, covering his life story, training and acting career.
Ford describes how injury and illness ended his cricket ambitions, and how that low point pushed him towards fitness and a very different career.
In 2019 he credited his physique and career to years of disciplined training and a refusal to give up, the theme of the episode’s title.
Ford built a large audience on social media by sharing his training and life, which in turn helped open the door to film work.
Speaking in 2019, he said he had signed with the Polish MMA promotion KSW because he wanted to test himself in a new arena.
Martyn Ford is an English bodybuilder, actor and social media personality, born in 1982 near Birmingham. At about 6ft 8in he is known as The Nightmare, after his role in Boyka: Undisputed, and has appeared in films including Kingsman: The Golden Circle, F9 and Mortal Kombat II.
In 2019 Ford talked about his move from cricket to fitness, building a following on social media, his film career and his plans to fight in MMA. In 2021 he joined Brian Rose on Instagram Live to talk about his acting work and Rose’s mayoral campaign.
Start with Never Give Up from 2019, the full studio interview about his life and career. The 2021 episode is a shorter Instagram Live conversation.
Twice: Never Give Up in April 2019 and an Instagram Live conversation in April 2021.
The nickname comes from his role as Koshmar, a name meaning nightmare, in the 2016 film Boyka: Undisputed. It has stuck with him across his fitness and acting career.
Yes. As a teenager he was an opening bowler for the Warwickshire youth team, but injury and illness ended his hopes of a cricket career and he turned to fitness instead.
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