Nicholas Irving

Nicholas Irving
Irving during the "Defensive shoot" event during the ninth annual U.S. Army International Sniper Competition
Born (1986-11-28) November 28, 1986 (age 38)
Augsburg, West Germany
(present-day Germany)
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service2004–10
RankSergeant
Unit75th Ranger Regiment
Battles / warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan

Nicholas Irving (born November 28, 1986) is an American author and former soldier. He was a special operations sniper in the 3rd Ranger Battalion for the U.S. Army.[1]

Early life

Nicholas Irving was born on November 28, 1986, in Augsburg, Germany. His parents were both enlisted soldiers.[2][3]

Career

Military

Irving originally intended to join the Navy SEALs, but he failed a colorblindness test. He instead joined the United States Army Rangers and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was issued a SR-25 rifle, which he nicknamed Dirty Diana. With that rifle he has 33 confirmed kills.[2][4]

Entertainment

After the Army, Irving pursued an entertainment career.[citation needed]

In 2016, Irving was one of four military leaders to serve as coaches on the reality show American Grit with John Cena.[5][6][7]

Starting in August 2017, Irving began appearing as a recurring guest on the popular firearm YouTube channel, Demolition Ranch. He has also made appearances on other YouTube channels such as, LunkersTV and Insider.[citation needed]

He also served as an on-set advisor for Doug Liman's 2017 sniper film The Wall.[citation needed]

Author

In 2015, he wrote and published with Gary Brozek The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers, a New York Times bestseller about his military career during the War on Terror.[8][9][10] On February 2, 2015, The Weinstein Company acquired the television rights to make a miniseries out of the autobiography.[11] On March 5, 2015, NBC picked up the miniseries from Weinstein.[12] In late 2017 Irving revealed in a podcast that the miniseries has been scrapped, but a movie based on the book was in preproduction.[13]

Personal life

Irving married Jessica Irving in 2007.[1][2]

Bibliography

Nonfiction
  • Basic & Intermediate Combat Survival (2011)[14] ISBN 1461032954
  • Team Reaper: 3rd Ranger Battalion's Deadliest Sniper Team (2012)[15] ISBN 9781470022839
  • Precision Rifle B.I.B.L.E: (Ballistics In Battlefield Learned Environments) (2012)[16]ISBN 9781479256297
  • The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers (2015, with Gary Brozek)[9][10] ISBN 9781250080608
  • Way of the Reaper: My Greatest Untold Missions and the Art of Being a Sniper (2016, with Gary Brozek)[17] ISBN 9781250088352
  • Never Fear Anything: My Untold Story As A Sniper In Our Nations Longest War (2018, with Robert Terkla)[18] ISBN 9780999769706
Fiction

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Christenson, Sig (February 22, 2015). "'The Reaper' paid a price for his battlefield kills". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, Kyle (January 18, 2015). "How an Army Rangers sniper became 'The Reaper'". New York Post. News Corp. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Connelly, Sherryl (January 24, 2015). "NY Daily News: 'The Reaper' is gripping autobiography of sniper who killed record 33 Taliban in Afghanistan deployment". Daily News. New York. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Bucktin, Christopher (January 18, 2015). "The Reaper: US sniper Nick Irving killed 33 enemies in under four months with gun called 'Dirty Diana'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Friedlander, Whitney (November 18, 2015). "John Cena to Host Military-Inspired Competition Show on Fox". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "AMERICAN GRIT STARRING JOHN CENA TO AIR IN 2016". Fox.com. Fox. November 18, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  7. ^ Paul, Tyson (November 19, 2015). "JOHN CENA TO HOST "AMERICAN GRIT" TV SHOW". Kaboom Magazine. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  8. ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - February 15, 2015 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  9. ^ a b Irving, Nicholas; Brozek, Gary (2015). The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers. New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1250045447.
  10. ^ a b "The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  11. ^ Lesnick, Silas (February 2, 2015). "The Weinstein Company Plans Five-Part Sniper Miniseries The Reaper". Coming Soon. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 5, 2015). "NBC Picks Up Sniper Miniseries 'The Reaper' From Weinstein Co". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  13. ^ SOFREP Radio podcast, episode 296, his statement at 36:50-37:30
  14. ^ "Nicholas Irving". Goodreads. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  15. ^ Team Reaper: 33 Kills...4 months. Seattle, Washington: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 2012. ISBN 978-1470022839.
  16. ^ Noble, Barnes &. "Precision Rifle B.I.B.L.E: (Ballistics In Battlefield Learned Environments)|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  17. ^ Irving, Nicholas. "The Way of the Reaper". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Never Fear Anything: My Untold Story As A Sniper In Our Nations Longest War - Terkla, Robert; Irving, Nicholas: 9780999769706 - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  19. ^ Irving, Nicholas. "Reaper: Ghost Target". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  20. ^ Irving, Nicholas. "Reaper: Threat Zero". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Reaper: Drone Strike | Nicholas Irving | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  22. ^ Irving, Nicholas (30 October 2021). Walker Drive. Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us.
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