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
Augsburg, 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.

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.

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

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
  • 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)[16] ISBN 9781250088352
Fiction
  • Reaper: Ghost Target (2018, with A.J. Tata)[17] ISBN 9781250127341
  • Reaper: Threat Zero (2019, with A.J. Tata)[18] ISBN 9781250127365
  • Reaper: Drone Strike (2020, with A.J. Tata)[19] ISBN 9781250240743

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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. ↑ Irving, Nicholas. "The Way of the Reaper". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  17. ↑ Irving, Nicholas. "Reaper: Ghost Target". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  18. ↑ Irving, Nicholas. "Reaper: Threat Zero". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  19. ↑ "Reaper: Drone Strike | Nicholas Irving | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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