Nicolas Wright (born March 23, 1982) is a Canadian actor. Wright has performed on stage, television and film. In 2004, he received the "most promising newcomer" award at the Just for Laughs film festival in Montreal for his short film, Toutouffe. His credits include Hatley High (2003), Superstorm (2007), The Wild Hunt (2008), Afghan Luke (2011), and (2016). He was nominated for an ACTRA Award for outstanding male performance for his acting in the movie White House Down (2013).
Career
Nicolas began his career on film playing the lead role in
Hatley High (2003),
He co-starred with
Tom Sizemore and Nicola Stephenson in the
BBC mini-series,
Superstorm (2007).
He starred in the IFC mini-series,
The Festival (2005), and its spin-off sequel
The Business,
which co-starred Kathleen Robertson. In 2007, he starred in MGM’s
,
and Lifetime’s
Girl's Best Friend,
alongside
Janeane Garofalo, as well as PHILMS Pictures’
Prom Wars,
alongside
Raviv Ullman and
Alia Shawkat. The following year he starred in the Canadian independent feature
The Wild Hunt,
and in 2009 he appeared in the CBS prime time comedy
Accidentally On Purpose,
with
Jenna Elfman,
Ashley Jensen,
Grant Show and
Jon Foster. Later that year he starred alongside
Nick Stahl in the Alliance Atlantis film,
Afghan Luke.
In 2012 he starred in
Camera Shy,
. In 2014
Manhattan Love Story .
Wright also writes and directs his own projects, like his first short film Toutouffe. A film he produced, wrote and starred in (Mike Clattenburg's short film Crackin' Down Hard), in 2012. Wright has appeared in the Columbia Pictures, Roland Emmerich-directed, feature film, White House Down (2013).
Nominations and awards
He won special mention as "the most promising newcomer" at the 2004 Montreal Comedy Festival Just for Laughs for his short film
Toutouffe.
In 2015, he was nominated for an
ACTRA Award for outstanding male performance for his acting in the movie
White House Down (2013).
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