- Born
- Nicknames
- Nicky Smoke
- Smokey
- Height1.78 m
- A native of The Bronx, New York, Nick grew up as the only child of an immigrant Greek father and a Jewish mother. He found a love for acting fairly early and went on to train at LaGuardia High School for Performing Arts and then the Atlantic Theater Company's Acting School in New York City until he moved to Los Angeles at the age of 21.
He started working within his first year there and has been featured in films like the Academy Award-winning The Social Network (dir. David Fincher), on t.v. shows This Is Us (NBC), Masters of Sex (Showtime) and Shooter (USA), as well as in several other projects with Angus Wall, Alejandro G. Iñárritu & Todd Strauss-Schulson.
As a writer, Nick co-wrote the short film, "Queen," which garnered official selections at over thirty film festivals including Cinequest, Boston International, Edinburgh, and Humboldt International, where he won the award for Best Narrative.
In 2013 he was diagnosed with a rare liver disease known as Budd-Chiari syndrome and was listed for a liver transplant. Luckily, he was able to have an alternative surgery that saved his life. This profound experience inspired him to become an advocate for liver disease awareness and he has gone on to speak at several public events for the American Liver Foundation.
When he's not committed to his artistry or visiting with his doctors at Cedars-Sinai, Nick enjoys spending time with his fiancé and cats.- IMDb mini biography by: Nick Smoke
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for Music & Art and the Performing Arts in New York City.
- Graduated from the Atlantic Acting School, the professional conservatory of the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City. He then completed their extension program in Los Angeles and decided to stay out west.
- He is of Greek descent on his father's side and Hungarian, Russian and Jewish descent on his mother's side.
- Has a rare one-in-a-million liver disease known as Budd-Chiari syndrome and was listed for a transplant in 2013. He had an alternative surgery that saved his life and he is now an advocate for Liver Disease Awareness and has gone on to speak at several events for the American Liver Foundation.
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