Nick Smoke

A native of The Bronx, New York, Nick is an actor, writer, director and producer who trained at both La Guardia High School for Performing Arts and the Atlantic Theater Company's Acting School. As an actor, he's been featured in The Social Network (dir. David Fincher) and People Like Us (dir. Alex Kurtzman), as well as several television shows and has worked on projects with Angus Wall & Alejandro González Iñárritu (Biutiful, 21 Grams), Todd Strauss-Schulson (Harold & Kumar 3) & Lance Acord (Lost in Translation, Where the Wild Things Are). As a writer, Nick co-wrote the short film, "Queen," which has 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 is on the wait list for a liver transplant. This profound and life changing experience is the basis for Only Kids, his debut feature length film. When he's not committed to his artistry or visiting with his transplant team of doctors at Cedars-Sinai, Nick enjoys supporting several charities, among them the American Liver Foundation and Children International. Nick lives with his cat, Bronx, in the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles. He enjoys the offbeat. Show less «