Nicolas Wright

For other people of the same name, see Nicholas Wright (disambiguation).

Nicolas Wright
Nicolas Wright, on set of Accidentally on Purpose
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003 – present

Nicolas Wright (born March 23^[1]) 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. Recently he appeared in Mike Clattenburg's 2011 film Afghan Luke.

Career

A graduate of the Professional Theatre program at John Abbott College and the "A Mid Summer in Oxford" program at the British American Drama Academy, Wright's performed on stages in Toronto and Montreal.^[2] In 2004, he co-wrote, directed and produced the short film "Toutouffe".^[3] A number of roles followed in television and films before, in 2005, Wright was featured in the role of Rufus Marquez in the mini-series The Festival. The role continued in 2006 and 2007 with the sequel The Business. Subsequently, he had featured roles in films such as End of the Line, Swamp Devil, Prom Wars, and The Wild Hunt before obtaining the recurring role of Davis on the television series Accidentally on Purpose.

Nominations and awards

Nominated in 2003 for Best Actor at the Montreal Critic’s Circle for his starring role in an adaptation of The Portrait of Dorian Gray,^[2] he won special mention as "the most promising newcomer" at the 2004 Montreal Comedy Festival Just for Laughs for his short film Toutouffe.^[4] In 2006, he shared a "Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series" nomination along with other members of the cast of the "Check Please" episode of The Business.^[4]

References

1. ^ CBS biography of Nicolas Wright
2. ^ ^{a b} "Nicolas Wright Bio". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/nicolas-wright/person/142671/biography.html. Retrieved 2008-02-19. 
3. ^ "Filmography: Actor". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1288961/#Actor. Retrieved 19 April 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Awards". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1288961/awards. Retrieved 19 April 2011. 

External links

• Nicolas Wright at the Internet Movie Database
• Nicolas Wright at TV.com
• Nicolas Wright Bio at CBS.com

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