Nicholas Kessler

Dangerfield Talent - PNW - 818-400-3348 (Commercial, Theatrical, Print)

Male White

Honey Brown Hazel 182lbs 6'4"

M 32" 34" 10.5 42L


Additional

Improvisation, Fire eating, Horseback riding

Film

RoleDirectorProduction
Love and Sappiness   Boyfriend Sean McGrath Cinema Syndicate
Time Bike   Carlo John Breen John Breen Productions
Tooth and Nail   Co-Worker Courtenay Hameister Cinema Syndicate
 
 

Television

RoleDirectorProduction
The Librarians: S3E3: And the Reunion of Evil   Norman Noah Wyle TNT (2016)
Grimm: S5E18: Good to the Bone   Kevin Peter Werner NBC (2016)
Portlandia: Cool Wedding   Big Chad Jonathan Krisel IFC (2011)
Portlandia: Food Coma   Big Chad Jonathan Krisel IFC (2012)
Portlandia: It's an Art Project   Featured Silver Man Jonathan Krisel IFC (2012)

Stage

RoleDirectorProduction
The Second City's A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens   Bob Crachit Matt Hovde Portland Center Stage (2013)
The Second City's A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens   Bob Crachit Ron West Portland Center Stage (2015)
Roadhouse: The Play   Emmett John Breen Bad Reputation Productions (2011)
The Lost Boys Live   Sax Player John Breen Bad Reputation Productions (2013)
Improv: The People's Republic of PDX   Lead Performer Brad Fortier Portland Center Stage (2013)
The Second City's A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens   Bob Crachit Ron West Portland Center Stage (2014)

Commercial

RoleDirectorProduction
Solid State Invasion Ep. 3   Bob Devon Lyon Lyon Films (2013)
Solid State Invasion Ep. 2   Bob Devon Lyon Lyon Films (2013)
Solid State Invasion Ep.1   Bob Devon Lyon Lyon Films (2013)
Ultrabook   Hero Devon Lyon Lyon Films (2014)
 

Comedy

RoleDirectorProduction
Lone Wolves II   Sketch comedian Shelley McLendon Bad Reputation Productions (2014)
Lone Wolves III   Sketch comedian Shelley McLendon Bad Reputation Productions (2015)
Leviathan   Lead Performer Shelley McLendon Bad Reputation Productions (2016)
The Liberators   Lead Performer The Liberators Liberators Productions (2006-present)
 

Internet

RoleDirectorProduction
Survive the Invasion Ep. 3   Bob Devon Lyons Lyon Films (2013)
Survive the Invasion Ep. 2   Bob Devon Lyons Lyon Films (2013)
Survive the Invasion: Ep. 1   Bob Devon Lyons Lyon Films (2013)
El Fuego   Hero Devon Lyons Lyon Films (2014)
The Benefits of Gusbandry S1/E6   Thomas Alicia J. Rose BOG Productions (2016)

Industrial

RoleDirectorProduction
Preventing Tinnitus   Audiologist American Veterans Association
Improving Patient Care   Patient Kaiser Permanente
 
 
 

Hosting

RoleDirectorProduction
The Moth StorySLAM - Portland,OR   Host/Emcee B. Frayn Masters The Moth (NYC) - radio, podcast, live shows
 
 
 
 

Training

Bachelor's Degree: Theatre Arts - Kalamazoo Colleg, Internship: Lee Strasberg Theatrical Institute (NYC), Intermediate/Advanced Improv: The Second City, Private Improv/Acting Coaching: Craig Cackowski, Private Improv/Acting Coaching: Bob Dassey, Private Improv/Acting Coaching: Armando Diaz  
 

Other Special Skills

Improvisation, Fire eating, Horseback riding 
 

Special Skills

ACTING GENRES, STYLES AND TECHNIQUES

Style

Action (Intermediate), Comedy (Advanced), Drama (Intermediate), Improv (Advanced), Lee Strasberg (Advanced), Method (Advanced), Musical (Intermediate), Romantic (Intermediate), Sanford Meisner (Intermediate), Science Fiction (Intermediate), Sports (Intermediate), Stanislavsky (Advanced), Stella Adler (Intermediate), Suspense (Intermediate), Uta Hagen (Beginner), War (Beginner), Western (Beginner)
 

Athletic

Extreme Sports

CYCLING, GENERAL (Beginner)
 

General

ACROBATICS (Intermediate), AEROBICS (Intermediate), ARCHERY (Intermediate), BADMINTON (Intermediate), BASEBALL (Intermediate), BASKETBALL (Intermediate), BATON TWIRLING (Intermediate), BILLIARDS PLAYER (Intermediate), BOWLING (Intermediate), CANOEING (Intermediate), FISHING (Beginner), FLY FISHING (Beginner), FOOTBALL (Beginner), FRISBEE (Intermediate), GOLF (Intermediate), GYMNASTICS (Intermediate), HACKEY-SACK (Intermediate), HANDBALL (Beginner), HIKING (Intermediate), ICE SKATE (Beginner), PING PONG (Beginner), RACQUETBALL (Intermediate), RAPPELLING (Beginner), ROLLER SKATE (Beginner), RUNNING (Beginner), SOCCER (Intermediate), TENNIS (Intermediate), TRAPEZE (Beginner), VOLLEYBALL (Intermediate), WEIGHT LIFTER (Beginner)
 

Swimming

BACK STROKE (Intermediate), BREAST STROKE (Beginner), BUTTERFLY (Beginner), DIVING (Beginner), FREESTYLE (Intermediate), SWIMMING, GENERAL (Intermediate)
 

Track & Field

BROAD JUMP (Beginner), HIGH JUMP (Intermediate), HURDLE (Intermediate), LONG DISTANCE (Beginner), LONG JUMP (Beginner), RELAY (Intermediate), SPRINTER (Intermediate), TRACK, GENERAL (Intermediate)
 

Fighting and Weapons

General Weapons

HANDGUN (Beginner), RIFLE (Beginner)
 

Martial Arts

KARATE (Intermediate)
 

Stage Combat

HAND-TO-HAND (Beginner), SWORDS (Beginner)
 

Improvisation and Comedy

Improvisation & Comedic Performance

IMPROV, GENERAL (Advanced), LONG FORM (Advanced), SECOND CITY (Intermediate), SHORT FORM (Advanced), SKETCH (Intermediate), UCB (Intermediate), VIOLA SPOLIN (Intermediate)
 

Other

Horse Riding

BARE BACK (Beginner), ENGLISH (Beginner), HORSEBACK RIDING, GENERAL (Intermediate), WESTERN (Intermediate)
 

Licenses

CLASS C (Beginner)
 

Miscellaneous

BARTENDER (Beginner), CHEF (Advanced), CROCHET (Intermediate), MAGICIAN (Beginner), VIDEO GAMES (Beginner), WHISTLER (Intermediate), YO-YO (Beginner), YOGA (Beginner)
 

Performance

Circus Skills

AERIAL WORK (Intermediate), FIRE EATER (Advanced), JUGGLER (Intermediate), MIME (Intermediate), TRAPEZE (Beginner)
 

Instruments

CELLO (Beginner), KAZOO (Intermediate), PIANO (Intermediate)
 

Singing

MUSICAL THEATER (Intermediate)
 

Vocal Range

BARITONE (Intermediate), TENOR (Intermediate)