Nick Sakai

Birth Name: Nicholas Nobuyuki Sakai

Height: 170 cm

Actor, Producer and Director Nick Sakai majored in Theatre Arts at The State University of New York at Buffalo, later transferred to CUNY Hunter. It was in his senior year Nick had the opportunity to ...Show More

Actor, Producer and Director Nick Sakai majored in Theatre Arts at The State University of New York at Buffalo, later transferred to CUNY Hunter. It was in his senior year Nick had the opportunity to audition for his first off-Broadway show, Stonewall, directed by Tina Landau and produced by En Garde Arts. During the run, the casting director for All My Children called Nick for his first audition, which launched his television career. Nick went on to work in primetime/daytime television, independent films, commercials, voiceovers, and theatre. His television credits include Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Third Watch and Orange is the New Black (Season 4)His venture into production started after meeting award winning filmmaker Anya Meksin when he had a role in her short film Couch. Nick collaborated with Anya on her next production, The Professor, which starred Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad) and Rick Peters (Dexter), an action thriller inspired by Occupy Wall Street. Nick served as Associate Producer on the film, which won the CINE Golden Eagle Award and Best Action/Adventure Film at Comic-con in 2014 and is currently on the festival circuit.Other producing credits include Going Home (co-producer), a short film which explored the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on former soldiers, "12", a parody short of "24" and is in production for "Ms. Kiss", a project he acted in, produced and directed. This film is going on the festival circuit this year.He is represented by Across The Board Talent, bicoastal agency based in Los Angeles and New York City. Hide