Nate Torrence Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended Kent State University in Ohio and studied improv at Second City in Chicago, Cleveland and Los Angeles
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" in 2003
• Quote: "[on his "Mr․ Sunshine" character] "[There are] these people you meet in life who are just crazy optimistic and crazy happy and I think that's also part of Roman․ Even though he has this naive aspect to him, from not living a well-rounded life․""
• Quote: "[on his extensive work in TV commercials] "People weren't willing to bet on The Commercial Guy when they were casting movies and television in the beginning, but I stuck around and now it's slowly starting to pay off․""
• Best known for playing Wade Bailey on the comedy series "Hello Ladies" and James on "Super Fun Night․"
• Directed, wrote and starred in "We Think Nate Torrence Is Dead," a 23-minute film that won the best comedy short award at the 2012 LA Indie Filmfest
• Once appeared uncredited as a taster on an episode of the TV series "Top Chef․"
• Though he is best known for his live action roles, he also provided the voice of Chuck in the Disney XD animated TV series "Motorcity․"
• Played a customer service representative with David Spade in a memorable series of TV commercials for Capital One credit cards