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Nathan Fielder Biography

Birth Name:Nathan Fielder

Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Profession Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award, a Gemini Award and a Writer's Guild Award for his work on "This Hour Has 22 Minutes․"
Won the Tim Sims Award for Outstanding Canadian Comedy Newcomer in 2006
Graduated from the University of Victoria in 2005, where he was unpopular with other comedians because of his lack of comic ability
In the mid-2000s he began performing stand-up shows and filming comedy shorts in Toronto
Best known as a stand-up comedian and writer on shows like "Nathan for You" and "This Hour Has 22 Minutes․"
Is known for asking his Twitter followers to send questionable text messages to family and friends and post their reactions, like telling a significant other "I haven't been fully honest with you" and not replying for an hour
Has written for Comedy Central shows like "Important Things with Demetri Martin" and "Jon Benjamin Has a Van," both of which he also appeared in

Awards

2008Gemini-Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series: nominated
2008WGC Award-Variety: nominated
2014Canadian Comedy Award-Best Performance by a Male - Television: winner
2017The BAM Award-Best Cast: nominated
2017WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: nominated
2018WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: nominated
2019DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports - Regularly Scheduled Programming: nominated
2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series: nominated
2019WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: winner
2021Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Nonfiction Series: nominated
2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Anthology Series: nominated
2022Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Nonfiction Series: nominated
2023Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Anthology Series: winner
2023Heterodox Award-: nominated
2023Independent Spirit Award-Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: winner
2024Astra TV Award-Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series: nominated
2024Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode: nominated
2024Gotham TV Award-Breakthrough Drama Series: nominated
2024Gotham TV Award-Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series: nominated
2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special: nominated
2024WGA Award (TV)-Drama Series: nominated
2025Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Anthology Series: winner
2025Dorian Award-Best TV Performance - Comedy: nominated
2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: nominated
2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
2025Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical: nominated
2025TCA Award-Individual Achievement in Comedy: nominated
2026WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2026WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: nominated