Nick Chinlund

Birth Name:

Zareh Nicholas Chinlund

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer

For his performance in "Sinner," he won Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 41st Annual Brooklyn Arts Council International Film & Video Festival
An operation to repair an injury from his basketball days left a prominent scar on his left shoulder
Played varsity basketball at Albany High School in Albany, N․Y․, and started to pursue the sport at Brown University while majoring in history before switching to acting classes
Quote: "Every once in a while you want to get down to the nitty gritty and do something real․"
From 1988 to 1989, he worked at the Williamstown Theater Festival
Is often cast as villains in action blockbusters, but also has a significant list of independent credits to his name, including "A Brother's Kiss," which was directed by a childhood friend and filmed around the neighborhood where they grew up
Found one of the child actors who appeared in "A Brother's Kiss" riding his bike on 117th Street in New York and decided he looked perfect for the part

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