Nick Atkinson is an Australian actor, singer, song & screen writer based in the USA. He appears in the thrillers ‘Premeditated’ & ‘Avarice.’ Nick is also in 'How I Met Your Father' starring Hilary Duff & Kim Cattrall & in the final season of The Blacklist.
 

He is renown for his role as debonaire host 'Maximilian Martel' at Sleep No More at The McKittrick Hotel - from its inception in 2011 until its closing night Jan 12th this year. Nick performed in the legendary 'immersive theatre defining' off-Broadway show for almost 15 years. 

 

Sleep No More won the 2011 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience & was awarded a special citation at the 2011 Obie Awards. Nick appeared in the 2014 US Open promotional TV spots as Maximilian, alongside the legendary duo - Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett. The vibrant commercial series was nominated for an Emmy.

 

Nick is also a singer and songwriter. His charming & decadent stage persona 'Ashley Argyle' co-hosted Joie de Vivre Cabaret in Palm Springs with Chloe Perrier. Nick has featured in many brilliant immersive online projects with Little Cinema - most recently as 'The Captain' for the ABC Network launch of Dr Odyssey, as gameshow host 'Hank Hightower' for the film Quiz Lady. His principle role as 'Bobby Blue' for The Alienist Angel Of Darkness event - helped garner 3 awards for the 2020 BizBash Event Style Awards.

 

Other events include the launch of TNT's Snowpiercer  & director Patty Jenkins - I Am The Night as quirky art curator 'Lester Longo'. He also hosted a live streamed event for the launch of Jack Ryan Season  2.

 

Nick is arguably the first person to ‘host & emcee an online immurise premiere at the beginning of Covid lockdown’ for Little Cinema TV, for the launch of ‘Snowpiercer.’ 

 

Nick appears as a security guard in the brilliant Kesha’s hit new music video  ‘Joyride’ and as a 'Leather Daddy' in the extraordinary Chappel Roan's iconic & pivotal music video 'Pink Pony Club' directed by the brilliant Griffin Stoddard. Also with Loic Mabanza in the pilot for Myles Raven playing an underworld drug lord. In New York he played Shamrayev in The Seagull at The East River Amphitheater. In Australia he appeared most recently in Australia's John V. Soto's feature film thriller 'Avarice' which premiered in 2022. Nick has played roles on Big Sky, Breakers & most notably as Summer Bay 'bad boy' - Rod Sutton on Seven Network's Home & Away, in Rebel Penfold Russell’s Willful & also in Let’s Get Skase starring Alex Dimitriadis. 

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As a producer his work has been critically acclaimed. The brilliant short film 116 by Julia Campanelli has had huge success on the short film circuit, both domestically & abroad. 

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Nick's production company Breakfield Entertainment, specializes in films & plays focussing on the LGBTQ experience. Nick's first play, Where Do You Plan To Spend Eternity?  Was an Official Selection for the 2019 LGBTQ Short & Sweet West Hollywood Festival.The play is based on Nick's personal experience at LA Pride parade in 2019.

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 He is also collaorates on projects with the Actors Theatre Of New York, and is a graduate of The West Australian Academy Of Performing Arts. 

 

Nick is an expert in the art of experiential live, or online immersive performance. Nick loves to be involved in anything to do with cutting edge technology, immursive, VR and the music and music production realms. He is a consummate stage, screen & immursive performer, collaborator & artist. 
 

Nick is currently seeking a producing and creative team for his extraordinary neo-noir LGBTQ true crime thriller ‘The Damned Don’t Cry. Though neither a musical or opera? This 90’s true crime genre redefining drama also includes song, dance & operatic moments - to showcase many of the extraordinary industry professionals whose dance and vocal talents are more often than not ever showcased on film. 
 

Nick’s dream cast includes Regina King, Mark Ruffalo, Marcia Gay Harden, New York immersive dancer Evan Fisk in a debut major starring role & the incomparable Betty Buckley & Lil Nas X - both characters have singing roles & it would be absolutely iconic to showcase both Betty Buckley’s extraordinary vocals & Lil Nas X’s undiscovered acting talents in this haunting epic film, showcasing some of the most iconic songs from the 60’s / 70’e / 80’s & 90’s - reimagined ideally by LGBTQ singers artists & allies of the current and iconic music landscapes 
 

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