Nicholas Gonzalez

Name: Nicholas Edward Gonzalez
Profession: Actor
Birthday: 3th January 1976
Birthplace: Texas, USA
Height: 5′7″

Nicholas Edward Gonzalez is an American actor.

Gonzalez was a student at San Antonio’s Central Catholic High School. He became an accomplished cross-country and track runner, winning the Texas State Championship in the mile and two mile. After graduating in 1994 and turning down a presidential appointment to West Point, Nicholas pursued an English degree at Stanford University in California.

In 1998, Nicholas moved to Los Angeles, where he quickly landed small parts in established television series such as ABC’s Dharma and Greg and NBC’s One World.

Nicholas then appeared as Fidel Castro’s son in the Lifetime Original Movie, My Little Assassin, starring Joe Mantegna and Gabrielle Anwar. But it was his role as Andy, the gay yuppie on MTV’s Undressed that really got people’s attention. For six nights he wowed viewers, and those episodes became the most requested in the series’ history.

Determined to continue working in film, Nicholas wrapped production of two films in 2000. The first, Scenes of the Crime, was shown at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. It stars Jeff Bridges, Jon Abrahams, and Noah Wyle. It was directed by Dominique Forma. Look for Nicholas in the role of Marty. The second film was an independent project titled Spun, starring Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy, and John Leguizamo. It played at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Look for Nicholas in the role of Angel.

His interest and love of literature, history, and poetry led him to two terms at Oxford University in England. The following summer, he returned to Europe on a research grant where he studied with scholars at Oxford and Trinity College-Dublin to complete his thesis on James Joyce’s Ulysses.

When he’s not acting, Nicholas, who is single, enjoys playing golf, video games, and working out. He is an avid reader, consuming as many as two books a week. Despite his busy schedule, he also finds time for charity work and his growing number of fans. He takes his responsibility as a Latino role model very seriously, volunteering his time to organizations such as the National Hispanic Institute and The Friends of El Faro.

While finishing his Bachelor of Arts in English in 1998, Nicholas was approached to do a one-man theatre piece called Gas by Marie Irene Fornes.

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