Nick Choksi

Nick Choksi
Born Manik Choksi
(1981-04-14) April 14, 1981
St. Louis, Missouri
Residence New York
Nationality American
Alma mater Washington University in St. Louis, The Juilliard School
Occupation Actor, singer, musician
Years active 2010–present
Spouse(s) Stephanie Wright Thompson
Children 1
Website https://www.nickchoksi.com/

Nick Choksi (born April 14, 1981) is an American actor, singer, musician, director, and illustrator.

Choksi is best known for playing Dolokhov in the 2012 Off-Broadway and 2016 Broadway productions of the Musical Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812[1][2] as well as Salim in the 2013 Off-Broadway Musical Bunty Berman Presents[3] for which he was nominated for a 2014 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical[4] as well as the 2013 National Alliance for Musical Theatre production of the musical Come From Away.[5] In 2015 he was featured in the World Premiere of Brooklynite![6] at Vineyard Theatre.

On Television he is best known as Vimal Patel on the ABC soap One Life to Live where he appeared in 63 episodes over the course of four years.[7] He also played "Nick" in the 2016 film The Passing Season.[8][9] He also co-wrote and directed the 2012 short film "Fifty Grades of Shay" playing the role of the prospective director, Punjab O'Shaughnessy.[10] The film was selected for the Somewhat North of Boston (SNOB) film festival in 2012.[11] He also appears in the Funny or Die Youtube video "It Doesn't get Better"[12] and in the webseries Webseries: the Webseries.[13][14]

Background

Choksi initially attended Washington University in St. Louis where he majored in English Literature with an acting minor.[15][16] From there he participated in regional theatre in the area and eventually ended up getting a graduate degree at The Juilliard School where he graduated in May 2010[17][18]

Animation and Illustration

At Juilliard, Choksi drew political cartoons and other caricatures for the Juilliard Journal[19] He continues to illustrate and is also learning digital animation, something he has discussed in several interviews.[20][21] He is well-loved by fans at the Great Comet stagedoor for his warm reception to fanart.

Personal life

Choksi is married to the actress Stephanie Wright Thompson and they recently welcomed a baby daughter, something noted by several of his castmates[22]

Theatre credits

Year(s) Production Role Location Category
2012 Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Fyodor Dolokhov Ars Nova Off-off-Broadway
2013–14 Kazino Meatpacking District Off-Broadway
2013–14 Bunty Berman Presents Salim Off-Broadway
2013 Come From Away National Alliance for Musical Theatre Regional
2015 Brooklynite Sunil Vineyard Theatre Company Off-Broadway
2015–16 Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Dolokhov American Repertory Theatre Regional, Pre-Broadway
2016–17 Imperial Theatre Broadway

Filmography

Year(s) Production Category Role notes
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Doctor Sanjay TV series 1 episode
2006 The Sopranos Guy #1 TV series 1 episode
2008 What Happened on the Fourth Date Jonathan Short Film n/a
2011 The Electric Company Tuxedo Pete TV series 1 episode
2011 Violet & Daisy Desk Officer Feature Film n/a
2010-2013 One Life To Live Vimal Patel TV series 63 episodes
2012 Bait Nick Short Film n/a
2012 Fifty Grades of Shay Punjab O'Shaughnessy Short Film also directed and cowrote the film
2013 Home Max Feature Film n/a
2015 Happy-ish Man #1 TV series 2 episodes
2015 Webseries: The Webseries Nick C. Short n/a
2016 The Passing Season Nick Feature Film n/a

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2014 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Bunty Berman Presents Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Nick Choksi: Playbill".
  2. ↑ "Nick Choksi Theatre Credits".
  3. ↑ "Acting: nickchoksi.com".
  4. ↑ "Lucille Lortel Awards: 2014 nominees and recipients".
  5. ↑ "NAMT: Come From Away".
  6. ↑ "Nick Choksi Theatre Credits".
  7. ↑ "Nick Choksi:IMDB".
  8. ↑ "Nick Choksi:IMDB".
  9. ↑ "Fifty Grades of Shay:IMDB".
  10. ↑ "Fifty Grades of Shay: IMDB".
  11. ↑ "Fifty Grades of Shay: Youtube".
  12. ↑ "Nick Choksi:IMDB".
  13. ↑ "Broadwayworld:STAGE TUBE: Watch the First Three Episodes of Webseries the Webseries Featuring Michael Urie".
  14. ↑ "Nick Choksi:IMDB".
  15. ↑ "Nick Choksi:IMDB".
  16. ↑ http://www.broadway.com/videos/157764/broadwaycom-liveatfive-with-nick-choksi-of-the-great-comet/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ "Nick Choksi:IMDB".
  18. ↑ "Broadway.com: Live at Five with Nick Choksi of THE GREAT COMET"..
  19. ↑ "Nick Choksi: The Juilliard Journal".
  20. ↑ "BWW Interview: Get to Know Nick Choksi, Star of Clubbed Thumbs-Summerworks THE TOMB OF KING TOT".
  21. ↑ "Broadway.com: Live at Five with Nick Choksi of THE GREAT COMET".
  22. ↑ "Sumayya Ali on Instagram".


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