Meet Nick Lux | Actor & Writer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Nick Lux and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Nick, what led you to pursuing a creative path professionally?
Obviously it’s important in life to try to pursue a career in something you enjoy. I don’t think there’s been a single moment in my life as an actor, which began at age 10, where I didn’t enjoy what I was doing. Growing up I always viewed each project I was working on as a step towards that “next big thing.” The thing that’s going to advance my career, get me cast more often, get me that big agent I need, or whatever prospect it was that I had in mind. Now however I’ve come to realize the importance of this feeling that I’ve held all along, that feeling of simply enjoying every second of the creative process. It’s fun being an actor, writing scripts is creatively liberating,, I love being a production assistant, making movies is just fun to me in general. Any result that comes from the process is secondary.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
As a writer, I love to write comedy. I love writing absurd characters that just barely make enough sense in their motivations to not be considered certifiably crazy. I think my character Willy in my short film “Willy’s Defense” or all the characters in my lates short “The Mix,” are prime examples of that. Both shorts are on my Youtube channel now if you want to see for yourself.

As an actor, my favorite type of characters to play are those exact ones that I like to write, that’s why I wrote them! I’ve always had a tendency to act like these deranged characters in bits I do with my friends so it’s fitting for me to try to build a career around it. What’s so great and creatively freeing about acting in general though is that I get the chance to play all kinds of people. Consistently staying in acting class, especially with Meisner technique and Alexander Technique, I believe has allowed me to build this range where I’ve never felt uncomfortable in approaching any type of character.

One thing that has been incredibly helpful to my career is working as a production assistant. Getting on set more often, with major programs for Disney+ and Netflix, has made me very comfortable being on set. Being able to keep from being overwhelmed on set is undeniably valuable. You can’t be an efficient actor if you’re tense the whole time!

I think the challenges when it comes to building a career in the film or theatre industry has already been spelled out by many before me. A weekly rejection is exactly the thing that though that helps you overcome all the other rejections to come. You learn not to take any of it personally. Instead I’ve grown into the kind of person that enjoys the process of, now self taping, every audition that comes my way. Oh look! My agent got me an audition! Great I get to read a script and act it out today, how exciting! Shifting my focus into that sort of mindset makes it so I’ve already gotten some kind of enjoyment out of a job that I will likely not even book. Rather than viewing each audition as an opportunity to be seen by a director or casting director that could give me a job, while that is true and such a special thing, I view each audition merely as a handed time to act again.

With all that being said, I can only hope that when people observe my “brand,” anything that I have written or acted in, that they’re observing me at my happiest. Even if I’m sobbing on stage or screen, I’m actually so happy! So happy I could cry, but separately from that kind of cry. Look in this scenario there’s two cries going on, the scripted cry and the Nick is happy cry. Yea you get it.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Point Dume in Malibu is one of the most beautiful places planet Earth has to offer and I simply cannot be convinced otherwise!

For more of a “LA as a city” experience, I like to take the subway to Pershing Square and hit up my favorite spots around there. On the ride there you can collect a plethora of stories from the people you see or talk to. Anything from a group of energetic baseball fans on the way to the stadium, a man selling tasers on the train, a balloon twisting clown, a person smoking crack next to you, or a group of tourists from the opposite side of the world. It’s all there within each subway car. Stories ranging from tragedy to signs of an exciting new life. Once you’re off the subway though and done experiencing the mosh pit of energy that is the LA subway, I’d recommend stopping at Library Bar, The Wolves, or any shop inside Grand Central Market.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My family of course has been incredibly supportive of my chosen path since the day I got on stage to play a sea turtle in The Little Mermaid in the fifth grade. They could tell as the years went on that they had no chance in stopping this creative train that I was on and decided to help push me along and keep me on track.

People like Christopher Casey, Alex Redd, Jake Sylvester, Cheyenne Benton, Brian Williams, Anthony Escobedo, and so many other close friends of mine come to mind. They’ve been the best creative partners, emotional backbones, some roommates, and bit doers I could ask for. Without them, not a single one of my short films or sketches I’ve written would have come to fruition. From idea to the finished product, they’ve been there countless times to make our projects a reality. And get this! They’re so good at what they do!

Website: https://nicholaslux.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick.lux/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuuVbYyJ263la98f0C7vVFw

Image Credits
Deidhra Fahey Photography (Glasses and Flannel Headshot) Kasee Shambora (Red background, Black shirt w/ grey background, and production still of people with blue shirts on) Luis Flores Torres (Willy’s Defense Poster)