| Nick Bender |
| ~ Height 6' ~ Weight 185 ~ Eyes Blue ~ Hair Brown ~ |
FILM & TELEVISION
| The Interrogation | Charlie Rutherford (Starring) | One Tear Productions; dir. Kevin Epperson |
| Murder for Pleasure | Victor Vogel (Starring) | Cheevies Film Productions; dir. Derek Braasch |
| The Rent | Ray (Starring) | Webseries; dir. Bill Glader |
| Hypnocus-Pocused | Frank (Co-Starring) | Lucidema Cinemas; dir. Victor Suarez |
| Jibboo | Mason Corn (Co-Starring) | EHK Productions; dir. Ethan Kaplan |
| Garbage Day! | Nick (Co-Starring) | King Cub Productions; dir. Victor Suarez |
| Thinking Speed | Squint (Supporting) | Nervous System Productions; dir. Lisa Menzel |
| Periods of Rain | Zack (Supporting) | The Crime Lab Entertainment Co.; dir. Jason Blackwell |
| Fork in the Road | Ted (Supporting) | Northwestern University; dir. Alicia Cordova |
THEATRE
| Shining City | Laurence | Buffalo Theatre Ensemble; dir. Bryan Burke |
| Fuddy Meers (Jeff Recommended) | Kenny | Strawdog Theatre Company; dir. Kimberly Senior-Baker |
| The Muckle Man | Gilbert | Jedlicka Performing Arts Center; dir. Mike Kott |
| The Real Inspector Hound | Simon | Village Theatre Guild; dir. Bill Burghardt |
| Don't Drink the Water | Kilroy | GreenMan Theatre Troupe; dir. Benjamin Vargas |
| Two Rooms | Michael Wells | Players, Please Theatre Company; dir. Shelley Jacobs |
| Polaroid Stories | Skinhead Boy | Village Players Perf. Arts Center; dir. Kyra Lewandowski |
| Book of Days | Len Hoch | University of Southern California; dir. Paul Backer |
| The Angels of Lemnos | Nathan | College of DuPage; dir. Connie Canaday-Howard |
VOICEOVER ~Range: Baritone
| No Strangers | National Radio | DeVry University |
| Act Like a Man Think Like a Woman | Local T.V., Radio & Web | Mario Tricoci |
| Flavorpolooza | Web | Dr. Pepper Snapple Group |
| IEA Student Program Introduction | Presentation | Illinois Education Association |
AWARDS
~ Best Entertainment Program/Segment: The Rent - Chicago Emmy Nominee 2010 ~ Best Actor: Two Rooms - Players, Please Theatre
~ Best Acting, Audience Choice, Best Picture: Hypnocus-Pocused - Columbia University National Film Festival 2011
~ Best Acting: Garbage Day! - Columbia University National Film Festival 2010
~ John Belushi Memorial Second City Theater Scholarship
EDUCATION & TRAINING
University of Southern California 2008:B.A: Theatre, Acting Emphasis, Dean’s List
College of DuPage 2006: Associate in Arts: Theater, National Dean’s List, Honors Program
| | Acting: | USC - Andy Robinson, Sharon Carnicke, Lora Zane, Bob Bailey |
| On-Camera: | USC - Joe Hacker, Michael Keenan, Jennifer Warren, Andrei Belgrader |
| Movement: | USC - David Bridel, Stephanie Shroyer |
| Voice/Dialects: | USC - Paul Backer, Kathleen Dunn |
| Shakespeare: | USC - Angus Fletcher, Mary Joan Negro |
| Dance: | STEPS Dance Center - Jennifer Fiduccia, Michelle Masciopinto, Barbara Conley |
SPECIAL SKILLS/INTERESTS
Misc: Vice President of the Kathryn Bender Memorial Foundation, Able to perform special hand-tendon movement, Michael Jordan Fan
Dialects: Standard British, Southern, Sports: Basketball, Soccer, Football, Baseball, Weight Training
Dance: Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Can perform almost all N’Sync, Backstreet Boys and Michael Jackson dances
 | “Poised and Confident”
-Jack Helbig (Daily Herald) |
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