David Nikolas

David is a Philadelphia-based artist who made his off-Broadway debut in a 2018 revival of Gemini in the lead role of Fran at the venerable Theatre Row in Hell's Kitchen. On screen, David co-produced, wrote, and directed In His Pocket in 2021, which took home several laurels on the film festival circuit.  He has also worked with billion-dollar director Zack Snyder on the Netflix feature Army Of The Dead, as well as in supporting roles for independent features such as The Finders in 2016; you’ve also seen him on television in AMC’s Dispatches From Elsewhere, as a two-day champion on Jeopardy! in 2006, and in various local commercials. David has also directed several stage productions, including The Sunken Living Room in 2018, The Last Five Years in 2020, and American Idiot in 2021, and worked with Sean Gilligan Performing Arts in Dublin, Ireland on their production of Footloose in 2022. Educated at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, David is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and of Actors’ Equity and is the resident teaching artist with Pennsauken High School's musical theatre program.  A life-long Jersey boy, David was raised in Clifton and now resides in Palmyra with his wife Jamie and their dogs Bruce and Maya.