Biography

Nick Samson is an American musician and actor born and raised in Cleveland. Nick began his career influenced by his father, an accomplished drummer and vocalist, who exposed Nick to an array of local musicians and styles of music at a very early age.

Nick attended The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English in December 2015. As one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country, Columbus introduced Nick to artists of all disciplines.

In a year that saw him developing as a solo recording artist under his music project La Poré, 2017 also marked the beginning of Nick's acting career. Invited by a friend, Nick attended his first audition for Columbus Civic Theatre's January 2017 production of "The Taming of the Shrew," where he performed the role of Gremio. Nick followed up this performance in August 2017 performing in Eclipse Theatre Company's production of John Robin Baitz's high stakes drama, "The Paris Letter." It was also the play's debut production in the state of Ohio. In June 2018, Nick joined Eclipse Theatre Company once again to perform the role of Tennessee Williams in Michael Aman's "Glass." The performance was on display at that summer's Regional OCTA Festival at Kenyon College, where Nick won the event's highest acting award. The production then moved on to compete at the state competition in Columbus, Ohio.

In March 2019, Nick was cast as Romeo in Actors' Theatre of Columbus' production of Shakespeare's, "Romeo and Juliet" as part of their annual Shakespeare in the Park summer series. In 2019, Nick began transitioning to film and commercial work, appearing in his first feature film "Poser" which later premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Nick began studying in 2020 under acclaimed acting coach Marjorie Ballentine, considered one of the foremost teachers of the Stella Adler technique.