Nick Basta
Nick Basta grew up in Syracuse, New York. All that snow and rain provided him with plenty of time to use his imagination. As a child his favorite pastimes included playing monopoly with his bunny and Donald Duck, sword fighting his neighbors as Merlin, the wizard, and conducting the symphony as a 3 year old. His first theatrical performance came in the 4th grade talent show, playing a cross dressing model singing the Enjoli song. “He could bring home the bacon; fry it up in a pan…” While it may have been somewhat inappropriate, it made even the nuns laugh. His life in acting was secure…
Well almost… In high school Nick discovered ceramics. Theater was hard to come by at Nottingham High, so he poured all of his artistic energy into pottery. That led to a degree from the prestigious ceramics program at Alfred University. But most of his time was spent, not at the wheel, but in the black box theatre.
After college he moved south (always envious of the mild winters) and ended up in New Orleans to pursue his love of music. Discovering that the Big Easy was not quite suited to his style of music, he again turned again to acting. After meeting his future wife Joanna at an audition for the aptly titled play “Once in a Lifetime” it was time to settle on one artistic endeavor.
Acting was it. He gained admission to the MFA program at the renowned American Repertory Theatre at Harvard. By then, the Bastas had added to their burgeoning family and were ready to move to New York with their “children”, Lucy the Cairn terrier, Bella the Boston terrier and Indira the extremely spoiled cat.
They all now make their home in New York where Nick pursues work in Film, Television and Theater.
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Film
Hunger Games
Dir. Gary Ross
Supporting
Safe Haven
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Supporting
Well Wishes
Dir. Drew Boyd
Supporting
Cosmic Kiosk
Dir. Chip Hackler
Lead
Jessebelle
Dir. Kevin Greutert
Supporting
Little Red Wagon
Dir. David Anspaugh
Supporting
Pendulum Swings
Dir. Bill Rhan
Supporting
Tempted
Dir. Bill Bennet
Supporting
Marc and Tom
Dir. Joe Leigh
Lead
Television
Turn
Amc
10 episodes
Finding Carter
Amc
Guest Star
Being Mary Jane
BET Dir. Salim Akil
3 Episodes
Secrets and Lies
Dir.Tim Busfield
Co-Star
Vampire Dairies
Dir. Paul Wesley
Co-Star
Banshee:Origins
Dir. Babak Najafi
Guest Star
Under the Dome
Dir. Paul Edwards
Co-Star
Law & Order:SVU
Dir. Arthur Forney
3 Episodes
Law & Order
Dir. David Platt
Co-star
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dir. Darnell Martin
2 Episodes
Theater
Pericles
A.R.T. (Dir. Andrei Serban)
Helicanus (u/s-4 performances)
Harvey
New Harmony Repertory
Elwood P. Dowd
True West
Thalian Hall Studio
Saul Kimmer
Willy Wonka
Thalian Hall
Willy Wonka
Three Penny Opera
Citistage
Tiger Brown
The Children of Herakles
A.R.T. (Dir. Peter Sellars)
Iolaus (u/s)
Seagull 2288
Cherry Orchard Theatre Co.
Medvedenko
Phaedra 4.48
ART/MXAT Dir. Robert Woodruff
Doctor
Macbeth.com
American Theatre of Actors
Macbeth
Othello
American Repertory Theatre
Herald (u/s)(dir.Yuri Yeremin)
The Seagull
Stanislavsky Summer School
Trigorin
Beebo Brinker Chronicles
37 Arts (Dir. Leigh Silverman)
Jack,Charlie,Burr
Savage in Limbo
ART/MXAT Dir.Scott Zigler
Murk
The House of Yes
ART/MXAT Dir.Scott Zigler
Marty
Noises Off
Le Petit Theatre (New Orleans)
Phillip/Fredrick
Balm in Gilead
N.O. Contemp. Arts Ctr.
Fick
Once in a Lifetime
Toulouse Theatre (N.O.)
Jerry
Sand Mountain by R. Linney
Theatre Thirteen (N.O.)
Clink Williams
Student Film
Commercials
American Dream w/ Mark Margolis
A.R.T. (Dir. Andrei Serban)
Helicanus (u/s-4 performances)
LeS-Son
Dir. Jason Wood
Les (lead)
A Grey Matter
Dir. Carys Edwards
Norman (lead)
Zack Rogers: Pizza Delivery
Dir. Greg Stees
Det. Baltimore
Trans-Siberian Prose
Dir. Molly Page
Genya
MY 9 (NYC)
Baseball Promos (30 Spots)
Ultimate Yankee Fan
Bug in a Rug
Sydney Penny Productions
Principal
Whitney Bank
Morrison Productions
Principal(wtih Emeril Lagasse)
A Date with Rape
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Nick
I Can Learn Video Series
JRL Enterprises
Biologist/ Drill Sargeant
Tobacco X-Files
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