Nick Robinson (American actor)

Nicholas John Robinson (born March 22, 1995)[1] is an American actor. As a child, he appeared in a 2008 stage productions of A Christmas Carol and Mame, following which he starred in the television sitcom Melissa & Joey (2010–2015). He went on to play a supporting role in the science fiction adventure film Jurassic World (2015), and took on lead roles in several teen dramas, including The Kings of Summer (2013), The 5th Wave (2016), Everything, Everything (2017), Love, Simon (2018), and Native Son (2019). In 2020, Robinson co-starred with Kate Mara in the FX miniseries, A Teacher.

For other people named Nick Robinson, see Nick Robinson (disambiguation).
Nick Robinson
Robinson promoting Love, Simon in 2018
Born
Nicholas John Robinson

(1995-03-22) March 22, 1995
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
EducationCampbell Hall School
Alma materNew York University
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

In 2018, Robinson was named in Forbes' "30 Under 30" in the Hollywood & Entertainment category.[2]

Early life

Robinson was born on March 22, 1995 in Seattle, Washington.[1][3][4] He has four younger siblings. [5] His mother is Denise Podnar.[6] He graduated from Campbell Hall School in 2013.[7] He was accepted to New York University’s College of Arts and Sciences and attended in the summer to work on another season of Melissa & Joey.


Career

Robinson made his professional acting debut at the age of eleven with a role in a stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.[8] Talent scout Matt Casella recommended him to a few agencies and Robinson was eventually signed with the Los Angeles-based Savage Agency. Because of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, Robinson's family moved back to Washington where he continued to perform on stage in and around Seattle.[8][9]

In 2010, Robinson was cast in the role of Ryder Scanlon, nephew of Melissa Joan Hart's character on the ABC Family sitcom, Melissa & Joey, playing the character until its cancellation in 2015.

In 2011, while on hiatus from Melissa & Joey, Robinson began filming of the Disney Channel original movie Frenemies with Disney stars Bella Thorne and Zendaya; Robinson played the role of Jake Logan. Frenemies premiered in January 2012, on the Disney Channel.[10]

In 2012, Robinson was cast in the lead role of Joe Toy in director Jordan Vogt-Roberts' The Kings of Summer.[11] He also guest-starred in the episode "Blue Bell Boy," during the third season of HBO's Boardwalk Empire. He also began appearing in a series of television commercials for Cox Communications entitled "Buffer Time is Bonding Time."

Robinson at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival

In May 2013, Robinson was publicly announced to have screen tested for the role of Augustus Waters in the upcoming film adaption of John Green's young adult novel The Fault in Our Stars; the role eventually went to Ansel Elgort.[12] In October 2013, Robinson was cast in Jurassic World, which was released in 2015.[13] He co-starred with Ty Simpkins, playing a pair of brothers who visit their aunt played by Bryce Dallas Howard at Jurassic World. He played Ben Parish in the film adaptation of the novel The 5th Wave, which was released in January 2016. These roles made him unavailable for multiple episodes of the final season of Melissa & Joey, but he returned for the final three episodes.[14]

He played the titular lead in independent film Being Charlie, a semi-autobiographical feature about director Rob Reiner's relationship with his son, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival;[15] the film was released theatrically in 2016.

In 2017 he starred in William H. Macy's comedy-drama film Krystal,[16] and as Olly in Everything, Everything, a film adaptation of the novel of the same name.[17]

Robinson was one of the many actors who auditioned for the role of Han Solo for Lucasfilm's Solo: A Star Wars Story before the part was cast to Alden Ehrenreich.[18]

In 2018, Robinson starred as the titular Simon Spier in the gay coming out teen drama film Love, Simon. The film was considered ground-breaking because it was the first major studio film to focus on a gay, teenage romance.[19] Robinson's performance as Simon garnered critical acclaim. After reading the script, Robinson revealed that he broke his own rule to no longer play high schoolers because he saw the cultural importance of the film.[20]

In 2019, he co-starred in the third film version of Richard Wright's Native Son.[21] In June 2018, it was announced he will star in the film adaptation of the novel Weetzie Bat.[22]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 CC 2010 CC's Father (Young) Short film
2012 Frenemies Jake Logan
2013 The Kings of Summer Joe Toy
2015 Jurassic World Zach Mitchell
The Cav Kid Punk Kid Short film
Being Charlie Charlie Mills
2016 The 5th Wave Ben Parish
2017 Kong: Skull Island Bar Guest #2 Cameo
Everything, Everything Olly Bright
Krystal Taylor Ogburn
2018 Love, Simon Simon Spier
2019 Native Son Jan Erlone
Strange but True Phillip Chase
2020 Shadow in the Cloud Private Stu Beckell
2021 Silk Road Ross Ulbricht Completed

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes
2010–2015 Melissa & Joey Ryder Scanlon ABC Family Main role; 89 episodes
2012 Boardwalk Empire Rowland Smith HBO Episode: "Blue Bell Boy"
2020–present Love, Victor Simon Spier Hulu Guest (Episode: "Boys' Trip")
Narrator (10 episodes)
Also producer[23][24]
2020 A Teacher Eric Walker FX on Hulu[25] Main role; 10 episodes
Miniseries
2021 Maid Sean Netflix[26] Main role

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Lego Jurassic World Zach Mitchell (Voice)
2015 Lego Dimensions

Theatre
Year Title Role Venue
2007 To Kill a Mockingbird Jem Finch Intiman Playhouse
A Christmas Carol Ensemble ACT Theatre
2008
2008 Mame Patrick Dennis 5th Avenue Theatre
2009 A Thousand Clowns Nick Burns Intiman Playhouse
2010 Lost in Yonkers Arty Kurnitz Village Theatre
2019 To Kill a Mockingbird Jem Finch Shubert Theatre

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2013 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Male The Kings of Summer Nominated [27]
2015 Young Entertainer Awards Best Leading Young Actor – Feature Film Jurassic World Nominated [28]
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Drama Movie Actor Everything, Everything Nominated [29]
2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Kiss (shared with Keiynan Lonsdale) Love, Simon Won [30]
Human Rights Campaign Ally for Equality Award Won [31]
Maui Film Festival Rising Star Award Won [32]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout Movie Star Won [33]
Choice Movie Ship (shared with Keiynan Lonsdale) Nominated
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Best Actor Nominated [34]
People's Choice Awards The Male Movie Star of 2018 Nominated [35]
The Comedy Movie Star of 2018 Nominated
2019 Satellite Awards Best Actor in Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Nominated [36]

References
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  6. "Parenting Child Stars". parentmap.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
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  9. "Local teen stars with former idols in new TV show". King5. July 19, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
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  12. Kroll, Justin (May 3, 2013). "Five Actors to Test for Male Lead in 'The Fault in Our Stars' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  13. "'Jurassic World' Nabs 'Kings of Summer' Actor". The Hollywood Reporter. October 15, 2013. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
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  15. "Being Charlie". TIFF.net. July 24, 2015. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  16. Patterson, Michael (March 23, 2016). "William H. Macy's New Film to Feature Stars from American Horror Story, Daredevil and Jurassic World!". moviepilot.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  17. Kit, Borys; Ford, Rebecca (July 20, 2016). "Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson to Star in 'Everything Everything' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  18. Reyes, Mike. "10 Actors Who Have Already Auditioned To Play Han Solo". Cinema Blend. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  19. Lang, Brent (9 March 2018). "'Love, Simon' Stars Say Gay Teen Romance Will Save Lives". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  20. "How 'Love, Simon' Helped Nick Robinson Talk To His Brother About Coming Out". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  21. "Nick Robinson reveals how he landed the role of Simon in Love, Simon and more!". YouTube. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  22. "Anya Taylor-Joy, Nick Robinson & Sasha Lane Star In 'Weetzie Bat' Film Adaptation". Deadline. July 11, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  23. Iannucci, Rebecca (April 11, 2019). "Love, Simon Series Coming to Disney+". TVLine. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  24. Petski, Denise (2019-08-15). "'Love, Simon': Michael Cimino Leads Cast Of Disney+ Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  25. Iannucci, Rebecca (November 7, 2019). "FX to Produce Programming for Hulu". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  26. Andreeva, Nellie (August 28, 2020). "Nick Robinson To Star Opposite Margaret Qualley In Netflix's Dramedy Series 'Maid' Produced By John Wells & Margot Robbie". Deadline. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  27. "Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (2013)". Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  28. "Young Entertainer Awards Submissions 2015". Retrieved July 3, 2020.
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  30. Atkinson, Katie (June 18, 2018). "MTV Movie & TV Awards 2018: Complete Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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  32. "Maui Now: Nick Robinson to Receive 2018 Maui Film Festival Rising Star Award".
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