Screenwriter

While cutting his teeth in the camera department on network sitcoms (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 133 episodes) and studio features (Oz, the Great and Powerful), Nickolas spent his off-set hours honing his craft as a screenwriter. Originally focusing on comedic shorts, he’s currently concentrating on dramatic historical features inspired by true events (often with comedic moments). He’s from Detroit, based in LA, and available worldwide.

Produced  Projects

NAILED

A motley artist who’s stuck in the 1980’s struggles to hang a painting of his long lost love, when a freak accident opens him up to the possibility of a better future.

THE SHOOTING GALLERY

A young coed struggling to get a better grade visits her photography professor, where she learns a deadly lesson about what it takes to succeed in the arts today.

THROUGH THE SMOKESCREEN

A classic noir detective takes on a case to find a documentary producer who went missing while working on a film about big tobacco, and if he’s not careful he’ll be the one who ends up in smoke.

MARSHMALLOW

When her car breaks down in the middle of the country, a young woman struggles with her issues of trust when a wealthy man arrives and offers her help.

THE TOWER OF DISSENT

A young mother struggles with the morally permissible course of action after she learns of her husband’s infidelity.

THE CASE OF THE MISSING CASE

A classic noir detective wrestles with a motley cast of suspects to find a missing case rumored to contain a rare and highly valuable statue.

THE MAN FROM LEACH FIELDS

A philandering couple retreats to the office of their plumbing company as they struggle to find a missing artifact.

Spec Scripts – contact for screenplays

Features

  • End of the Line
  • Hang the DJ
  • The Edison Trust
  • The Architect of Treachery
  • Hypnotique

Episodic

  • The Hollywood Mirror
  • Sealand & Err
  • Waste Mismanagement

Shorts

  • The Lake Effect
  • Souled Out
  • Joy of Sexting
  • The Good Sport
  • Telephone
  • Sundae Afternoon in the Park
  • Royal Flush
  • Kwak & the Machine