Nicholas Podany

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Nicholas Podany
Education Juilliard School
Occupation(s)Actor, Musician
Years active2012–present

Nicholas Podany is an American stage, television and film actor, and musician.

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Early life

He attended the Juilliard School in New York City, graduating in 2018. [1] [2]

Career

Stage

He played Albus Severus Potter in the New York production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child from 2019 at Broadway's Lyric Theatre. [2] [3] [4]

Television

His television roles have included The CW's Hart of Dixie , the Disney Channel's I Didn't Do It and Netflix series Archive 81 . [5] In 2021, he was cast in a live action version of the The Powerpuff Girls, however the series was later cancelled. [6]

He had his first major screen role in 2023, where he could be seen as Joey in Apple TV+ science fiction comedy drama Hello Tomorrow! alongside Billy Crudup, Jackie Weaver and Hank Azaria. [7] [8] [9]

In 2025, he was cast in Cold War-era television series Ponies featuring Emilia Clark for Peacock. [10]

Film

He portrays Billy Crystal in the Jason Reitman biographical comedy drama Saturday Night . [11] The cast for the film were nominate for Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble. [12]

He had an upcoming role as Mercutio in musical Verona's Romeo & Juliet . [13]

Personal life

He has English heritage through his mother. [2] He is also a musician. [5]

Partial filmography

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012-2013 Hart of Dixie Max4 episodes
2014 I Didn't Do It Max1 episode
2022 Archive 81 Jonah Vos1 episode
2022 Blue Bloods Officer Mark Cooper1 episode
2023 Hello Tomorrow! Joey10 episodes
2023 Law & Order Matthew Nelson1 episode
2024 Chicago PD Cam Boyd1 episode
2024 Saturday Night Billy Crystal
2025 Verona's Romeo & Juliet Mercutio Post-production
TBAPoniesRay

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