Nicholas Podany | |
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Education | Juilliard School |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Musician |
Years active | 2012–present |
Nicholas Podany is an American stage, television and film actor, and musician.
He attended the Juilliard School in New York City, graduating in 2018. [1] [2]
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]
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]
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]
He has English heritage through his mother. [2] He is also a musician. [5]
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012-2013 | Hart of Dixie | Max | 4 episodes |
2014 | I Didn't Do It | Max | 1 episode |
2022 | Archive 81 | Jonah Vos | 1 episode |
2022 | Blue Bloods | Officer Mark Cooper | 1 episode |
2023 | Hello Tomorrow! | Joey | 10 episodes |
2023 | Law & Order | Matthew Nelson | 1 episode |
2024 | Chicago PD | Cam Boyd | 1 episode |
2024 | Saturday Night | Billy Crystal | |
2025 | Verona's Romeo & Juliet † | Mercutio | Post-production |
TBA | Ponies† | Ray |
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