Nicholas Nathaniel

Nicholas Nathaniel was born on June 7, 1987, in Oklahoma. His Irish mother and African-American father both got out of the military and moved back to Hudson Valley, NY shortly after. His parents divorced when he was 4, introducing a step father and future siblings into his life. Nicholas began writing at a very early age, due to his mother's love of poetry and the personal children's books she would write for him. After finding his passion for writing, he discovered a love for acting, the performance arts, storytelling, and a growing fascination of cinema. At this time Nicholas also fell in love with painting and abstract art. Unfortunately, a lack of guidance when it came to pursuing a dream affected his original decision to pursue his passion. After graduating Highland High School In 2005, he joined the United States Army. Nicholas served for 10 years, deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. During this time in his life he was stationed in TX, NC, SC, and Germany. Nicholas went to college for his degree in Psychology. Eventually when his contract came to an end he made the leap and moved to Los Angeles in 2015, attending the New York Film Academy. Finally deciding to pursue his dream of filmmaking. After two semesters in film school and he was offered to be the director of his first feature film, El Landlord with an Emmy Award winning producer Andre Bauth. Since then he has written, produced, and directed several projects, with phenomenal individuals from all walks of life. Nicholas is known to say that he has done "less than some and more than most." He is the President of Wartime Raven Productions and currently resides in New York.