Nik Nieblas is a Chicano actor, improvisational comedian and filmmaker of whimsical genre stories. Born and raised in Southern California, Nik’s passion lies foremost with his public school teacher wife and 4 children to which he is a Stay-At-Home-Dad.

Nik writes emotionally impactful stories infusing the whimsy of saturday morning cartoons with the heart of Must-See-TV. His writing is characterized by an emphasis on love, family and finding healing in community, often with a science fiction or fantastical twist.

As an actor he tread the boards as A Gay Dad in Heathers, lent his voice to an audiobook, renacted a murder on The Oxygen Network, took center frame as Isaac in the short film, Laugh It Off, and produced the digital short, Soda Can Tab Stand-Off with a $0 budget and which he also wrote, directed and starred in alongside a small crew of close friends.

Nik’s first feature length screenplay, the post-apocalyptic musical comedy Once Upon An Apocalypse, received Official Selection to the Chicago Comedy Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival, and Sacramento International Film Festival.

Nik’s short film (Writer/Director) Upon A Car Crash, is currently in the midst of a wide festival release that will pave the way for his and his team’s first feature length production.

Nik’s writing is bolstered by training and performance at historic establishments The Second City Los Angeles, The Groundlings, iO West, Spectacles Improv, Chaffey and Citrus Colleges, as well as the ongoing efforts of the community at Improv School Redlands, of which Nik is the Creative Director.