Contrary to Popular Belief

Nathan James is a proud native of Pittsburgh, where he began his acting career with Kuntu Repertory Theater. He received a bachelor’s degree in Africana Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, and an M.F.A. in Acting from Penn State University. In the spring of 2014, he won 1st place at Amateur Night at the Apollo with an original poem, Death of Swag. His one man show, Growing Pains, appeared in the 2014-2015 season of the Billie Holiday Theater, The Cultural Conversations Festival at Penn State, The August Wilson Center (Pittsburgh), and The United Solo Theater Festival (the largest solo performer festival in the world) on Theatre Row in Times Square. Nathan has appeared in American Theater Magazine, BBC Radio, and most recently published with Samuel French alongside his fellow playwrights of The New Black Fest collaboration, HANDS UP: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments. The New York Times considered him a standout actor for his performance in August Strindberg’s, Easter, at the Gene Frankel Theater in New York. He has also received an A.U.D.E.L.C.O Award for Best Supporting Actor 2014 for his performance in Maid’s Door at The Billie Holiday Theater in Brooklyn, NY.