Bio

NICO GRELLI

ACTOR, WRITER, DIRECTOR

Nico Grelli (they/them) has earned raves on stages all over the country, a New York Innovative Theatre Award, and an Equity Jeff Nomination. Nico is also an accomplished screenwriter, filmmaker, theatre maker, and teaching artist.

Nico was born in San Francisco. They identify as non-binary, and are Italian American. Dog mom to Margherita, a Rottweiler Doberman mix. Based in Brooklyn, but Chicago and The Bay Area are also home.

As an Actor, Nico’s worked with Berkeley Rep, SF Playhouse, The Goodman, Shattered Globe, Dorset Theatre Festival, Playwrights Realm, The Brick, terraNova Collective, Labyrinth and more. Nico has a supporting role in the Feature It Had To Be You (starring Cristin Milioti), and has starred in number of short films. Nico recently appeared in Betrayal at The Goodman with Helen Hunt, Robert Sean Leonard, and Ian Barford. Nico is a character actor known for bold, dynamic performances across genres and styles. Equal parts clown and tragedian, they’re a shapeshifting chameleon.

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Nico’s also gained acclaim and a following for their work as a playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, and director. Known for their edgy, rebellious, and unique humanist voice—Nico creates queer saturated, multi-lingual, hybrid-genre stories that revel in the absurd, the uncomfortable, the vulnerable, and the plights of those who tend to fall between the cracks of society. Nico leads rooms and sets with confidence, compassion, a deft dramaturgical sensibility, intuitive depth, and with a geeky, explorative sense of play. Nico is currently developing a number of projects for the screen.

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