Nick Baldasare began his film career as an extra in the 1980 Robert Redford vehicle, Brubaker (1980), playing a prisoner. Less than 10 years later, Baldasare was offered the lead role in Beyond Dream's Door (1989), a film produced by the Ohio State University Department of Photography and Cinema. He took the role as a favor to his friend, director/student Jay Woelfel. The film starred a hodge-podge of students, teachers and friends of the director. Baldasare, with his theatre work, stood out amongst the crowd as a true talent. Seven years later, Baldasare was offered the lead role in They Bite (1996), a low-budget homage to the old sci-fi films of the forties and fifties. They Bite has since gone on to become a much beloved cult classic. Nick also appeared as the evil Donavan is the unreleased Linnea Quigley film, "Blood Church" aka "Fallen Angels" aka "Heartland of Darkness". Nick Baldasare is also heavily involved in the Columbus, Ohio Actors' Theatre program. His first role with Actors' Theatre was Lysander in the 1986 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The experience helped to spark Baldasare's enthusiasm for Shakespeare, and has since gone on to appear in more than 10 Shakespeare adaptations winning several acting awards along the way. Recently, Nick adapted his monologue, "Horatio's Hamlet" into a short film directed by Jay Woelfel. The film, a nominee in the KidsFirst film festival, is now being distributed through Landmark Media. He continues to work in film as well as bringing his Shakespeare shows to classroom around the country. - IMDb Mini Biography By: James Brian