Nicholas Castle is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor.
10 Facts About Nick Castle
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Nick Castle is known for playing Michael Myers in John Carpenter's horror film Halloween.
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Nick Castle reprised the role in Halloween, and its sequels Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends.
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Nick Castle wrote the screenplays for the films Escape from New York and Hook.
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Nick Castle was the writer and director of the film Tap.
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Nick Castle wrote August Rush, a musical-drama directed by Kirsten Sheridan and starring Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Robin Williams, and Keri Russell, which was released in 2007.
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In 2018, Nick Castle reprised his role as Michael Myers in the direct sequel, Halloween, directed by David Gordon Green, becoming the third actor to play Michael Myers more than once.
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The announcement of Nick Castle's participation was widely reported as his retaking the role of Michael Myers he originated, with stunt performer James Jude Courtney only doing additional work as the character.
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However, an interview with Courtney revealed that Nick Castle's screentime was minimal and that the great majority of the work under the mask was done by Courtney himself, which led to the question of whether the return of Nick Castle had been misrepresented by the production.
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Nick Castle won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for The Boy Who Could Fly, a Silver Raven, a Grand Prize, a Bronze Gryphon, and a Gold Medal of the Regional Council.