Written By: Jayme Face
Nolan River has grown up watching his dad Thomas Nicholas from behind the scenes and now it’s his turn to take on the big screen! Soon he can be seen in M.Night Shyamalan’s latest film Old!
upfrontNY: Can you tell us about M. Night Shyamalan’s Old and your character?
Nolan River: I play a kid that’s going on vacation with his family. I can’t tell you much more without giving away too much about the movie. I play Trent Capa. He is a very smart and inquisitive 6 year old boy.
upfrontNY: It was filmed in the Dominican Republic, what was it like getting to film there?
Nolan River: It was great getting to be on a tropical island. We were always walking distance from a beach. We spent a lot of the movie filming on the beach, which was cool.
upfrontNY: How did you first know you wanted to be an actor?
Nolan River: I first started out going to acting classes and it was fun. Then, I did some voice over auditions. Eventually I got my first job on ‘New Girl’ playing Zooey Deschanel and Jake Johnson’s son on the show’s finale.
upfrontNY: You were able to act alongside your father in Adverse, what was it like getting to work alongside your dad?
Nolan River: It was cool. It was a little weird to pretend that I didn’t know my own dad. There was a moment when I said hello to him like I was meeting him for the first time, but my dad told me that moment didn’t make the final cut of the film.
upfrontNY: Can you tell us a little about Adverse?
Nolan River: I can only tell you about the part I filmed because I’m not old enough to watch the movie. I play Matt Ryan’s son and you see me when my actual dad comes to pick him up for work.
upfrontNY: You have been playing the piano since age 3, would you ever want to get into the music industry?
Nolan River: I sometimes imagine it, but I’m not sure that’s really my thing. I do enjoy looking up the sheet music for my favorite video game songs and learning how to play them.
upfrontNY: What do you like to do for fun outside of acting?
Nolan River: I like to play video games, build Lego sets, soccer and baseball with my dad, and playing with my little sister.
upfrontNY: What would be your dream role?
Nolan River: Playing a character that could go inside any movie, TV show, or video game and interact in their world.
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Favorite colors – gold and silver
Favorite food – edamame
Favorite sport – baseball
Favorite TV show – ‘Ninjago’
Favorite subject in school – Science
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