Nick Principe
Nick Principe | |
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| Born | Nicholas J Principe December 30, 1978 Warwick, Rhode Island, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, stuntman, production assistant |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Nicholas J "Nick" Principe (born December 30, 1978) is an American actor and stuntman. He is best known for his role as ChromeSkull in Laid to Rest (2009) and its sequel, ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 (2011).
Early life
Principe was born in Warwick, Rhode Island and raised in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] He moved from Providence to Los Angeles, California[2] in hopes of playing monsters in films. He has cited Kane Hodder, Nick Castle,[3] Boris Karloff as his inspiration for this desire.[1][2][4] Principe discovered that most monsters are played by stunt performers. Already having a black belt in kenpō, and experienced in mixed martial arts fights, he started studying how to become a stuntman.[4]
Three months after moving to Los Angeles, Principe was working in a music store and noticed a film production crew across the street. He approached a crew member, and was asked if he was a "PA", or production assistant. Ignorant of the term's meaning, Principe said that he was, and started working on the set. He ended up talking to the stunt coordinator and started doing stunt work in the film industry.[4]
Career
In 2017, Principe's career was over due to the negative feedback received from statement a statement he made about the Las Vegas shooting in which he wished death upon the juggalos. The juggalo community is currently searching for him.
Filmography
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Honor | Pit fighter (uncredited) | |
| 2006 | Death Row | Sparky (uncredited) | Television film |
| 2006 | The Thirst | Club Inferno bouncer (uncredited) | |
| 2007 | Sands of Oblivion | Anubis | Television film |
| 2007 | Big Stan | Tattoo artist (uncredited) | |
| 2009 | Laid to Rest | ChromeSkull | |
| 2010 | Hatchet II | Hunter (uncredited) | |
| 2011 | The FP | BLT | |
| 2011 | Stitched | Taliban Fighter/Lead Stitched | Short film |
| 2011 | ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 | ChromeSkull | |
| 2011 | Madison County | Damien Ewell | |
| 2011 | Vs | Sledgesaw | |
| 2011 | The Summer of Massacre | Lori Williams | Segment: "Lump" |
| 2012 | Femme Fatales | Killer | Television series Episode: "Crazy Mary" |
| 2013 | Nobody Can Cool | Len | |
| 2013 | Self Storage | Freddie | |
| 2013 | Army of the Damned | Donald | |
| 2014 | Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge | Maxwell Seed | Replaces Will Sanderson |
| 2014 | Collar | Massive | |
| 2014 | Disciples | Friedrich | Post-production |
| 2014 | Stockholm | Also director and associate producer | |
| 2014 | American Muscle | John Falcon |
Other
| Year | Title | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Honor | Stunts |
| 2006 | Dead and Deader | Stunts, assistant property master |
| 2007 | Waitress | Set production assistant |
| 2007 | Fist of the Warrior | Stunts |
| 2007 | Halloween | Props |
| 2008 | Killer Pad | Stunts |
| 2008 | Evilution | Additional props |
| 2011 | Hyenas | Assistant property master |
| 2011 | Madison County | Stunt coordinator |
| 2014 | Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge | Stunt coordinator |
References
- ^ a b Shirey, Eric (May 17, 2011). "Interview with 'Laid to Rest's' Chromeskull Himself - Nick Principe". Yahoo! Voices. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Layne, Staci (September 10, 2011). "Nick Principe in ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 - Exclusive Interview". Horror.com. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ Coe, Terry (December 1, 2010). "Nick Principe Interview". Horror-Asylum. Asylumedia. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c Galluzzo, Rob (October 27, 2011). "Fright Interview – Nick Principe (ChromeSkull of Laid to Rest)!". Icons of Fright. Retrieved April 30, 2014.