Nicolas began his career on film playing the lead role in the award-winning feature '' Hatley High '' ( Best Director/Best Screenplay , Aspen Comedy Festival , Best Actor Nomination , ACTRA Awards 2006 ) . Shortly after he co-starred in the BBC mini-series , '' Superstorm '' , with Tom Sizemore and Nicola Stephenson . He also starred in the hit IFC mini-series , '' The Festival '' as well as its spin-off sequel '' The Business '' , which co-stars Kathleen Robertson . His work on the show earned him another Best Actor nomination at the 2007 ACTRA awards as well as a Gemini nomination for " Best ensemble performance in a comedy series . " In 2007 he co-starred in MGM ’s '' War Games : The Dead Code '' , Lifetime ’s '' Girl 's Best Friend '' alongside Janeane Garofalo , as well as PHILMS Pictures ’ '' Prom Wars '' which co-stars Raviv Ullman and Alia Shawkat . The following year he co starred in the Canadian independent feature '' The Wild Hunt '' , which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival where it was awarded " Best First Canadian Feature " . In 2009 he co-starred in the CBS prime time comedy , '' Accidentally On Purpose '' with Jenna Elfman , Ashley Jensen , Grant Show and Jon Foster . The show earned a People ’s Choice nomination in 2009 for " Best New Comedy " . Later that year he starred in the Alliance Atlantis film , '' Afghan Luke '' alongside Nick Stahl . The film had its North American premiere at 2011 Toronto Film Festival . He recently wrapped production on the Canadian feature film '' Camera Shy '' which was selected to premiere at this year ’s Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Nicolas Wright