Nicholas "Nick" Lang (born January 29th, 1986) is an American writer, director, singer, actor, and one of the four founding members of Team StarKid. Alongside his brother Matt Lang, Nick is one of the primary writers for all the StarKid shows.
Nick has written all fourteen of the Starkid shows and two national tours. He has also featured as an actor in five StarKid shows, two web series and two reunion concerts.
Early Life and Education[]
Nick was born on January 29, 1986. When he was one, his brother Matt Lang was born. The two grew up together, often creating stories. Nick later attended University of Michigan, where he graduated in 2008.
Work[]
Nick has appeared as an actor in a number of TV series featuring as Counter Guy in Chicago P.D. and Stan Fitz in Empire. He also features as Aubrey Dockweiler in the Tin Can Bros web series Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye.
Nick and his brother Matt co-wrote the Quibi series Royalties, which was created by fellow StarKid founder Darren Criss. He also served as a producer for the short film OMG.
Nick and Matt also worked with their sister Jen and Teia Smith on a comic series called Quicksand Jack.
StarKid Productions[]
Nick met the members of StarKid while collaborating in UoM's student-run theatre organization. Their first play was based on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, where he played Gollum. The show succeeded in developing a working relationship among the StarKids-to-be. At that point, there was no concept that they were in some sort of troupe — they were just friends with each other in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. In 2007, Nick and his brother wrote the web series Little White Lie, which Nick later featured in as the character Kevin Bushwald.
Following graduating from the University of Michigan, Nick co-wrote, A Very Potter Musical (then known as Harry Potter the Musical) with his brother Matt and Brian Holden. The production sold out all four of its performances at UMich. A recorded version of the show that was posted on YouTube for family members to watch went viral and StarKid Productions was founded by Nick, Darren Criss, Matt Lang and Brian Holden.
Since then Nick has collaborated in the writing of fourteen StarKid shows, acted as director for eight, as well as writing both the SPACE Tour and Apocalyptour.
Nick is also currently writing the potentially upcoming Untitled Pirate Musical.
StarKid Roles[]
| Year | Production | Creative Role | Acting Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Little White Lie | Writer | Kevin Bushwald |
| Editor | |||
| 2009 | A Very Potter Musical | Writer | N/A |
| Assistant Director | |||
| Me and My Dick | Writer | ||
| Assistant Director | |||
| Costume Design | |||
| 2010 | A Very Potter Sequel | Writer | Arthur Weasley |
| Asssistant Director | Sorty | ||
| Producer | Scarfy | ||
| Puppet Design | |||
| Prop Construction | Peter Pettigrew | ||
| Editor | Mama Umbridge | ||
| 2011 | Starship | Writer | Mister Bug |
| The Caller Bug | |||
| Assistant Director | Pincer's Right Claw | ||
| 2D Puppet Design | Bugette's Children | ||
| 2012 | Holy Musical B@man! | Writer | Robin |
| Director | Obama | ||
| Editor | Mobster 1 | ||
| A Very Potter Senior Year | Writer | Sorty | |
| Director | Scarfy | ||
| Editor | Arthur Weasley | ||
| 2013 | Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier | Writer | N/A |
| 2014 | Ani: A Parody | Writer | Emperor "Pappy" Palpatine |
| Assistant Director | Obi-Wan Kenobi | ||
| Costume Design | Bib Fortuna | ||
| Editor | Imperial Officer | ||
| Sebulba Henchman | |||
| The Trail to Oregon! | Writer | N/A | |
| Director | |||
| Costume Design | |||
| Camera Operator | |||
| Editor | |||
| 2016 | Firebringer | Writer | |
| Director | |||
| Props | |||
| Choreography | |||
| Camera Operator | |||
| Editor | |||
| 2017 | Movies, Musicals, & Me | Producer | Eugene Tabernacle |
| Creator | |||
| 2018 | The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals | Writer | Emma Perkins (temporary cover) |
| Producer | |||
| Director | |||
| Editor | |||
| Camera Operator | |||
| 2019 | Black Friday | Writer | N/A |
| Director | |||
| Producer | |||
| Costume Design | |||
| Camera Operator | |||
| Editor | |||
| 2020 | Nightmare Time | Writer | Rupert |
| Director | Employee 2 | ||
| Narrator | |||
| 2021 | Nightmare Time 2 | Writer | Professor Hidgens |
| Nibblenephim / Nibbly | |||
| Louie Metzger | |||
| Director | Nighthawk 1 | ||
| Hatchetfield Cop | |||
| Narrator | Pete Spankoffski | ||
| Pokey / Otho | |||
| 2022 | Hey, Melissa! | Writer | Co-Worker |
| Krissy | |||
| Hatchetfield Cop | |||
| 2023 | Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Writer | News Announcer |
| Director | |||
| Producer | |||
| Props | |||
| Camera Operator | |||
| Editor | |||
| 2023 | Workin' Boys | Writer | N/A |
| Director | |||
| Producer | |||
| Costume Design | |||
| 2024 | Cinderella's Castle | Writer | |
| Director | |||
| Producer | |||
| Puppet Design | |||
| Puppet Construction |
Other StarKid Shows[]
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Apocalyptour | Writer |
| 2015 | A Very StarKid Reunion | Director |
| 2019 | StarKid Homecoming | Producer |
| Director | ||
| Script Writer | ||
| A Very Potter Musical writer | ||
| Me and My Dick writer | ||
| A Very Potter Sequel writer | ||
| Starship writer | ||
| Holy Musical B@man! writer | ||
| A Very Potter Senior Year writer | ||
| Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier writer | ||
| Ani: A Parody writer | ||
| The Trail to Oregon! writer | ||
| Firebringer writer | ||
| The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals writer |
Personal Life[]
Nick and his brother Matt have a cat named Valentine. Following the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, Nick remained in Wichita, Kansas, where he had been staying with his brother Matt as the two had been writing. Nick later bought a house in Kansas with Matt and Matt's then-girlfriend Rusty. Jeff Blim later moved in with them to work on Nightmare Time 2. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
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Trivia[]
- In Little White Lie, when a recording is played of his character Kevin singing, it is a recording of co-star Darren Criss' voice sped up.
- Nick has stated that whenever he plays a character in a show, it's usually out of necessity - with exception to ANI. He specifically wanted to play the role Obi-Wan.
- Nick's favorite director is Sam Raimi, whose Spider-Man films he views as the best iteration of the character. He has since referenced Raimi's rules of horror as part of his inspiration for the Hatchetfield Series, these rules were later directly referenced by the Judge in the Nightmare Time story The Witch in the Web.