Nicholas J Principe (born December 30, 1978) is an American actor and stuntman. He is best known for his role as ChromeSkull in ''

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'' (2009) and its sequel, '' ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2'' (2011).

Early life

Principe was born in

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and raised in

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. He moved from Providence to

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, California in hopes of playing monsters in films. He has cited

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, Nick Castle,

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as his inspiration for this desire. Principe discovered that most monsters are played by

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s. Already having a black belt in

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, and experienced in

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fights, he started studying how to become a stuntman. 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.

Career

After some small roles on television series and movies, including his first role in ''

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'', ''

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'', Principe was cast in the role of ChromeSkull in ''

'', a role he reprised in the film's 2011 sequel. Robert Green Hall, the writer-director of both films, met Principe on the set of Robert Englund's ''Killer Pads''. After years of friendship, the pair met again at a screening of ''

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'', where Hall offered Principe the role. He based his performances on Roy Batty from ''

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'' (a performance Principe claims to base all of his characters on),

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from ''

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'', and Michael Myers from ''

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''. Principe expressed interest in reprising his role in a third film, which he confirmed will be made when Hall's schedule opens up. Also in 2011, Principe portrayed BLT in

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and

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's ''

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''. The film co-stars Jason Trost,

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, Dov Tiefenbach, and James DeBello. It premiered at

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on March 13, 2011. He later played Damien in '' Madison County'', Sledgesaw in '' Vs'', also directed by Jason Trost and co-starring Valmassy, and Lori in ''

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''. In 2013, he starred in ''Nobody Can Cool'', ''Army of the Damned'', and ''Self Storage''. In 2014, Principe starred in '' Seed 2: The New Breed'' and

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's ''Collar''. He is set to appear in ''American Muscle'' and ''Disciples'', along with making his directorial debut, ''Stockholm'' later in the year.

Filmography

As actor

Other

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Principe, Nick 1978 births Living people Actors from Providence, Rhode Island People from Warwick, Rhode Island American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Rhode Island