Birth Place: Coventry, England
Nick Sandys is an actor, director, and fight choreographer based in Chicago. He is an Artistic Associate at both Remy Bumppo Theatre Company and at First Folio Theatre, is a Resident Fight Director at Lyric Opera of Chicago, and has been adjunct faculty at The Theatre School at DePaul since 1995. He has performed at numerous Chicagoland theatres, including Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Writers' Theatre, Next Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook, and Light Opera Works, as well as regionally and Off-Broadway. His fights have also been seen across Chicagoland, with over 35 operas at Lyric and over 25 shows at Goodman, as well as regionally and at The Metropolitan Opera in NYC. He has received 12 Joseph Jefferson Nominations, winning for his choreography in "Requiem For A Heavyweight" in 2008; was named Chicago Magazine's "Best Actor" in 2011; and is a recipient of a 2011 Achievement Award from The Meier Charitable Foundation For The Arts.
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