Nick Marini is an American actor who plays Ayden, a Barbarian/Druid/Paladin/Cleric in the three-part special Downfall, set over a century into the Calamity.
Background[]
The son of actress Susan Wilder and director Ken Marini, Nick was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Cinema Studies and graduating in 2014. He immediately headed to Los Angeles, where he has pursued his acting career.[2][3]
Critical Role Productions[]
- Campaign Three: Bells Hells (Downfall)
- "Downfall: Part One" (3x99)
- "Downfall: Part Two" (3x100)
- "Downfall: Part Three" (3x101)
Other works[]
For a complete list of Nick's credits, see his IMDb page.
Nick is best known for appearing as Young Terry Silver in Cobra Kai and as Danny Jones in the second season of Chicago Med.[3] He appeared on Brennan Lee Mulligan's Adventuring Academy's first season in the episode "Playing a Cooperative Game", which is available on YouTube, and on several episodes of Um, Actually. He was a fellow staff member with Brennan at The Wayfinder Experience, a camp for young people teaching leadership through live action roleplay, and is a player in Brennan's long running home game.[4]
Trivia[]
- Both Ashley Johnson and Brennan Lee Mulligan have praised Nick's masterful knowledge of Dungeons & Dragons, which reaches the point where he is able to say from memory the page of different things in the Player's Handbook. Brennan also confirmed he has been playing with Nick since they were kids.[5]
External Links[]
Nick Marini on IMDb- Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini) on the Dimension 20 YouTube channel
- "'D&D Shines When It Sparks On The Universal Part of Humanity:' Nick Marini Talks Critical Role" by Jenny Melzer on CBR.com, 24 July 2024.
References[]
- ↑ See "The Permanent Rain Press Interview with Nick Marini", Permanent Rain Press (November 29, 2021).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 See Nick Marini on Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nick Marini on IMDb.
- ↑ See "Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)" at 0:13.
- ↑ See "4-Sided Dive: Oh My Gods" (4SDx26) at 1:53:38.
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