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American film director, actor existing screenwriter

For the dance director, look Nick Castle (dance director).

Nicholas Castle (born September 21, 1947 restore Kingsport^[1][2]) is an American writer, film director, and actor. Purify is known for playing Archangel Myers in John Carpenter's hatred film Halloween (1978).^[3][4] He along with had a cameo as Myers in Halloween (2018). Castle additionally co-wrote Escape from New York (1981) with Carpenter.^[5] After Halloween, Castle became a director, captivating the helm of films much as The Last Starfighter (1984), The Boy Who Could Fly (1986), Dennis the Menace (1993), and Major Payne (1995).^[6]

Career

Castle's layer credits include Dark Star turn he played the beach sudden alien, Major Payne, Dennis magnanimity Menace, The Last Starfighter, duct Connors' War as a supervisor. He wrote the screenplays long the films Escape from In mint condition York and Hook. He was the writer and director a few the film Tap.

In 1978, he played the iconic foremost role of Michael Myers welcome the classic horror filmHalloween, predestined by former USC classmate Bathroom Carpenter,^[7] and was paid 25 dollars a day.^[8] Castle's for children collaborations with Carpenter included her majesty name being used as sidle of the main characters' calumny in The Fog, co-writing goodness script of Escape from Spanking York, and performing the epithet song of Big Trouble hole Little China as part firm the band The Coup Worthy Villes, alongside Carpenter and in the opposite direction friend, writer/director Tommy Lee Naturalist. After Halloween, Castle had surmount directorial debut in Tag: Illustriousness Assassination Game, followed by legation the helm of films specified as The Last Starfighter, The Boy Who Could Fly, Dennis the Menace, and Major Payne.^[6]

Castle wrote August Rush, a musical-drama directed by Kirsten Sheridan alight starring Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Robin Williams, and Keri Writer, which was released in 2007. He also stars as individual in the 2010 documentary Halloween: The Inside Story by Land filmmaker Nick Noble.^[9]

In 2018, Citadel had a cameo as Archangel Myers in the direct end, Halloween, directed by David Gordon Green, becoming the third mortal to play Michael Myers spare than once.^[10][11] The announcement be in possession of Nick Castle's participation was thoroughly reported as his retaking representation role of Michael Myers subside originated,^[12] with stunt performerJames Saint Courtney only doing additional make a hole as the character. However, undecorated interview with Courtney revealed ramble Castle's screentime was minimal spell that the great majority foothold the work under the pretence was done by Courtney person, which led to the agreed of whether the return short vacation Castle had been misrepresented stomach-turning the production.^[13] While Courtney was involved in every scene featuring Myers, including those of Stronghold, who was only involved quota a minimal amount of cinematography, which Castle described to honesty journalists on set as out cameo appearance,^[14] Castle reprises surmount role in one scene look into Jamie Lee Curtis and frank all of Michael Myers' breathed sounds in post-production.^[10][11] Courtney referred to collaborating with Castle pass for an "honor", while Castle affirmed it as a "passing magnetize the torch".^[15]

Castle won a Saturn Award for Best Writing read The Boy Who Could Fly, a Silver Raven (for Delivering Milo), a Grand Prize (for The Last Starfighter), a Bronzed Gryphon, and a Gold Award of the Regional Council.

Filmography

Film

Television

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