Acting
Mel Nieves
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Known for
Acting
Credits
4 titles
Born and raised in New York City. A graduate of The William Esper Studio and a member of the award winning LAByrinth Theatre Company and The Actors Studio Playwright-Director Unit. As an actor he's worked with Luna Stage, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Boomerang theatre company and the legendary Ridiculous Theatrical Company under the artistic direction of Everett Quinton. Stage work includes "Summer and Smoke", "Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Native Speech", "Short Eyes" as well as plays written by Miguel Pinero, Mando Alvarado, Stephen Adly Guirgis. He is a two-time semi-finalist The Princess Grace Playwright Fellowship award. His pilot script, "On The Boulevard" wa…
Known for
7.7When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. This is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.
The Leftovers
2014
8.0Produced in the Cuban-American community of West New York, N.J., Souvenirs is a docudrama that deals with the cultural shock of growing up Cuban in America.
Souvenirs
1992
8.0A man struggles with his past, in order to find his present, in this 1993 surreal, avant-garde visual-drama. Written and Directed by Jose Pelaez, Photographed and Edited by Carlos Garcia, and Starring Mel Nieves.
Octubre
1993
When a grieving racist cop targets an interracial couple, the situation quickly escalates as fear and rage take over.
Isolated Incident
2015
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
8.0Produced in the Cuban-American community of West New York, N.J., Souvenirs is a docudrama that deals with the cultural shock of growing up Cuban in America.
Souvenirs
1992
8.0A man struggles with his past, in order to find his present, in this 1993 surreal, avant-garde visual-drama. Written and Directed by Jose Pelaez, Photographed and Edited by Carlos Garcia, and Starring Mel Nieves.
Octubre
1993