Nick Shakoour

Biography

Nick's inspiration to perform was ignited in the 4th grade when his physical education teacher (Rudy Benton) discovered his ability to transform in and out of the personas of faculty members through comedic voice impressions. Rudy urged the school principal to throw together an impromptu assembly, and within a few hours, Nick found himself on stage, ready to share his hidden talent publicly for the first time. Nick portrays Zebedee on the MovieGuide Award-winning series, The Chosen. He has also starred in the Oscar-qualifying film Madaran (Mothers), recurred on NBC's State of Affairs as Aleek Al Moosari, as a fan favorite, and voiced Grumpy Bear and Tenderheart Bear for the animated series Care Bears: Unlock The Magic. Nick is also the voice of Artichoke and Auntie Uncle on Netflix's Emmy-nominated animated series Buddy Thunderstruck. He has voiced a plethora of interactive games, including Dying Light as the voice of Savvy and Bilal and Skylanders as the voice of Fling Kong.

Known For

The Chosen: Last Supper

Acting

2016

Norm of the North

as

Costumed Bear (voice)

2018

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

as

Rocking Man

2016

Madaran

as

Omid

2018

The Pursuit

as

Shant

2025

The Chosen: Last Supper

as

Zebedee

2027

The Chosen: Season 6 Finale

as

Zebedee

2028

The Chosen: Season 7 Premiere

as

Zebedee

Care Bears: Unlock the Magic

as

Grumpy Bear / Tenderheart Bear (voice)

The Legend of El Cid

as

Mundir (voz)

The Chosen

as

Zebedee

Buddy Thunderstruck

as

Artichoke / Auntie Uncle (voice)

WTF 101

as

Barbier-Dufai (voice)

S.W.A.T.

as

Kamal

Hawaii Five-0

as

Adnan Khalid

NCIS: Los Angeles

as

ISIS Fighter

Production

Crew

Directing