Nate Scholz

Nathan (Nate) Andrew Scholz was born in Vancouver, Washington. His mother, Carrol Scholz, trains horses and runs an animal communication business. His father, Rein Scholz, is a commercial airline pilot. He has an older brother, Matthew, older sister, Rachelle, and a younger brother, Nick.Nate comes from a business and marketing background. He attended Washington State University. During his senior year, he competed in the National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC) - a 2-day elimination-style tournament where the top 88 marketing students from 44 universities square off. When the competition was over, Nate was named the "2007 NCSC Overall Champion". A few months later, he graduated top of his class, Summa Cum Laude, and was poised to take off into a lucrative marketing career.His victory at the NCSC yielded numerous job offers from the tournament's 30 corporate sponsors. Nate picked a company and relocated to Los Angeles just 2 weeks after graduating. Within a few months he broke multiple company records, and even became the face of their national recruiting effort. Despite all this success, Nate felt unfulfilled; by the end of the first year, he found himself lost and searching for a greater purpose. It was around that time a close friend introduced him to famous writer, Leslie Dixon. She needed a new assistant and he needed a new direction. They decided to meet and discuss the prospect of working together. During the meeting, Leslie noticed something special in Nate. She convinced him that he was meant to be on camera and should pursue a career in acting. At that moment, his life changed forever. Nate had finally found the purpose he was looking for. Without hesitation, he left a successful career in marketing to become an actor at the age of 24.He recalls: "No decision had ever felt so right. When I saw Star Wars for the first time as kid, all I wanted to do was be an actor and create new worlds to live in. But, I grew up in a small town. I never thought it was possible; so, I pursued other interests. Plus, I played a lot of sports back then, and probably would have kicked my own ass if I said I wanted to do theatre."Since becoming an actor, Nate's star has been on the rise. He has applied to his acting the same work ethic, drive, and tenacity that made him successful in business. Now, he has acted in over 25 short and feature length films including Alibi, Nightmare Nurse, and American Bred. He has played memorable characters in over 10 TV shows and pilots like NCIS, The Mentalist, and 90210. Additionally, Nate has acted in over 25 commercials, 5 web series, and even dabbled in stand-up...and he is just getting started.Nate's path to acting was not the industry standard, and he wouldn't have it any other way. He believes his backstory makes him unique. And since he is a self-proclaimed "black sheep," it only makes sense that he feels at home going against the grain. It would seem that acting found Nate, and he is on a mission to prove that he was meant to be found. Show less «