Nick has been quoted as saying "I was an escapist, the guy who wanted to get out of school and out of the suburbs. Acting saved me." [edit]
Nick has been quoted as saying "If I had some fake tanner, I'd like to play Che Guevara. I think I kind of look like him except for my skin tone. He's one of my idols." [edit]
Nick has been quoted as saying "I try to avoid the sweet-ass roles". [edit]
Nick is the third actor to portray John Connor in the "Terminator" films. Edward Furlong played the teenage version & Michael Edwards played the adult version in the film "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". [edit]
Nick indirectly appeared in the video game version of "Terminator 3: Redemption" when they used footage from the film "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". [edit]
Nick made his feature film debut in 1993's "The Man Without a Face", opposite Mel Gibson. [edit]
Nick was nominated for a 2004 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series for "Carnivale". [edit]
Nick was nominated for a 2005 Genie award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for "Twist". [edit]
Nick was nominated for a 2004 Satellite Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama for "Carnivale". [edit]
Nick was nominated for a 2002 Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for "In the Bedroom" shared with William Mapother, Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei,
Celia Weston, Tom Wilkinson & William Wise. [edit]
Nick was nominated for a 1994 Young Artist Award Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Drama
for "The Man Without a Face". [edit]
Nick lists two of his favorite actors as Jack Lemmon and Vanessa Redgrave. [edit]