Nick Bain(I)
- Writer
- Producer
- Executive
Growing up in Scotland, Nick began his career as a journalist and playwright working on the foreign desk of The Scotsman, Scotland's national daily newspaper. In 2007, his Edinburgh Festival satirical play, Prints of Denmark was nominated for an Amnesty International
Freedom of Expression Award, transferred to London and he moved with it, following it with Killing the Dream in 2009.
He took his first job in animation in India in 2008, working for animation studio Kahani World as a writer and Development Consultant on series. He worked across three shows, of which kids series Raju the Auto-Rickshaw was released in 2009.
He built a niche as an international commission writer on projects in Lagos, Cape Town, Lebanon, Libya, Russia and China before earning his first produced feature screenplay credit on UK Thriller The List (2014) which got him signed in LA by Zero Gravity. In 2015, he produced on his first Hollywood project, The Man Who Knew Infinity, (Warner Bros, Pressman Films), starring Dev Patel and Oscar winner Jeremy Irons. His Associate Producer role and the film's international success propelled him to Hollywood on an extraordinary ability visa.
In 2018, he arrived in LA and continued to develop features and TV scripts under commission. He formed Behind the Billboards with LA writer Yule Caise, a development company for international content. BTB was hired by UK Media entity C21 for which he supervised development on international series. Nick became a Studio Advisory Board member alongside former head of HBO Chris Albrecht, former Netflix exec Elizabeth Bradley and Legendary Entertainment's Anne Thomopolous.
In 2019, Nick was headhunted to write on Jagame Thandhiram, (A Tamil/London Gangster crossover movie) for director Karthik Subbaraj and Bollywood megastar Dhanush. Netflix acquired it for a regional record fee and the film reached the No1 movie spot on the platform in eight countries and top 10 in a further 20. This success began collaborations with partners seeking global content with an Indian flavor. Nick continues to work on high profile Indian themed projects.
In 2021, after writing multiple animated feature scripts under commission, Nick set up a studio partnership in Malaysia which develops and produces animated series.
He took his first job in animation in India in 2008, working for animation studio Kahani World as a writer and Development Consultant on series. He worked across three shows, of which kids series Raju the Auto-Rickshaw was released in 2009.
He built a niche as an international commission writer on projects in Lagos, Cape Town, Lebanon, Libya, Russia and China before earning his first produced feature screenplay credit on UK Thriller The List (2014) which got him signed in LA by Zero Gravity. In 2015, he produced on his first Hollywood project, The Man Who Knew Infinity, (Warner Bros, Pressman Films), starring Dev Patel and Oscar winner Jeremy Irons. His Associate Producer role and the film's international success propelled him to Hollywood on an extraordinary ability visa.
In 2018, he arrived in LA and continued to develop features and TV scripts under commission. He formed Behind the Billboards with LA writer Yule Caise, a development company for international content. BTB was hired by UK Media entity C21 for which he supervised development on international series. Nick became a Studio Advisory Board member alongside former head of HBO Chris Albrecht, former Netflix exec Elizabeth Bradley and Legendary Entertainment's Anne Thomopolous.
In 2019, Nick was headhunted to write on Jagame Thandhiram, (A Tamil/London Gangster crossover movie) for director Karthik Subbaraj and Bollywood megastar Dhanush. Netflix acquired it for a regional record fee and the film reached the No1 movie spot on the platform in eight countries and top 10 in a further 20. This success began collaborations with partners seeking global content with an Indian flavor. Nick continues to work on high profile Indian themed projects.
In 2021, after writing multiple animated feature scripts under commission, Nick set up a studio partnership in Malaysia which develops and produces animated series.
