Nick Mitchell

Nicolas Scott Mitchell was born on November 1, 1962 in Bloomington, Indiana. He is the son of Richard Lewis Mitchell and Mary Lou (Tartaglia) Mitchell. He has two older brothers, Anthony (Tony), and Richard (Rick) Mitchell. His first foray into the world of acting was as a member of the pirate chorus in his elementary school's performance of "The Pirates of Penzance" He attended high school at Bloomington High School South, where he was a member of the high school theater group, Theatre South. Upon graduation, he was accepted into Indiana University pursuing a degree in Small Business and Entrepreneurship. In his junior year, he accepted an American Culinary Federation apprenticeship program at the Ashford Club in Dunwoody, Georgia. After completion of his apprenticeship, he moved to Indianapolis, Indiana and worked as a sous chef at various hotels. In 1998, he moved back to Bloomington to be the Production manager of the Tudor Room at the Indiana Memorial Union. During this time, he met his future wife Lynae (Phillips) Mitchell. The years that followed saw him work as a chef and kitchen manager for restaurants, catering companies, gourmet groceries, and college food service. After twenty-nine years in food service management, Nick changed careers and went into Personnel as a payroll associate for the Indiana Memorial Union. During this time, Nick was able to go back to acting, by performing in student films for the students at the Media and Informatics schools at Indiana University. He has since branched out performing for local independent filmmakers and film making schools such as the Bloomington Academy of Film and Theatre. He is married to Lynae (Phillips) Mitchell and lives in Bloomington, Indiana.