Nick Principe

Nicholas J Principe (born December 30, 1978) is an American actor and stuntman. He is best known for his role as ChromeSkull in Laid to Rest and its sequel, ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 (2011).

Early life Principe was born in Warwick, Rhode Island and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. He moved from Providence to Los Angeles, California in hopes of playing monsters in films. He has cited Kane Hodder, Nick Castle, Boris Karloff as his inspiration for this desire. Principe discovered that most monsters are played by stunt performers. Already having a black belt in kenpō, and experienced in mixed martial arts fights, he started studying how to become a stuntman. Sands of Oblivion, Principe was cast in the role of ChromeSkull in Laid to Rest, a role he reprised in the film's 2011 sequel. Robert Green Hall, the writer-director of both films, met Principe on the set of Robert Englund's Killer Pads. After years of friendship, the pair met again at a screening of Wrong Turn 2, where Hall offered Principe the role. It premiered at South by Southwest on March 13, 2011. He later played Damien in Madison County, Sledgesaw in Vs, also directed by Jason Trost and co-starring Valmassy, and Lori in The Summer of Massacre.

In 2013, he starred in Nobody Can Cool, Army of the Damned, and Self Storage.

In 2014, Principe starred in Seed 2: The New Breed and Ryan Nicholson's Collar. He is set to appear in American Muscle and Disciples, along with making his directorial debut, Stockholm later in the year.

Principe co-wrote the script for the 2023 film Johnny & Clyde.

Filmography As actor Year Title Role Notes 2006 Honor Pit fighter (uncredited) 2006 Death Row Sparky (uncredited) Television film 2006 Club Inferno bouncer (uncredited) 2007 Sands of Oblivion Anubis Television film 2007 Big Stan Tattoo artist (uncredited) 2009 Laid to Rest ChromeSkull 2010 Hatchet II Hunter (uncredited) 2011 BLT 2011 Stitched Taliban Fighter/Lead Stitched Short film 2011 ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 ChromeSkull 2011 Madison County Damien Ewell 2011 Vs Sledgesaw 2011 Lori Williams Segment: "Lump" 2012 Femme Fatales Killer Television seriesEpisode: "Crazy Mary" 2013 Nobody Can Cool Len 2013 Self Storage Freddie 2013 Army of the Damned Donald 2014 Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge Maxwell Seed Replaces Will Sanderson 2014 Collar Massive 2014 Disciples Friedrich Post-production 2014 Stockholm Also director and associate producer 2014 American Muscle John Falcon 2018 FP2: Beats of Rage BLT

Other Year Title Occupation 2006 Honor Stunts 2006 Dead and Deader Stunts, assistant property master 2007 Waitress Set production assistant 2007 Fist of the Warrior Stunts 2007 Halloween Props 2008 Killer Pad Stunts 2008 Evilution Additional props 2011 Hyenas Assistant property master 2011 Madison County Stunt coordinator 2014 Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge Stunt coordinator