Nicholas Charles "Nick" Castle, Junior. is an American screenwriter, film director and actor best known for his role as Michael Myers in Halloween, directed by his friend John Carpenter.
Background
Castle was born Nicholas Charles Castle, Junior. in Los Angeles, California, the son of Millie and Nicholas Charles Castle, Senior who was an actor and top choreographer for motion pictures, television, and the stage, and was nominated for an Emmy.
Career
Castle also co-wrote Escape from New York with Carpenter. As a child, Nick Castle often appeared as an extra or in bit roles in his father"s films. Castle"s film credits include "Dark Star" where he played the beach ball alien, Major Payne, Dennis the Menace, The Last Starfighter, and Connors" War as a director
He wrote the screenplays Escape from New York and Hook.
He was the writer and director of the film "Tap". Castle"s most recent project is the screenplay for August Rush, a musical-drama directed by Kirsten Sheridan and starring Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Robin Williams, and Keri Russell, released in 2007.
He also stars as himself in the 2010 documentary Halloween: The Inside Story by Filipino filmmaker Nick Noble.