Nickola Shreli

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| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

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producer
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| years_active = 2002–present

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Nickola Shreli is an American actor, producer, and writer. He has appeared in Abduction, Low Winter Sun,{{Cite interview |last=Shreli |first=Nickola |title=10 Things with Nickola Shreli |url=https://regardmag.com/10-things-with-nickola-shreli/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |work=Regard Magazine |date=2013-10-13}} Hostel: Part III, and Cash Only, which he also wrote and produced.

Biography

Nickola Shreli was born in Detroit, Michigan, to an Albanian family{{Cite web |title=Nickola Shreli Biography |url=http://www.setcelebs.com/bio/nickola-shreli.html |url-status=dead |website=setcelebs.com |access-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502202111/http://www.setcelebs.com/bio/nickola-shreli.html }} that immigrated to the United States.{{Cite web |last=Sawyer Altman |title=Nickola Shreli |url=http://www.nickolashreli.com/subpage.html#about |publisher=Nickola Shreli |accessdate=January 9, 2014}}{{Cite interview |last=Shreli |first=Nickola |interviewer=Rhonda McKnight |title=The Coolest Guy in Hollywood Nickola Shreli |url=http://ouchmagazine.com/the-coolest-guy-in-hollywood-nickola-shreli/ |access-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140502114032/http://ouchmagazine.com/the-coolest-guy-in-hollywood-nickola-shreli/ |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |work=Ouch! Magazine |date=Apr 2, 2014}} He attended Eisenhower High School's theater program.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} He worked on smaller projects in Detroit's underground independent film scene and did production on larger projects, such as 8mile, that came to town. In 2010, he won an audition for Abduction, and John Singleton cast him as a lead villain in the role of "Alec".{{Cite interview |last=Shreli |first=Nickola |title=Nickola Shreli Talks ‘Low Winter Sun’ & His Own Feature Film ‘Landlord’ |url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/09/04/nickola-shreli-low-winter-sun-interview/ |access-date=January 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010118/http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/09/04/nickola-shreli-low-winter-sun-interview/ |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead |work=Hollywood Life |date=September 4, 2013}} Shreli wrote, produced, and starred in Cash Only, which was released in the United States in May 2016 after premiering at the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival.{{Cite news |last=Hinds |first=Julie |date=May 7, 2016 |title=Gritty Made-in-Detroit Crime Drama is Coming Home |work=Detroit Free Press |url=http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/julie-hinds/2016/05/07/cash-only-movie-crime-drama-nickola-shreli/83973714/ |access-date=September 12, 2016}}

Charity

Since 2007 Nickola Shreli has been involved with both the World Vision (Christian humanitarian organization) Vlore Area Project in Albania as well as Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Branch in Detroit.{{Cite interview |last=Shreli |first=Nickola |interviewer=NoseyPerez |title=Interview with Nickola Shreli by NoseyPerez |url=http://albavipnews.blogspot.com/2012/02/interview-with-nickola-shreli-by.html |url-status=dead |work=ALBA VIP Thashetheme |date=February 1, 2012 |access-date=May 26, 2014 |archive-date=May 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519235327/http://albavipnews.blogspot.com/2012/02/interview-with-nickola-shreli-by.html }}

He currently sponsors numerous troubled children in the region & continues to bring awareness to both causes.

Filmography

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Year ! Film ! Character
2002 \| 8 Mile \| Extra (uncredited)
2006 \|Law & Order: Criminal Intent \| Tommy
2011 \|Abduction \|Alec
2011 \|Hostel: Part III \|Victor
2011 \|Cargo \|(short movie)
2012 \|Mafia \|Corner man
2013 \|Low Winter Sun \|Gus{{Cite web \|date=August 12, 2013 \|title=In Character with ... Nickola Shreli \|url=http://splash.suntimes.com/2013/08/12/in-character-with-nickola-shreli \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109084808/http://splash.suntimes.com/2013/08/12/in-character-with-nickola-shreli/ \|archive-date=January 9, 2014 \|access-date=January 10, 2014 \|website=Splash}}
2014 \|Owe No Man(Landlord) \|Elvis Martini (post-production)
2014 \|The Red Road (TV series) \|Duke (post-production)
2015 \|Cash Only \|Elvis Martini
2019 \| Killerman \| Leon Duffo

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Year

! Film

! Character

2002

| 8 Mile

| Extra (uncredited)

2006

|Law & Order: Criminal Intent

| Tommy

2011

|Abduction

|Alec

2011

|Hostel: Part III

|Victor

2011

|Cargo

|(short movie)

2012

|Mafia

|Corner man

2013

|Low Winter Sun

|Gus{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2013 |title=In Character with ... Nickola Shreli |url=http://splash.suntimes.com/2013/08/12/in-character-with-nickola-shreli |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109084808/http://splash.suntimes.com/2013/08/12/in-character-with-nickola-shreli/ |archive-date=January 9, 2014 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |website=Splash}}

2014

|Owe No Man(Landlord)

|Elvis Martini (post-production)

2014

|The Red Road (TV series)

|Duke (post-production)

2015

|Cash Only

|Elvis Martini

2019

| Killerman

| Leon Duffo