---
title: 'Nick Castle'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'film actor'
  - 'director'
  - 'film director'
  - 'writer'
  - 'actor'
born: '1947-09-21'
birthplace: 'Los Angeles'
films_in_library: 19
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-castle'
updated: '2026-08-20'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Castle'
wikidata: 'Q936000'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nick Castle

film actor, director, film director, writer, actor.

An American filmmaker who was the man in the mask — Michael Myers in John Carpenter's Halloween, a part he returned to for the 2018 sequel and the two after it. He co-wrote Escape from New York, then directed for himself: The Last Starfighter, The Boy Who Could Fly, Dennis the Menace and Major Payne.

## Notes from the fandom

Nick Castle directed 19 films in the CinePixo library between 1974 and 2022. Credited here also as an actor and a screenwriter. Works most often with John Carpenter — 7 films together here. Start with Halloween (1978).

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2022 · [Halloween Ends](https://cinepixo.com/movies/halloween-ends-2022) — as The Shape · unreviewed here
- 2021 · [Halloween Kills](https://cinepixo.com/movies/halloween-kills-2021) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2018 · [Halloween](https://cinepixo.com/movies/halloween-2018) — as Michael Myers · unreviewed here
- 2007 · [August Rush](https://cinepixo.com/movies/august-rush-2007) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [Connors' War](https://cinepixo.com/movies/connors-war-2006) — Director · unreviewed here
- 2004 · [The Seat Filler](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-seat-filler-2004) — Director · unreviewed here
- 2001 · [Delivering Milo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/delivering-milo-2001) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1996 · [Mr. Wrong](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mr-wrong-1996) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [Major Payne](https://cinepixo.com/movies/major-payne-1995) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Dennis the Menace](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dennis-the-menace-1993) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Hook](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hook-1991) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1989 · [Tap](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tap-1989) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1986 · [The Boy Who Could Fly](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-boy-who-could-fly-1986) — actor, Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1984 · [The Last Starfighter](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-starfighter-1984) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [Tag: The Assassination Game](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tag-the-assassination-game-1982) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [Escape from New York](https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-from-new-york-1981) — actor, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [Skatetown, U.S.A.](https://cinepixo.com/movies/skatetown-usa-1979) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1978 · [Halloween](https://cinepixo.com/movies/halloween-1978) — as Michael Myers · unreviewed here
- 1974 · [Dark Star](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dark-star-1974) — actor · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-castle
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