Nathan Xia is a Chinese American actor, filmmaker, and alternative artist from San Diego, California. He finds inspiration in the misunderstood and uses his art to tackle themes of mental health, coming-of-age, and the Asian American experience through an emotionally vibrant and comedic personal lens.
His short film, ADAM’S SONG, screened at a multitude of festivals and won awards at the Nashville Film Festival and the Ouray International Film Festival before being acquired for online distribution by Wong Fu Productions, NextShark, and FilmShortage, and broadcast television distribution by PBS. AYO, CHECK UP!, a basketball mental-health dramedy, followed. The film premiered at Lebron James’ Uninterrupted Film Festival and was distributed online by Omeleto, NextShark, and NBA legend Jeremy Lin. His latest film, FLAVOR OF THE MONTH, is currently on its festival run and has played prestigious festivals like Hawaii International Film Festival, HollyShorts Film Festival, and Fantasia Film Festival. Xia is now developing the ADAM'S SONG feature film with Benjamin Wiessner of Vanishing Angle and is an alumnus of the Black List Project Lab.
As an actor, Xia has performed in undisclosed television shows for Netflix and Apple TV, and in indie films for Matty Matheson, Jim Cummings, and Danny Madden.
Literary: M88 | Jordan Lindsay Theatrical: Momentum Talent Agency | Mike Baldridge
