Nate Nagvajara is a Chicago based comedian, actor, and screenwriter and has trained at The Groudlings Theater in LA. He frequently performs in Chicago at The Second City Theater and tours across the country, opening for comedy celebrities Jimmy O. Yang, Andrew Dismukes (SNL), Learnmore Jonasi (Finalist AGT 2024), and JR de Guzman. He has over 2.4 million likes on TikTok and has performed at Fuse Fest (Dayton), Good Karma Fest (NYC, virtual), The US Comedy Contest (LA, Virtual), The Laugh Factory (LA; Chicago), Flappers (LA, virtual), and The Comic Strip Live (NYC). He was awarded a Steel City Arts Foundation grant- a live/work/play environment for comedians in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2024) and is a current conservatory troupe member at Second City in Chicago. Recent writing and acting accomplishments include Mojo Man (short 2024, lead, co-writer), nominated as a finalist at The Brussels World Film Festival (2024) and the California International Shorts Festival (2024); and The Itch (short 2024, lead; a film by Gordon Phillips) which has received numerous film festival accolades including “Best Actor” and “Best Picture” at The Pueblo Horror Film Festival, “Best Zombie Short” at the Atlanta Horror Film Festival, and selections at Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival, New York Horror Film Festival, and Buried Alive Fest.