Nika Burnett

Nika is an actor, writer, and director from rural Northern California who lives between Los Angeles and Paris. She writes, directs, acts, and edits on screen and runs a black box theater company in Los Angeles where she is a member of the acting collective. She has made over 10 short films in this multi-hyphenate capacity, as well as her first feature film BRINDISI, the Italian-American bilingual comedy, now available on Amazon-Prime. Her script POLO was on the Blacklist in 2023, a female sports movie about Waterpolo and PTSD, which she intends to direct.
- Known for
- Acting
Known for
- Kingdom (2014) — Cage Fight Event Fan
- Halloweed (2016) — Bar Patron
- A Week with Rebecca (2020) — Rebecca
- Cosmic Disaster (2021) — Tall Cousin
- Academy (2022) — 9 - Charlotte
- Blood Eagle (2019) — Jasmin
- LOOP (2026) — Amanda Spencer
- Open Arms (2020) — Patsy
- Brindisi (2019) — Vera / Alice / Katerina
- Messy. (2021) — Kat
- Afternoon Vuoto: Sometimes Lighthouse Sometimes Sea (2022) — Selene
- Four Chairs (2022) — 0
- Just Like Yesterday (2020) — Cordelia Katstopolis
- After Annecy (2024) — Julie
- Be My Baby (2026) — Girlfriend
- True Love Waits (2023) — Editor