Nicholas Barasch is taking “Riverdale” by storm as Cheryl Blossom’s twin brother Julian in the hit CW show’s final season.
Julian is described as your classic high school red-headed bully. He’s preppy, rich, and extremely entitled. He’s handsome, athletic, and cocky, he always gets his way, but in the rare times he doesn’t—like with Veronica—he makes life miserable for everyone around him. He often butts heads with his twin sister, but is also an antagonist to all of our teen characters, most especially Archie.
Check out our interview with Nicholas:
A seasoned theater actor, Nicholas most recently starred in the First National Touring Company of the Tony Award Winning musical “Hadestown” as Orpheus.
Nicholas made his Broadway debut at age 10 as Kiddo in “West Side Story.” For his portrayal of Arpad Laszlo in Roundabout Theatre Company’s acclaimed Broadway revival of “She Loves Me,” he received the Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theatre, as well as nominations for Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards. He next starred as Huckleberry Finn in the Encores! production of “Big River” and was also featured in the Broadway revival of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” as Deputy/Master Nick Cricker. Nicholas has performed regionally in the new musical “Because of Winn Dixie,” written by Duncan Sheik, and in the world premiere production of Alan Menken’s “Leap of Faith, originating the role of Boyd McGowan. He also starred as Francie Brady in the original musical “The Butcher Boy” at the Irish Repertory Theatre and appeared as Daniel Smith in the Brooklyn Academy of Music/New York City Opera production of “Anna Nicole: The Opera” at BAM.
On television, Nicholas filmed a guest lead in the JAX Media pilot, “The Kills.” He also appeared as a guest lead on CBS’s “Bull” and appeared in A24’s film Low Tide. Previous television credits include a guest appearance on HBO’s “How to Make it in America,” and Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans” as a series regular. Nicholas’ voice can be heard on the Grammy® Award-winning cast recording of WEST SIDE STORY as well as the cast recordings of “She Loves Me” and “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.”
You can follow Nicholas on Instagram @nick_barasch.
