Nick McMurdy is currently a writer and creative director at PPK Advertising & Production, where he leads creative concept development and helps oversee television production. Growing up in rural Western Pennsylvania, he developed his unique Rustbelt Dramedy voice, and also became semi-fluent in Pittsburghese. Nick is most interested in telling the stories of underdogs, loners, misanthropes, misfits, weirdos, oddballs, outsiders, freaks, geeks, nerds, dweebs, doofuses, recluses, and existential dreaders.

In addition to being a Film Pipeline Finalist, Nick’s screenwriting achievements include winning the Summer 2021 Los Angeles International Screenplay Competition for Best Short Screenplay, and winning the Gasparilla International Film Festival’s Audience Choice Award for Best Short. His feature screenplays, short scripts, and teleplays have also placed in the Nicholl Fellowship, Page Awards, ScreenCraft, Final Draft Big Break, Stage 32, Table Read My Screenplay (Hollywood), and BlueCat, among others.

Nick is currently seeking representation, and open to opportunities in both film and television.