NICOLE STAMP is a TV director, actor, and writer. She has 5x Canadian Screen Award nominations and 2x Writers Guild of Canada Award nominations, and she is the recipient of a Toronto Arts Award for Excellence and Innovation in Theatre.

Nicole is the creator, writer, and host of MEDIA STAMPED, a fast, funny show teaching media literacy to kids age 9-11.  Commissioned by TELUS, and produced by multi-Emmy winning kids TV juggernauts Sinking Ship Entertainment in partnership with renowned advocacy platform  Global Citizen, the show has been acquired by HITN, the largest Spanish-language public broadcaster in the US, reaching over 40 million households.

MEDIA STAMPED is honoured to be nominated for THREE 2025 Canadian Screen Awards!
Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series – MEDIA STAMPED
Best Picture Editing, Children’s or Youth – MEDIA STAMPED, Emily Gilhooley
Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition – MEDIA STAMPED, Nicole Stamp

Directing Credits: Nicole’s directing work includes multiple episodes of The Popularity Papers (BBC / YTV), The Next Step (CBBC), Odd Squad (PBS / Sinking Ship), Blue’s Clues (Nickelodeon), The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy (Family Channel), Lockdown (YouTube Originals), Family Feud Canada (CBC), and Teletubbies (Netflix). 

Acting Credits: Nicole began her career as an actor, and has appeared on Locke and Key (Netflix), Hudson and Rex (CityTV), The Handmaid’s Tale (HULU), TVOKids: The SPACE (TVOntario), and Carmilla, a Canadian Screen-Award winning web series with over 75 million views on YouTube. She is also a well-regarded voice actor, with major roles on dozens of cartoons and videogames, including Assassins Creed Origins (UBISOFT), Doomsday Brothers (Adult Swim), Total Drama: Ridonculous Race (Cartoon Network), Fangbone (Disney Plus), Blue’s Clues (PBS), and Elinor Wonders Why (PBS).

Writing Credits: Nicole has been nominated for 3 Canadian Screen Awards: two for Writing and one for Directing. She is also a Writers’ Guild Award-nominated writer who has written for Noonbory (BBC Kids), Lockdown (Sinking Ship / YouTube Originals), EnviroGirl (TVOntario), and The Snoopy Show (AppleTV+).

Nicole’s background encompasses live television, improv comedy, classical literature, music, dance, puppetry, advertising, DEI consulting, advertising, and science – a breadth of experience that influences her directing work. In particular, Nicole is known for her rapport with actors, creating nuanced, truthful poignant, and funny performances.

Stamp brings a strong equity lens to every project. Her writing on race and gender has been published by CNN, and she cares deeply about mentoring the next generation, including over a decade with the Artists Mentoring Youth – AMY Project, including founding and directing their eOne Film Training Program.

Representation: Nicole is represented for Directing & Writing by Meridian Artists, and for Acting and Voice by Noble Caplan Abrams Talent. She’s an active member in good standing of the Writers’ Guild of Canada, ACTRA, and the Directors’ Guild of Canada. She can also be found on Instagram, or at stampworks at gmail dot com.

Projects in development include From The Wreckage – a feature film based on a multi-award winning student-written play, and Hockey Bombs, a family sitcom to star Canadian Screen Award winning actor Patrice Goodman.

Nicole lives in Toronto and is able to travel for work, with particular interest in directing half-hour and hourlong episodic television and TV movies.

Unrelatedly, Nicole holds a Guinness World Record for playing dodgeball for 36 hours – an accomplishment she does not recommend!