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Nathan Fielder

ネイサン・フィールダー　/　ねいさん・ふぃーるだー

Screenwriter from Canada

May 12, 1983 (age 43)　・　Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

British Columbia
screenwriter
comedian
television actor

My Take

I genuinely believe Nathan Fielder is doing the most original work in comedy today. Nathan for You weaponised his business degree into deadpan absurdity, but The Rehearsal is something else entirely — a show that uses elaborate simulation to ask sincere questions about empathy, control, and whether human connection can be practised. Most comedians want you to laugh; Fielder wants you to laugh and then feel unsettled about why. That he shared a high-school improv stage with Seth Rogen yet evolved in the opposite direction fascinates me. He treats awkwardness as a research method, and I would call him a conceptual artist disguised as a comedian.

Overview

Nathan Joseph Fielder (born May 12, 1983) is a Canadian comedian, known for his awkward persona and for creating works that blur the line between reality and fiction. As a teenager, Fielder was involved in his school's improv group, which featured fellow comedian Seth Rogen. He majored in business at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, which influenced his later work.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Nathan Fielder
Name (Japanese): ネイサン・フィールダー
Reading: ねいさん・ふぃーるだー
Born: May 12, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Boar
Origin: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: screenwriter / comedian / television actor / director / television producer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Victoria

Awards & achievements

Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male - Television

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	The Rehearsal	—
Notable work	Nathan for You	—

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.nathanfielder.com
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nathanfielder/
Xhttps://x.com/nathanfielder
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan%20Fielder

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