And the character didn't have a name it just said 'new hire.' And for my side job, I work at a grocery store. It's a weekend-long competition where filmmakers write, produce, and complete a three-to-five minute film after receiving an assigned genre, with a list of props and locations.Īfter The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, Nicole Lynn Evans landed roles on Good Trouble, and. The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge supports artists- with and without disabilities-and provides them the opportunity to collaborate and tell unique stories that showcase disability in its many forms. She worked on an indie feature called Broken Dreams, for which she won the award for best supporting actor at three film festivals.īut it wasn't until discovering the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, that Evans' career truly began to soar. Over the next several years, Evans had a few successes. "It's such an actor's story, you know, the thing you're most recognized from is the first thing you did, where you didn't even say anything."Įventually, Evans landed an agent: Gail Williamson at KMR Talent. But there's a really good shot of me in it - and just the other day, someone asked me about it." "And it's funny, because the first thing I ever did, I didn't even say anything. "Till this day, people come up and ask me if that was me," Evans laughed. For the project, she shot a sizzle reel that she used in pitch meetings, manager meetings, and auditions after graduating.Įvans's first role was in 2009 when she landed an extra spot on ABC's Modern Family. Thankfully, Evans had the confidence to keep going and used the situation as motivation to prove herself and "make it" in Hollywood.įor her thesis, Evans “wanted to create work for herself,” so she wrote a pilot script with herself specifically in mind. "They said they overheard the director say, 'Nicole was great, but I could never give her the part because she's in a wheelchair,'" Evans said. But then she heard some bad news from a friend. She had auditioned for a play and, as she says, "nailed the part." Evans left the audition feeling confident. After receiving her undergraduate degree, Evans attended Cal State LA, where she received her MFA in theater, film, and television performance.Īlthough Evans says she was received positively by most of her peers and educators during her time in college, she recalled some problematic experiences she had because of others' attitudes towards her disability. She enrolled in theater and art classes and ended up with a BA in theater performance. At that moment, I thought, 'I can do that?'"Įvans took her mom's advice. And she looked at me and said, 'Nicole, why don't you go to school for what you always thought was fun? Enroll in art classes, check out the theater, see what's going on there, do what you want to do and what you enjoy. I realized this is not what I want to do. "I came home from school, and I was super upset.
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