LHS Grad Stars in Upcoming Movie on Lifetime Network

Actor and Lynnfield native Nick Grava is among the stars in a new Lifetime Network movie called "Gone Missing."

After graduating from Lynnfield High School in 2010, Grava studied acting at Pace University and for the past couple of years has spent much of his time living and working in Los Angeles.

In a phone conversation this week with Lynnfield Patch, Grava said that along with the upcoming movie on Lifetime, he has also appeared in a stage production of "Our Town" in Los Angeles with Helen Hunt, and he also recently appeared on the CBS show "The Mentalist."

In "Gone Missing," Grava plays Kennedy, the brother of a girl who goes missing while on a spring break trip with her family and some friends. The missing girl reportedly has a persistent mom and something of a secret life. The movie took about a month to film, much of it in California in the Malibu area, added Grava.

Grava recently returned to Lynnfield for a week to spend time with family and friends. As a youngster, he went to Summer Street School and Lynnfield Middle School. Around the age of 10, he did modeling work and recalls landing his first-ever gig - as a kid who appeared on the box the "Nerf Gun" came in.

Looking back to his time at Lynnfield High School, Grava fondly remembers a production of "Grease" that for the first time made him seriously think that acting "can be more than just my passion - this can also be my business and my life." He also credited one LHS teacher, Miss Gardner, for encouraging his creativity by allowing students to make videos and movies for book reports.

"If anyone has their passion or dream, always stay with it," said Grava.

For more about Nick Grava and his acting work, check out his website here.