Nicolas "Nico" Archambault is a Canadian dancer and choreographer, who in 2008 won the first season of So You Think You Can Dance Canada. After the win, he became well known for his lead role in the 2011 Canadian film On the Beat .
Immediately after the show, he was offered the chance to dance with Janet Jackson during the 22 November 2009 American Music Awards and he took part as a principal dancer in the music video for Jackson's video "Make Me". The same year, he played the role of a young Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev in the television film Nureyev on the Canadian Bravo! channel. The series obtained six nominations at the Gemini Awards, including one for Nico Archambault for "Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble)".
Archambault works in the choreography company Street Parade, and is the artistic director in the electro-pop group The Pinup Saints, with his wife Wynn Holmes as lead vocalist. He also appeared in The Pinup Saints music videos for "Mister" and "Halo".
In 2010, he choreographed the musical comedy Le Blues d'la Métropole directed by Serge Denoncourt, honoring the band Beau Dommage Théâtre Saint-Denis in Montreal. He was also involved with Serge Denoncourt in a mission to Belgrade, Serbia to teach Romani adolescents modern dance. GRUBB The Musical emerged as an educational and artistic project for helping young gypsy artists through dance. The prepared work was presented at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Nico Archambault has landed with the lead role of Marc Painchaud in the 2011 Canadian film On the Beat (Sur le rythme), directed by Charles-Olivier Michaud.
| Date of Birth | 18th October 1984 |
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| Age | 40 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Country | Canada |
| Birth Place | Montreal |
| Career Start | 2008 (16 years ago) |
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