Nick Nolte is making his big return to the spotlight.
The Oscar-nominated actor, now 85, made an appearance at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on Tuesday, September 8 for the photocall for the upcoming film Company.
© Getty ImagesNick Nolte at the Venice Film Festival
He kept things simple for his red carpet fit, opting for a cotton off-white button down with black slacks, sporting shoulder-length hair and a gray, bushy beard.
© Getty ImagesHis last red carpet appearance
It's the actor's first red carpet appearance in over seven years, since the 2019 premiere for the film Angel Has Fallen. Since then, Nick has maintained a more private life, only being seen during production for his latest projects.
© Getty ImagesThe cast of "Company"
What do we know about his film Company?
The anthology mystery film is presented as a gothic drama of sorts, spanning a single night in 1975. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday, although a theatrical release date is currently not known.
An official synopsis reads: "On a winter night in 1975, a mysterious woman named Evelyn arrives uninvited at a holiday gathering and tells the story of Tom, an aging hermit who rescues a stranded actress during a Colorado blizzard in 1953. To pass the night, the actress recounts an older tale of a farming couple who take in a troubled young drifter as a series of grisly murders spreads fear across the frontier."
The film is directed and co-written by Oscar-winner Casey Affleck, and co-stars Adelaide Clemens, Caylee Cowan, Ben Mendelsohn, Scoot McNairy, and more.
© Getty ImagesNick in Venice
Nick Nolte's career in recent years
While Nick has been acting since the 1970s, after first breaking through as a model, he achieved some of his greatest successes in the 1990s, including a Golden Globe win and two Academy Award nominations, for The Prince of Tides and Affliction.
He has remained active in Hollywood, most recently also appearing in the 2026 film Crime 101, with Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo and Barry Keoghan. His most recent Oscar nomination, his third, was for the 2011 film Warrior.
Some of his most notable projects in recent years include the TV shows Paradise Lost and Poker Face, plus the movies Blackout (2022) and Die My Love (2025).
© Getty ImagesWith his co-star Caylee Cowan
Nick Nolte in Company
Speaking with reporters at the festival, Casey spoke about directing the actor, especially in the many scenes he shared with Caylee, who has been Casey's partner since 2021. "It was extraordinary to watch, I'm sure Caylee will agree, that Nick could go to sort of vulnerable and emotional places very, very quickly, and over and over again if necessary."
"It was the kind of skill, I think, that comes from just a lifetime of doing it and doing it well. I was very happy with the work that everybody did. Everyone brought something different, and when Nick came on set everyone was excited and eager to see what was going to happen, to be able to watch him work and nobody was disappointed because every take – there was not a wasted take and trying to pick which one to use was really the only difficulty."
