Who We Are

Backseat Rebel is a Sydney-based production company run by the self-facilitating media node also known as Nikos Andronicos, whose bio is in the column nextdoor.

We specialise in creating and producing scripted comedy, documentary and animation, with a strong focus on character-driven storytelling.

We’ve worked in every medium apart from 7’’ vinyl. TV and digital are our native mediums.

We’ve been commissioned by TV and cable networks, streaming services, digital channels, radio stations, brands of all kinds, and ourselves.

We exist to make provocative, thoughtful, funny, dramatic and memorable content that leaves you wanting more.

Backseat Rebel is ably assisted by regular collaborators Dave Carter, James Beaufort and Bryn Chainey, all of whom are brilliant filmmakers in their own right, and lend their cinematographic, editing, design and animation skills to many of our projects.

Nikos Andronicos was born and raised in Sydney.

He studied Film, Philosophy and Law at the University of New South Wales, Directing and Editing at the London Film School, and French Patisserie Cooking at the Paris Cooking School.

But having been a child actor and VO artist from the age of 8, (ncluding singing this cult jingle), he was destined for a career in entertainment, landing his first TV job while still at uni as a writer on cult sketch comedy show The Ronnie Johns Half-Hour (where he wrote this sketch).

From there, Nikos pursued writing, directing and producing like a man possessed. His early career culminated in the feature film Ad Nauseam, which won him an award at the LA Independent Film Festival and set the ball rolling to establish himself as a busy working TV director specialising in comedy, animation and documentary.

Nikos loves reading, movies, cooking, playing guitar, not being injured at soccer and negotiating with his daughter about very small issues.

Nikos at IMDb

Nikos’ voice-over and presenting reels at RMK Management