He also featured in Friends and Dazed and Confused.

He is best known for his role as Clint Bruno in Dazed and Confused and Razor in School of Rock.

His career - which spanned five decades - also led him to appear in Sister Act and Friends.

The tragic news was confirmed by his lawyer however, the cause of his death remains unknown.

Beau Flynn - the CEO of Flynn Picture Company - paid tribute to the actor saying: "Heartbroken to learn about the way too early passing of the seriously talented actor Nicky Katt - God bless you my friend. What a privilege to know you and work with you on my first movie in 1995 - ‘johns’. Rest in peace brother."

Following his rise to fame with Dazed and Confused, he went on to feature in A Time to Kill, Boiler Room, The Way of the Gun, SubUrbia, Insomnia and School of Rock. He also appeared in the Woody Allen play A Second Hand Memory.

He also did some work as a voice actor, working on the animated series The Get Along Gang during the '80s and also featuring in the iconic video game Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.

His most recent TV appearance came with 2018's Hulu series Casual, however, he did reunite with the Dazed and Confused cast for a virtual script reading in October 2020, supporting Voto Latino Foundation and March for Science.