Born to Serbian parents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nik Pajic grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied English at the University of Cincinnati where he saw a production of Our Town at the College Conservatory of Music in his senior year which changed his trajectory from writing to acting. He studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (NY), and is a graduate of the Maggie Flanigan Studio in New York City. A two-time ACT award winner for stage performances in the plays Murdered to Death, and The 39 Steps, he has appeared in numerous regional theater productions such as Glengarry Glen Ross, Macbeth, and the title role of Frankenstein.