- He joined a dance company in 1986 as an apprentice and became a principal dancer in 1993.
- Retired in 2010 due to a knee injury, one of the most common career ending of most ballet dancers.
- Son of Peter Martins and Lise la Cour.
- He bears an uncanny resemblance to his father in appearance and personality.
- He was arrested for cocaine possession and released on a $5,000 bail.
- "The Nutcracker" was a family affair for Nilas: father Peter Martins was ballet-in-chief/ choreography adapter and stepmother Darci Kistler danced the role of "The Sugarplum Fairy". Additionally, Peter's ex-girlfriend Heather Watts portrayed "Frau Stahlbaum" and Heather's husband Damien Woetzel was Darci's pas de deux partner as "The Sugarplum Fairy's Cavalier".
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