--- description: Find out why Nathan Fielder is one of the 100 most influential people of 2023. title: Nathan Fielder: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2027544c8d614366/698a3be0cabb1d57d4e514a0/Nathan-Fielder-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 13, 2023 # Nathan Fielder by Emma Stone  Matt Winkelmeyer—Getty Images Nathan Fielder finds society fascinating—more than a comedian, he’s an observer of human behavior. In his shows like _Nathan for You_ and [_The Rehearsal_](https://time.com/6196893/the-rehearsal-review-hbo-nathan-fielder/ "undefined")_,_ he mines the absurdities of how people relate to one another and how he relates to them, and it all makes you think, laugh, then think some more. There’s no one like him, which is something people say about their friends, but it’s especially true of Nathan. His work stays with you. On our new show _The Curse,_ I watched him move fluidly between directing, writing, acting, and producing, all while editing _The Rehearsal._ It was a staggering feat. Working with him as a director is fantastic because he’s obsessively detail-oriented, but never loses sight of the big picture. And he’s a truly amazing actor. He could burst into tears or a fit of rage out of nowhere, and it was stunning because it all felt so honest. But our relationship isn’t super gushy, so please don’t tell Nathan I said any of this. _Stone is an Oscar-winning actor_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269978/nathan-fielder/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269978/nathan-fielder/"},"headline":"Nathan Fielder","datePublished":"2023-04-13T10:32:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:22:05.208Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269978/nathan-fielder/","keywords":["TIME 100","franchise","sponsorshipblock","TIME100 2023","t100booking2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2027544c8d614366/698a3be0cabb1d57d4e514a0/Nathan-Fielder-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2027544c8d614366/698a3be0cabb1d57d4e514a0/Nathan-Fielder-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269978/nathan-fielder/","name":"Nathan Fielder"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 | The 100 Most Influential People of 2023","description":"See all the people on Time's 2023 Time 100 list","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/P6RIsapV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2023-04-13T10:30:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/P6RIsapV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269978/nathan-fielder/","duration":"PT1M53S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269978/nathan-fielder/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```