Original: On iCarly, Kress plays Fredward "Freddie" Benson, the technical producer for the fictional web-show iCarly, which stars his character's two best friends, Carly Shay and Samantha "Sam" Puckett.
Simplified: On iCarly, Nathan's role is that of Freddie Benson, the technical producer for Carly's webshow, iCarly.