Nicholas Bell (born 15 August 1958) is an English actor who has worked in Australia for more than 20 years. He works regularly with the

Melbourne Theatre Company The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre com ...

as well as with all the major television broadcasters in Australia, most notably the

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owne ...

. In addition to his work in film and television, Bell has also recorded over a dozen audiobooks with Bolinda, a company based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2001 he accepted on behalf of the cast and crew of the Australian comedy series '' The Games'' the TV Week Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program.

Film and television

Film

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Father A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. An adoptive fathe ...

'' (1990) as Paul Jamieson * ''Hunting'' (1991) as Piggot * '' Gross Misconduct'' (1993) as Detective Matthews * ''

The Feds ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' (1993, TV Movie) as Stephen Garrard * ''

Paperback Romance ''Lucky Break'' (released in the United States as ''Paperback Romance'') is a 1994 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Ben Lewin, about a woman with polio who breaks her leg and is treated normally for the first time in her life. Actress R ...

'' (1994) as Sophie's Doctor * ''

Hotel Sorrento ''Hotel Sorrento'' is a 1995 Australian drama film directed by Richard Franklin. Three sisters reunite in the sleepy Australian town of Sorrento after a ten-year hiatus. One of the three has written a book called ''Melancholy'' which is a thin ...

'' (1995) as Edwin * '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'' (1995) as Zordon * '' Shine'' (1996) as Ben Rosen * '' Dark City'' (1998) as Mr. Rain * ''

Dead Letter Office Dead letter mail or undeliverable mail is mail that cannot be delivered to the addressee or returned to the sender. This is usually due to lack of compliance with postal regulations, an incomplete address and return address, or the inability t ...

'' (1998) as Kevin * '' The Craic'' (1999) as Derek Johnson * '' The Magicians'' (2000, TV Movie) as Reverend Thompson * '' Mission: Impossible 2'' (2000) as McCloy's Accountant * ''

The Dish ''The Dish'' is a 2000 Australian historical comedy-drama film that tells the story of the Parkes Observatory's role in relaying live television of humanity's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. It was the top-grossing ...

'' (2000) as TV Scientist (uncredited) * ''

Ned Kelly Edward Kelly (December 1854 – 11 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout wi ...

'' (2003) as Richard Cook * ''

Bad Eggs ''Bad Eggs'' is a 2003 Australian comedy movie, written and directed by Tony Martin. It stars Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin and Judith Lucy, with Alan Brough, Bill Hunter, Marshall Napier, Nicholas Bell, Steven Vidler, Shaun Micallef, Roby ...

'' (2003) as Wicks * ''

Take Away A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...

'' (2003) as Squire * ''

Am Kap Der Lieb AM or Am may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * A minor, a minor scale in music * ''A.M.'' (Chris Young album) * ''A.M.'' (Wilco album) * ''AM'' (Abraham Mateo album) * ''AM'' (Arctic Monkeys album) * AM (musician), American musicia ...

'' (2004, TV Movie) as Jonathan Percy * ''

Salem's Lot ''Salem's Lot'' is a 1975 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was his second published novel. The story involves a writer named Ben Mears who returns to the town of Jerusalem's Lot (or 'Salem's Lot for short) in Maine, where he l ...

'' (2004) as Frank * ''

Attack of the Sabretooth Attack may refer to: Warfare and combat * Offensive (military) * Charge (warfare) * Attack (fencing) * Strike (attack) * Attack (computing) * Attack aircraft Books and publishing * ''The Attack'' (novel), a book * ''Attack No. 1'', comic and ...

'' (2005, TV Movie) as Niles * '' The Great Raid'' (2005) as Duke * ''

Life Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy ...

'' (2005, TV Movie) as William Burton * ''

Opal Dream ''Opal Dream'' (also known as ''Pobby and Dingan'') is a 2006 Australian drama film, based on the 2000 Ben Rice novella '' Pobby and Dingan'', directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring an ensemble cast including Vince Colosimo, Jacqueline McKenzi ...

'' (2005) as Judge McNulty * ''

The Caterpillar Wish ''The Caterpillar Wish'' (also known as ''Caterpillar Wish'') is a 2006 Australian coming-of-age film, directed by Sandra Sciberras and produced by Kate Whitbread. The film stars an ensemble cast including Victoria Thaine, Susie Porter, and Ph ...

'' (2006) as Father Caleb * ''

Charlotte's Web ''Charlotte's Web'' is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and hi ...

'' (2006) as Minister Becker * ''

Noise Noise is unwanted sound considered unpleasant, loud or disruptive to hearing. From a physics standpoint, there is no distinction between noise and desired sound, as both are vibrations through a medium, such as air or water. The difference aris ...

'' (2007) as Noel Birchall * ''

Prey Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill ...

'' (2009) as Rifleman * '' I Love You Too'' (2010) as Alice's Dad * '' Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'' (2010) as Psychiatrist * '' Taj'' (2011, filming in 2010) as Tony * ''

Kath & Kimderella ''Kath & Kimderella'' is a 2012 Australian film. It is a spin-off of the television series ''Kath & Kim'', created by Gina Riley and Jane Turner. It was written by and stars Riley, Turner and Magda Szubanski. The film was released theatrical ...

'' (2012) as Priest * ''

Crawlspace A crawl space is an unoccupied, unfinished, narrow space within a building, between the ground and the first (or ground) floor. The crawl space is so named because there is typically only enough room to crawl rather than stand; anything larger t ...

'' (2012) as Caesar * '' Dangerous Remedy'' (2012 telemove) as Dr. Troup * ''

I, Frankenstein ''I, Frankenstein'' is a 2014 American science fantasy action film written and directed by Stuart Beattie, based on the digital-only graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux. An international co-production between the United States and Australia, the fil ...

'' (2014) as Dr. Carl Avery * '' Elvis'' (2022) as Senator Jim Eastland

TV series credits

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Skirts A skirt is the lower part of a dress or a separate outer garment that covers a person from the waist downwards. At its simplest, a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a single piece of fabric (such as pareos). However, most skirts are ...

'' (1990) as Garry Block * ''

Ocean Girl ''Ocean Girl'' (titled ''Ocean Odyssey'' in the UK) is an Australian science fiction TV series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character. The show is set in the near future, and focuses on an unusual girl n ...

'' (1994-1997) as Dr. Hellegren * '' The Games'' (1998-2000) as Nicholas * '' Stingers'' (1998-2001) as Detective Inspector Bill Hollister * ''

The Surgeon ''The Surgeon'' is a 2005 Australian television medical drama. It screened at 9:30pm on Thursdays on Network Ten and in Ireland early morning on RTÉ One. The show was based at a fictional hospital named Sydney General Hospital. The first sea ...

'' (2005) as Dr. Julian Sierson * '' Tripping Over'' (2006) as James * ''

Newstopia ''Newstopia'' (stylised as ''NEWStopiä'') was an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series premiered at on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on ...

'' (2007-2008) as various characters * '' Satisfaction'' (2007-2008) as Alexander * ''

Dirt Game ''Dirt Game'' is an Australian drama television series that screened on the ABC. It starred Joel Edgerton and Freya Stafford. The series contains six 50-minute episodes. It was written by Michael Harvey and produced by David Taft and Michael H ...

'' (2009) as Nigel Hay * ''

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries ''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'' is an Australian drama television series. It was first broadcast on ABC on 24 February 2012. It is based on author Kerry Greenwood's historical mystery novels, and it was created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger ...

'' (2012) as Murdoch Foyle * ''

Serangoon Road ''Serangoon Road'' is an Australian-Singaporean television drama series which premiered on 22 September 2013 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and HBO Asia. It is a detective noir drama set in the 1960s, revolving around Serang ...

'' (2013) as Maxwell Black * ''

ANZAC Girls The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was a First World War army corps of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. It was formed in Egypt in December 1914, and operated during the Gallipoli campaign. General William Birdwood comman ...

'' (2014) as General William Birdwood * ''

Winners and Losers ''Winners & Losers'' is an Australian television drama series first broadcast on the Seven Network on 22 March 2011. It was created by the producers of ''Packed to the Rafters'' and is aired in the show's former time slot. ''Winners & Losers'' ...

'' (2015-2016) as Keith Maxwell * ''

The Ex-PM ''The Ex-PM'' (pronounced 'ex P.M.') is an Australian television comedy series that first aired on ABC on Wednesday 14 October 2015. The six-part series is written by and stars Shaun Micallef with director Sian Davies and producer Nick Murray fo ...

'' (2015-2017) as Sonny * ''

Wanted Wanted may refer to: Law enforcement * Fugitive, a person wanted by the authorities * Wanted poster, a poster put up to inform the public of one or more criminals whom authorities wish to apprehend Film * ''Wanted!'', a 1937 British comedy film ...

'' (2016-2017) as Ray Stanton

TV guest credits

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Mission Impossible ''Mission: Impossible'' is a multimedia franchise based on a fictional secret espionage agency known as the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). The 1966 TV series ran for seven seasons and was revived in 1988 for two seasons. It inspired a serie ...

'' "Command Performance" (1989) as Braun * ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

'' multiple episodes (1991) as Martin Tyrell * '' Lift Off'' (1992) as Mr. Bunyip * ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...

'' (1995-2003) as Frank Schumaker * '' State Coroner'' (1997) as Provis * ''

Good Guys Bad Guys ''Good Guys, Bad Guys'' was an Australian comedy/drama TV series that screened on the Nine Network between 1997 and 1998, with a telemovie and twenty-six episodes produced. The crime-themed show was set in Melbourne. The program and its lead cha ...

'' (1997) as Dennis Dreeble * ''

Raw FM ''Raw FM'' was an Australian Television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that aired for one season of thirteen episodes between November 1997 and February 1998. ''Raw FM'' was about an independent radio station of the ...

'' (1997-1998) as Neil Mulholland * '' The Genie from Down Under 2'' (1998) as Major Nigel Huntly * '' MDA'' (2002) as Dr. Oliver Maudson * ''

Something in the Air "Something in the Air" is a song by English rock band Thunderclap Newman, written by Speedy Keen who also sang the song. It was a No. 1 single for three weeks in the UK Singles Chart in July 1969. The song has been used for films, television ...

'' (2002) as Michael Fox * ''

Kath & Kim ''Kath & Kim,'' (also written as ''Kath and Kim'') is an Australian sitcom created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who portray the title characters of Kath Day-Knight, a cheery, middle-aged suburban mother, and Kim, her self-indulgent daughte ...

''(2003) as airline representative * ''

The Secret Life of Us ''The Secret Life of Us'' is an Australian television drama series set in the beachside neighbourhood of St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is primarily a drama with some comedic moments. The series was produced by Southe ...

'' (2005) as Marc Kinnell * ''

Holly's Heroes ''Holly's Heroes'' is a children's drama series produced as a collaboration between the Nine Network in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. It was produced as a series of 26 episodes and first screened in 2005. Plot summary Holly McKenzie is a 1 ...

'' (2005) as Mr. Crawford * '' Scooter: Secret Agent''(2005) as Stepford * ''

Real Stories ''Real Stories'' is an Australian satirical television comedy series produced by Carlton Television for Network Ten. It was created by Hamish Blake and Andy Lee. The series was first broadcast on 22 August 2006. Eight episodes were produced. T ...

'' (2006) as Gordon Kearney * '' Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King'' "The End of the Whole Mess" (2006), as World Health Officer * ''

Wicked Science ''Wicked Science'' is an Australian television series, which debuted on 24 February 2004. The series focuses on Toby (played by André de Vanny) and Elizabeth (played by Bridget Neval), two teenagers who are mysteriously turned into wizards of ...

'' "Meet the Parents" (2006), as Virgil Bailey * '' The Librarians'' "And Nothing but the Truth" (2007) as a barrister * ''

City Homicide ''City Homicide'' is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characte ...

'' "The Promised Land" (2007) as Mark Silver * '' All Saints'' 8 episodes (2007–2008), as Oliver Maroney * '' Underbelly'' "Earning a Crust" (2008), as Colin * '' Rush'' (2011) as Brett Cohen (two episodes) * ''

Tangle Tangle may refer to: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics *''The Tangle'' is the name of the ledger, a directed acyclic graph, used for the cryptocurrency IOTA *Tangle (mathematics), a topological object Natural sciences & medicine ...

'' (2012) as Sean Roscoe (ongoing) * ''

The Bureau of Magical Things ''The Bureau of Magical Things'' is an Australian drama television series created by Jonathan M. Shiff and developed by Jonathan M. Shiff and Mark Shirrefs that premiered in Australia on Eleven on 8 July 2018, and aired through 2 November 201 ...

'' (2018) as Sean (ongoing) * ''

Frontline Front line refers to the forward-most forces on a battlefield. Front line, front lines or variants may also refer to: Books and publications * ''Front Lines'' (novel), young adult historical novel by American author Michael Grant * ''Frontlines ...

'' as Jonathan

UK TV credits

* '' Dixon of Dock Green'' (1962) as Billy * ''

My Father's House ''My Father's House'' ( he, בית אבי) is a 1947 British Mandatory Palestine-American drama film directed by Herbert Kline, with a script by Jewish-American novelist and journalist Meyer Levin. Kline and Levin produced the film. The cinematogra ...

'' (1981) as Ray * ''

Strangers A stranger is a person who is unknown to another person or group. Because of this unknown status, a stranger may be perceived as a threat until their identity and character can be ascertained. Different classes of strangers have been identified f ...

'' (1981) as Roger Wood * '' The Agatha Christie Hour'' (1982) as Jeremy * ''

Inspector Morse Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, GM, is the eponymous fictional character in the series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter. On television, he appears in the 33-episode drama series '' Inspector Morse'' (1987–2000), ...

'' (1987) as Dr. Swain * ''

Tickets for the Titanic ''Tickets for the Titanic'' WP:TVNOW - always introduced in present tense a British anthology series of television plays, transmitted on Channel 4, that ran for two three-episode seasons in 1987 and 1988. The title came from the concept of Britai ...

'' (1988)

Theatre

Australia

* ''The Memory of Water'', Melbourne Theatre Company, 2004 * ''The Dumb Show'', Melbourne Theatre Company, 2006 * ''Festen'', Melbourne Theatre Company, 2006 * ''Enlightenment'', Melbourne Theatre Company, 2007 * ''The Winterling'', Red Stitch Actors Theatre, 2008 * ''The Great'',

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in The Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Thea ...

, 2008 * ''The Hypocrite'',

, 2008 * ''Madagascar'',

, 2010 * ''Richard III'',

, 2010 * ''War Horse'', Australian Theatrical Tour, 2013 * ''The Speechmaker'',

, 2014 * ''Wet House'', Red Stitch Theatre Company, 2015 * ''Dreamers'', Fortyfive Downstairs, 2015 * ''North by Northwest'',

, 2015

UK

* ''Breezeblock Park'', York Theatre Royal Company, 1983 * ''Hamlet'', York Theatre Royal Company, 1983 * ''Hamlet'', Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985 * ''Richard III'', Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985 and 1986 (touring Australia) * ''Henry V'', Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985 * ''Red Noses'', Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985 * ''Loves Labours Lost'',

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

, 1985

Audiobooks

*Reader of ''Murder at the Nineteenth'' by J. M. Gregson, 2001 *Reader of the part of Julian in ''Us'' by Richard Mason, 2005 *Reader of ''In the Evil Day'' by Peter Temple, 2008 *Reader of ''The Lieutenant'' by

Kate Grenville Catherine Elizabeth Grenville (born 1950) is an Australian author. She has published fifteen books, including fiction, non-fiction, biography, and books about the writing process. In 2001, she won the Orange Prize for '' The Idea of Perfectio ...

, 2008 *Reader of ''Hurry Up and Meditate'' by David Michie, 2008 *Reader of ''John'' by Niall Williams, 2008 *Reader of ''Jesus of Nazareth'' by

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereig ...

, 2008 *Reader of ''Walking Ollie'' by Stephen Foster, 2008 *Reader of ''Buddhism for Busy People: Finding Happiness in an Uncertain World'' by David Michie, 2008 *Reader of ''Along Came Dylan'' by Stephen Foster, 2008 *Reader of ''The Leader's Way'' by the

Dalai Lama Dalai Lama (, ; ) is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current D ...

and Laurens van den Muyzenberg, 2009 *Reader of ''Barack Obama: The Movement for Change'' by Anthony Painter, 2009 *Reader of ''Think! Before It's Too Late'' by Edward de Bono, 2010

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Nicholas English expatriates in Australia English male film actors English male television actors 1958 births Living people Male actors from Huddersfield Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art Royal Shakespeare Company members