Nicholas Cartwright is an Australian actor and former soldier, best known for playing Constable Cash Newman on the soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

'' since 2021.

Early life and career

At the age of 13, Cartwright first appeared on television in an episode of the

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series, '' All Saints''. He completed his Higher School Certificate at the

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.Nicholas Cartwright
Seven Network. Retrieved on 19 December 2024 He then pursued a career in the

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, where he was a rifleman in

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and

East Timor Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

for six years. After the army, he considered careers with the

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and the fire department.Home and Away’s Nicholas Cartwright on being a soldier in Afghanistan and changing career
''RSVP Live''. 8 October 2024 Instead, he decided to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...

(NIDA) in Sydney, where he studied alongside his future ''

'' co-star, Ethan Browne. Initially, he auditioned for the role of killer nurse, Lewis Hayes on the

Seven Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...

soap opera ''Home and Away'', with the role going to

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. However, in 2021, he was cast as series regular, "hot cop", Cash Newman.Meet Home and Away's 'hot cop' Nicholas Cartwright and his unexpected life before acting
''Woman's Day''. 10 June 2021

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cartwright, Nicholas 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male television actors Australian Institute of Music alumni National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Australian Army soldiers Australian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Australian military personnel of the International Force for East Timor Living people Male actors from Sydney