Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell (born 15 August 1958) is an English actor who has worked in Australia for more than 20 years.[1] He works regularly with the Melbourne Theatre Company as well as with all the major television broadcasters in Australia, most notably the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 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.[2]
Nicholas Bell | |
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| Born | 15 August 1958 Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–present |
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.[3]
Filmography
Film
- Father (1990) as Paul Jamieson
- Hunting (1991) as Piggot
- Gross Misconduct (1993) as Detective Matthews
- The Feds (1993, TV movie) as Stephen Garrard
- Paperback Romance (1994) as Sophie's Doctor
- Hotel Sorrento (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 (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 (2000) as TV Scientist (uncredited)
- Ned Kelly (2003) as Richard Cook
- Bad Eggs (2003) as Wicks
- Take Away (2003) as Squire
- Am Kap Der Lieb (2004, TV Movie) as Jonathan Percy
- Salem's Lot (2004) as Frank
- Attack of the Sabretooth (2005, TV movie) as Niles
- The Great Raid (2005) as Duke
- Life (2005, TV Movie) as William Burton
- Opal Dream (2005) as Judge McNulty
- The Caterpillar Wish (2006) as Father Caleb
- Charlotte's Web (2006) as Minister Becker
- Noise (2007) as Noel Birchall
- Prey (2009) as Rifleman
- I Love You Too (2010) as Alice's Dad
- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) as Psychiatrist
- Taj (2011) as Tony
- Kath & Kimderella (2012) as Priest
- Crawlspace (2012) as Caesar
- Dangerous Remedy (2012 TV movie) as Dr. Troup
- I, Frankenstein (2014) as Dr. Carl Avery
- Elvis (2022) as Senator Jim Eastland
TV series credits
- Skirts (1990) as Garry Block
- Ocean Girl (1994-97) as Dr. Hellegren
- The Games (1998-00) as Nicholas
- Stingers (1998-01) as Detective Inspector Bill Hollister
- The Surgeon (2005) as Dr. Julian Sierson
- Tripping Over (2006) as James
- Newstopia (2007-08) as various characters
- Satisfaction (2007-08) as Alexander
- Dirt Game (2009) as Nigel Hay
- Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012) as Murdoch Foyle
- Serangoon Road (2013) as Maxwell Black
- ANZAC Girls (2014) as General William Birdwood
- Winners and Losers (2015-16) as Keith Maxwell
- The Ex-PM (2015-17) as Sonny
- Wanted (2016-17) as Ray Stanton
TV guest credits
- Mission Impossible "Command Performance" (1989) as Braun
- Neighbours (1991) as Martin Tyrell
- Lift Off (1992) as Mr. Bunyip
- Blue Heelers (1995-03) as Frank Schumaker
- State Coroner (1997) as Provis
- Good Guys Bad Guys (1997) as Dennis Dreeble
- Raw FM (1997-98) as Neil Mulholland
- The Genie from Down Under 2 (1998) as Major Nigel Huntly
- MDA (2002) as Dr. Oliver Maudson
- Something in the Air (2002) as Michael Fox
- Kath & Kim(2003) as Airline representative
- The Secret Life of Us (2005) as Marc Kinnell
- Holly's Heroes (2005) as Mr. Crawford
- Scooter: Secret Agent(2005) as Stepford
- Real Stories (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 "Meet the Parents" (2006), as Virgil Bailey
- The Librarians "And Nothing but the Truth" (2007) as a Barrister
- City Homicide "The Promised Land" (2007) as Mark Silver
- All Saints 8 episodes (2007–08), as Oliver Maroney
- Underbelly "Earning a Crust" (2008), as Colin
- Rush 2 episodes (2011) as Brett Cohen
- Tangle (2012) as Sean Roscoe
- The Bureau of Magical Things (2018) as Sean
- Frontline as Jonathan
UK TV credits
- Dixon of Dock Green (1962) as Billy
- My Father's House (1981) as Ray
- Strangers (1981) as Roger Wood
- The Agatha Christie Hour (1982) as Jeremy
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Dr. Swain
- Tickets for the Titanic (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, 2008
- The Hypocrite, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2008
- Madagascar, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2010
- Richard III, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2010
- War Horse, Australian Theatrical Tour, 2013
- The Speechmaker, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2014
- Wet House, Red Stitch Theatre Company, 2015
- Dreamers, Fortyfive Downstairs, 2015
- North by Northwest, Melbourne Theatre Company, 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 & 1986 (touring Australia)
- Henry V, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985
- Red Noses, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985
- Love's Labours Lost, Royal Shakespeare Company, 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, 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, 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 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
- "Nicholas Bell". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007.
- "Bolinda Audio".
- "2001 Logie Awards". TV Week Logie Awards. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014.
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