# Nathan Lovejoy

Nathan Lovejoy (born 2 December 1981) is an Australian actor, known for his roles as Principal Swift on the Disney Channel sci-fi teen sitcom Gabby Duran & the Unsittables, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program; and as Borkman in the Australian comedy series Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane, for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy.
He also appeared as Felix Rolleston in the TV movie The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and Will Sharp in season 2 of the ABC political thriller The Code.

## Life and career

Lovejoy was born in Launceston, Tasmania. He attended Vermont Secondary College and is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

## Filmography

Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2023 | The Residence | Alden Tamridge | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | The Girls on the Bus | Tate Winston Wade | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Gabby Duran & the Unsittables | Principal Swift | 17 episodes |
| 2018 | The Good Place | Gel Mibson | 1 episode |
| 2018 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Scott | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Becoming Bond | Chook Warner | Telemovie |
| 2016 | Deep Water | Maestri | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Bombshell | Martini Gotje | Telemovie |
| 2016 | Here Come the Habibs! | Bobby Peeker | 1 episode |
| 2016 | The Code | Will Sharp | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane | Borkman | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | The Kettering Incident | Tim Edwards | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | This is Littleton | Various | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | The Mystery of a Hansom Cab | Felix Rolleston | Telemovie |
| 2011 | At Home With Julia | Jewellery Store Owner | 1 episode |
| 2011 | My Place | Chaplain | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Laid | Guy | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Review with Myles Barlow | Don | 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Pacific | Sergeant Crease | 1 episode |
| 2005/6 | headLand | Pete Coleman | 5 episodes |

## Theatre

Theatre :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | The Rover | Frederick/Don Antonio | Belvoir |
| 2015 | Romeo & Juliet | Benvolio | Bell Shakespeare/Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
| 2014 | The Good Person of Szechwan | Husband/Mi Tsu | Malthouse Theatre |
| 2014 | Clybourne Park | Karl/Steve | Ensemble Theatre |
| 2014 | Hamlet | Rosencrantz/Guildenstern | Belvoir |
| 2014 | Empire: Terror on the High Seas | Dick Cavendish | Tamarama Rock Surfers |
| 2013 | Henry IV | Warwick/Snare | Bell Shakespeare |
| 2011 | This Year's Ashes | Brian/Adam/Tom | Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2011 | Much Ado About Nothing | Borachio | Bell Shakespeare |
| 2010 | Way to Heaven | Commandant | Ride On Theatre/Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2009 | The Crucible | Reverend Hale | Sydney Theatre Company |
| 2009 | Midsummer Nights Dream | Demetrius/Starveling/Moon | Bell Shakespeare/Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
| 2008 | Anatomy Titus: Fall of Rome | Bassianus/Saturninus | Bell Shakespeare/Queensland Theatre Company |
| 2008 | Twelfth Night | Malvolio/Antonio | Siren Theatre Company |
| 2007 | The Merchant of Venice | Antonio/Shylock | Ride On/Belvoir |
| 2006 | The Tempest | Caliban | Bell Shakespeare |
| 2005 | King Lear | Edmund/Kent | Harlos Productions |
| 2005 | Bones | Benny | Darlinghurst Theatre Company |

## Awards

* Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy, Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane (2015)
* Nominated – Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables (2021)