# Ben Nicholas

Ben Nicholas is an Australian actor, known for playing Scott "Stingray" Timmins in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

## Early and personal life

Raised in Adelaide, South Australia, Nicholas moved to Melbourne, Victoria where he attended Carey Grammar School.
Nicholas is married to Stephanie Lilja. Their first child was born on 23 June 2022.

## Career

Nicholas played the character of Stingray Timmins on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. His final performance as Stingray aired on 23 March 2007, when his character was killed off. During this time he also performed in a band called 'Batman Street'.
Following his Neighbours stint, Nicholas travelled from Australia to the UK to perform pantomimes over the Christmas period. In December 2006, he performed at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, as Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk. He performed in Cinderella in the Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage from 1 December 2007 until 27 January 2008. He appeared in Jack and the Beanstalk once more, playing the titular role of Jack, at the Gordon Craig Theatre from 29 November 2008 until 25 January 2009. He was also involved with The Rayz, a London-based band which toured during September–October 2007, playing over 40 dates.
Nicholas appeared on BBC's Celebrity Scissorhands for Children in Need 2007.
Nicholas appeared in the stage version of the Disney film High School Musical in London, playing the part of Jack Scott. The shows ran from Saturday 28 June 2008 until Sunday 31 August 2008 in the Hammersmith Apollo London. After moving back to Australia, he played Pepper in the Australian tour of Mamma Mia!
In 2015, Nicholas created, wrote and starred in the spoof game show series Footballer Wants A Wife, which was funded by Screen Australia. He played the lead role of Steven Papakonstantinou.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1999 | Chuck Finn | Sam | TV series, episode: "Chuck Who" |
| 2004 | Good Morning Australia | Guest | TV series |
| 2004–2007 | Neighbours | Scott 'Stingray' Timmins | TV series, 314 episodes |
| 2005 | Scooter: Secret Agent | Vern | TV series, episode: "Operation: Mask-in-a-Can" |
| 2006 | Australia's Brainiest Kid | Self | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2007 | TMi | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2007 | Celebrity Scissorhands for Children in Need 2007 | Guest | TV special |
| 2013 | The Cheerleader Diaries | Zac | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2014 | Neighbours VS Zombies | Scott 'Stingray' Timmins | TV spin-off, 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Make... or Break | Michael Daniels | TV series, |
| 2015 | Footballer Wants a Wife | Steven Papakonstantinou | Mockumentary web miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Waste of Time | | TV series |
| 2017 | Neighbours VS Time Travel | Scott 'Stingray' Timmins / Mayor Timmins | TV spin-off, 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Flunk | Manager | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2019 | Utopia | Kostas | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2019 | Lucy and DiC | Matt | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Halifax: Retribution | Truck driver | TV series, 1 episode |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1999 | Les Misérables | Sam | |
| 2000 | The Boy From Oz | Young Peter Allen | |
| 2001 | The Sound of Music | Kurt von Trapp | |
| 2002 | Singin' in the Rain | Young Cosmo & Don | |
| 2002 | Oliver! | The Artful Dodger | Regent Theatre, Melbourne & Singapore with IMG |
| 2004 | Neighbours Rocky Horror Show | | Regent Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2005 | A Bunch of Ratbags | | Theatreworks, Melbourne |
| 2005 | 9 to 5 | | The Dragonfly Theatre & Cabaret Restaurant, Melbourne |
| 2006–07 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Jack Trott | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, UK |
| 2007 | Oliver! | The Artful Dodger | Central Theatre, Chatham, UK |
| 2007–08 | Cinderella | Buttons | Gordon Craig Theatre, UK |
| 2008 | High School Musical: Live on Stage | Narrator / Jack Scott | Hammersmith Apollo, UK |
| 2008–09 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Jack Trott | Gordon Craig Theatre, UK |
| 2009–10 | Mamma Mia! | Pepper | Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Burswood Theatre, Perth, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
| 2005 | Neighbours | Logie Awards | Induction into the Logies Hall of Fame (as an ensemble) | Won |
| 2005 | Neighbours | Logie Awards | Most Popular New Male Talent | Nominated |
| 2006 | | Ellerton Awards | Best Male Stage Dancer (with Chris Heyes) | Won |