Nicholas Bell

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 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.
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.
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
External links
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