Myles Pollard

Myles Pollard
Born 4 November 1972 (1972-11-04) (age 39)
Perth, Western Australia
Spouse Brigitta Wuthe (2006 - presemnt)
Children Ronin Wilson Pollard (2007)

Myles Pollard (born 4 November 1972) is an Australian actor known for his role as Nick Ryan on the TV series McLeod's Daughters.

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Biography

He was born in [[Perth, Western Australia], [[Western Australia] and grew up in remote communities in Western Australia, where his father was a school principal and his mother taught music. Although they moved every two to five years, Pollard spent the latter part of his high-school years in Perth.

Career

After graduating from university with a communications degree, Pollard moved to Sydney to begin an acting career. He performed King Lear at the New Theatre and realised he needed training. He auditioned for NIDA and was accepted into their three-year program, graduating in 1998.

In addition to McLeod's Daughters, Pollard has also had roles on the television shows Wildside, Invincibles, Water Rats, Home and Away", All Saints and "Double Trouble".

After his first job, on Wildside, he toured with Bell Shakespeare in a version of Romeo and Juliet that explored themes of racism in Australia.

He received a Silver Logie Award nomination for Most Popular Actor at the 2003 Australian TV Week Logie Awards. He has taught drama and theatre to middle-school students in Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia.

Personal life

Myles's married to Brigitta Wuthe in 2006. The next year Myles and his wife Brigitta welcomed son Ronin Wilson on Sunday, 14 October.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1997 The Tower Gilbert
1999 All Saints Robert Ford
Wildside Roger Parnesi
Water Rats Robert Haig
2001 Playing Hard to Get Boyfriend
Invincible Paul Beck
2001–2006 McLeod's Daughters Nick Ryan Nominated Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor (2003)
Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor (2004)
2007 Home and Away Dane Jordans
2008 Four Vincent
Packed to the Rafters Paul
Double Trouble Henry
2009 Underbelly Detective Phil De La Salle
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Phelan
East West 101 John Woodhouse

External links

Myles Pollard also played a small role in X-Men Origins Wolverine, as a lumberjack in Canada. (See the credits at the end of the movie)