Myles Pollard | |
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Born | 4 November 1972 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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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.
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.
Myles's married to Brigitta Wuthe in 2006. The next year Myles and his wife Brigitta welcomed son Ronin Wilson on Sunday, 14 October.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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)