Ben Nicholas
Benjamin Nicholas (born 10 December 1987, in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing Scott "Stingray" Timmins in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
Biography
Raised in Adelaide, South Australia, he lives in Melbourne, Australia. According to former Neighbours co-star Matthew Werkmeister (Zeke), some of Stingray's more individual expressions such as "hufter" and "Belgium" (as an expression of dismay or irritation) were coined by Ben himself (although the use of 'Belgium' as a curse word was pioneered by Douglas Adams in The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy). It was rumoured that Ben had planned on leaving Neighbours for some time to further his career in movies. His final performance as 'Stingray' aired on 23 March 2007. Nicholas travelled from Australia to the UK to perform pantomime over the Christmas period. In December 2006, he performed at the Marlowe Theatre, in Canterbury, Kent, as Prince Charming. He performed in Cinderella in the Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage from 1 December 2007 until 27 January 2008. He is also involved with The Rayz, a London based band .
Nicholas toured during September–October 2007 with the band 'Lucas', playing over 40 dates.
On 10 September 2007 he appeared on the Donny Osmond presented show Identity where the contestant correctly identified Ben, from 12 possible characters, as the soap opera star
Nicholas appeared on BBC's Celebrity Scissorhands for Children in Need 2007.[1]
Ben has appeared in the stage version of the hit Disney film High School Musical in London. He played the part of Jack Scott. The shows ran from Saturday 28 June 2008 until Sunday 31 August 2008 in the Hammersmith Apollo London.
Ben appeared in Jack and the Beanstalk panto playing Jack, in the Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage from Saturday 29 November 2008 until Sunday 25 January 2009.
He is currently starring as Pepper in the Australian Tour of Mamma Mia![2]
Filmography
- 2005 Scooter: Secret Agent – Episode: "Operation: Mask-In-A-Can" as Vern
- 2004–2007 Neighbours as Scott 'Stingray' Timmins
- 2004 Good Morning Australia as Himself (9 February 2004)
- 1999 Chuck Finn – Episode: "Chuck Who" as Sam
Theatre
- 2010 Mamma Mia! as Pepper ((Australia))
- 2008–2009 Jack and the Beanstalk as Jack Trott (Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, England)
- 2008 High School Musical: Live on stage as Jack Scott
- 2007–2008 Cinderella as 'Buttons' (Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, England)
- 2007 Oliver! – The Artful Dodger (Central Theatre, Chatham, England)
- 2006–2007 Jack and the Beanstalk as Jack Trott (Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, England)
- 2005 9 to 5 (The Dragonfly Theatre & Cabaret Restaurant, Melbourne)
- 2005 A Bunch Of Ratbags (Theatreworks, (Melbourne)
- 2004 Neighbours Rocky Horror Show, (Melbourne)
- 2002 Oliver! – The Artful Dodger (Melbourne)
- 2002 Singin' in the Rain – Young Cosmo & Don
- 2001 The Sound Of Music – Kurt von Trapp
- 2000 The Boy From Oz – Young Peter Allan
- 1999 Les Misérables – Sam
Awards
- 2005 Logie Awards Nomination for 'Most Popular New Talent (male)
- 2006 Ellerton Awards Winner of 'Best stage dancer with Chris Heyes (male)
References
- ↑ "Press Office - BBC Children in Need 2007: Children in Need highlights". BBC. 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "MAMMA MIA! The Global Smash Hit - Latest News - AUSTRALIAN CAST GET READY TO REHEARSE". Mamma-mia.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2012-08-29.