Nicholas Bell

Nicholas Bell
Born	(1958-08-15) 15 August 1958 Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1962–present

Nicholas Bell (born 15 August 1958 in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire) 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.

Film and television

Film credits include:

• Crawlspace 2012, as Caesar
• Taj (filming in 2010), as Tony
• Prey 2009, as Rifleman
• Noise 2007, as Noel Birchall
• Charlotte's Web 2006, as Minister Becker
• The Caterpillar Wish 2006, as Father Caleb
• Life 2005, as William Burton (TV)
• Opal Dream 2005, as Judge McNulty
• The Great Raid 2005, as Duke
• Attack of the Sabretooth 2005, as Niles
• 'Salem's Lot 2004, as Frank
• Am Kap Der Lieb 2004, as Jonathan Percy
• Take Away 2003, as Squire

• Bad Eggs 2003, as Wicks
• Ned Kelly 2003, as Richard Cook
• Mission: Impossible II 2000, as accountant
• The Magicians 2000, as Reverend Thompson
• The Craic 1999, as Derek Johnson
• Dark City 1998, as Mr. Rain
• Shine 1996, as Ben Rosen
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie 1995, as Zordon
• Hotel Sorrento 1995, as Edwin
• Paperback Romance 1994, as Sophie's Doctor
• Gross Misconduct 1993, as Detective Matthews
• The Feds as Stephen Garrard (TV)
• Hunting 1991, as Piggot

TV series credits include:

• Dirt Game as Nigel Hay
• Satisfaction as Alexander
• Newstopia as various characters
• Tripping Over as James
• The Surgeon as Dr. Julian Sierson
• Serangoon Road as Maxwell Black
• ANZAC Girls as General William Birdwood

• Stingers as Detective Inspector Bill Hollister
• The Games as Nicholas
• Ocean Girl as Dr. Hellegren
• Skirts as Garry Block
• Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries as Murdoch Foyle
• Winners and Losers as Keith Maxwell
• The Ex-PM as Sonny
• Wanted

TV guest credits include:

• Tangle 2012, as Sean Roscoe (ongoing)
• Rush 2011, as Brett Cohen (two episodes)
• Underbelly "Earning a Crust" 2008, as Colin
• All Saints 8 episodes 2007–08, as Oliver Maroney
• The Librarians "And Nothing but the Truth" 2007 as a barrister
• City Homicide "The Promised Land" 2007 as Mark Silver
• 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 Secret Life of Us as Marc Kinnell
• Holly's Heroes as Mr. Crawford
• Scooter: Secret Agent as Stepford

• Kath & Kim as airline representative
• Blue Heelers as Frank Schumaker
• MDA as Dr. Oliver Maudson
• Something in the Air as Michael Fox
• The Genie from Down Under 2 as Major Nigel Huntly
• Raw FM as Neil Mulholland
• State Coroner as Provis
• Good Guys Bad Guys as Dennis Dreeble
• Frontline as Jonathan
• Lift Off 1992, as Mr. Bunyip
• Neighbours multiple episodes 1991, as Martin Tyrell
• Mission Impossible "Command Performance" 1989, as Braun

UK TV credits include:

• Tickets for the Titanic "Everyone a Winner" 1988
• Inspector Morse "The Wolvercote Tongue" 1987, as Dr. Swain
• The Agatha Christie Hour "The Manhood of Edward Robinson" 1982 as Jeremy

• Strangers 1981 "Soldiers of Misfortune" as Roger Wood
• My Father's House 1981, as Ray
• Dixon of Dock Green "Cash and Carry" 1962, as Billy

Theatre

Australia:

• North by Northwest, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2015
• Dreamers, Fortyfive Downstairs, 2015
• Wet House, Red Stitch Theatre Company, 2015
• The Speechmaker, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2014
• War Horse, Australian Theatrical Tour, 2013
• Richard III, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2010
• Madagascar, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2010
• The Hypocrite, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2008
• The Great, Sydney Theatre Company, 2008
• The Winterling, Red Stitch Actors Theatre, 2008
• Enlightenment, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2007
• Festen, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2006
• The Dumb Show, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2006
• The Memory of Water, Melbourne Theatre Company, 2004

UK:

• Loves Labours Lost, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985
• Red Noses, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985
• Henry V, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985
• Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985 and 1986 (touring Australia)
• Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985
• Hamlet, York Theatre Royal Company, 1983
• Breezeblock Park, York Theatre Royal Company, 1983

Audiobooks

• Reader of Barack Obama: The Movement for Change by Anthony Painter, 2009
• Reader of The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville, 2008
• Reader of Hurry Up and Meditate and Buddhism for Busy People 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 and Along Came Dylan by Stephen Foster, 2008
• Reader of the part of Julian in Us by Richard Mason, 2005
• Reader of In the Evil Day by Peter Temple, 2008
• Reader of Murder at the Nineteenth by J.M. Gregson, 2001
• 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 Llama and Laurens van den Muyzenberg, 2009
• Reader of Think! Before it's too late by Edward de Bono, 2010

External links

• Nicholas Bell at the Internet Movie Database