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Ben Nicholas

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Ben Nicholas is an Australian actor, known for playing Scott "Stingray" Timmins in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

Early and personal life

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Raised in Adelaide, South Australia, Nicholas moved to Melbourne, Victoria where he attended Carey Grammar School.[citation needed]

Nicholas is married to Stephanie Lilja. Their first child was born on 23 June 2022.[1]

Career

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Nicholas played the character of Stingray Timmins on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. His final performance as Stingray aired on 23 March 2007, when his character was killed off. During this time he also performed in a band called 'Batman Street'.[citation needed]

Following his Neighbours stint, Nicholas travelled from Australia to the UK to perform pantomimes over the Christmas period. In December 2006, he performed at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, as Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk.[citation needed] He performed in Cinderella in the Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage from 1 December 2007 until 27 January 2008.[citation needed] He appeared in Jack and the Beanstalk once more, playing the titular role of Jack, at the Gordon Craig Theatre from 29 November 2008 until 25 January 2009.[citation needed] He was also involved with The Rayz, a London-based band which toured during September–October 2007, playing over 40 dates.[2]

Nicholas appeared on BBC's Celebrity Scissorhands for Children in Need 2007.[3]

Nicholas appeared in the stage version of the Disney film High School Musical in London, playing the part of Jack Scott. The shows ran from Saturday 28 June 2008 until Sunday 31 August 2008 in the Hammersmith Apollo London.[4] After moving back to Australia, he played Pepper in the Australian tour of Mamma Mia![5]

In 2015, Nicholas created, wrote and starred in the spoof game show series Footballer Wants A Wife, which was funded by Screen Australia. He played the lead role of Steven Papakonstantinou.[6]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Type
1999 Chuck Finn Sam TV series, episode: "Chuck Who"
2004 Good Morning Australia Guest TV series
2004–2007 Neighbours Scott 'Stingray' Timmins TV series, 314 episodes
2005 Scooter: Secret Agent Vern TV series, episode: "Operation: Mask-in-a-Can"
2006 Australia's Brainiest Kid Self TV series, 1 episode
2007 TMi Guest TV series, 1 episode
2007 Celebrity Scissorhands for Children in Need 2007 Guest TV special
2013 The Cheerleader Diaries Zac TV series, 1 episode
2014 Neighbours VS Zombies Scott 'Stingray' Timmins TV spin-off, 5 episodes
2015 Make... or Break Michael Daniels TV series,
2015 Footballer Wants a Wife Steven Papakonstantinou Mockumentary web miniseries, 6 episodes
2015 Waste of Time TV series
2017 Neighbours VS Time Travel Scott 'Stingray' Timmins / Mayor Timmins TV spin-off, 3 episodes
2018 Flunk Manager TV series, 1 episode
2019 Utopia Kostas TV series, 1 episode
2019 Lucy and DiC Matt TV series, 8 episodes
2020 Halifax: Retribution Truck driver TV series, 1 episode

Theatre

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Year Title Role Type
1999 Les Misérables Sam
2000 The Boy From Oz Young Peter Allen
2001 The Sound of Music Kurt von Trapp
2002 Singin' in the Rain Young Cosmo & Don
2002 Oliver! The Artful Dodger Regent Theatre, Melbourne & Singapore with IMG
2004 Neighbours Rocky Horror Show Regent Theatre, Melbourne
2005 A Bunch of Ratbags Theatreworks, Melbourne
2005 9 to 5 The Dragonfly Theatre & Cabaret Restaurant, Melbourne
2006–07 Jack and the Beanstalk Jack Trott Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, UK
2007 Oliver! The Artful Dodger Central Theatre, Chatham, UK
2007–08 Cinderella Buttons Gordon Craig Theatre, UK
2008 High School Musical: Live on Stage Narrator / Jack Scott Hammersmith Apollo, UK
2008–09 Jack and the Beanstalk Jack Trott Gordon Craig Theatre, UK
2009–10 Mamma Mia! Pepper Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Burswood Theatre, Perth, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane

Awards and nominations

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Year Nominated work Award Category Result
2005 Neighbours Logie Awards Induction into the Logies Hall of Fame (as an ensemble) Won
2005 Neighbours Logie Awards Most Popular New Male Talent Nominated
2006 Ellerton Awards Best Male Stage Dancer (with Chris Heyes) Won

References

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  1. ^ Earp, Catherine (28 June 2022). "Former Neighbours star Ben Nicholas welcomes first baby and shares sweet name". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Ben Nicholas".
  3. ^ "Press Office - BBC Children in Need 2007: Children in Need highlights". BBC. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  4. ^ https://tinselntapshoes.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/interview-with-actor-ben-nichols/ [dead link]
  5. ^ "MAMMA MIA! The Global Smash Hit - Latest News - AUSTRALIAN CAST GET READY TO REHEARSE". Mamma-mia.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Neighbours star Ben Nicholas welcomes baby boy with his wife Stephanie". news.com.au. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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