Nicholas Colla (born 14 October 1986 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actor, writer and director, best known for his roles as Joel Peterson in Holly's Heroes and Adam Stevens in Neighbours.
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| Born | 14 October 1986 |
Career edit
Colla began acting at an early age, appearing in a McDonald's commercial directed by US pilot director David Nutter and shot by Academy Award-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister. Since then he has appeared in television series such as Neighbours, The Saddle Club, Blue Heelers, City Homicide, Wicked Science 2 and the AFI award-winning Holly's Heroes.[1]
Colla's performances on stage include Mamillius in the Bell Shakespeare Company's The Winter's Tale, Shedding directed by Sam Strong at La Mama Theatre, as well as the lead in the debut season of Australian play The Cutting Boys.[2]
His directing credits include the short films Palindromes[3] and Rocketman which have screened at festivals including Palm Springs ShortFest, Cinequest, Flickerfest and St Kilda Film Festival.
He is also a producer on the Australian television series The Wizards of Aus.
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Type | Episodes | Role |
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| 2015 | The Wizards of Aus | TV series | Mr Swinton | |
| 2015 | Molly | TV series | Donnie Sutherland | |
| 2014 | The Cutting Boys | Theatre | Max | |
| 2014 | The Weatherman | TV series | Nick Turpinson | |
| 2014 | John Doe: Vigilante | Feature film | Rob | |
| 2013 | Winners & Losers | TV series | Miles Englert | |
| 2013 | Gallipoli from Above | TV mini-series | Frank Parker | |
| 2013 | Songs for Europe | Theatre | Patrick | |
| 2012 | Way to Heaven | Theatre | He/Red Cross Worker | |
| 2009 | City Homicide | TV series | Mags | |
| 2006 | Blue Heelers | TV series | Darius Jasinski | |
| 2005 | Wicked Science | TV series | Oliver Simmons | |
| 2004 | Holly's Heroes | TV series | Joel Peterson | |
| 2003 | The Saddle Club | TV series | Neville Cowlin | |
| 2001–02 | Neighbours | TV series | 10 Episodes | Adam Stevens |
| 1998 | Driven Crazy | TV series | Luke | |
| 1997 | The Winter's Tale | Theatre | Mamillius |
References edit
- ^ "Holly's Heroes: characters", Australian Television Information Archive, retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Rebecca Harkins-Cross, "The Cutting Boys review: La Mama murder play lowers us into the abyss", The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Palindromes" world premiere, Cinequest, [2015].