Nicholas Bell

Nicholas Bell

1958-08-15 Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK 33 Credits

Biography

Nicholas Bell (born 15 August 1958) 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.

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Elvis

Elvis

2022

as Senator Eastland

7.5
Acting

The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

The Big Sick

The Big Sick

2017

First Assistant Director

7.3
Directing

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a myster...

Parer's War

Parer's War

2014

as Bob Howes

Acting

Parer's War is the true story of World War II frontline cameraman, Damien Parer, whose work won Australia’s first Oscar. His desperate efforts to ret...

I, Frankenstein

I, Frankenstein

2014

as Carl Avery

5.4
Acting

200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over...

Dangerous Remedy

Dangerous Remedy

2012

as Dr. Troup

Acting

The ABC telemovie event Dangerous Remedy tells the fascinating story of Dr Bertram Wainer. Living and working in Melbourne in the 1960s, Dr Wainer put...

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

2012

as Martin Scullin

6.4
Acting

Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investi...

Crawlspace

Crawlspace

2012

as Caesar

4.8
Acting

A group of elite soldiers sent to infiltrate and extract the lead science team from Pine Gap, Australia's top secret underground military compound, af...

The First Interview

2011

as Chevreul

Acting

In the world's first media interview, shot in Paris in August 1886, the great photographer Nadar interviews the famous scientist and sceptic Chevreul ...

Afterglow

2011

as Johnathon Whitcomb

Acting

AFTERGLOW is a short film about a moment in time when a man is confronted with his past actions. The love of a young woman leads him to a place of the...

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

2010

as Psychiatrist

5.8
Acting

A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.

Monash: The Forgotten Anzac

Monash: The Forgotten Anzac

2008

as General Rawlinson

6.0
Acting

The story of how Australia's 'ANZAC myth' was born and the role of General John Monash in this process as soldier and statesman both during and after ...

Noise

Noise

2007

as Sen. Det. Noel Birchall

6.1
Acting

The community reels after an incident on a suburban train. A young cop, beset with doubt and afflicted with tinnitus, is pitched into the chaos that f...

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

2006

as Minister

6.2
Acting

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Ch...

The Caterpillar Wish

The Caterpillar Wish

2006

as Father Caleb

4.8
Acting

A young girl's view on belonging and loss.

The Great Raid

The Great Raid

2005

as Duke

6.5
Acting

As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 5...

Attack of the Sabretooth

Attack of the Sabretooth

2005

as Niles

3.2
Acting

In the Fiji islands, the greedy and unscrupulous owner of the Valalola Resort Primal Park invites investors and guests for an opening party of his com...

Take Away

Take Away

2003

as Squire

3.9
Acting

Tony Stilano and Trev Spackneys both own, live over and work in adjoining take-away fish shops in Melbourne. Although they have fallen into a habitual...

Bad Eggs

Bad Eggs

2003

as Wicks

5.7
Acting

Ben Kinnear and Mike Paddock are two undercover detectives with way too much publicity, who find they can no longer turn a blind eye to the corruption...

Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly

2003

as Richard Cook

6.1
Acting

After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the bi...

Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

2000

as McCloy's Accountant

6.1
Acting

With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former...

The Magicians

The Magicians

2000

as Reverend Thompson

4.0
Acting

A magician searches for his successor to fight evil.

Backlands

Backlands

1999

as Archie Wilson

5.0
Acting

A German high school graduate travels to Australia against her mother’s wishes to meet her uncle there. On the way, she joins two young Australians wh...

The Craic

The Craic

1999

as Derek Johnson

5.5
Acting

When Fergus and Wesley get in the bad books of a local rough in their home town in Northern Ireland they decide to flee to Australia. After making a n...

Chameleon

Chameleon

1998

as Mozser

6.2
Acting

A super-killer female cyborg with chameleon-like powers discovers maternal instincts when she protects a child from government operatives in this scie...

Dead Letter Office

Dead Letter Office

1998

as Kevin

6.4
Acting

After years of having her letters to her estranged father come back as undeliverable, a young woman takes a job at a Dead Letter Office. She hopes to ...

Dark City

Dark City

1998

as Mr. Rain

7.3
Acting

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic ...

Shine

Shine

1996

as Ben Rosen

7.4
Acting

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

1995

as Zordon

5.8
Acting

Six incredible teens out-maneuver and defeat evil everywhere as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but this time the Power Rangers may have met their m...

Hotel Sorrento

Hotel Sorrento

1995

as Edwin

6.9
Acting

Meg, Pippa, and Hillary are sisters who grew up in Sorrento, a small seaside town in Australia. Meg, who has lived in England for 10 years has just wr...

Lucky Break

Lucky Break

1994

as Sophie's Doctor

4.9
Acting

Sophie, a writer of racy romance novels, is working on one of her stories in the library, when Eddie overhears her. Sophie, embarrassed by her paralyz...

Gross Misconduct

Gross Misconduct

1993

as Det. Matthews

5.4
Acting

Justin Thorne is a liberal arts professor. One of his college students is Jennifer Carter. She seduces Justin, then accuses him of rape. But it turns ...

Hunting

Hunting

1991

as Piggott

1.7
Acting

An American tycoon goes to Melbourne where he meets a married secretary.

Father

Father

1990

as Paul Jamieson

5.3
Acting

On a TV tabloid show, Iya Zetnick exposes Joe Mueller as the Nazi war criminal who killed her family.