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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Elvis
2022
as Senator Eastland
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
The Big Sick
2017
First Assistant Director
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
2014
as Bob Howes
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
2014
as Carl Avery
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
2012
as Dr. Troup
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
2012
as Martin Scullin
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
2012
as Caesar
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
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
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
2010
as Psychiatrist
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
2008
as General Rawlinson
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
2007
as Sen. Det. Noel Birchall
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
2006
as Minister
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
2006
as Father Caleb
A young girl's view on belonging and loss.
The Great Raid
2005
as Duke
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
2005
as Niles
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
2003
as Squire
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
2003
as Wicks
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
2003
as Richard Cook
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
2000
as McCloy's Accountant
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
2000
as Reverend Thompson
A magician searches for his successor to fight evil.
Backlands
1999
as Archie Wilson
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
1999
as Derek Johnson
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
1998
as Mozser
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
1998
as Kevin
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
1998
as Mr. Rain
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
1996
as Ben Rosen
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
1995
as Zordon
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
1995
as Edwin
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
1994
as Sophie's Doctor
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
1993
as Det. Matthews
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
1991
as Piggott
An American tycoon goes to Melbourne where he meets a married secretary.
Father
1990
as Paul Jamieson
On a TV tabloid show, Iya Zetnick exposes Joe Mueller as the Nazi war criminal who killed her family.