- Born
- Birth nameBenjamin Nicholas
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Ben joined the cast of Neighbours in 2003 in the role of Scott 'Stingray' Timmins and quickly gained a strong following. He received a Logie nomination for Best New Male Talent in 2005 and was inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame to celebrate Neighbours 20th Anniversary. Other TV credits include Chuck Finn and Scooter: Special Agent; Make Or Break it.
In recent times, Ben has been creating his own comedy content. He is the creator of the web series Footballer Wants a Wife, which has received the support of Screen Australia. Ben is the head writer and co-producer of the series and will also star in one of the leading roles. Ben was the producer/writer/director of the 2016 Tropfest finalist Waste Of Time.
At the end of 2015, Ben returned to Neighbours for a directors attachment on the series.
Ben's impressive stage credits include Pepper in a National tour of Mamma Mia!, The Boy from Oz' (Ben Gannon); Singin' in the Rain (IMG); The Sound of Music (SEL & GFO); A Bunch of Ratbags (Magnormos) and the Artful Dodger in Oliver! (IMG Melbourne & Singapore). This role saw him nominated for a Green Room Award. Ben appeared in several pantomimes in the UK including Jack and the Beanstalk (Canterbury) and as Buttons in Cinderella (Stevenage) before making his West End debut as the Narrator in High School Musical (Apollo Hammersmith).
- IMDb mini biography by: Ben Nicholas
- In 2000 he sang the National Anthem at the SANFL Football Grand Final.
- He has studied drama, singing and jazz, tap and classical dance for over a decade.
- His favourite films are The Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings 1, 2 and 3 and Snatch.
- Lives in Melbourne although is originally from Adelaide.
- Has a younger sister.
- My first scene was a streaking scene, I had to streak at a footy game, that's how I get introduced. That was my first scene on my first day! I did it in the middle of Optus oval and it was very cold. I was freezing, but everyone was really nice. I was really nervous, because I hadn't met anyone yet, but everyone was really cool about it.
- I have mainly come from a theatre background, I did Oliver here I played the Artful Dodger and I did The Sound of Music. I've done a little bit of TV. I'm doing a little mini-series at the moment called Scooter.
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