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.

Nicholas Colla
Actor Nicholas Colla at Babes In Toyland And BenchWarmer Charity Toy Drive held at Avalon on December 9, 2015 in Hollywood, California.
Born (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 38)

Career

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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

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Year Title Type Episodes Role
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

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  1. ^ "Holly's Heroes: characters", Australian Television Information Archive, retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ Rebecca Harkins-Cross, "The Cutting Boys review: La Mama murder play lowers us into the abyss", The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Palindromes" world premiere, Cinequest, [2015].
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