Nick Russell is a prolific actor, producer and director with extensive credits spanning across the last 20 years – pretty impressive for someone in their 30’s.

As an actor, Nick’s television credits include Playing For Keeps (Series 1 and 2), series favourite Gabe in Channel Seven’s Winners & Losers (Series 3-5) as well guest roles in The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, The Yearly, Hamish & Andy’s True Story, Fat Tony & Co., Neighbours, The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Working Dog’s Utopia. In 2019 Nick appeared as Fin in the CJZ production Mr Black.  His film credits include Signs, Soma and A World of His Own.

As a producer and director, he has created advertisements and online content for the AFL, NT Tourism, Kids Helpline, Tough Mudder, Fonda, Uniting Care and Victoria Legal Aid through his production company Tandem Media.

Nick is part of the comedy group The Peloton, a Melbourne based production company who produce a range of sketch and narrative comedy. Together they have created and starred in original online content that has attracted international attention.

Training

Kennedy School of Drama – January 1993 – November 1998

Television

BAY OF FIRES
Role: Younger Douglas. Dir: Natalie Bailey Wayne Blair, Freemantle Media / ABC 2022
SUMMER LOVE
Role: Dad. Dir: Kodie Bedford, Robyn Butler, Nina Buxton, Wayne Hope, Gristmill Pty Ltd, ABC Television 2022
SPREADSHEET
Role: Charlie. Dir: Darren Ashton, Northern Pictures Productions Pty Ltd 2021
THE WEEKLY WITH CHARLIE PICKERING (Series 6)
Role: Pro Golfer 2 / Jeremy Payne. ABC 2020
THE YEARLY WITH CHARLIE PICKERING
Role: Jeff – ‘BOM Breaking Records’ Sketch. ABC 2019
PLAYING FOR KEEPS (Series 2)
Role: Brody Schneider. Dir: Various, Screentime Productions No 2 Pty Ltd 2019
MR. BLACK
Role: Fin. Dir: Amanda Brotchie, Network TEN 2019
PLAYING FOR KEEPS
Role: Brody Schneider. Dir: Various, Screentime Productions No 2 Pty Ltd 2019
THE WEEKLY WITH CHARLIE PICKERING (Series 5)
Role: Jeremy Payne. ABC 2019
WENTWORTH (Series 7)
Role: Registrar. Dir: Fiona Banks, Fremantle Media Australia Pty Ltd 2018
TRUE STORY WITH HAMISH & ANDY (Season 1)
Role: Neighbour. Dir: Wayne Hope, ST Productions Pty Ltd 2017
WINNERS & LOSERS (Series 3, 4 & 5)
Role: Gabe Reynolds – Regular. Seven Network 2013 – 2015
UTOPIA
Role: Damian. Dir: Rob Sitch, Working Dog Productions 2014
THE DOCTOR BLAKE MYSTERIES (Series 2)
Role: Vincent Foster. Dir: Pino Amenta, January Productions 2013
FAT TONY & CO.
Role: Andy Hodson. Dir: Andrew Prowse, Screentime Productions 2013
SLEUTH 101
Role: Cary. ABC TV 2010
NEIGHBOURS
Role: Caleb Moloney Fremantle/Channel 10 2007
SATISFACTION
Role: Naughty Schoolboy – Guest Dir: Daina Reid, Lone Hand/ShowTime
PIGS BREAKFAST (Series 1 & 2)
Role: Rodney Green – core cast Southern Star Productions, Nine Network 1998-2000
MY BROTHER JACK
Role: David Meredith Samson Productions, Network TEN 2000
THE SADDLE CLUB
Role: Johnny Brightstar Crawfords Australia Productions 2000

Film

PLAY DIRTY
Role: Ryan. Dir: Shane Black. Amazon Studios | Amazon Prime Video, 2024
SIGNS (Short)
Role: Jason Dir: Patrick Hughes, Radical Media 2008
SOMA (Short)
Role: Jamie Dir: Tim Russell, Swinburn University 2007
A WORLD OF HIS OWN
Role: Jason Film Poets’ Society Productions (short) 2002

Theatre

Monash University Law Comedy Revue – Writer/Actor 2006
Monash University Law Comedy Revue – Writer/Actor 2005
Monash University Law Comedy Revue – Writer/Actor 2004