Nathan Lovejoy
{{short description|Australian actor (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nathan Lovejoy
| image =
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|12|2}}
| birth_place = Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2005–present
| height=6 feet 7 inches
}}
Nathan Lovejoy (born 2 December 1981) is an Australian actor, known for his roles as Principal Swift on the Disney Channel sci-fi teen sitcom Gabby Duran & the Unsittables, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program;{{Cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/day-48th-nominations-childrens-lifestyle/|title = Children's & Lifestyle Nominations – the Emmys| date=28 June 2021 }} and as Borkman in the Australian comedy series Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane,{{cite web|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation| url =http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/sammy-j-and-randy-in-ricketts-lane/| title=Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane : ABC TV|accessdate = 9 September 2015}} for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy.{{cite web|work=The Sydney Morning Herald| url =http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/5th-aacta-awards-the-full-list-of-nominees-20151029-gkjpuj.html| title= 5th AACTA Awards: the full list of nominees | date =28 October 2015|accessdate = 21 November 2015}}
He also appeared as Felix Rolleston in the TV movie The Mystery of a Hansom Cab{{cite web|publisher=Museum Victoria| url =http://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1923465| title=Felix Rolleston – Museum Victoria|accessdate = 9 September 2015}} and Will Sharp in season 2 of the ABC political thriller The Code.
Life and career
Lovejoy was born in Launceston, Tasmania.{{cite web|publisher=IMDb| url =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2041339/| title=Nathan Lovejoy – IMDb|accessdate = 20 May 2016}} He attended Vermont Secondary College and is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).{{cite web|publisher=nida.edu.au| url =https://www.nida.edu.au/alumni-and-industry/all-alumni| title=NIDA – all alumni| date =23 September 2015|accessdate = 24 November 2015}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Alden Tamridge | 5 episodes |
| The Girls on the Bus
| Tate Winston Wade | 1 episode |
| 2019
| Gabby Duran & the Unsittables | Principal Swift | 17 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Gel Mibson | 1 episode |
| True Story with Hamish & Andy
| Scott | 1 episode |
| 2017
| Chook Warner | Telemovie |
| rowspan="4" | 2016
| Maestri | 1 episode |
| Bombshell
| Martini Gotje | Telemovie |
| Here Come the Habibs!
| Bobby Peeker | 1 episode |
| The Code
| Will Sharp | 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane | Borkman | 6 episodes |
| The Kettering Incident
| Tim Edwards | 2 episodes |
| 2014
| Various | 4 episodes |
| 2012
| Felix Rolleston | Telemovie |
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| Jewellery Store Owner | 1 episode |
| My Place
| Chaplain | 1 episode |
| Laid
| Guy | 1 episode |
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Don | 1 episode |
| The Pacific
| Sergeant Crease | 1 episode |
| 2005/6
| headLand | Pete Coleman | 5 episodes |
Theatre
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Theatre |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2017
| Frederick/Don Antonio | Belvoir |
| 2015
| Benvolio |
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| Husband/Mi Tsu |
| Clybourne Park
| Karl/Steve |
| Hamlet
| Rosencrantz/Guildenstern | Belvoir |
| Empire: Terror on the High Seas
| Dick Cavendish |
| 2013
| Henry IV | Warwick/Snare |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| This Year's Ashes | Brian/Adam/Tom |
| Much Ado About Nothing
| Borachio |
| 2010
| Commandant | Ride On Theatre/Griffin Theatre Company |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| Reverend Hale |
| Midsummer Nights Dream
| Demetrius/Starveling/Moon |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Anatomy Titus: Fall of Rome | Bassianus/Saturninus |
| Twelfth Night
| Malvolio/Antonio | Siren Theatre Company |
| 2007
| Antonio/Shylock | Ride On/Belvoir |
| 2006
| Caliban |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| Edmund/Kent | Harlos Productions |
| Bones
| Benny |
Awards
- Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy, Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane (2015)
- Nominated – Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables (2021)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2041339}}
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Category:Australian male film actors
Category:Australian male television actors
Category:21st-century Australian male actors
Category:People from Launceston, Tasmania
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