Nicholas Colla

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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.

Career

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.[http://www.australiantelevision.net/hollys_heroes/characters.html "Holly's Heroes: characters"], Australian Television Information Archive, retrieved 4 October 2020.

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.Rebecca Harkins-Cross, [https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/the-cutting-boys-review-la-mama-murder-play-lowers-us-into-the-abyss-20140529-zrrkf.html "The Cutting Boys review: La Mama murder play lowers us into the abyss"], The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 May 2014.

His directing credits include the short films Palindromes[https://cinequest.org/films/254898/palindromes "Palindromes" world premiere], Cinequest, [2015]. 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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YearTitleTypeEpisodesRole
2015The Wizards of AusTV seriesMr Swinton
2015MollyTV seriesDonnie Sutherland
2014The Cutting BoysTheatreMax
2014The WeathermanTV seriesNick Turpinson
2014John Doe: VigilanteFeature filmRob
2013Winners & LosersTV seriesMiles Englert
2013Gallipoli from AboveTV mini-seriesFrank Parker
2013Songs for EuropeTheatrePatrick
2012Way to HeavenTheatreHe/Red Cross Worker
2009City HomicideTV seriesMags
2006Blue HeelersTV seriesDarius Jasinski
2005Wicked ScienceTV seriesOliver Simmons
2004Holly's HeroesTV seriesJoel Peterson
2003The Saddle ClubTV seriesNeville Cowlin
2001–02NeighboursTV series10 EpisodesAdam Stevens
1998Driven CrazyTV seriesLuke
1997The Winter's TaleTheatreMamillius

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