Ben Nicholas

Ben Nicholas (born 10 December 1987) is an Australian actor, known for playing Scott "Stingray" Timmins in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

Early and personal life Nicholas was born on 10 December 1987. He was raised in Adelaide, South Australia, before he moved to Melbourne, Victoria, where he attended Carey Grammar School.

Nicholas is married to Stephanie Lilja. Their first child was born on 23 June 2022.

Career In 2004, Nicholas joined the cast of the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Stingray Timmins. During his time on the show, Nicholas received a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent. His final performance as Stingray aired on 23 March 2007, when his character was killed off.

Nicholas appeared on BBC's Celebrity Scissorhands for Children in Need 2007.

Nicholas appeared in the stage version of the Disney film High School Musical in London, playing the part of Jack Scott. The shows ran from Saturday 28 June 2008 until Sunday 31 August 2008 in the Hammersmith Apollo London. After moving back to Australia, he played Pepper in the Australian tour of Mamma Mia!

In 2015, Nicholas created, wrote and starred in the spoof game show series Footballer Wants A Wife, which was funded by Screen Australia. He played the lead role of Steven Papakonstantinou. In 2020, Nicholas appeared in the miniseries Halifax: Retribution as a truck driver.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Type 1999 Chuck Finn Sam TV series, episode: "Chuck Who" 2004 Good Morning Australia Guest TV series 2004–2007 Neighbours Stingray Timmins Series regular 2005 Scooter: Secret Agent Vern TV series, episode: "Operation: Mask-in-a-Can" 2006 Australia's Brainiest Kid Self TV series, 1 episode 2007 TMi Guest TV series, 1 episode 2007 Celebrity Scissorhands for Children in Need 2007 Guest TV special 2013 The Cheerleader Diaries Zac TV series, 1 episode 2014 Neighbours vs Zombies Stingray Timmins Webseries 2015 Make... or Break Michael Daniels TV series, 2015 Footballer Wants a Wife Steven Papakonstantinou Mockumentary web miniseries, 6 episodes 2015 Waste of Time TV series 2017 Neighbours vs Time Travel Stingray Timmins Webseries 2018 Flunk Manager TV series, 1 episode 2019 Utopia Kostas TV series, 1 episode 2019 Lucy and DiC Matt TV series, 8 episodes 2020 Halifax: Retribution Truck driver TV series, 1 episode

Theatre Year Title Role Type 1999 Les Misérables Sam 2000 The Boy From Oz Young Peter Allen 2001 The Sound of Music Kurt von Trapp 2002 Singin' in the Rain Young Cosmo & Don 2002 Oliver! The Artful Dodger Regent Theatre, Melbourne & Singapore with IMG 2004 Neighbours Rocky Horror Show Regent Theatre, Melbourne 2005 A Bunch of Ratbags Theatreworks, Melbourne 2005 9 to 5 The Dragonfly Theatre & Cabaret Restaurant, Melbourne 2006–07 Jack and the Beanstalk Jack Trott Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, UK 2007 Oliver! The Artful Dodger Central Theatre, Chatham, UK 2007–08 Cinderella Buttons Gordon Craig Theatre, UK 2008 High School Musical: Live on Stage Narrator / Jack Scott Hammersmith Apollo, UK 2008–09 Jack and the Beanstalk Jack Trott Gordon Craig Theatre, UK 2009–10 Mamma Mia! Pepper Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Burswood Theatre, Perth, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref.2005 Logie Awards Most Popular New Male Talent Neighbours Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer 2006 Ellerton Awards Best Male Stage Dancer (with Chris Heyes) 2008 Digital Spy Soap Awards Best Exit Neighbours