Nicholas Heart

Nicholas Zack Samuel Heart is an Australian Professional Actor and Television and Film Personality. Heart is recognized as an Actor, Voice Actor, Television Presenter, and Wildlife Expert, conservationist. Since September 2025, Heart has played the lead role in 5 films and starring in 2. He is also starring in a new wildlife Television series set to go into production in summer of 2026.

Early life

Heart studying Zoology and Conservation Biology at NMIT with further studies in ethology and wildlife management. He played baseball with the Fitzroy Lions from an early age up until 17, whilst also becoming a talented golfer achieving a handicap of 4. Heart's main interest was animals and spent his childhood working in the field with his father up until his father was killed in a vehicle accident.

Heart moved into the television and film world at age 17, becoming a professional stunt man with the New Generation Stunts Agency. Heart was trained under the Sanford Meisner acting technique by veteran Australian actress Vikki Blanche, and continued under Australian icon John Orcsik at The Australian Film and Television Academy. Heart has continued his acting schooling with coaches from the Ivana Chubbuck acting school.

Career

Heart began his career as a stuntman, actor and model at age 17 and debuted on Australian television portraying the criminal "Mackay" in the Seven Network Australian Television series Blue Heelers, which aired for 13 seasons. Heart followed this with the role of the locally well known Pizza Delivery Boy witness on the Seven Network Australia's Most Wanted and went on with recurring stunt actor roles on the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation hit series Mercury with Geoffrey Rush.

In 1995 Heart made his film debut on the American action film Silver Strand, with Gil Bellows, Nicollette Sheridan, and director George Miller. He followed this film in the role of 'Skinny' the skinhead in the Australian feature film comedy Crackers. Heart performed his own stunts as the character.

In 2009 he received public recognition for Channel 31 Australia C31, broadcasts of Outback Zack's Australian Animal Fire Victims Appeal. Heart wrote, produced, and hosted the one-hour television special which raised up to $500,000.00 for the non-profit animal rescue organisation Wildlife Victoria with broadcasts in Australia and the United States. Heart co-host The Daily Buzz show.

In 2010 Heart relocated from Australia to Hollywood, and became known by audiences as the regular host on Planet X Television appearing in multiple seasons with his "Outback Zack" persona, and starring in American vehicle commercials.

Filmography + List of credits Year Title Role Production company 2026 House of Flies (Feature Film) Lead: Joseph Corbin Kid Wonder & AKA Dinosaur Productions 2026 Cat Enright & the Opium Equation (Feature Film) Supporting: Hill Henley Sally Blue Productions 2026 Soft Serve (Feature Film) Lead/Starring: Mr. Charles Donald Napier III 2026 Altar Call (Feature Film) Lead/Starring: Sheriff Thomas Kirby T. Studios Productions 2026 Punk Robbers (Short Film) Lead/Starring: Milton Moneybags Brayden Fox Films 2025 John (Short Film) Lead: The Doctor aka The Hitman Noah Collins 2025 Renegades From Hell: Chapter Black (Feature Film) Lead: General Orson Locke The Omni Committee 2024 Pulling The Trigger (Short Film) Lead: Cino Wesley Carlton Films 2024 Soft Serve (Short Film) Mr. Charles Donald Napier III 2024 Babylon Blues (Short Film) Lead: Daniel Sykes Leon lane 2023 Machination (TV series) Lead: Tony Welland Kimaro Sun 2023 The Heights (Film) Supporting: Lucas Matthews Another Coach Productions 2021 A Deal (Short Film) Lead: Ben Andrew Essig 2021 My Overpriced Lawyer (Short Film) Lead: Jimmy Andrew Essig 2021 No Going Back (Short Film) Lead: Josh Andrew Essig 2021 A Funny Way of Showing It (Short Film) Lead: Ernie Andrew Essig 2010–2025 Planet X Television (TV series) Starring: Self and Outback Zack Planet X Television 2013 Planet X Television (TV series) Outback Zack The Man from Downunder Starring: Outback Zack Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Adventure With Whales Starring: Outback Zack Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Extremity Games Starring: Himself – Host Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Teva Games Starring: Outback Zack Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Bali Surf Starring: Himself – Host Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Boarder 1 Starring: Himself – Host Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Horse Jumping Special Starring: Outback Zack Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Boarder 2 Starring: Outback Zack Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Best of Oz Winter 1 Starring: Outback Zack Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Best of Oz Winter 2 Starring: Outback Zack Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Icer X 1 Starring: Outback Zack Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Board Up Starring: Himself – Host Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Icer X 2 Starring: Outback Zack Planet X Television 2010 Planet X Television (TV series) PX rail 1 Starring: Himself – Host Planet X Television 2009 KUSI-TV (TV series) Starring: Outback Zack KUSI News 2008 The Daily Buzz (TV series) Starring: Himself – Host ACME Communications 2008 Outback Zack's Australian Animal fire Victims Appeal (Talk Show) Starring: Outback Zack Outback Zack Productions 1998 Crackers (Feature Film) Supporting: Skinny the Skinhead The Australian Film Commission 1997 Australia's Most Wanted (TV series) Johnny the murder witness Grundy Television Australia 1996 Neighbours (TV series) Max Grundy Television Australia 1996 Mercury (TV series) Stunt Actor – (as Simmons Nick) Australian Broadcast Commission 1995 Silver Strand (Feature Film) Featured/Stunt Actor MGM 1995 Correlli (TV series) Morris Moore Australian Broadcast Commission 1995 Neighbours (TV series) Stunt Actor Grundy Television Australia 1995 Janus (TV series) Nick Australian Broadcast Commission 1995 Blue Heelers (TV series) Supporting: Mr. Mackay Southern Star