Nick Barkla

Nick Barkla is an Australian actor, known for his roles in the films Em 4 Jay, Embedded and Blind Company.

Early life Barkla undertook his acting studies at the Atlantic Theater in New York, Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago, and with Margie Haber in Los Angeles. He also studied dialects and voice with Anna McCrossin-Owen, Jessica Drake, Jenny Kent and Tyler Coppin.

Career Barkla has appeared in television guest roles in The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Rush, The Secret Life of Us and Blue Heelers. In 2024 he had a recurring a recurring role in U.S. series Hotel Cocaine.

Barkla's first film role was in 2004 drama Tom White (alongside Colin Friels). He has played the lead roles in the films Em 4 Jay (2008, opposite Laura Gordon), Blind Company (2009, with Colin Friels again) and Embedded (2016, once more with Laura Gordon).

He has also appeared on stage in Uncle Bob at Red Stitch Actors Theatre in 2002 (upon which the film Blind Company was based), and A Steady Rain at Sydney's Old Fitzroy Theatre in 2015.

Barkla directed and produced award-winning documentary film The Healing.

In 2007 Barkla received the first AFI Fellowship.

Personal life Barkla is married to fellow actress Laura Gordon, with whom he starred in Em 4 Jay, Embedded and Hotel Cocaine.

Filmography

Film (as actor) Year Title Role Notes 2004 Tom White Darren Burrows Feature film 2005 Rupture The Friend Short film 2006 Em 4 Jay Jay Feature film 2010 Blind Company Josh Brewster Feature film 2012 Lest We Forget Trevor Short film 2012 Road to Recovery Eric Short film 2016 Embedded Frank Feature film 2019 Tâm DJ Short film 2023 US Gavin

Film (as producer/director/writer) Year Title Role Notes 2019 Tâm Associate Producer Short film 2010 Blind Company Associate Producer Feature film 2011 Hail Executive Producer Feature film 2014 Inside Fighter Director / Producer / Writer / Cinematographer 2019 The Horses Director / Producer / Co-writer Documentary short film 2023 The Healing Director / Producer / Writer Documentary feature film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 Blue Heelers Byron Helford TV series, season 4, episode 16: "Lean on Me" 1999 Blue Heelers Craig Ryan TV series, season 6, episode 17: "The Stag" 2002 Blue Heelers Campbell Ferguson TV series, season 9, episode 27: "The Last Jar" 2002 The Secret Life of Us Tom TV series, season 2, episode 9: "Controlling the Universe" 2011 Rush Detective Reynolds TV series, season 4, episode 6: "In His Nature" 2015 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Alec Richardson TV series, season 4, episode 6: "A Difficult Lie" 2024 Hotel Cocaine Congressman Landon TV series, 4 episodes

Theatre Year Title Role Venue / Co. 1999 Equus Alan Strang 2002 The Lights Various 2002 Uncle Bob Josh Red Stitch Actors Theatre 2003 A-Framed Simon / Damian The Store Room, Melbourne 2006 Sugar Mountain Cinema Nova, Melbourne 2014 Glengarry Glen Ross Williamson Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC 2015 A Steady Rain Joey Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney with Red Line Productions

Awards Year Work Award Category Result 2007 Nick Barkla AFI Awards Fellowship Award 2016 Inside Fighter Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Audience Award 2019 The Horses One-Reeler Short Film Competition Award of Excellence 2022 The Healing Santa Monica Film Festival Best Documentary Feature (Honourable Mention) 2022 The Healing Veterans Film Festival Best Short Film