Nicola Charles

Nicola Charles (born 22 December 1969) is a British-Australian actress, author, and conspiracy theorist. She is known for her role as Sarah Beaumont in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

Early life Nicola Charles was born and raised in Worcestershire, England,

After moving to Australia in the mid-1990s with then boyfriend Scott Michaelson,

Charles left Neighbours in 1999. She made her feature film debut in the 2000 black comedy Muggers, playing the small role of Belinda.

In 2009, she had a supporting role in the 2011 comedy film For Christ's Sake.

Charles returned to Melbourne in early 2012, and in 2013 reprised her role in Neighbours.

Other activities In 2001, Charles finished writing and recording an album called Listening in Color in London. The album was mixed by prominent sound engineer Chris Lord-Alge in Los Angeles, but not released by Mushroom Records UK.

Charles has penned two novels, Click Monkey: Who Do You Trust with Your Kids? (2019), and The Witches of Toorak (2020). In July 2020 Charles bought the publisher of her books, Shield-Maiden Publishing, becoming CEO and sole owner.

She became known as a conspiracy theorist during the COVID-19 pandemic, calling herself "The White Rabbit". In the lead-up to the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum, she created a video falsely claiming that the establishment of the Voice would lead to the UN taking over land in Australia, appointing "one man and one woman in every district".

She was a candidate for The Great Australian Party in the 2025 Australian federal election.

Personal life Charles was engaged to model Dan Travers. She married kickboxing champion and model Sean Cochrane ten days after meeting him in March 1993, but the marriage ended four months later and they divorced in 1994. Charles and Tabberner have a son.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1996–1999, 2005, 2013, 2016 Neighbours Sarah Beaumont Series regular 2000 Muggers Belinda Feature film 2009 For Christ's Sake Mary Murphy Feature film

Writer Year Title Publisher 2019 Click Monkey: Who Do You Trust with Your Kids? Shield-Maiden Publishing 2020 The Witches of Toorak Shield-Maiden Publishing 2021 Soap Star Shield-Maiden Publishing

Discography Year Title Type Status 2001 Listening in Colour Album Unreleased