The Melbourne Town Players

Nicholas Coghlan



Nicholas graduated from the National Institute Of Dramatic Art with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art, Acting, in 2002. Since then he has worked extensively in film and television with leading roles in The Secret Life Of Us (Ch. 10), and *Orange Roughies* (N.Z.1). He has appeared in *Star Wars III* (dir. George Lucas), *Canal Road* (CH.9), *Carla Cametti P.D.* (SBS), *City Homicide* (CH. 7), and *Whatever Happened To That Guy* (Ruby Entertainment). His acting theatre credits include: *The Threepenny Opera* (Company B, Belvoir St Theatre); *Blasted* (B#, Belvoir St Theatre); *Vampirella* (Darlinghurst); *Hellbent* (Red Stitch Theatre); *A Man For All Seasons* (MTC); and a working development showing of *Two, by Ming-Zhu Hii. Nicholas has also produced a number of independent shows, including Vampirella* (Darlinghurst Theatre), he was co-dramaturg for *Cooking With Hamlet* and other solo dramas (MacMillan Education Australia, Sue Murray) and has co-written with Ailsa Piper a new version of the Phaedre myth, entitled, *The Black Sail*. He is a regular tutor for the NIDA Open Program and is the co-proprietor of The Screen Test Studio, Melbourne’s first, dedicated online audition studio.		WHO WE ARE Artistic Directors Nicholas Coghlan Email Nicholas Biography Ming-Zhu Hii Email Ming-Zhu Biography