Performer. Creator.

Nick’s sense of fun, irreverence and his ‘up for anything’ attitude made him a favorite with kids in his roles on Saturday Disney, Nickelodeon and alongside The Wiggles, on ABC Kids. His popularity soared as the host of Australia’s highest rating children’s show in the early 2000’s, Creature Features – which he fronted for five seasons. Nick became the go to Emcee for family and kids’ events across Australia, such as Kidswish Christmas Party, The Royal Easter Show, Fifi and The Flowertots Garden Party Launch, Australia Day Council Family Concert, Lord Mayors New Years’ Eve Celebration, City of Sydney Christmas Carols, and City of Sydney Lighting of the Christmas Tree Martin Place and many more. Nick continued to host major events in Australia, the US and in the UK, hosting the opening of the City of London Festival, The Alvin and the Chipmunks National Tour for Fox, The LA Area Emmy’s, College Television Awards and the Television Academy’s Governor’s Ball, The Emmy’s Nominees Reception, as well as the Gday USA Gala in LA, NYC and Houston, and Australia Rocks the Pier at Santa Monica Pier (for the KCRW Twilight Concert Series).
Nick was a reporter on the Emmy winning Socal Connected on KCET and was nominated for an LA Press Club Award for best entertainment news piece for one of his stories on the program. He made his U.S broadcast network debut in 2016 in the role of Dean Trainer on the CBS drama Pure Genius. His other TV acting credits include The Beautiful People (BBC2) All Saints, (7 Network), Changi (ABCTV), Pizza (SBS), Flat Chat (Nine Network), Tanya and Floyd (Foxtel) and the long running guest role of Tim O’Connell on Home and Away (7 Network).
Nick played the role of Johnny in the feature film comedy 12 Pound Balls, released in for which he also wrote and performed the theme song One Champion which won best original composition at the Portland Comedy Film Festival as well as the role of Parker price in the romantic comedy Love and Penguins. He is due to appear in the forthcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer.
No stranger to the stage, Nick has over 30 theatrical credits to his name including several Australian, UK and world premiere productions including Kip in Something Cloudy Something Clear (Aus Premiere), Ruben in Ruben Guthrie (UK Premiere) and most notably strapping on his heels in 2006 to play the role of Felicia (made famous in the movie by Guy Pearce) in the stage adaptation of the iconic film Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
Nick Co-Founded Australian Theatre Company, which launched to international media in 2014. He served as producer on all of their critically acclaimed mainstage productions and earned rave reviews for his own performance as Damian in the Brendan Cowell play Ruben Guthrie “…the players provide expert support – most notably Nick Hardcastle’s flaming dazzler of a Damian” – Stage Scene LA. After leaving the organisation Nick continues to produce stage productions and festivals under his own company Gentleman George Productions.
With countless TV hosting credits, along-side those for film, TV, theatre and musical theatre acting, Nick has also been a guest presenter on Australian radio, on some of the most popular Sydney- based commercial stations, including: Mix 106.5, Nova 96.9, Triple J, and 2Day FM. He had his own Friday night request radio show at the age of 14 on 104.1 2CHY FM. Nick has also released albums through ABC, Warner, Universal and Shock records – including his debut self-titled pop album, which was named one of the top 20 albums of the year by The Sydney Morning Herald.

Nick created, produced and hosted a long running Australian talent showcase series in the UK called Sunday in the Apartment and in LA called Sunday in Hollywood. Running for 8 years, it showcased the most exciting established and emerging Australian talent around the world and was supported by the Australian High Commission. Artists such as Dame Edna Everage, Human Nature, Tim Minchin, Ray Meagher, Megan Washington, Caroline O’Connor, Tania Doko, Casey Donovan, Nina Ferro and many more have been guests on the show.

Nick has created and implemented talent development programs for children’s talent agencies and adult training institutions and corporations such as N.I.D.A (National Institute of Dramatic Art – Australia), the London Academy of Media, CCTV Beijing and GXTV Guang Xi in China, The Actor’s Company Hollywood and continues to consult experts in various fields on presentation and hosting, branding and content development.

His extensive experience as a speaker, host, and coach, combined with his background in performance and production, make him a sought after speaking and presenting coach. This has lead to the creation of his speaking services company ‘Hello Nick Speaking!’. Whether guiding individuals to find their voice or captivating an audience of thousands, Nick’s unique blend of experience and passion keeps him in demand. To learn more about Nick’s speaking services and coaching, head to hellonickspeaking.com

See Nick’s full credit list on his showcast profile here.