Nathan Lovejoy | |
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Born | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | 2 December 1981
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) |
Nathan Lovejoy (born 2 December 1981) is an Australian actor, known for his roles as Principal Swift on the Disney Channel sci-fi teen sitcom Gabby Duran & the Unsittables , for which he was nominated for a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program; [1] and as Borkman in the Australian comedy series Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane , [2] for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy. [3]
He also appeared as Felix Rolleston in the TV movie The Mystery of a Hansom Cab [4] and Will Sharp in season 2 of the ABC political thriller The Code . [5]
Lovejoy was born in Launceston, Tasmania. [5] He attended Vermont Secondary College [5] and is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | The Residence | Alden Tamridge | 5 episodes |
2023 | The Girls on the Bus | Tate Winston Wade | 1 episode |
2019 | Gabby Duran & the Unsittables | Principal Swift | 17 episodes |
2018 | The Good Place | Gel Mibson | 1 episode |
2018 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Scott | 1 episode |
2017 | Becoming Bond | Chook Warner | Telemovie |
2016 | Deep Water | Maestri | 1 episode |
2016 | Bombshell | Martini Gotje | Telemovie |
2016 | Here Come the Habibs! | Bobby Peeker | 1 episode |
2016 | The Code | Will Sharp | 6 episodes |
2015 | Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane | Borkman | 6 episodes |
2015 | The Kettering Incident | Tim Edwards | 2 episodes |
2014 | This is Littleton | Various | 4 episodes |
2012 | The Mystery of a Hansom Cab | Felix Rolleston | Telemovie |
2011 | At Home With Julia | Jewellery Store Owner | 1 episode |
2011 | My Place | Chaplain | 1 episode |
2011 | Laid | Guy | 1 episode |
2010 | Review with Myles Barlow | Don | 1 episode |
2010 | The Pacific | Sergeant Crease | 1 episode |
2005/6 | headLand | Pete Coleman | 5 episodes |
Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy, Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane (2015) [3]
Nominated – Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables (2021) [1]
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