Zack Heart

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Nicholas Zack Heart
Outback Zack.jpg
Outback Zack on KUSI News, 2009.
Born
Nicholas Zack Samuel Heart

12 October
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActor / Television presenter / Producer
Years active1993 – present
Agent United Talent Agency
Website outbackzack.com

Nicholas Zack Samuel Heart is an Australian television and film personality. Heart is recognized as a Professional Actor, Television Presenter, and Wildlife Expert, conservationist. [1] As of late 2016, Heart currently has a number of projects in the pipeline, 'Monsters & Legends: Searching For The Truth' which he stars in. A new 'Outback Zack' TV series currently in production, also starring. And a Syfy TV series where he is playing the main antagonist.

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Early life

Heart studying Zoology and Conservation Biology at NMIT with further studies in ethology and wildlife management. He played baseball with the Fitzroy Lions from an early age up until 17, whilst also becoming a talented golfer achieving a handicap of 4. Heart's main interest was animals and spent his childhood working in the field with his father up until his father was killed in a vehicle accident. [2]

Heart moved into the television and film world at age 17, becoming a professional stunt man with the New Generation Stunts Agency. Heart was trained under the Sanford Meisner acting technique by veteran Australian actress Vikki Blanche, and continued under Australian icon John Orcsik at The Australian Film and Television Academy.[ citation needed ]

Career

Outback Zack with Giraffe, 2010. Zack Heart.jpg
Outback Zack with Giraffe, 2010.

Heart began his career as a stuntman, actor and model at age 17 and debuted on Australian television portraying the criminal "Mackay" in the Seven Network Australian Television series Blue Heelers , which aired for 13 seasons. Heart followed this with the role of the locally well known Pizza Delivery Boy witness on the Seven Network Australia's Most Wanted and went on with recurring stunt actor roles on the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours , and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation hit series Mercury with Geoffrey Rush.

In 1995 Heart made his film debut on the American action film Silver Strand, with Gil Bellows, Nicollette Sheridan, and director George Miller. He followed this film in the role of 'Skinny' the skinhead in the Australian feature film comedy Crackers . Heart performed his own stunts as the character.

In 2009 he received public recognition for Channel 31 Australia C31, broadcasts of Outback Zack's Australian Animal Fire Victims Appeal. [3] Heart wrote, produced, and hosted the one-hour television special which raised up to $500,000.00 for the non-profit animal rescue organisation Wildlife Victoria with broadcasts in Australia and the United States. [4] Heart co-host The Daily Buzz show.

In 2010 Heart relocated from Australia to Hollywood, and became known by audiences as the regular host on Planet X Television appearing in 12 episodes with his "Outback Zack" persona, and starring in American vehicle commercials. [5]

Filmography

List of credits
YearTitleRoleProduction Company
2013 Planet X Television (TV series) Outback Zack The Man from DownunderOutback ZackPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Adventure With WhalesOutback ZackPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Extremity GamesHimself – HostPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Teva GamesOutback ZackPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Bali SurfHimself – HostPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Boarder 1Himself – HostPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Horse Jumping SpecialOutback ZackPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Boarder 2Outback ZackPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Best of Oz Winter 1Outback ZackPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Best of Oz Winter 2Outback ZackPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Icer X 1Outback ZackPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Board UpHimself – HostPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) Icer X 2Outback ZackPlanet X Television
2010 Planet X Television (TV series) PX rail 1Himself – HostPlanet X Television
2009KUSI-TV (TV series)Outback ZackKUSI News
2008 The Daily Buzz (TV series)Himself – HostACME Communications
2008Outback Zack's Australian Animal fire Victims Appeal (Talk Show)Outback ZackOutback Zack Productions
1998 Crackers (Feature Film)SkinnyThe Australian Film Commission
1997 Australia's Most Wanted (TV series)Johnny the murder witnessGrundy Television Australia
1996 Neighbours (TV series)MaxGrundy Television Australia
1996 Mercury (TV series)Stunt Actor – (as Simmons Nick)Australian Broadcast Commission
1995 Silver Strand (Feature Film)Sergeant OneilMGM
1995 Correlli (TV series)Morris MooreAustralian Broadcast Commission
1995 Neighbours (TV series)Stunt ActorGrundy Television Australia
1995 Janus (TV series)NickAustralian Broadcast Commission
1995 Blue Heelers (TV series)MackaySouthern Star

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