Zack Heart

Nicholas Zack Heart
Outback Zack on KUSI News, 2009.
Born	Nicholas Zack Samuel Heart 12 October Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actor / Television Presenter / Writer / Producer
Years active	1993 – present
Agent	The Parmeter Group
Website	nickheart.com

Nicholas Zack Samuel Heart is an Australian Professional Actor and Television and Film Personality. Heart is recognized as an Actor, Voice Actor, Television Presenter, and Wildlife Expert, conservationist. ^[1] As of 2025, Heart has a number of projects in the pipeline, he is a playing a lead role in a horror feature film ‘House of Flies’ set to begin filming in August 2025. He is also starring in a new wildlife Television series ‘working title’ set to air in summer of 2025.

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 ]} Heart has continued his acting schooling with coaches from the Ivana Chubbuck acting school.

Career

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 multiple seasons with his "Outback Zack" persona, and starring in American vehicle commercials. ^[5]

Filmography

List of credits

Year	Title	Role	Production Company
2025	House of Flies (Feature Film)	Joseph Corbin	Kid Wonder & AKA Dinosaur Productions
2024	Pulling The Trigger (Film Short)	Cino	Belmont Film
2024	Soft Serve (Film Short)	Mr. Charles	WKU Film
2024	Babylon Blues (Film Short)	Daniel Sykes	Leon lane
2023	Machination (TV series)	Tony Welland	Kimaro Sun
2023	The Heights (Film)	Lucas Matthews	Another Coach Productions
2021	A Deal (Film Short)	Ben	Andrew Essig
2021	My Overpriced Lawyer (Film Short)	Jimmy	Andrew Essig
2021	No Going Back (Film Short)	Josh	Andrew Essig
2021	A Funny Way of Showing It (Film Short)	Ernie	Andrew Essig
2010-2025	Planet X Television (TV series)	Self and Outback Zack	Planet X Television
2013	Planet X Television (TV series) Outback Zack The Man from Downunder	Outback Zack	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Adventure With Whales	Outback Zack	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Extremity Games	Himself – Host	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Teva Games	Outback Zack	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Bali Surf	Himself – Host	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Boarder 1	Himself – Host	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Horse Jumping Special	Outback Zack	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Boarder 2	Outback Zack	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Best of Oz Winter 1	Outback Zack	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Best of Oz Winter 2	Outback Zack	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Icer X 1	Outback Zack	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Board Up	Himself – Host	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) Icer X 2	Outback Zack	Planet X Television
2010	Planet X Television (TV series) PX rail 1	Himself – Host	Planet X Television
2009	KUSI-TV (TV series)	Outback Zack	KUSI News
2008	The Daily Buzz (TV series)	Himself – Host	ACME Communications
2008	Outback Zack's Australian Animal fire Victims Appeal (Talk Show)	Outback Zack	Outback Zack Productions
1998	Crackers (Feature Film)	Skinny	The Australian Film Commission
1997	Australia's Most Wanted (TV series)	Johnny the murder witness	Grundy Television Australia
1996	Neighbours (TV series)	Max	Grundy Television Australia
1996	Mercury (TV series)	Stunt Actor – (as Simmons Nick)	Australian Broadcast Commission
1995	Silver Strand (Feature Film)	Sergeant Oneil	MGM
1995	Correlli (TV series)	Morris Moore	Australian Broadcast Commission
1995	Neighbours (TV series)	Stunt Actor	Grundy Television Australia
1995	Janus (TV series)	Nick	Australian Broadcast Commission
1995	Blue Heelers (TV series)	Mackay	Southern Star

References

1. "Bears and Coyotes and Birds...Oh, My!". Mountain News. Retrieved 27 July 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Zack Heart aka Outback Zack". Crazy Wolf Entertainment. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
3. "Rattled by wildlife in Fawnskin". Big Bear Grizzly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
4. "OUTBACK ZACK Has Heart in Right Place". Westlake Magazine. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
5. Shmerling, Saran. "Providing Protection". Malibu Times Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

External links

• Zack Heart at IMDb