Nicholas Martin Gledhill (born 7 March 1975) is an Australian film and stage actor.

Gledhill was born in Sydney to parents Bobbie Gledhill and Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam is an Australian character actor.Dignam was born on Lord Howe Island. He attended Newington College in Sydney as a boarder 1955–1956....

. He grew up in Glebe

Glebe

Glebe Glebe Glebe (also known as Church furlong or parson's closes is an area of land within a manor and parish used to support a parish priest.-Medieval origins:...

, Sydney and went to school at St Andrew's Cathedral School

St Andrew's Cathedral School

St Andrew's Cathedral School is an independent, non-selective, Anglican, co-educational, day school located in the heart of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

. At the age of 19 he moved to England, to try out for drama school and attended Birmingham School of Speech and Drama from which he graduated in 1998.

He is possibly best known for one of his early roles, that of PS in Careful, He Might Hear You

Careful, He Might Hear You

Careful, He Might Hear You is a 1983 Australian drama film. It is based on the novel of the same name by Australian-American author Sumner Locke Elliott....

(1983), the story of a young boy in the middle of a custody battle between his two aunts and based on the novel by Sumner Locke Elliott

Sumner Locke Elliott

Sumner Locke Elliott was an Australian novelist.-Biography:Elliott was born in Sydney to the writer Helena Sumner Locke and the journalist Henry Logan Elliott. His mother died of eclampsia one day after his birth...

. Gledhill was nominated for a Best Actor award by the Australian Film Institute

Australian Film Institute

The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...

 for this role in 1984.

Gledhill has worked mainly in film and television, and as a Stage Combat Master and choreographer, an acting teacher and is a prize winning writer (ICI/STC Young Writers Competition).

Some of his stage roles include Edgar and Sebastian in the Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia's

Globe Theatre

The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613...

 production of King Lear

King Lear

King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological...

and The Tempest

The Tempest

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...

. He was featured in a Sunday Life article on child stars and performed various roles at the Edinburgh Festival, in a collection of 12 short plays called Light Bites and Tasty Treats.

He recently played Demetrius, in the Acting Factory production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and his most recent role was as Watch in the SpaceCraft Productions production of the official Sydney Fringe Festival selection, Closing Time.

Nicholas was recently seen pursuing his career as a singer-songwriter – in Newtown, Sydney at the Newtown RSL. This music is rumoured to be music from the upcoming new show that Nicholas is co-writing, a "Murder Mystery Musical", as yet unnamed.

He lives in Sydney with his wife, Amelia, and their 2 children, Tigerlily and Wolfgang.

External links

• Personal Site
• Article on being a child star
• Personal Blog
• Writing – Plays
• Writing – Short Stories

Filmography

Production	Type	Company	Role	Year
Panasonic TV Panasonic Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...  / Olympics	Commercial	Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...	Man on couch	2008
Lucky Restaurant	Commercial	Lucky Lotteries	Waiter	2006
ESL Training	Voice		Various	2004
The Chaser The Chaser The Chaser are an Australian satirical comedian group, known for their television programmes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation channel. The group take their name from their production of satirical newspaper, a publication known to challenge conventions of taste...  – CNNNN	TV	Crackerjack	Larry	2002
The Man Who Sued God The Man Who Sued God The Man Who Sued God is a 2001 Australian film, starring Billy Connolly and directed by Mark Joffe.-Plot:Advocate Steve Myers is a disillusioned lawyer who becomes fed-up with the perceived corruption within the judicial system. He quits the law business and buys a small fishing boat and takes up...	Feature	Dir: Mark Joffe Mark Joffe Mark Joffe is an Australian film and television director. He has directed feature films, telemovies, and drama series.Joffe "learned his trade at Crawford Productions", working on Carson's Law, Special Squad and Neighbours...	Various V/O	2001
Speaking of Angela	Radio Play	University of Technology, Sydney University of Technology, Sydney The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...  Student Production	David	2000
Cosi Così Così is a play by Australian playwright Louis Nowra which was first performed in 1992. Set in a Melbourne mental hospital in 1971, Così is semi-autobiographical.- Plot summary:Lewis is always desperate for work as he states "I need the money"...	Feature	Smiley Films		1995
G. P. G. P. G.P. was an Australian television series produced by Roadshow, Coote & Carroll for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 1989 and 1996.The series was set around a general medical practice in an inner-city suburb...	TV	RCC	Jack	1993
Hard Copy	TV	Network Ten Network Ten Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...	Disabled Boy	1991
Dead to the World	Feature	Huzzah Productions		1990
The Way to Ward Five	Feature	Honky Tonk Angel Productions	Julian Ross	1989
The Dirtwater Dynasty The Dirtwater Dynasty The Dirtwater Dynasty is a five-part Australian drama miniseries, first screened on Network Ten in 1988. The Dirtwater Dynasty was directed by Michael Jenkins and John Power....	TV	Honky Tonk Angel Productions	Julian Ross	1989
Black Beauty Black Beauty Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate bestseller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, long enough to see her first and only...	Animated Feature	Yoram Gross Productions	Young Boy (V/O)	1986
Jo Wilson	TV	Bilgola Beach Prods	Young Wilson	1986
Blinky Bill Blinky Bill Blinky Bill is an anthropomorphic koala and children's fictional character created by New Zealand-born Australian author Dorothy Wall. The character of Blinky first appeared in Brooke Nicholls' 1933 book, Jacko - the Broadcasting Kookaburra, which was illustrated by Wall...	TV	Aust. Broadcasting Corp.	Ranger Ken	1985
A Country Practice A Country Practice A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...	TV	JNP Films	Little Joe	1984
Bodyline Bodyline (miniseries) Bodyline is an Australian 1984 television miniseries which dramatised the events of the 1932–1933 English Ashes cricket tour of Australia....	TV	Kennedy Byron Kennedy Byron Eric Kennedy Born Melbourne was an Australian film producer best known for the Mad Max series of films....  Miller George Miller (producer) George Miller is an Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and former medical doctor. He is most well known for his work on the Mad Max movies, but has been involved in a wide range of projects, including the Oscar-winning Happy Feet and "Babe" family films.Miller is the older brother...	Young Jardine	1984
Careful, He Might Hear You Careful, He Might Hear You Careful, He Might Hear You is a 1983 Australian drama film. It is based on the novel of the same name by Australian-American author Sumner Locke Elliott....	Feature	Syme Entertainment	P.S.	1983

Stage

Production	Company	Role	Year
Closing Time	SpaeCraft Productions	Watch	2010
A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...	Acting Factory	Demetrius	2010
Light Bites and Tasty Treats	Straylight Australia	Various	2009
Fallen Angels Fallen Angels (play) Fallen Angels is a play by British actor and playwright Noel Coward that opened at the Globe Theatre in 1925, starring Tallulah Bankhead.Cast of the original 1927 Broadway production included:...	Factory Space Theatre	Fred	2008
Hamlet Hamlet The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...	Shakespeare Globe Theatre Australia Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613...	Rosencrantz Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. They are courtiers who are set by the king to spy on Hamlet, using their claimed friendship with him to gain his confidence. The characters were revived in W. S...	2005
The Tempest The Tempest The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...	Shakespeare Globe Theatre Australia Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613...	Sebastian	2004
King Lear King Lear King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological...  (return Season)	Shakespeare Globe Theatre Australia Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613...	Edgar	2004
Real Estate	Company of Players	Simon	2004
King Lear King Lear King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological...	Shakespeare Globe Theatre Australia Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613...	Edgar	2003
Camelot Camelot (musical) Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe . It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White tetralogy novel The Once and Future King....	Blue Mountains Musical Society	Arthur	2002
Moving In	Company of Players	Simon	2001
Peter Pan Peter Pan Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...	MEAG / Henson's Creature Shop The Jim Henson Company The Jim Henson Company, an American entertainment organization, traces its origins to the founding of Muppets, Inc. in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. The Muppets helped the company gain worldwide acclaim in family entertainment for more than four decades...	John Darling	2000
Midsummer Night's Dream	New Theatre (Newtown) New Theatre (Newtown) The New Theatre is an independent theatre company in the inner western Sydney suburb of Newtown, Australia. Established in October 1932, it is the oldest theatre company in continuous production in New South Wales...	Starvling	1999
The Venetian Twins The Venetian Twins The Venetian Twins is a 1747 play by Carlo Goldoni, based on Plautus's Menaechmi. Recent productions include one at the Watermill Theatre and a 1993 production directed by Michael Bogdanov for the Royal Shakespeare Company. The play has also been adapted and staged as a 1979 Australian two-act...	Zenith Theatre	Arleccino	1999
Having it All	ANT HILL Productions	Mark	1996
The Life of Galileo	SUDS (Sydney University Dramatic Society) SUDS (Sydney University Dramatic Society) SUDS is the Sydney University Dramatic Society. It is the oldest continual theatre company in Australia. They are supported by the University of Sydney Union...	Various	1994
Time to Remember...	Cellar Theatre	Writer	1994
(Prize Winner ICI/STC Young Writers Competition)
The Crucible The Crucible The Crucible is a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the US government blacklisted accused communists...		John Procter	1991