{{short description|Australian actor (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Nathan Lovejoy | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|12|2}} | birth_place = Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2005–present | height = 6 feet 7 inches }} '''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;<ref name=dcaea>{{Cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/day-48th-nominations-childrens-lifestyle/|title=Children's & Lifestyle Nominations – the Emmys|date=28 June 2021|access-date=29 June 2021|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628160815/https://theemmys.tv/day-48th-nominations-childrens-lifestyle/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and as Borkman in the Australian comedy series ''Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane'',<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation| url =https://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/sammy-j-and-randy-in-ricketts-lane/| title=Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane : ABC TV|accessdate = 9 September 2015}}</ref> for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy.<ref name=aacta>{{cite web|work=The Sydney Morning Herald| url =https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/5th-aacta-awards-the-full-list-of-nominees-20151029-gkjpuj.html| title= 5th AACTA Awards: the full list of nominees | date =28 October 2015|accessdate = 21 November 2015}}</ref>
He also appeared as Felix Rolleston in the TV movie ''The Mystery of a Hansom Cab''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Museum Victoria| url =http://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1923465| title=Felix Rolleston – Museum Victoria|accessdate = 9 September 2015}}</ref> and Will Sharp in season 2 of the ABC political thriller ''The Code''.<ref name=imdb />
==Life and career== Lovejoy was born in Launceston, Tasmania.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|publisher=IMDb| url =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2041339/| title=Nathan Lovejoy – IMDb|accessdate = 20 May 2016}}</ref> He attended Vermont Secondary College<ref name=imdb /> and is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).<ref>{{cite web|publisher=nida.edu.au| url =https://www.nida.edu.au/alumni-and-industry/all-alumni| title=NIDA – all alumni| date =23 September 2015|accessdate = 24 November 2015}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes
|- | rowspan="2" | 2023 | ''The Residence'' | Alden Tamridge | 5 episodes |- | ''The Girls on the Bus'' | Tate Winston Wade | 1 episode |- |- |- | 2019 | ''Gabby Duran & the Unsittables'' | Principal Swift | 17 episodes |- |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''The Good Place'' | Gel Mibson | 1 episode |- | ''True Story with Hamish & Andy'' | Scott | 1 episode |- |- | 2017 | ''Becoming Bond'' | Chook Warner | Telemovie |- |- | rowspan="4" | 2016 | ''Deep Water'' | Maestri | 1 episode |- | ''Bombshell'' | Martini Gotje | Telemovie |- | ''Here Come the Habibs!'' | Bobby Peeker | 1 episode |- | ''The Code'' | Will Sharp | 6 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane'' | Borkman | 6 episodes |- | ''The Kettering Incident'' | Tim Edwards | 2 episodes |- | 2014 | ''This is Littleton'' | Various | 4 episodes |- | 2012 | ''The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' | Felix Rolleston | Telemovie |- | rowspan="3" | 2011 | ''At Home With Julia'' | Jewellery Store Owner | 1 episode |- | ''My Place'' | Chaplain | 1 episode |- | ''Laid'' | Guy | 1 episode |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 | ''Review with Myles Barlow'' | Don | 1 episode
|- | ''The Pacific'' | Sergeant Crease | 1 episode |- | 2005/6 | ''headLand'' | Pete Coleman | 5 episodes |}
==Theatre==
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Theatre |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2017 | ''The Rover '' | Frederick/Don Antonio | Belvoir |- | 2015 | ''Romeo & Juliet '' | Benvolio | Bell Shakespeare/Sydney Symphony Orchestra |- | rowspan="4" | 2014 | ''The Good Person of Szechwan'' | Husband/Mi Tsu | Malthouse Theatre |- | ''Clybourne Park'' | Karl/Steve | Ensemble Theatre |- | ''Hamlet'' | Rosencrantz/Guildenstern | Belvoir |- | ''Empire: Terror on the High Seas'' | Dick Cavendish | Tamarama Rock Surfers |- | 2013 | ''Henry IV'' | Warwick/Snare | Bell Shakespeare |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 | ''This Year's Ashes'' | Brian/Adam/Tom | Griffin Theatre Company |- | ''Much Ado About Nothing'' | Borachio | Bell Shakespeare |- | 2010 | ''Way to Heaven '' | Commandant | Ride On Theatre/Griffin Theatre Company |- | rowspan="2" | 2009 | ''The Crucible'' | Reverend Hale | Sydney Theatre Company |- | ''Midsummer Nights Dream'' | Demetrius/Starveling/Moon | Bell Shakespeare/Sydney Symphony Orchestra |- | rowspan="2" | 2008 | ''Anatomy Titus: Fall of Rome'' | Bassianus/Saturninus | Bell Shakespeare/Queensland Theatre Company |- | ''Twelfth Night'' | Malvolio/Antonio | Siren Theatre Company |- | 2007 | ''The Merchant of Venice'' | Antonio/Shylock | Ride On/Belvoir |- | 2006 | ''The Tempest'' | Caliban | Bell Shakespeare |- | rowspan="2" | 2005 | ''King Lear'' | Edmund/Kent | Harlos Productions |- | ''Bones'' | Benny | Darlinghurst Theatre Company
|}
==Awards==
*Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy, ''Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane'' (2015)<ref name=aacta /> *Nominated – Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program, ''Gabby Duran & the Unsittables'' (2021)<ref name=dcaea />
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|2041339}}
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