Nathan Lovejoy

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]

Nathan Lovejoy
Born	(1981-12-02) 2 December 1981 (age 43) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)

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]

Life and career

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]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2018	The Good Place	Gel Mibson	1 episode
	True Story with Hamish & Andy	Scott	1 episode
2017	Becoming Bond	Chook Warner	Telemovie
2016	Deep Water	Maestri	1 episode
	Bombshell	Martini Gotje	Telemovie
	Here Come the Habibs!	Bobby Peeker	1 episode
	The Code	Will Sharp	6 episodes
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
2011	At Home With Julia	Jewellery Store Owner	1 episode
	My Place	Chaplain	1 episode
	Laid	Guy	1 episode
2010	Review with Myles Barlow	Don	1 episode
	The Pacific	Sergeant Crease	1 episode
2005/6	headLand	Pete Coleman	5 episodes

Theatre

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	The Rover	Frederick/Don Antonio	Belvoir
2015	Romeo & Juliet	Benvolio	Bell Shakespeare/Sydney Symphony Orchestra
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
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
2009	The Crucible	Reverend Hale	Sydney Theatre Company
	Midsummer Nights Dream	Demetrius/Starveling/Moon	Bell Shakespeare/Sydney Symphony Orchestra
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
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)^[3]
• Nominated – Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables (2021)^[1]