Holly Jack (born 1989 or 1990) is a Scottish actress and acting coach. She is best known for her role as Nicole Brodie in the

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'', in which she joined as a series regular in October 2010. In July 2014, Jack joined the cast of '' Waterloo Road'' as a new student, Bonnie Kincaid.

Career

In 2010, Holly Jack was cast in ''

'' as Nicole Brodie. She made her first on-screen appearance on 12 October 2010. ATV described her as "14 going on 40". Speaking of her casting, Jack said, "I think they er parentswere happier than me when I got the part. My mum was screaming down the phone. I think she nearly had a heart attack." She quit the role in 2014, saying that she had learned all she could from the character. Of her last storyline on the show, she told ''

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'' that it "left her shattered". Shortly after she quit ''River City'', she was hired as an acting coach. In 2014, she appeared in ''Footballers United''. On 1 July 2014, it was announced that Jack would be joining the cast of '' Waterloo Road'' as a new student at the beginning of the second half of the tenth series in early 2015, which would also be the last series of the show. Jack returned to ''River City'' in 2018 with her character Nicole Brodie. In 2019, Jack played the role of Cinderella in the

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production of ''

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'' at the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow.

Filmography

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jack, Holly Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Scottish soap opera actresses Scottish television actresses Scottish film actresses People from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire 21st-century Scottish actresses