Nicholas Westaway (born 20 January 1989) is an

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actor and singer. From 2012 until 2016, he starred as

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in the soap opera ''

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''.

Early life

Westaway was raised in

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. He has two brothers. Westaway attended

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, the Outloud Dance Academy and performed with the Margaret River Theatre Group. He also played football for the Margaret River Hawks. Westaway deferred a sports science degree at the

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, and later moved to Perth to attend the

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(WAAPA).

Career

Westaway has appeared in three short films: ''Running: A Western Australia Short'', ''Happy Haven'' and ''Bonsai''. In 2012, Westaway relocated to Sydney after successfully auditioning for the role of

in ''

''. He also appeared in the feature length spin-off '' Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye'' in 2015. Westaway decided to leave the show after almost four years, and he made his final appearance on 21 April 2016. He later reprised the role for two further specials: ''Home and Away: Revenge'' and ''Home and Away: All or Nothing''. Westaway stars as

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's love interest in the music video for her single "

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". In 2017, Westaway joined the cast of science fiction film, ''Neurogenesis'', along with his former ''Home and Away'' co-stars Marlo Kelly and

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. He also appears as American musician Xavier in '' Dance Academy: The Movie'', and has filmed an appearance in television series ''We Were Tomorrow''. Westaway launched into his theatre career when taking up the main role of Prince Aladdin in the 2019 Christmas pantomime ‘Aladdin’ by Enchanted Entertainment at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

Filmography

References

External links

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