Henry Nixon is an Australian actor. His notable roles include, Don't Blame the Koalas as Chris King and All Saints as Sterling 'Sterlo' McCormack.
Early life Nixon was born at St Margaret's Hospital in the inner-Sydney suburb of Surry Hills. As a child, he lived in Elanora Heights, Paddington, and Wollstonecraft in Sydney with his father, Gerald Nixon, a recording engineer, and his mother, Vanessa, a nurse. After their divorce, Nixon relocated (with his mother and stepfather) from Sydney to the Burra Valley, near Canberra. He was educated in Canberra at AME School, Red Hill Primary, Canberra Grammar School and then Narrabundah College, where he studied drama.
Nixon graduated from the Australian National University with an Arts degree, majoring in anthropology, sociology, and English, before deciding to pursue an acting career. He auditioned for WAAPA, VCA, and Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). He was accepted into all three but ultimately attended NIDA, graduating with Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting) in 2000.
Career Since graduating from NIDA in 2000, Nixon has worked extensively in film, television, and theatre. In 2002, he played the character Chris King in children's series Don't Blame Me (known in the UK as Don't Blame the Koalas). From 2003 to 2004, he landed a regular role in long-running Australian hospital drama All Saints, as Sterling 'Sterlo' McCormack.
In 2004, Nixon appeared in coming-of-age drama film Somersault with Abbie Cornish and Sam Worthington. Then in 2006, he played the role of Nigel in horror film Safety in Numbers, before appearing in Matthew Saville's 2007 drama-thriller Noise with Brendan Cowell. Further film roles followed with The Black Balloon in 2008, in which he portrayed a social worker opposite Toni Collette and 2009 horror film Triangle, playing Downey, alongside Melissa George, Liam Hemsworth and Michael Dorman.
After being flown to Los Angeles to audition for Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg for 2010 American war drama miniseries The Pacific, Nixon landed the role of 1st LT Hugh Corrigan. He had originally auditioned for the lead role of Robert Leckie, which was instead played by James Badge Dale. That same year he had a recurring guest role in dance drama series Dance Academy.
In 2011, Nixon then had a role in Julia Leigh's erotic psychological drama film Sleeping Beauty, alongside Emily Browning, as well as the TV movie Underbelly Files: Infiltration, part of the Underbelly franchise. The following year he appeared in the miniseries Devil's Dust in the role of Bob Debus, comedy film Scumbus, alongside Glenn Robbins and Ryan Shelton and drama film Being Venice with Garry McDonald.
A recurring guest role as Bryn Parry in Packed to the Rafters followed in 2013, as well as the ongoing role of Jonah Ellroy in crime-comedy series Mr & Mrs Murder, opposite Shaun Micallef and Kat Stewart. Then in 2014, he played the lead character of Jef in YouTube comedy series Low Life. The following year, he appeared in sci-fi drama film Terminus.
Nixon played the role of Snr Constable Fergus McFadden in sci-fi miniseries The Kettering Incident in 2016, for which he received the coveted Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor at the 2017 Logie Awards. The series aired internationally, giving Nixon exposure in the US, where he was based for a while. This helped him land a guest role in American series NCIS.
Nixon then appeared alongside Matthew Le Nevez and Brendan Cowell as Shane Barry, in 2016 two-part biographical miniseries Brock, about motor racing legend Peter Brock. Nixon was cast in the role of Andrew Payne, alongside Teresa Palmer and Sam Neill in 2019 sports drama Ride Like a Girl, telling the story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
In 2020, Nixon appeared opposite Jessica De Gouw and Ewen Leslie in comedy-drama miniseries Operation Buffalo, as Agent Whickler. This was followed by a role in 2021 ABC psychological mystery miniseries Wakefield with Dan Wyllie, Harriet Dyer and Mandy McElhinney. He then had a recurring role in The Secrets She Keeps as Governor Terence Ulrich in 2021. In 2023 he played Nigel Bolt in Paramount+ crime series Last King of the Cross and Andrew Irving in children's series The PM's Daughter.
Nixon next appeared in 2024 Binge/Foxtel mystery drama series High Country with Leah Purcell. That same year, he had a role in horror film The Moogai, followed by a part in 2025 sci-fi-horror war film Primitive War, featuring opposite Ryan Kwanten and Jeremy Piven.
Nixon also took over as narrator for the 2025 fifth season of The Dog House Australia, the series having previously been narrated by Chris Brown, followed by Mark Coles Smith. As a voice-over artist, he has also voiced major campaigns for Mitsubishi, McDonald's, Nissan, IGA and NIB.
Personal life Nixon divides his time between Sydney, Australia, and Los Angeles, California. He is a keen skipper and outdoor enthusiast.
Acting credits
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2001; 2005–2006 McLeod's Daughters Bruce Barry / Greg Dawson 6 episodes 2002 The Lost World Bartholomew Thorne 1 episode Home and Away Steve McLaren 1 episode 2002–2003 Don't Blame the Koalas Chris King 26 episodes 2003–2004 All Saints Sterling 'Sterlo' McCormack 52 episodes 2009 East West 101 Jake Santor 1 episode 2010 The Pacific 1st LT Hugh Corrigan Miniseries, 3 episodes Dance Academy James – Legal Aid Lawyer 2 episodes 2011 Underbelly Files: Infiltration Leigh TV movie 2012 Event Zero Egan Web series, 1 episode Devil's Dust Bob Debus Miniseries, 2 episodes 2013 Packed to the Rafters Bryn Parry 4 episodes Mr & Mrs Murder Jonah Ellroy 13 episodes 2014 Low Life Jef 6 episodes 2016 Rake Sgt Billy James 1 episode The Kettering Incident Fergus McFadden 8 episodes Brock Shane Berry Miniseries, 2 episodes NCIS Mason Finley 1 episode 2019 Mr Inbetween Tim 1 episode 2020 Operation Buffalo Agent Whickler Miniseries, 1 episode 2021 Wakefield David Miniseries, 5 episodes 2022 The Secrets She Keeps Governor Terence Ulrich 5 episodes 2023 Last King of the Cross Nigel Bolt 2 episodes The PM's Daughter Andrew Irving 2 episodes 2024 High Country Damien Stark 7 episodes 2025 NCIS: Sydney Detective Senior Constable Ed Pickering 1 episode 2025– The Dog House Australia Narrator Season 5 onward
Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2004 Somersault Nick 2006 Safety in Numbers Nigel Happy Feet Live-action cast Animated film2007 Noise Craig Finlay Feeling_Lonely? Drew Short2008 The Black Balloon Trevor – Social Worker $9.99 Drazen / Radio Announcer / Bean Bag (voice) Stop motion animated film 2009 Triangle Downey Nightwalking Dad Short2010 Dying Ice Cael Short Deliberation Tim Short Cold Sore Guy Short 2011 Venger Agent Hollis Short Sleeping Beauty Lucy's Ex-boyfriend Shelling Peas Policeman Short2012 Skull Punch Vincent Short Cryo Harris Short Butterflies Mean Boy (voice) Animated short Scumbus David Rizeman Being Venice Marcus The One Who Broke Your Heart Preppie Short2013 Amina Roman Sokalov Short Compulsion Max Short The Landing Father 2014 Notes George Short2015 Terminus Agent Epstein A Month of Sundays Kyle Holland 2016 Down Under Police Officer 2017 Face Steve Short2019 Little Monsters Security Guard #1 Ride Like a Girl Andrew Payne 2020 Suspect Andrew Short 2021 Blackout Drew Short 2024 The Moogai Brett 2026 Alphabet Lane Cory Primitive War Bishop
Theatre Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2001 A Poor Student Marian St Theatre, Sydney 2005 A Girl in a Car with a Man Alex Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney Lord of the Flies Roger Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company 2008 Frankenstein Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC Knives in Hens Belvoir B-Sharp Loveplay Belvoir B-Sharp 2018 Degenerate Art Adolf Hitler Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney with Red Line Productions 2022 The Caretaker Mick Ensemble Theatre, Sydney 2025 So Young Milo Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney with Outhouse Theatre Co
Writing credits Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2017 Face Writer Short
Awards and nominations Year Work Award Category Result Ref. 2017 The Kettering Incident 2017 Logie Awards Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor
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