Nicholas Westaway (born 20 January 1989) is an Australian actor and singer. From 2012 until 2016, he starred as Kyle Braxton in the soap opera Home and Away. He also plays in several drama shorts.
Early life Westaway was raised in Margaret River. He has two brothers. Westaway attended Margaret River Senior High School, 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 University of Western Australia, and later moved to Perth to attend the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (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 Kyle Braxton in Home and Away. 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 Samantha Jade's love interest in the music video for her single "Always". He also appears as American musician Xavier in Dance Academy: The Movie, and has filmed an appearance in television series We Were Tomorrow.
Westaway started 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 Year Title Role Notes 2009 Running: A Western Australian Short Cop Two Short 2010 Happy Haven Pete Short 2011 Bonsai Dave Short 2012–2016 Home and Away Kyle Braxton Seasons 25–29 (main role, 379 episodes) 2015 Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye Kyle Braxton Streaming special 2016 Home and Away: Revenge Kyle Braxton Streaming special 2016 "Always" Love interest Music video 2017 Home and Away: All or Nothing Kyle Braxton Streaming special 2017 Dance Academy: The Movie Xavier 2017 Neurogenesis Valentine 2017–2018 Nameless: Blood and Chains Pale Season 2 (6 episodes) 2018 Nekrotronic Young Henry 2021 Stuck Home Syndrome Simon TV movie 2024 Legend of the Lost Locket James Jacobs Three Chances I’m gone forever Landon Drama short (full movie)
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Nic Westaway at Yahoo!7