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Rohan Nichol

Australian actor

Rohan Nichol (born 4 July 1976) is an Australian television and film actor. His roles include Raymus Antilles in Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith, Aaron Collingwood in All Saints, and Detective Luc Palermo in headLand. From June 2017, he began playing Ben Astoni in the television soap opera Home and Away.

01Early life

Nichol was born and raised in Geraldton. He attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

02Career

Nichol played Captain Raymus Antilles in Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith (2005). He initially thought he would be portraying Wedge Antilles, but when he arrived on the set in Sydney, he learned that he would actually play the part of Raymus, originally played by Peter Geddis in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

Nichol has also appeared in Fool's Gold, alongside Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, and the 2011 film Red Dog, alongside his Revenge of the Sith co-star Keisha Castle-Hughes. Nichol played Detective Luc Palermo in headLand, and appeared in several episodes of the TV series All Saints as Aaron Collingwood. Other television appearances include, A Place to Call Home and Reef Doctors.

Nichol joined the main cast of Home and Away as Ben Astoni in 2017. He had previously appeared in the serial in 2004 as Stafford McRae. Nichol relocated from Melbourne to Manly in New South Wales to be closer to the studio. Nichol also made an appearance in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales that same year. In July 2020, Nichol and co-star Kestie Morassi, who played Maggie Astoni, departed Home and Away. Nichol plays Griffo in the ABC Me drama series MaveriX, which began airing in April 2022.

03Personal life

Nichol began dating actress Peta Sergeant in 2002, after meeting while acting in a play at the Sydney Fringe Festival. In 2007, the pair relocated to LA for work for a period of time, before ultimately returning to Australia.

04Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002Garage DaysYork Pub Manager
2004A Man's Gotta DoPaul
2005Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten HeroCID Officer
Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the SithCaptain Raymus Antilles
2007KatoombaGavinShort
2008Fool's GoldStefan
2009Creating FortuneRay FortuneShort
2010VeneerTomShort
MercuryMattShort
South SolitaryHarry Stanley
2011Red DogJocko
2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesOfficer Cole
2023The Appleton Ladies' Potato RaceMark Bunyan

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000Water RatsShane GreenSeason 5, Episode 22: "Reunion"
2002White Collar BlueLester ZwickSeason 1, Episode 13
2002-2003All SaintsAaron Collingwood
2004Home and AwayStafford McRaeRecurring role
2005-2006headLandDetective Luc Palermo
2008UnderbellyBrendan Kraus
2009RushNapthorn
2010The Pacific2nd Lt. LebecMiniseries (Episode 4: ""Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika")
2011Killing TimeDetective ScarlettSeason 1, Episode 10
Terra NovaWeaver
2012Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesVic FreemanSeason 1, Episode 3: "The Green Mill Murder"
2013Reef DoctorsToby McGrath
2014PerceptionMick DorianSeason 3, Episode 3: "Shiver"
The ExesProfessor StrafSeason 4, Episode 7: "Catch It 'Cause You Can"
2016Comedy Showroom: The Future is ExpensiveElliotTV short
Upper Middle BoganMattSeason 3, Episode 3: "If You Knew Susie"
A Place to Call HomeSergeant Brian Taylor
2017Sexy HerpesDr Phillip RothWebseries
2017-2020Home and AwayBen AstoniMain cast
2022MaveriXGriffo
2026My Brilliant CareerMr. McSwat3 episodes
Watch videos about Rohan NicholExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

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