Myles Pollard


Myles Pollard is an Australian actor known for his role as doctor James Edmunds in Home and Away and previously Nick Ryan on the TV series McLeod's Daughters.

Biography

Myles Pollard was born in Perth, and grew up in remote communities in Western Australia, where his father was a school principal and his mother taught music. Although they moved every two to five years, Pollard spent the latter part of his high-school years in Perth.

Career

After graduating from university with a Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1994, Pollard moved to Sydney to begin an acting career. He performed King Lear at the New Theatre and auditioned for NIDA the following year. He was accepted into their three-year program, graduating in 1998.
In addition to McLeod's Daughters, Pollard has also had roles on the television shows Wildside, Invincibles, Water Rats, Home and Away, All Saints, and Double Trouble.
After his first job, on Wildside, he toured with Bell Shakespeare in a version of Romeo and Juliet that explored themes of racism in Australia.
He received a Silver Logie Award nomination for Most Popular Actor at the 2003 Australian TV Week Logie Awards.

Personal life

Pollard married Brigitta Wuthe in 2006. Their son, Ronin Wilson Pollard, was born in 2007.

Sport

Pollard played water polo for two years in 1989/90 and 1990/91 with Triton Water Polo Club in Perth, Western Australia.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008FourVincentShort film
2009'Phelan
2010Tucker and Dale vs EvilHillbilly Kid
2012ThirstBoyce
2013DriftAndy KellyAlso producer
2013The TurningDan
2013ForeshadowDetective Michael Monaghan
2015Looking for GraceBruce
2018The GatewayMatt
2019'Flight Lieutenant Frank Riley

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997'GilbertTV movie
1999All SaintsRobert FordEpisode: "Get a Life"
Episode: "An Irish Lullaby"
1999WildsideRoger ParnesiEpisode: "2.17"
1999Water RatsRobert HaigEpisode: "Free as a Bird"
2001Playing Hard to GetBoyfriendVideo short
2001InvinciblePaul BeckTV movie
2001-2006McLeod's DaughtersNick Ryan124 episodes
2007Home and AwayDane Jordans9 episodes
2008Packed to the RaftersPaulEpisode: "Removing the Block"
2008Double TroubleHenry13 episodes
2009UnderbellyPhil De La Salle4 episodes
2009East West 101John WoodhouseEpisode: "The Lost Boy"
2010'Steve 'Mack' Macpherson4 episodes
2011Sea PatrolStuart WhiteEpisode: "Spoils of War"
Episode: "The Hunted"
2015Home and AwayJames EdmundsRecurring