Rohan Nichol
Rohan Nichol is an Australian television and film actor. His roles include Raymus Antilles in , 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.
Early and personal life
Nichol was born and raised in Geraldton. He attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.Career
Nichol played Captain Raymus Antilles in '. 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 '.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. In July 2020, it was announced that Nichol, along with his on-screen wife Maggie, will be leaving Home and Away after 3 years. Nichol also made an appearance in that same year.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Water Rats | Shane Green | Season 5, Episode 22: "Reunion" |
| 2002 | White Collar Blue | Lester Zwick | Season 1, Episode 13 |
| 2002–2003 | All Saints | Aaron Collingwood | |
| 2004 | Home and Away | Stafford McRae | Recurring role |
| 2005–2006 | headLand | Detective Luc Palermo | |
| 2008 | Underbelly | Brendan Kraus | |
| 2009 | Rush | Napthorn | |
| 2010 | The Pacific | 2nd Lt. Lebec | Miniseries |
| 2011 | Killing Time | Detective Scarlett | Season 1, Episode 10 |
| 2011 | Terra Nova | Weaver | |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Vic Freeman | Season 1, Episode 3: "The Green Mill Murder" |
| 2013 | Reef Doctors | Toby McGrath | |
| 2014 | Perception | Mick Dorian | Season 3, Episode 3: "Shiver" |
| 2014 | The Exes | Professor Straf | Season 4, Episode 7: "Catch It 'Cause You Can" |
| 2016 | Comedy Showroom: The Future is Expensive | Elliot | TV short |
| 2016 | Upper Middle Bogan | Matt | Season 3, Episode 3: "If You Knew Susie" |
| 2016 | A Place to Call Home | Sergeant Brian Taylor | |
| 2017 | Sexy Herpes | Dr Phillip Roth | Webseries |
| 2017–2020 | Home and Away | Ben Astoni | Main cast |