Nathan Lovejoy (born 2 December 1981) is an Australian actor, known for his roles as Principal Swift on the Disney Channel sci-fi teen sitcom Gabby Duran & the Unsittables, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program; and as Borkman in the Australian comedy series Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane, for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy.
He also appeared as Felix Rolleston in the TV movie The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and Will Sharp in season 2 of the ABC political thriller The Code.
Life and career Lovejoy was born in Launceston, Tasmania. He attended Vermont Secondary College and is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).
Filmography + Television Year Title Role Notes 2023 The Residence Alden Tamridge 5 episodes The Girls on the Bus Tate Winston Wade 1 episode 2019 Gabby Duran & the Unsittables Principal Swift 17 episodes 2018 The Good Place Gel Mibson 1 episode True Story with Hamish & Andy Scott 1 episode 2017 Becoming Bond Chook Warner Telemovie 2016 Deep Water Maestri 1 episode Bombshell Martini Gotje Telemovie Here Come the Habibs! Bobby Peeker 1 episode The Code Will Sharp 6 episodes 2015 Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane Borkman 6 episodes The Kettering Incident Tim Edwards 2 episodes 2014 This is Littleton Various 4 episodes 2012 The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Felix Rolleston Telemovie 2011 At Home With Julia Jewellery Store Owner 1 episode My Place Chaplain 1 episode Laid Guy 1 episode 2010 Review with Myles Barlow Don 1 episode The Pacific Sergeant Crease 1 episode 2005/6 headLand Pete Coleman 5 episodes
Theatre
+ Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2017 The Rover Frederick/Don Antonio Belvoir 2015 Romeo & Juliet Benvolio Bell Shakespeare/Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2014 The Good Person of Szechwan Husband/Mi Tsu Malthouse Theatre Clybourne Park Karl/Steve Ensemble Theatre Hamlet Rosencrantz/Guildenstern Belvoir Empire: Terror on the High Seas Dick Cavendish Tamarama Rock Surfers 2013 Henry IV Warwick/Snare Bell Shakespeare 2011 This Year's Ashes Brian/Adam/Tom Griffin Theatre Company Much Ado About Nothing Borachio Bell Shakespeare 2010 Way to Heaven Commandant Ride On Theatre/Griffin Theatre Company 2009 The Crucible Reverend Hale Sydney Theatre Company Midsummer Nights Dream Demetrius/Starveling/Moon Bell Shakespeare/Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2008 Anatomy Titus: Fall of Rome Bassianus/Saturninus Bell Shakespeare/Queensland Theatre Company Twelfth Night Malvolio/Antonio Siren Theatre Company 2007 The Merchant of Venice Antonio/Shylock Ride On/Belvoir 2006 The Tempest Caliban Bell Shakespeare 2005 King Lear Edmund/Kent Harlos Productions Bones Benny Darlinghurst Theatre Company
Awards
Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy, Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane (2015) Nominated – Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables (2021)
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