Nick Simpson-Deeks
Nick Simpson-Deeks at the 'Deadloch' premiere in Sydney, Australia
Born
Nicholas Deeks

Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Notable workThe Circuit, Winners & Losers, Deadloch

Nick Simpson-Deeks is a NIDA-trained Australian actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his portrayal of Archie McMahon in the SBS drama series The Circuit, Rhys Mitchell in Seven Network's Winners & Losers, and James King in the Amazon Original crime series Deadloch.

Early life

Simpson-Deeks was born and raised in Werris Creek, New South Wales, and attended Oxley High School in Tamworth.[1] He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2001.[2] In 2006 he was awarded a Mike Walsh Fellowship which he used to further his actor training at the School at Steppenwolf in Chicago.[3]

Career

Film and television

Simpson-Deeks was a series regular in both seasons of the award-winning[4] legal drama The Circuit, the second season of Winners & Losers (after guest starring in the show's first season), and the sci-fi series Stormworld. Additionally, he has guest-starred in Utopia, The Newsreader, Five Bedrooms, Underbelly: Fat Tony & Co., Wentworth, Mr & Mrs Murder, Play School, City Homicide, The Strange Calls, Temptation, and The Postcard Bandit.[5] He plays forensic pathologist James King in the Amazon Original series, Deadloch.[6]

His film credits include roles in the short films After the Credits, Dropbear, A Simple Song, Shades of Grey and Home. He portrayed Irish rider Pat Smullen in the 2011 feature film The Cup, and filmmaker Billy Name in Jim Sharman's Andy X – a musical film based on the death of Andy Warhol.

Theatre

Simpson-Deeks made his professional theatre debut in Falling on My Left Ear: A Show about George Wallace for the now defunct Railway Street Theatre Company in Parramatta in 2002.[7] The following year, he returned to Railway Street to play the role of Tom in Michael Gow's iconic Australian play, Away.[8] Both productions toured regionally and were directed by Mary-Anne Gifford.[9]

In 2005 he received critical acclaim for his performance in Mark Ravenhill's Handbag at the Seymour Centre.[10] Later that year, he starred in Somewhere – an original musical by Tim Minchin and Kate Mulvany – for Q Theatre.[11]

In 2009, Simpson-Deeks was cast in the ensemble of Jerry Springer: the Opera at the Sydney Opera House as part of Sydney Festival. He joined the original Australian cast of Jersey Boys, in the role of Franki Valli (Alternate), that same year, but left the production prematurely due to health complications.[12] In 2010, he sang the role of Skeets Miller in a one-off concert performance of Adam Guettel's Floyd Collins at City Recital Hall in Sydney.[13]

Simpson-Deeks played the role of Constable Alexander Fitzpatrick in Ned: A New Australian Musical at Bendigo's Ulumbarra Theatre in 2015, and is featured on the show's Official Cast Recording.[14] He reprised the role in concert at The National Theatre, Melbourne in 2017.[15]

He played Chris Bean in the Australian production of The Play That Goes Wrong, and briefly reprised the role during the Australian tour of Peter Pan Goes Wrong in 2019.[16] In between, he toured nationally as Cassius in Bell Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.[17]

Simpson-Deeks has worked extensively with Watch This – a Melbourne-based theatre company dedicated exclusively to the work of Stephen Sondheim – starring in seven of their nine productions to date.[18]

In 2019 he received a Green Room Award for Best Supporting Actor in Musical Theatre for his performance in Falsettos at Melbourne's Chapel Off Chapel. He has been nominated for six Green Room Awards in total.[19]

In 2023, he played the role of Mike Priddle in the Australian premiere of Ghost Stories, at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne.

Other work

Simpson-Deeks created the character of Daniel "Danno" Bookham for the popular educational video game Murder Under the Microscope, and played the role from 2007 to 2012.

In 2018, Simpson-Deeks was featured in the six-part web series Freudian Slip, alongside writer and commentator Benjamin Law.

Filmography

Year Title Roles Notes
2023 Deadloch[20] James King 6 episodes
2021 Five Bedrooms Roger 1 episode
2018 Freudian Slip Jacob's Super Ego 7 episodes
2015 Home Theo Short
2014 Dropbear Dad Short
2011-14 Winners & Losers Rhys Mitchell 18 episodes
2014 Fat Tony & Co. Bruno Rich 3 episodes
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Tyler Betts 1 episode
2012 The Strange Calls Nick 1 episode
2012 Andy X Billy Name Short
2011 The Cup Pat Smullen
2011 The Strange Calls Judd Short
2010 After the Credits Passenger Short
2010 City Homicide Lleyton Brenner 1 episode
2007-10 The Circuit[21] Archie McMahon 11 episodes
2009 Stormworld Apssed 13 episodes
2003 Temptation Agent TV Movie
2003 The Postcard Bandit Prison Guard Greg TV Movie

Theatrical credits

Awards and nominations

Year Format Award Category Work Result
2009 Film West Australian Screen Awards Best Actor (Short Film) Shades of Grey Nominated
2013 Theatre Green Room Awards Supporting Actor (Musical Theatre)[27] Assassins Nominated
2014 Theatre Green Room Awards Supporting Actor (Musical Theatre)[28] Pacific Overtures Nominated
2015 Theatre Green Room Awards Leading Actor (Musical Theatre)[29] Company Nominated
2019 Theatre Green Room Awards Supporting Actor (Musical Theatre)[30] Falsettos Won
2021 Online Performance Green Room Awards Celebration of Online Performance*[31] The Art of Making Art Nominated
2022 Theatre Green Room Awards Supporting Actor (Musical Theatre)[32] Into the Woods Nominated

*Nominated with Sonya Suares, Nick McInerney, Dean Drieberg and Mel Hillman

References

  1. ↑ "A Very (S)Pacific Role | Stage Whispers". www.stagewhispers.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "All alumni". NIDA. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mike Walsh O.B.E. - Official Website". www.mikewalsh.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "2010 Award Winners". Cinema Chicago. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nick Simpson-Deeks". IMDb. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Frater, Patrick (20 February 2022). "Amazon Starts Production of 'Deadloch' Comedy Series in Australia (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Falling On My Left Ear, Railway St Theatre". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Away, Railway Street Theatre". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Gifford, Mary-Anne. "Mary-Anne Gifford".
  10. ↑ "Handbag, Focus Theatre". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Q Theatre | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "A Very (S)Pacific Role | Stage Whispers". www.stagewhispers.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  13. ↑ Morgan, Clare (26 February 2010). "Floyd Collins comes back from the grave". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  14. ↑ PEDLER, CHRIS (22 May 2015). "Strong cast drives Kelly Gang story: PHOTOS". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ned cast reunites for a one night only concert | News". AussieTheatre.com. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  16. ↑ BWW News Desk. "Cast Announced for THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Bell Shakespeare to take on Julius Caesar in 2018". Limelight. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  18. ↑ "Watch This". watchthis.net.au. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "Awards – The Green Room Awards". Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  20. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/02/cast-announced-for-deadloch.html
  21. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2009/10/returning-the-circuit.html
  22. ↑ O'Neill, Bianca (3 August 2022). "The cast for the Aussie premiere of 'Ghost Stories' has been unveiled". Time Out Melbourne. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "Watch This presents INTO THE WOODS | News". AussieTheatre.com. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  24. ↑ "Watch This to present Sunday in the Park with George in 2019". Australian Arts Review. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  25. ↑ Wilkins, Peter (15 October 2018). "Modernised political thriller exposes truths about human nature". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  26. ↑ BWW News Desk. "Cast Announced for THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  27. ↑ "2013 Green Room Awards Nominations". www.australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  28. ↑ "Victorian Green Room 2014 Nominations announced | News". AussieTheatre.com. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  29. ↑ "Green Room Award nominations revealed". Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  30. ↑ "2019 Nominations and Recipients – The Green Room Awards". Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  31. ↑ https://www.greenroom.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WINNERS-Nominations-Acknowledgments-for-Website-V2.pdf
  32. ↑ "39th Annual Green Room Awards Nominations" (PDF).
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