Nick as Ram - Emergence 2007
Nick Curnow is a talented and versatile actor for both stage and screen. Having a Bachelor of Arts in Performance from University of Western Sydney's Theatre Nepean and an MFA (Voice) from NIDA, he has appeared in film and television from no budget student films to award winning shorts, national television and international commercials. He has trod the boards of the big stages across Sydney like the Sydney Opera House Studio, Belvoir St, and The Stables, to the vibrant fringe venues of the Old Fitzroy, New Theatre, or Seymour Centre. His work has also toured nationally to venues like the Melbourne Arts House and Canberra Street Theatre.
Well versed in verse, and a powerful character actor, he has wowed audiences and critics alike with his performances in such shows as Fully Committed in 2014 and as part of the 2013 Sydney Fringe (see reviews here), as Martin Luther in Wittenberg (2014), and in Take Me Out as part of the Mardi Gras Festival in 2009. He also brought forth the unique and unsettling Being-in-Progress in Synarcade's Emergence and Build Your Own Being - now an interactive online creation! He appeared on ABC TV's short series Paula's Guide to Love and made an appearance in the Nine Network's Cops LAC.
He is highly sought after for his talent and knowledge as a voice actor and specialist. Experienced in all forms of voice over and narration as well as ADR, he can differentiate between New York and New England, Liverpool and Lancashire, give you a Texan or a Russian, a Kiwi or a Cajun, or any other voice you might need. He has provided voices for Kiwi nut bars, Spotify trailers, recreated the iconic voice of Hal-9000 for SBS Australia, was approved by Peyo's own family to play Vanity Smurf for an international touring Smurf show, and helped Korean children learn English through a comprehensive teaching and learning app.
He is passionate about new work and regularly engages with fringe and independent theatre events such as Off The Shelf, Brand Spanking New and Short & Sweet, all of which aim to promote the development and visibility of new writing, new talent and new ideas.
Scroll down for his full resume and biography! For links to examples of his work and other online presences, see the Links page.
Well versed in verse, and a powerful character actor, he has wowed audiences and critics alike with his performances in such shows as Fully Committed in 2014 and as part of the 2013 Sydney Fringe (see reviews here), as Martin Luther in Wittenberg (2014), and in Take Me Out as part of the Mardi Gras Festival in 2009. He also brought forth the unique and unsettling Being-in-Progress in Synarcade's Emergence and Build Your Own Being - now an interactive online creation! He appeared on ABC TV's short series Paula's Guide to Love and made an appearance in the Nine Network's Cops LAC.
He is highly sought after for his talent and knowledge as a voice actor and specialist. Experienced in all forms of voice over and narration as well as ADR, he can differentiate between New York and New England, Liverpool and Lancashire, give you a Texan or a Russian, a Kiwi or a Cajun, or any other voice you might need. He has provided voices for Kiwi nut bars, Spotify trailers, recreated the iconic voice of Hal-9000 for SBS Australia, was approved by Peyo's own family to play Vanity Smurf for an international touring Smurf show, and helped Korean children learn English through a comprehensive teaching and learning app.
He is passionate about new work and regularly engages with fringe and independent theatre events such as Off The Shelf, Brand Spanking New and Short & Sweet, all of which aim to promote the development and visibility of new writing, new talent and new ideas.
Scroll down for his full resume and biography! For links to examples of his work and other online presences, see the Links page.
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 Playing with Fire - 2005  Emergence - behind the scenes 2007  Emergence - behind the scenes 2007  Take Me Out - 2009. Photo by Bob Seary |
 The Unforgettable Key - 2010  Naomi in the Living Room - 2007 (with Odile Le Clezio and Shannon Ellis). Photo by Kathy Luu  Mindfull - 2004  Take Me Out - 2009. Photo by Bob Seary |
RESUME
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2023
Jumpers for Goalposts 2019 My Night with Reg - Bernie 2017 PAINTED STATE (pilot) - Mr Whatever 2015 Smurfs Save Spring - Vanity Smurf (v/o) 2014 Fully Committed (stage) - one man show Wittenberg (stage) - Martin Luther 2013 Fully Committed (stage) - one man show Enron (stage) - Andrew Fastow 2012 La Traviata (stage) - ensemble 2011 Dreaming of a Kiss on a Pier (stage) - David Catch of the Day (short) - Narrator (V/O) Apt 304 (TV Pilot) - Cousin Gabe Build Your Own Being (interactive web film) - Ram The Red Ring (short) - Narrator 2010 Cops LAC 1.13 (TV) - Andy The Unforgettable Key (short) - Doctor The Boys in the Band (stage) - Harold Stories From the 428 (stage) - Man in Blue; Well Dressed Man Lovestruck (short) - Nat 2009 Magic City - Unleash the Dragon (film/trailer v/o) - Narrator Operator (stage) - Jake Take Me Out (stage) - Mason Marzac 2008 Paula's Guide to Love 1.1-6 (TV) - Nick Naomi in the Living Room (stage) - John Interview Sketch (stage /short) - B James and the Giant Peach (stage) - Earthworm 2007 Feud (short) - Peter Blake Emergence (film/stage) - Ram Schizophrenia Awareness Week (TVC) - Hero 2005 Evaluation (short) - Simon Alive (short) - John Bedtime for Bastards: Capital (stage) - Bob Emergence (film/stage) - Ram The Altruists (stage) - Vince 2004 Ameritrade Future Stay (TVC) - Hero Valet Sleeper Cell (short) - Abdul An Aussie Horror Film (short) - Jock Sunny Side Up (short) - Jimmy Picasso at the Lapin Agile (stage) - The Visitor (Elvis) Love, Life & Videotape (short) - Peter 2003 Playing with Fire (short) - Rob Remedy (short) - Rick Mindfull (short) - Helmholtz Kahn After Dinner (stage) - Gordon Othello: The Clown of Venice (stage) - Muhadev/Jim Beautiful Thing (stage) - Tony HP Smartliving Roadshow (corporate) - Principal 2002 The Tempest (stage) - Alonso A Little Like Drowning (stage) - Eduardo The Possibilities (stage) - Him/The Peasant 2001 Titus Andronicus (stage) - Titus Andronicus Last Exit (short) - The Man |
New Theatre - Director Alice Livingstone World Pride, Sydney Mardi Gras Festival. New Theatre - Director Alice Livingstone Dir. Blaze Hackman Millennium Entertainment International, by agreement with IMPS, dir. John Rowe Brevity Theatre Company - Director Alexander Butt Brevity Theatre Company - Director Richard Hilliar Brevity Theatre Company - Director Alexander Butt - Read reviews here. New Theatre - Director Louise Fisher - Read reviews here. Opera Australia / Hand Opera on Sydney Harbour New Theatre - Director Alice Livingstone Macquarie University - Director Patrick Feary SAE/Qantm College - Director Jordan Flemming, Exec. Producer Dean Francis Synarcade - Director Mark Bolotin - Interact here. Independent - Director Ariana Lee - Watch this here. Nine Network - Director David Caesar Director Mehran Rows New Theatre - Director Kevin Jackson Sidetrack Theatre - Director Ann Maree Magi Independent - Director Stuart Scowcroft Q-Dance Australia - Director David Scott - Watch this here. Chalkdust Theatre - Director Jonathan Llewellyn New Theatre - Director Barry French - Read reviews here. ABC Network/JTV - Director Belinda King - Watch the full series here Director Augusta Supple Director Louise Fisher Director Rachel McNamara Director Peter Eastgate Synarcade - Director Mark Boltin - national tour, see doco here. Singleton Ogilvy & Mather - Director Steve Lund Director Joe Hooper Director Eren Sener Under the Table Prod. - Director Louise Fisher Synarcade - Director Mark Bolotin Atomic Theatre - Director Jonathan Yeo Radical Media/Ameritrade Holding Corporation Drunkensober & Dolphin Juice Prod. - Director Glenn Majurey Dolphin Juice Prod. - Director Glenn Majurey Director Kimberly Parkes Fourth Floor Prod. - Director Andrew Johnston Director Bruce Dawson Director Michelle Williams Director Daniel Gimenez/Sydney IFS Vermicious Knid Prod. - Director Mike Cardillo - watch this here! *Best Film - Silent Cells Film Festival *Best Cinematography - Reelife Film Festival *Highly Commended - UTS Golden Eye Awards twentyfourseven Prod. - Director Eliza Gorka Comediocre - Director Craig Anderson Mixed Company - Director Jonathan Llewellyn HP/Big Gig Events Theatre Nepean - Director Maeliosa Stafford Theatre Nepean - Director Maeliosa Stafford Theatre Nepean - Director Jill Brown Theatre Nepean - Director Daniel Schlusser Director Mike Cardillo |
Biography
Nick was born and raised on Sydney, Australia's North Shore. He moved progressively further away from home in his schooling, from Lane Cove Primary to Chatswood Primary’s Opportunity Class for the final two years of primary school, then from there to the state selective Fort Street High School across the Sydney Harbour Bridge and into the Inner West.
Having been a keen singer in his childhood, touring to Japan in 1994 with the Sydney Children’s Choir and then in the NSW Public Schools Singers, he was increasingly drawn to the world of acting, taking up drama in school (which only became an available curriculum subject in 1998), and gaining a place in the highly selective NSW State Drama Company. He toured with the Company to England in his final year of high school, and while on a coach from London to Yorkshire, was offered a place in the University of Western Sydney’s Theatre Nepean (alma mater of other accomplished Australian actors such as David Wenham, Joel Edgerton, Yvonne Strahovski, Celeste Barber, Marika Aubrey, Nicole Da Silva and Jared Turner). Here he not only received top class acting training, but also learnt to weld, sew, dye, and write a funding application! After graduating with Distinction he dove straight into theatrical work, building an extensive resume of independent productions covering Shakespeare, Australian, American, British and Mexican theatre, as well as appearing in dozens of short films.
In 2006, after his agent closed its doors he ran away to Armidale in the New England region of New South Wales. Here he studied all the things he couldn’t in his acting degree – such as linguistics, philosophy of language, directing, ancient history – and returned to Sydney renewed and refreshed, ready to commence a new phase of his career. To his surprise he was offered one of only two coveted places in NIDA’s post-graduate Voice Studies course in 2007, then only run every second year, and which would end up being the final year of the program offered under that structure. Here he studied under respected voice teachers including Bill Pepper, Betty Williams, Jennifer West, and Frankie Armstrong, speech pathologist Jocelyn Priestley, and worked on productions with yet-to-be-discovered actors like Alex Russell, Rick Donald, Jessica Marais, Hugh Sheridan, Ryan Corr, Lisa Gormley. While here he wrote his dissertation on Cognitive Approaches to the Teaching and Learning of Accent & Dialect for Performers, which was to form the basis of future practice led research in his teaching. He was also seconded to teach at Singapore’s LaSalle SIA College of the Arts where he taught the graduating year accent and dialect and coached their graduating production.
Since graduating from NIDA he worked as an actor on stages across Sydney, in television and film, and on the web. He developed a reputation as one of Sydney's best accent and dialect coaches, working with performers both young and old, experienced and new. He directed short and full length plays to critical acclaim.
In 2017 he undertook a self-initiated three month attachment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Professional Actor Training Program, shadowing then Head of Voice and co-founder of the Miller Voice Method, John Patrick. While here he was also attached as co-vocal coach to Playmakers Repertory Company's production of Kate Hamill's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. Inspired deeply by his contact with Miller Voice Method, Nick sought out contact with founder Scott Miller at NYU Tisch and has subsequently maintained a connection with Miller Voice Studio, being named an Associated Teacher.
This experience lead to converting his Graduate Diploma from NIDA to their new Master of Fine Arts (Voice) in 2018. Here he studied pedagogy and curriculum design in depth, as well as conducting a formal research project developing the ideas of his earlier dissertation, seeking to contribute more deeply to the connection between current linguistic research and current voice pedagogy.
Upon graduation, he was offered the position of Lecturer in Voice at the Elder Conservatorium at the University in Adelaide - Australia's oldest Conservatorium. Now based in Adelaide, but still pursuing further training and certification (now that it is available) in Miller Voice Method, Nick looks forward to adding greater accomplishments to his list of personal and professional achievements.
Having been a keen singer in his childhood, touring to Japan in 1994 with the Sydney Children’s Choir and then in the NSW Public Schools Singers, he was increasingly drawn to the world of acting, taking up drama in school (which only became an available curriculum subject in 1998), and gaining a place in the highly selective NSW State Drama Company. He toured with the Company to England in his final year of high school, and while on a coach from London to Yorkshire, was offered a place in the University of Western Sydney’s Theatre Nepean (alma mater of other accomplished Australian actors such as David Wenham, Joel Edgerton, Yvonne Strahovski, Celeste Barber, Marika Aubrey, Nicole Da Silva and Jared Turner). Here he not only received top class acting training, but also learnt to weld, sew, dye, and write a funding application! After graduating with Distinction he dove straight into theatrical work, building an extensive resume of independent productions covering Shakespeare, Australian, American, British and Mexican theatre, as well as appearing in dozens of short films.
In 2006, after his agent closed its doors he ran away to Armidale in the New England region of New South Wales. Here he studied all the things he couldn’t in his acting degree – such as linguistics, philosophy of language, directing, ancient history – and returned to Sydney renewed and refreshed, ready to commence a new phase of his career. To his surprise he was offered one of only two coveted places in NIDA’s post-graduate Voice Studies course in 2007, then only run every second year, and which would end up being the final year of the program offered under that structure. Here he studied under respected voice teachers including Bill Pepper, Betty Williams, Jennifer West, and Frankie Armstrong, speech pathologist Jocelyn Priestley, and worked on productions with yet-to-be-discovered actors like Alex Russell, Rick Donald, Jessica Marais, Hugh Sheridan, Ryan Corr, Lisa Gormley. While here he wrote his dissertation on Cognitive Approaches to the Teaching and Learning of Accent & Dialect for Performers, which was to form the basis of future practice led research in his teaching. He was also seconded to teach at Singapore’s LaSalle SIA College of the Arts where he taught the graduating year accent and dialect and coached their graduating production.
Since graduating from NIDA he worked as an actor on stages across Sydney, in television and film, and on the web. He developed a reputation as one of Sydney's best accent and dialect coaches, working with performers both young and old, experienced and new. He directed short and full length plays to critical acclaim.
In 2017 he undertook a self-initiated three month attachment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Professional Actor Training Program, shadowing then Head of Voice and co-founder of the Miller Voice Method, John Patrick. While here he was also attached as co-vocal coach to Playmakers Repertory Company's production of Kate Hamill's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. Inspired deeply by his contact with Miller Voice Method, Nick sought out contact with founder Scott Miller at NYU Tisch and has subsequently maintained a connection with Miller Voice Studio, being named an Associated Teacher.
This experience lead to converting his Graduate Diploma from NIDA to their new Master of Fine Arts (Voice) in 2018. Here he studied pedagogy and curriculum design in depth, as well as conducting a formal research project developing the ideas of his earlier dissertation, seeking to contribute more deeply to the connection between current linguistic research and current voice pedagogy.
Upon graduation, he was offered the position of Lecturer in Voice at the Elder Conservatorium at the University in Adelaide - Australia's oldest Conservatorium. Now based in Adelaide, but still pursuing further training and certification (now that it is available) in Miller Voice Method, Nick looks forward to adding greater accomplishments to his list of personal and professional achievements.
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