---
name: "Nicholas Bell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nicholas-bell"
fi1m_id: "nicholas-bell"
imdb_id: "nm0068431"
tmdb_id: 15340
wikidata_id: "Q7025047"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 August 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T08:29:22.567024+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Nicholas Bell

## Identity

Nicholas Bell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nicholas-bell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nicholas-bell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0068431
- **TMDB ID:** 15340
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7025047
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Bell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7025047, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068431/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15340

Actor. Born 15 August 1958 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 August 1958, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 79 (2), 2000s 55 (1), 2020s 66 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 68 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, History 1, Music 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $898m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Bell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7025047, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068431/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15340

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible II*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md) (55)

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## Biography

Nicholas Bell is an English actor. Born on 15 August 1958 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, he has worked primarily in Australia since the late 1980s.

He is known for film roles including Ben Rosen in *Shine* (1996), Mr Rain in *Dark City* (1998), McCloy's Accountant in *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), and Senator Eastland in *Elvis* (2022). Bell has appeared regularly with the Melbourne Theatre Company and on Australian television, including *The Games* and *Stingers*.

In 2001 he accepted the TV Week Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program on behalf of the cast and crew of *The Games*. He has also recorded numerous audiobooks.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Elvis* (2022), Fi1m 66, as Senator Eastland — [page](https://film.one/film/elvis.md)
- *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), Fi1m 55, as McCloy's Accountant — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md)
- *Dark City* (1998), Fi1m 76, as Mr. Rain — [page](https://film.one/film/dark-city.md)
- *Shine* (1996), Fi1m 82, as Ben Rosen — [page](https://film.one/film/shine.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *High Country* (2024), series, as Snr Sgt Cripps
- *Scrublands* (2023), series, as Max Fuller
- *Bay of Fires* (2023), series, as Graham
- *Thai Cave Rescue* (2022), series, as Vern
- *Elvis* (2022), as Senator Eastland — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/elvis.md)
- *Secret Bridesmaids' Business* (2019), series, as Bill Cotterill
- *The Bureau of Magical Things* (2018), series, as Sean Reegan, Sean
- *Seven Types of Ambiguity* (2017), series, as Gorman
- *Wanted* (2016), series, as Ray Stanton
- *Childhood's End* (2015), series, as Major General Cal
- *The Ex-PM* (2015), series, as Sonny Moon
- *ANZAC Girls* (2014), series, as General Willaim Birdwood
- *Parer's War* (2014), as Bob Howes
- *I, Frankenstein* (2014), as Carl Avery
- *Upper Middle Bogan* (2013), series, as French Man
- *Wentworth* (2013), series, as Dr. Foster
- *The Doctor Blake Mysteries* (2013), series, as Professor Robert Waterman
- *Dangerous Remedy* (2012), as Dr. Troup
- *Jack Irish: Bad Debts* (2012), as Martin Scullin
- *Crawlspace* (2012), as Caesar
- *Gallipoli from Above* (2012), as Lt Gen William Bridges
- *Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries* (2012), series, as Murdoch Foyle
- *Killing Time* (2011), series, as Rod Conroy
- *The First Interview* (2011), as Chevreul
- *Afterglow* (2011), as Johnathon Whitcomb
- *Don't Be Afraid of the Dark* (2010), as Psychiatrist
- *I Love You Too* (2010), as Alice's Dad
- *Sleuth 101* (2010), series, as Ern, Ian
- *Dirt Game* (2009), series, as Nigel Hay
- *Newstopia* (2009), series, Actor
- *Monash: The Forgotten Anzac* (2008), as General Rawlinson
- *Rush* (2008), series, as Brett Cohen
- *Underbelly* (2008), series, as Colin
- *Satisfaction* (2007), series, as Alexander
- *The Librarians* (2007), series, as Barrister
- *City Homicide* (2007), series, as Mark Silver
- *Noise* (2007), as Sen. Det. Noel Birchall
- *Charlotte's Web* (2006), as Minister
- *Tripping Over* (2006), series, as James
- *Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King* (2006), series, as World Health Official
- *The Caterpillar Wish* (2006), as Father Caleb
- *The Surgeon* (2005), series, as Dr. Julian Sierson
- *The Great Raid* (2005), as Duke
- *Attack of the Sabretooth* (2005), as Niles
- *Holly's Heroes* (2005), series, as Mr. Crawford
- *Take Away* (2003), as Squire
- *Bad Eggs* (2003), as Wicks
- *Ned Kelly* (2003), as Richard Cook
- *Kath & Kim* (2002), series, as Airline Representative
- *The Track* (2000), series, as Darling
- *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), as McCloy's Accountant — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md)
- *The Magicians* (2000), as Reverend Thompson
- *Something in the Air* (2000), series, as Michael Fox
- *Backlands* (1999), as Archie Wilson
- *The Craic* (1999), as Derek Johnson
- *The Lost World* (1999), series, as Edgar Gray
- *Chameleon* (1998), as Mozser
- *Stingers* (1998), series, as Det. Insp. Bill Hollister
- *Dead Letter Office* (1998), as Kevin
- *The Games* (1998), series, as Nicholas (voice), Nicholas
- *Dark City* (1998), as Mr. Rain — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dark-city.md)
- *Raw FM* (1997), series, as Neil Mulholland
- *Shine* (1996), as Ben Rosen — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/shine.md)
- *Correlli* (1995), series, as Officer Holland
- *Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie* (1995), as Zordon
- *Hotel Sorrento* (1995), as Edwin
- *Lucky Break* (1994), as Sophie's Doctor
- *Halifax f.p.* (1994), series, as Barry Crittenden
- *One West Waikiki* (1994), series, Actor
- *The Feds* (1993), series, as Stephen Garrard
- *Blue Heelers* (1993), series, as Magistrate
- *Gross Misconduct* (1993), as Det. Matthews
- *Hunting* (1991), as Piggott
- *Father* (1990), as Paul Jamieson
- *The Agatha Christie Hour* (1982), series, as Jeremy
- *Strangers* (1978), series, as Roger Wood
- *Skirts*, series, as Garry Block

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