Nicholas Zack Samuel Heart is an Australian Professional Actor and Television and Film Personality. Heart is recognized as an Actor, Voice Actor, Television Presenter, and Wildlife Expert, conservationist.[1] Since September 2025, Heart has played the lead role in 5 films and starring in 2. He is also starring in a new wildlife Television series set to go into production in summer of 2026.
Nicholas Zack Heart | |
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 Outback Zack on KUSI News, 2009. | |
| Born | Nicholas Zack Samuel Heart 12 October Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor / Television Presenter / Writer / Producer |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Agent | phirgun |
| Website | nickheart |
Early life
editHeart studying Zoology and Conservation Biology at NMIT with further studies in ethology and wildlife management. He played baseball with the Fitzroy Lions from an early age up until 17, whilst also becoming a talented golfer achieving a handicap of 4. Heart's main interest was animals and spent his childhood working in the field with his father up until his father was killed in a vehicle accident.[2]
Heart moved into the television and film world at age 17, becoming a professional stunt man with the New Generation Stunts Agency. Heart was trained under the Sanford Meisner acting technique by veteran Australian actress Vikki Blanche, and continued under Australian icon John Orcsik at The Australian Film and Television Academy.[citation needed] Heart has continued his acting schooling with coaches from the Ivana Chubbuck acting school.
Career
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Heart began his career as a stuntman, actor and model at age 17 and debuted on Australian television portraying the criminal "Mackay" in the Seven Network Australian Television series Blue Heelers, which aired for 13 seasons. Heart followed this with the role of the locally well known Pizza Delivery Boy witness on the Seven Network Australia's Most Wanted and went on with recurring stunt actor roles on the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation hit series Mercury with Geoffrey Rush.
In 1995 Heart made his film debut on the American action film Silver Strand, with Gil Bellows, Nicollette Sheridan, and director George Miller. He followed this film in the role of 'Skinny' the skinhead in the Australian feature film comedy Crackers. Heart performed his own stunts as the character.
In 2009 he received public recognition for Channel 31 Australia C31, broadcasts of Outback Zack's Australian Animal Fire Victims Appeal.[3] Heart wrote, produced, and hosted the one-hour television special which raised up to $500,000.00 for the non-profit animal rescue organisation Wildlife Victoria with broadcasts in Australia and the United States.[4] Heart co-host The Daily Buzz show.
In 2010 Heart relocated from Australia to Hollywood, and became known by audiences as the regular host on Planet X Television appearing in multiple seasons with his "Outback Zack" persona, and starring in American vehicle commercials.[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Production company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House of Flies (Feature Film) | Lead: Joseph Corbin | Kid Wonder & AKA Dinosaur Productions |
| 2026 | Cat Enright & the Opium Equation (Feature Film) | Supporting: Hill Henley | Sally Blue Productions |
| 2026 | Soft Serve (Feature Film) | Lead/Starring: Mr. Charles | Donald Napier III |
| 2026 | Altar Call (Feature Film) | Lead/Starring: Sheriff Thomas Kirby | T. Studios Productions |
| 2026 | Punk Robbers (Short Film) | Lead/Starring: Milton Moneybags | Brayden Fox Films |
| 2025 | John (Short Film) | Lead: The Doctor aka The Hitman | Noah Collins |
| 2025 | Renegades From Hell: Chapter Black (Feature Film) | Lead: General Orson Locke | The Omni Committee |
| 2024 | Pulling The Trigger (Short Film) | Lead: Cino | Wesley Carlton Films |
| 2024 | Soft Serve (Short Film) | Mr. Charles | Donald Napier III |
| 2024 | Babylon Blues (Short Film) | Lead: Daniel Sykes | Leon lane |
| 2023 | Machination (TV series) | Lead: Tony Welland | Kimaro Sun |
| 2023 | The Heights (Film) | Supporting: Lucas Matthews | Another Coach Productions |
| 2021 | A Deal (Short Film) | Lead: Ben | Andrew Essig |
| 2021 | My Overpriced Lawyer (Short Film) | Lead: Jimmy | Andrew Essig |
| 2021 | No Going Back (Short Film) | Lead: Josh | Andrew Essig |
| 2021 | A Funny Way of Showing It (Short Film) | Lead: Ernie | Andrew Essig |
| 2010–2025 | Planet X Television (TV series) | Starring: Self and Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2013 | Planet X Television (TV series) Outback Zack The Man from Downunder | Starring: Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Adventure With Whales | Starring: Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Extremity Games | Starring: Himself – Host | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Teva Games | Starring: Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Bali Surf | Starring: Himself – Host | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Boarder 1 | Starring: Himself – Host | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Horse Jumping Special | Starring: Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Boarder 2 | Starring: Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Best of Oz Winter 1 | Starring: Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Best of Oz Winter 2 | Starring: Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Icer X 1 | Starring: Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Board Up | Starring: Himself – Host | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Icer X 2 | Starring: Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) PX rail 1 | Starring: Himself – Host | Planet X Television |
| 2009 | KUSI-TV (TV series) | Starring: Outback Zack | KUSI News |
| 2008 | The Daily Buzz (TV series) | Starring: Himself – Host | ACME Communications |
| 2008 | Outback Zack's Australian Animal fire Victims Appeal (Talk Show) | Starring: Outback Zack | Outback Zack Productions |
| 1998 | Crackers (Feature Film) | Supporting: Skinny the Skinhead | The Australian Film Commission |
| 1997 | Australia's Most Wanted (TV series) | Johnny the murder witness | Grundy Television Australia |
| 1996 | Neighbours (TV series) | Max | Grundy Television Australia |
| 1996 | Mercury (TV series) | Stunt Actor – (as Simmons Nick) | Australian Broadcast Commission |
| 1995 | Silver Strand (Feature Film) | Featured/Stunt Actor | MGM |
| 1995 | Correlli (TV series) | Morris Moore | Australian Broadcast Commission |
| 1995 | Neighbours (TV series) | Stunt Actor | Grundy Television Australia |
| 1995 | Janus (TV series) | Nick | Australian Broadcast Commission |
| 1995 | Blue Heelers (TV series) | Supporting: Mr. Mackay | Southern Star |
References
edit- ↑ "Bears and Coyotes and Birds...Oh, My!". Mountain News. Retrieved 27 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Zack Heart aka Outback Zack". Crazy Wolf Entertainment. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "Rattled by wildlife in Fawnskin". Big Bear Grizzly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "OUTBACK ZACK Has Heart in Right Place". Westlake Magazine. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ Shmerling, Saran. "Providing Protection". Malibu Times Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
External links
edit- Zack Heart at IMDb