Zack Heart
Nicholas Zack Heart | |
|---|---|
 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 | The Parmeter Group |
| Website | nickheart |
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] As of 2025, Heart has a number of projects in the pipeline, he is a playing a lead role in a horror feature film ‘House of Flies’ set to begin filming in August 2025. He is also starring in a new wildlife Television series ‘working title’ set to air in summer of 2025.
Early life
[edit]Heart 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | House of Flies (Feature Film) | Joseph Corbin | Kid Wonder & AKA Dinosaur Productions |
| 2024 | Pulling The Trigger (Film Short) | Cino | Belmont Film |
| 2024 | Soft Serve (Film Short) | Mr. Charles | WKU Film |
| 2024 | Babylon Blues (Film Short) | Daniel Sykes | Leon lane |
| 2023 | Machination (TV series) | Tony Welland | Kimaro Sun |
| 2023 | The Heights (Film) | Lucas Matthews | Another Coach Productions |
| 2021 | A Deal (Film Short) | Ben | Andrew Essig |
| 2021 | My Overpriced Lawyer (Film Short) | Jimmy | Andrew Essig |
| 2021 | No Going Back (Film Short) | Josh | Andrew Essig |
| 2021 | A Funny Way of Showing It (Film Short) | Ernie | Andrew Essig |
| 2010-2025 | Planet X Television (TV series) | Self and Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2013 | Planet X Television (TV series) Outback Zack The Man from Downunder | Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Adventure With Whales | Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Extremity Games | Himself – Host | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Teva Games | Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Bali Surf | Himself – Host | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Boarder 1 | Himself – Host | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Horse Jumping Special | Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Boarder 2 | Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Best of Oz Winter 1 | Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Best of Oz Winter 2 | Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Icer X 1 | Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Board Up | Himself – Host | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) Icer X 2 | Outback Zack | Planet X Television |
| 2010 | Planet X Television (TV series) PX rail 1 | Himself – Host | Planet X Television |
| 2009 | KUSI-TV (TV series) | Outback Zack | KUSI News |
| 2008 | The Daily Buzz (TV series) | Himself – Host | ACME Communications |
| 2008 | Outback Zack's Australian Animal fire Victims Appeal (Talk Show) | Outback Zack | Outback Zack Productions |
| 1998 | Crackers (Feature Film) | Skinny | 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) | Sergeant Oneil | 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) | Mackay | Southern Star |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bears and Coyotes and Birds...Oh, My!". Mountain News. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Zack Heart aka Outback Zack". Crazy Wolf Entertainment. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Rattled by wildlife in Fawnskin". Big Bear Grizzly. 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