Nicky Whelan
| Nicky Whelan | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
10 May 1981 Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kerry Rhodes (engaged 2016) |
Nicky Whelan (born 10 May 1981) is an Australian actress and model best known for her role as Pepper Steiger in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
Career
Before Neighbours, Whelan hosted a number of shows, including Coxy's Big Break (Seven Network), Beyond the Boundary (Network Ten), Melbourne Woman (Seven Network), and played the fictional celebrity "Chrissie Grant" on Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge, a spin-off of All Aussie Adventures. Whelan is also known as the face of the rural Victorian city, Shepparton, and she hosted the night racing at Moonee Valley for eight years. Whelan has also posed for a number of Australian magazines, including FHM (in October 2007), Ralph (in November 2005) and Inside Sport.
In November 2007, Whelan made a special appearance in Harrow, London to promote sustainable transport and initiatives that benefit the environment. She also shot some photos for Harrow's 'It's Up to All of Us' campaign.[1][2] At the event, she confirmed that after Neighbours, she had been in discussions over feature films. Whelan has completed work for the movie Hollywood and Wine in Los Angeles. She co-starred with David Spade.[3]
Whelan appeared in the final season of Scrubs as Maya, an Australian medical school student.[4] In November 2010, Whelan appeared in a viral advert for Rökk Vodka alongside The Lonely Island.[5] Whelan also played the role of Leigh in the 2011 film Hall Pass, which co-starred Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, and Christina Applegate.[6] In October 2011, Whelan guest-starred as an attractive telemarketing temp in the episode "Temp-Tress" of the American sitcom Workaholics.
She also recently appeared in the movie "The Wedding Ringer" starring Kevin Hart.
Personal life
Whelan was born in Victoria, Australia. She is the granddaughter of Marcus Whelan, who played in the Australian Football League in the 1930s and '40s.
She dated her Left Behind co-star, Chad Michael Murray. The couple split after a 6-month relationship.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge | Chrissie Grant | TV movie |
| 2007 | Little Deaths | Thorette | |
| 2009 | The Outside | Spring Easten | |
| Halloween II | Wendy Snow | ||
| Dave Knoll Finds His Soul | Girl #2 | ||
| 2010 | Hollywood and Wine | Jamie Stephens/Diane Blaine | |
| 2011 | Hall Pass | Leigh | |
| 2012 | Table for Three | Holly Timmons | TV movie |
| Coffees | Victoria | Short | |
| Departure Date | Violet | Short | |
| 2013 | The Power of Few | Marti | |
| Paranormal Movie | Cindy | ||
| 2014 | Left Behind | Hattie Durham | |
| 7500 | Liz Lewis | ||
| Knight of Cups | |||
| 2015 | The Wedding Ringer | Nadia |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pizza | Cheerleader | 1 episode |
| 2006–2007 | Neighbours | Heidi "Pepper" Steiger | Regular role, 81 episodes |
| 2009 | Entourage | Air Hostess | 1 episode |
| Melrose Place | Kira | 1 episode | |
| 2009–2010 | Scrubs | Maya | Recurring role, 9 episodes: "Our First Day of School" (season 9: episode 1) "Our Drunk Friend" (season 9: episode 2) "Our Role Models" (season 9: episode 3) "Our Histories" (season 9: episode 4) "Our Couples" (season 9: episode 8) "Our True Lies" (season 9: episode 10) "Our Dear Leaders" (season 9: episode 11) "Our Driving Issues" (season 9: episode 12) "Our Thanks" (season 9: episode 13) |
| 2010 | Carpet Bros | Sandoz Lilly | 1 episode |
| Funny or Die Presents | Sandoz Lilly | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Suite 7 | Girl #2 | 1 episode |
| Friends With Benefits | Colleen | 1 episode | |
| Workaholics | Naomi | 1 episode | |
| 2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV | Seconds | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Chosen | Laura Mitchell | Season 1–present (series regular; 6 episodes) |
| Franklin & Bash | Charlie | Season 3 recurring character | |
| 2014 | Matador | Annie Mason | Main role |
| 2015 | The League | L-E | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Satisfaction | Emma Waverly | recurring role |
| 2016 | Second Chance | Bettina | recurring role |
| 2016 | House of Lies | Claire | recurring role |
References
- ↑ "It's Up to All of Us". Harrow Council. 25 March 2008.
- ↑ http://www.itsuptoallofus.co.uk/ primary site with Nicky Whelan's image
- ↑ "Nicky Whelan moving to elite company". Daily Telegraph. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
- ↑ Luke Ddenehy (4 Oct 2009). "Life in LA scrubs up well for Nicky Whelan". Sunday Herald Sun.
- ↑ BroBible Staff (19 November 2010). "Lonely Island and Rokk Vodka Unveil First Viral Video Collaboration". BroBible.
- ↑ Australian Associated Press (22 February 2011). "Whelan gets Pass to stardom". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ↑ "Chad Michael Murray, Nicky Whelan Split After 6 Months of Dating". Us Magazine. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.