Nathan Pinnell

Nathan is an award-winning performer. His professional career began at the age of 9 in two Opera Australia productions, Falstaff and Manon Lescaut. As a young boy he also appeared in numerous television commercials such as Sea Monkey’s, Australia Post and Meadow Lea. Nathan has been involved in Melbourne Fashion Week, re-opened Hamer Hall Arts Centre, performed for the Prime Minister at Australia House in London and took part in launching for Mercedes Benz.

His theatre credits include Jesus Christ Superstar 2024-25 (Dance Captain/Swing/Cover: Priests), Chicago: The Musical 2023-24 (Dance Captain/Swing/Cover: Amos), Singin’ In The Rain (Dance Captain/Swing/Cover: Production Tenor and Dialect Coach), Hugh Jackman: Broadway To Oz (Dance Captain/Featured Ensemble), Anything Goes (Dance Captain/Swing/Cover: Billy Crocker), Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom: The Musical  as Liam Lamb (Understudied and performed Ken Railings, Nathan Starkey and Clarry Welch), Legally Blonde as Carlos (Savoy, West End), West Side Story as Baby John, Chicago: The Musical 2009 for which he received a Green Room Award (Cover: Mary Sunshine), Dusty: The Original Pop Diva as Young Tom, We Will Rock You (Ensemble and Swing), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, High School Musical (Cover: Jack Scott/Ryan Evans) and Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision.

For the Production Company: The Boy From Oz (Chris Bell), Gypsy (Tulsa), receiving Best Supporting Actor for the Theatre People Pro Choice Awards, Promises Promises, 42nd Street, Sweet Charity and The Music Man.

Television credits include: It Takes Two, Blue Heelers, So You Think You Can Dance, The Footy Show, Australia’s Most Wanted, Wicked Science, The Morning Show, Morning’s with Kerrie Anne, Sunrise and the 2022 Corolla campaign for Toyota.

Nathan was also Assistant Choreographer for Caroline O’Connor and Strictly Sydney Mardi Gras Finale Float 2014.

For the last two decades, Nathan has been choreographing and mentoring artists in some of Australia’s leading performing arts institutions.