Nicky Whelan

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Nicky Whelan
Whelen in February 2011
Born
Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other namesNikki Whelan
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2001–present
Spouse
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(m. 2017; div. 2017)​

Nicky Whelan is an Australian actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Laurie Mitchell in Chosen (2013), and Pepper Steiger in Australian soap opera Neighbours (2006–2007).

Career[edit]

Before Neighbours, Whelan hosted a number of shows, including Coxy's Big Break (Seven Network), Beyond the Boundary (Network Ten), and Melbourne Woman (Seven Network), and played the fictional celebrity "Chrissie Grant" on Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge, a spin-off of All Aussie Adventures.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] Whelan has also posed for a number of Australian magazines, including FHM (in October 2007), Ralph (in November 2005) and Inside Sport.[citation needed]

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 was in the movie Hollywood and Wine in Los Angeles 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 advertisement 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, and appeared in the 2015 movie The Wedding Ringer starring Kevin Hart.

Whelan is currently starring in betting advertisements on Australian television for BetEasy.

Personal life[edit]

Whelan was born in Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is the granddaughter of Marcus Whelan, who played in the Victorian Football League between the 1930s and 1940s.

In 2016, Whelan became engaged to American football player Kerry Rhodes.[7] Whelan and Rhodes were married in Los Angeles on 15 April 2017.[8] In October 2017, Whelan confirmed that she had left Rhodes and the couple had separated.[9] They divorced that same year.[10]

In her spare time, Whelan also trains boxing as well as Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[11]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge Chrissie Grant Television film (Australia)
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 Television film (NBC)
Coffees Victoria Short
Departure Date Violet Short
2013 The Power of Few Marti
Paranormal Movie Cindy
2014 Left Behind Hattie Durham
Flight 7500 Liz Lewis
2015 The Wedding Ringer Nadia
Knight of Cups Nicky
2016 Rebirth Naomi
2017 Tragedy Girls Mrs. Kent
Inconceivable Katie
2018 Pretty Little Stalker Lorna
2019 Trauma Center Madison Taylor
2020 The Binge Pun-Isher
2022 Maneater Jessie
2023 The Best Man Brook [12]
The Flood Sheriff Jo Newman [13]
TBA The Nana Project Jennifer Post-production
TBA 72 Hours

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Pizza Cheerleader 1 episode
2006–2007 Neighbours Heidi "Pepper" Steiger Regular role
2009 Entourage Air Hostess 1 episode
Melrose Place Kira 1 episode
2009–2010 Scrubs Maya Recurring role
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 Series regular (season 1–2)
Franklin & Bash Charlie Recurring role (season 3)
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
2016 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Dr. Dakota Block Guest role
2017 Valentine's Again Kat Television film
2017 Romance at Reindeer Lodge Molly Clark Television film
2018 A Christmas Arrangement Poppy Benson Television film

2018 Life to pieces Season 3 episode 20 Kaeli

2020 Dear Christmas Emma Television film
2020 InstaPsycho Gwen Reynolds Television film

References[edit]

  1. ^ "It's Up to All of Us". Harrow Council. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.itsuptoallofus.co.uk/ Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine primary site with Nicky Whelan's image
  3. ^ "Nicky Whelan moving to elite company". The Daily Telegraph. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.
  4. ^ Luke Ddenehy (4 October 2009). "Life in LA scrubs up well for Nicky Whelan". Sunday Herald Sun.
  5. ^ BroBible Staff (19 November 2010). "Lonely Island and Rokk Vodka Unveil First Viral Video Collaboration". BroBible.
  6. ^ Australian Associated Press (22 February 2011). "Whelan gets Pass to stardom". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Nicky Whelan Talks Engagement to Fiancé Kerry Rhodes – See Her 6.5 Carat Diamond Ring!". People. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Neighbours actress Nicky Whelan marries NFL star Kerry Rhodes in Los Angeles". The Fix. Nine Network. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  9. ^ Iannella, Antimo; Vlach, Anna; Gilbertson, Matt (21 October 2017). "Aussie star walks out in shock split". The Advertiser. Retrieved 23 February 2024 – via Gale.
  10. ^ "Nicky Whelan on newfound fame and future plans". Who. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  11. ^ "From Neighbours to BJJ - The story of Australian actress, Nicky Whelan". BjjTribes. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  12. ^ Patta, Gig (24 April 2023). "Nicky Whelan on Playing the Damsel in Distress for Once". LRMonline. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  13. ^ Foertsch, Rachel (13 July 2023). "The Flood Producer On Bringing His Latest Creature Feature To Life". Screen Rant. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

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