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Nathaniel Buzolic
Australian actor
Australian actor
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nathaniel Buzolic |
| image | Nate Buzolic.jpg |
| caption | Buzolic in June 2013 |
| birth_date | |
| other_names | Nate Buzz |
| alma_mater | |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 2001–present |
- Screenwise
- University of Western Sydney Nathaniel Buzolic ( ) (born 4 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He was the host of Nine Network's late-night television quiz show The Mint, and had a regular role on the BBC soap opera Out of the Blue (2008). He was also a co-host of the educational show Weather Ed on Sky News Weather Channel. He is also known for his role as Kol Mikaelson on the CW show The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off The Originals.
Early life
Buzolic is a first-generation Australian, and is of Croatian descent. His mother was born in a refugee camp in Egypt. Buzolic studied at De La Salle College Ashfield, and later attended the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) in Sydney and later studied at Screenwise Acting School for Film and Television, graduating in 2004.
Career
Buzolic hosted the Disney Channel's afternoon kids show Studio Disney (2005). He has also appeared in All Saints (2003), Home and Away (2002) and an uncredited role in an episode of Water Rats (2001).
Buzolic's played the title role in the feature comedy Offing David (2008) alongside fellow Australian actor Adam J. Yeend. Previously, he had minor roles in the 2007 Australian short films Road Rage and My Greatest Day Ever.
In 2011, it was confirmed that Buzolic would play Kol Mikaelson in the CW series The Vampire Diaries. He reprised his role in the pilot episode of The Vampire Diaries spin-off series The Originals. It was reported on 30 May 2014 that Buzolic would return to The Originals for its second season and he appeared in the first trailer that debuted at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con.
On 20 February 2014, it was announced that Buzolic had landed one of the lead roles in Supernatural: Bloodlines, a spin-off of the CW series Supernatural, with the twentieth episode of the latter's ninth season serving as a backdoor pilot. However, The CW passed on the pilot in May 2014. In March 2014, Buzolic appeared in two episodes of the fourth season of ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars as Dean Stavros, Spencer's (Troian Bellisario) substance abuse counselor. He reprised his role in the fifth and sixth episodes of the sixth season. Buzolic appeared in Hacksaw Ridge as Harold Doss, the brother of the main character alongside Andrew Garfield. In March 2022 it was announced that he would appear in Legacies as Kol Mikaelson.
Personal life
Buzolic is a Born-again Christian. He has voiced support for Israel during the Gaza War.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dirty Deeds | Uncredited role | |
| 2007 | Road Rage | Young driver | Short film |
| 2007 | My Greatest Day Ever | Coach | Short film |
| 2008 | Offing David | David | Feature Film |
| 2009 | Multiple Choice | Tommy | Short film |
| 2010 | Needle | Ryan | |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Harold "Hal" Doss | |
| 2019 | Saving Zoë | Jason | |
| 2020 | Deep Blue Sea 3 | Richard | |
| 2025 | Mob Cops | Jesse Polino |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Water Rats | Uncredited; unknown episodes | |||||||
| 2002 | Home and Away | Paul Chalmers | 1 episode | ||||||
| 2003 | All Saints | Damon Lloyd | Episode: "Friends in Need" | ||||||
| 2005 | Studio Disney | Himself | Host | ||||||
| 2007 | ** | Himself | Host | ||||||
| 2008 | Out of the Blue | Paul O'Donnell | Main role (50 episodes) | ||||||
| 2010 | Cops L.A.C. | Jahrryde | Episode: "A Veil of Tears" | ||||||
| 2011 | Crownies | Jesse Major | 1 episode | ||||||
| 2012–14 | ** | Kol Mikaelson | Recurring role (season 3-4) | ||||||
| Guest role (season 5); 10 episodes | |||||||||
| 2013–18 | ** | Guest role (season 1) | |||||||
| Recurring role (Season 2–5); 24 episodes | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Pretty Little Liars | Dean Stavros | Recurring role (4 episodes) | ||||||
| 2014 | Supernatural | David Lassiter | Episode: "Bloodlines" (backdoor pilot for Supernatural: Bloodlines) | ||||||
| 2015 | Bones | Hunter Ellis | Episode: "The Teacher in the Books" | ||||||
| 2015 | Significant Mother | Jimmy Barnes | Main role (9 episodes) | ||||||
| 2022 | Legacies | Kol Mikaelson | url=https://tvline.com/2022/03/24/legacies-marcel-kol-season-4-episode-15-rebekah-freya/ | title=Legacies: Charles Michael Davis and Nathaniel Buzolic to Appear as Marcel and Kol in Season 4 Episode | website=TVLine | first=Andy | last=Swift | date=March 24, 2022 | access-date=March 24, 2022}} |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Originals: The Awakening | Kol Mikaelson | 4 episodes |
References
References
- (2 May 2012). "Questions and Answers I Nathaniel Buzolic".
- (2 December 2012). "Nathaniel Buzolic answers fans' questions about his role of Kol on The Vampire Diaries!". Oh No They Didn't!.
- "my mum was born in a refugee camp called el shatt".
- JMo and Elle. (29 January 2012). "Aussie vampire Nathaniel Buzolic told: 'bronze up'". [[News Corp Australia]].
- Masters, Megan. (9 December 2011). "Nate Berkus Show Ending, Vampire Diaries Casts More Originals". [[TVLine]]. [[PMC (company).
- Swift, Andy. (30 May 2014). "Nathaniel Buzolic Returning to ''The Originals'' In Season 2: Find Out How!". TVLine. PMC.
- Andreeva, Nellie. (20 February 2014). "Nathaniel Buzolic & Lucien Laviscount Land The Leads in CW's 'Supernatural' Spinoff".
- Thurm, Eric. (29 April 2014). "''Supernatural'': "Bloodlines"". [[The Onion]].
- Ausiello, Michael. (8 May 2014). "Fall TV Scoop: The CW Orders Four Dramas, Including ''Flash'', ''iZombie'' and ''Jane the Virgin'', Passes on ''Supernatural'' Spin-Off". [[TVLine]]. PMC.
- "Aussie influencer Natebuzz in Israel to fight social media battle | the Times of Israel".
- Swift, Andy. (March 24, 2022). "''Legacies'': Charles Michael Davis and Nathaniel Buzolic to Appear as Marcel and Kol in Season 4 Episode".
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