Nick Heart

Zack Heart, is an Australian Television & Film Personality. Heart is recognized as a classically trained Actor under the Meisner Technique. He is also a Stuntman, Producer, Writer, Wildlife Expert, Trapper, Conservationist & races Porsche. Aka Outback Zack, Heart is best known for hosting wildlife Television shows and his work in Wildlife Conservation. Heart has been the host of Planet X TV's Weekly show for multiple seasons. Heart starred in Outback Zack's Australian Animal Fire Victims Appeal which he wrote, produced, funded and hosted. The 1hr Television Special raised nearly $500,000 U.S. Dollars, for the non-profit animal rescue organization Wildlife Victoria airing in both Australia and the United States. Heart was born in Australia to parents Janice Isabel, an Art Teacher and Fashion Designer, and Ian Arthur a Ranger with Australia's Fisheries & Wildlife Division, Victoria. Heart was a student of North Melbourne Institute of TAFE studying Zoology, Conservation Biology & Drama with further studies in Ethology & Wildlife Management like his father. A talented sportsman playing baseball & achieving a Golf handicap of 4 at age 17. Heart's interest and passion was animals & spent his childhood working in the field with his father. Zack moved into the Television & Film industry at age 18, becoming a Professional Stuntman and was classically trained as an actor. Heart was trained under the Sanford Meisner acting technique by Vikki Blanche & John Orcsik at The Australian Film & Television Academy. His first on air role was as the cheeky character "Mackay' in the hit Australian series Blue Heelers. Following this he worked on international soap favorite Neighbours, & ABC programs Correlli & Janus. Heart went on to work alongside Nicolette Sheridan & Gil Bellows in the US Feature Film Silver Strand; following this he played the role 'Skinny' an interesting skinhead in Australian Feature Film "Crackers" where he also performed a talked about flying stunt off the roof of a moving vehicle. Heart's priority was always to be a voice for the world's animals, & with Outback Zack's growing status in the Television industry, Nicknamed Outback Zack for his work with animals and being Australian, the character was established and developed in 2004 in The Outback Zack Travel Show shot in Cairo & Turkey. Heart helps wildlife organizations globally. When not working on television, Heart is a professional wildlife Trapper, UFOlogist, and races Porsche. Heart has put his heart & soul into the study of animals clocking up thousands of hours of field observation & study of unique species around the world. With the popularity of Outback Zack and his inspirational work with animals, Heart was requested to make guest appearances on popular U.S. talk shows The Daily Buzz Show in Florida, KUSI News, Malaysia's Lite FM, the Nightwatch Show to name a few. From Outback Zack's animal work and TV appearances he caught the attention of U.S television producer Donald Durban from Planet X TV, the creative mind behind the Jack Hannah animal series. Heart began hosting episodes of Planet X TV and starring in American vehicle commercials.