Nugent began acting at the age of 12 after prompted by an uncle to appear in a commercial. He then went on to star as Tiger Gleeson, in the hugely successful children's show "Round the Twist" (1989). He is also well known in his native land for his part as Craig Jelly on the ABC show _"Seachange" (1998)_ . After studying at Deakin University, Nugent has now cut back on his acting work and is a practing lawyer. However, he still continues to do some screen work and considers acting as a hobby as opposed to his true vocation.
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