Nicholas Beckwith has served as a resident actor, assistant director, drama educator and theatre project leader in S4A since 2016. Nicholas is proud to have performed in many S4A shows including the Radio Play: Midsummer Night's Dream (2016, 2017, 2019, 2022); Twelfth Night (2017, 2018); Romeo and Juliet (2020, 2021); and Hamlet (2021). Other S4A performances include: The Marvellous Box (2019); Are You Asleep Yet (2018); Hubbub, Theatre for the Very Young (2017,2018, 2019, 2023); Giggling is the Best Medicine (2021); and Open Wide So I Can Look Inside (2021). In addition to performing, Nicholas has been the Head Tutor for S4A since 2019, most notably leading the Transformation Through Creativity project. 

Originally from Christchurch, New Zealand. Having started performing at the age of 15, Nicholas moved to Sydney, Australia in January 2011 to pursue an Advanced Diploma in Performing Arts at ED5 INTERNATIONAL, Australia's leading performing arts academy, where he received professional training in Drama, Musical Theatre, Ballet, Commercial Jazz, Technical Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Tap, Group Singing, Vocal Lessons, Performance Technique and Repertoire Performance. While in Sydney, Nicholas was actively engaged in numerous performing arts events, including Hats Off Charity Event; Chinese New Year Parade (as Dance Captain); Sydney's Premiers Concert; Breast Cancers Black Tie Event; Project Dance; and Platform Shorts: Sydney Fringe Festival. 
After graduating from ED5 in December 2012, Nicholas worked as a performer at Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan as part of the 30th-anniversary cast from February 2013 - April 2014.