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Educated at preparatory school followed by The Corona Stage School, Nicholas was in his early 20s when he auditioned for the role of John, in The Tomorrow People (1973). Prior to landing the role, he appeared in The Children's Film Foundation production, Eagle Rock (1964), the little-remembered television series The Flying Swan (1965), and Front Page Story (1965), Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) and a number of one-off television plays including The Connoisseur (1966), directed by Waris Hussein (whose credits include the first Doctor Who episode). In addition, while working on The Tomorrow People (1973), Nick appeared in Space: 1999 (1975)'s story, The Bringers of Wonder: Part 1 (1977) and its conclusion, The Bringers of Wonder: Part 2 (1977) - the series's only 2-part story, as Peter Rockwell. In that same year, played alongsideJon Pertwee (the 3rd incarnation of Doctor Who) as a young gangster (Legs Luigi), in the film, Adventures of a Private Eye (1977).
Nick was the only cast member to stay with The Tomorrow People (1973) for its entire 6-year run. After its conclusion in 1979, he appeared in numerous other programs, including the series, Kessler (1981), and Cymbeline (1982) (part of the BBC Shakespeare series). Nick's probably best-known for having appeared as a Jeremy Beadle stooge in over 40 sketches for Game for a Laugh (1981) and Beadle's About (1986). More recently, Nick's worked as a theatrical agent, representing, amongst others, Philip Gilbert. The two were reunited again in 2001, as they reprised their roles as John and TIM for the new Tomorrow People audio adventures (released by Big Finish Productions).
