Chris Egan ( Nick Smith )

[sootycat]

From Digital Spy



Former Home & Away actor Christopher Egan is to play the lead in a US soap pilot based on the story of King David.

Kings will revolve around David (Egan), a warrior who is chosen to join a royal court after saving the life of the king's son. The show has been put into production for NBC. Egan played Nick Smith in the Aussie soap.

He's done well since leaving H&A.
A lot of young actors see their career fizzle out after leaving a popular soap.

[eithne]

A lot of the Australian ones seem to do well though, don't they. The British ones often disappear, but the Oz ones seem to have a good time of it especially in the States. And then there are the singing ones like Kylie who go on to do well in the charts.