Henry Nixon Wiki, Education, Professional Life
Henry Nixon was born at St Margaret's Hospital in the inner Sydney suburb of Surry Hills. As a child, he lived in Elanora Heights, Paddington, and Wollstonecraft in Sydney with his father, Gerald Nixon, a Recording Engineer, and his mother, Vanessa, a Nurse.
He graduated from the Australian National University with an Arts degree, majoring in anthropology, Sociology, and English. He was going to continue in the world of Academia but opted instead to pursue an Acting career. He auditioned for three Drama Schools: WAAPA, VCA, and NIDA. He was accepted into all three but decided to attend the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney.