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Nathaniel "Nate" Cooper, played by Kyle Pryor, made his first screen appearance on 26 September 2013. The character and casting was announced on 8 September 2013. Pryor originally auditioned for the role of Andy Barrett, but Tai Hara was cast instead. However, the producers liked Pryor so much, that they asked him to return to try out for the part of Nate. Pryor had begun filming four months prior to his casting announcement. Oscar MacGuire, played by Jake Speer, made his first screen appearance on 3 September 2013.
Nate is very reassuring towards Billie that she will be okay. As Billie looks at Nate "adoringly", Stephen Downie of TV Week noted that she was developing a crush on the doctor. A Sunday Mail writer assessed that following this Billie behaves like an "obsessed teenager" and follows him around. Nate shows no interest in Billie and she becomes "unhinged" and tries to ruin Nate and Kat's relationship. She scratches his face, begins to rip her clothes and screams. This attracts the attention of Chris Harrington , who rushes to Billie's aid and she accuses Nate of assaulting her.
Kyle Braxton
Jade Montgomery and Matt Page arrived in October, while Phoebe Nicholson debuted in November. Producers brought closure to the Ricky and Brax storyline and Peacocke returned to filming. Ricky is shocked that Brax is alive and cannot forgive him for fooling her and abandoning his child. However, she believed that the older demographic were relieved Ricky had found a "nice, good boy" character. In March 2016, Pryor told an Inside Soap reporter that he had tried his best to win viewers acceptance of Nate and Ricky's relationship.
When Nate kisses Ricky she decides to avoid being in his company. Ricky believes she has unresolved issues with Brax that prevent her from entering a relationship with Nate. She also faces disapproval from Brax's brother Kyle Braxton which results in a confrontation with Ricky. When Kyle realises that Ricky has the right to move on, he encourages her to date Nate.
Characterisation
Sasha tries to get Rosie to touch a crab at the pier, but she becomes scared and falls into the sea. Rosie is invited to a toga party at Sasha's home and she is excited to meet Sasha's ex-boyfriend, Casey Braxton . Sasha notices Rosie talking to Natalie Davison and presumes that Rosie has problems. Rosie refuses to let Sasha stay over her house and pays Tilda Hogan to pretend to be her younger sister Hannah. She decides to run into the sea, despite not being able to swim well and Sasha has to run in and save her. However, both girls get caught in a rip and have to be saved by Casey and John Palmer .
At the 2014 finale, Kyle arrange a bus ride for Summer Bay residents to come and see Phoebe's music launch in the city. Kyle confides in Brax about the pain of losing Tamara, and that he wished things went differently for them however also states that he can live with whatever way it goes as he feels that it is the right thing to do. Kyle is devastated when Brax turns himself into the police, after confessing to accidentally killing Johnny Barrett year prior. Seeking comfort, Kyle has a one-night stand with Robyn Sullivan. Kyle faces further heartbreak when Casey and Tamara get back together; however they later break up.
Relationship with Kat Chapman
Pryor said that his character is "surprised by what has happened, he thought his feelings for Ricky were in the past." Nate and Kat decide to resume their relationship following time apart. It does little to improve things due to Kat's lack of trust. Sveen told Downie that Ricky feels guilty for having feelings for Nate while he is still with Kat. However, Ricky cannot deny that there is "something special between them".
Sneddon explained that she still had faith in the estranged couple because they share a connection. Nate decides the only way to escape Sophie is to leave Summer Bay. Sophie becomes delusional and tells Ricky that Nate is sending her love letters when he has not.
Character History:
Other relationships include Nate developing feelings for Hannah Wilson and later romancing Katarina Chapman . Their relationship was jeopardised by a false accusation of sexual assault made by Billie Ashford . Another main story for Nate involved him being in a life-threatening accident in the Australian bush damaging his liver. Nate has proved to be a popular character with critics of the genre due to his attractive appearance. Nate made his final appearance during the episode broadcast on 5 June 2017. Ricky worries when she cannot get Casey to stop crying, while it appears everyone else can.
Nate pleads his innocence to Chris and Kat asks him to help catch Billie out. When Chris discovers that Billie is behind an embarrassing poster designed to ruin Kat's career, he agrees to help. Chris invites Billie over to his house wanting her confess to setting Nate up. He tells Billie that he knows Nate is innocent but wants to see him punished anyway. He suggests they work together, but Billie notices Chris is recording the conversation and stops it. Unbeknownst to her, Chris is wearing a wire and she then admits to framing Nate and Billie is arrested.
She saw his actions as "condescending" and became frustrated at his interference. Ricky eventually told Nate to leave her alone and he worried that he had lost her for good. When Ricky learned that Nate had secured her a photography job in London, she immediately sought out Brax to tell him the news first. On her return from London, Ricky came to the conclusion that she did not want to be with either Brax or Nate. Nate later arranged for them to meet at Angelo's, where he declared his love for Ricky and told her he wanted to make her happy. Sveen later commented that Ricky's relationship with Nate had been a welcome distraction from the pain of her miscarriage.
Ricky asks Nate to leave but she changes her mind and chases after him, resulting in them kissing. However, her brother-in-law Kyle remains close and supports her through her ordeal. Kyle kisses Ricky and she is shocked and vows to forget about it. Nate witnesses the kiss and confronts Ricky over her feelings.
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