Nicholas 'Nick' Schultz is a fictional character in the long-running Australian television series Blue Heelers portrayed by William McInnes.

Nick is the son of Klaus Schultz, a German-Australian who served in the Afrika Corps during World War II,[1] and his wife Elizabeth.

A few years before the start of the series, Jennifer and Zoe were killed when a drunk driver collided with their car, a tragedy which inspired Nick to join the traffic division in hope of preventing others from going through the same grief and trauma.

Hasham, Nick is the first character seen in the pilot episode with the pair performing random breath tests on motorists entering Mount Thomas.

It is also revealed that Nick volunteers his time to teach basketball to kids at the local gym as part of the police's Blue Light community scheme.

He also clashed with Roz Patterson over traffic fines after she was caught driving 19 km/h above the speed limit, causing her to lose her license.

His colleagues are suspicious because of his particular hatred of that type of criminal; he takes child homicide cases personally because they bring back painful memories of his daughter.

Despite this, Nick and the others are able to pay tribute in their own way, arriving at the church in time to perform a guard of honour as Wayne's coffin is carried to the hearse.

In one of the most notable episodes of the season, Nick tries to save two young girls from drowning in a flood, with Adam Cooper's help.

It is later discovered that Adam's shooting was part of a plan by Stacey to claim life insurance and move away with the real father of the child she had previously miscarried.

The two are married in a Mt Thomas park and the couple leave after the wedding for Melbourne, where Nick has been posted to the police station at Footscray.