Career
He is undoubtedly the most famous "baddie" (evil stage character) within the Irish dance world since he was the original "Dark Lord" in Michael Flatley"s show, Lord of the Dance. He later played the role in Flatley"s show, Feet of Flames. He left the show in 2001.
He has also appeared on numerous television shows including the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Rosie O"Donnell Show in the United States of America, and Des O"Connor Tonight in Britain.
Nolan performed on Michael Flatley"s tribute programme on RTÉ"s The Late Late Show special during 2000. He has also performed with The Chieftains in the past and at the Oscars in Los Angeles in 1998.
After leaving Lord of the Dance Nolan joined the cast of To Dance on the Moon a production which has already played to in excess to 1 million people throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan. In January 2009, he was chosen as the Irish judge for the American dance show, Superstars of Dance.