Nicholas 'Nick' Schultz is a fictional character in the long-running Australian television series Blue Heelers portrayed by William McInnes. He was introduced in the pilot episode and starred in the series between 1994 and 1998 before departing in episode 207. He returned to the series as a guest star for five episodes (441-445) in 2004 and a further two episodes (458-459) in 2005 as a homicide detective based in Melbourne. At the time of the show's cancellation, he was the sixth longest serving character behind Tom Croydon, Chris Riley, P.J. Hasham, Maggie Doyle and Ben Stewart.