Frank finished the Gymnasium-B at Heeswijk-Dinther (Bernrode) in 1974. Studied psychology at the Catholic University of Nijmegen where he graduated in 1984 (Drs.). Frank Nendels began a singer's career in 1978 in punk-rock band 'The Zeroes'. After leading the band into success, he was invited into different rock bands. Finally he joined Dutch heavy-metal band 'Exploder'. In 1990, Frank started acting at a young age at school. From there on, he got small parts in Dutch TV-series and commercials. Frank also did some acting in the Academy of Film (Amsterdam, The Hague). Here he met Peter Howell, aka Allan Troy, who contracted him for Bovver Boots, a London based special casting agency. While acting for Bovver Boots, he was noticed by Snowshaft Agency, who introduced him to Noel Davis. It was through this contact that Frank got to play a part in Incognito, originally directed by Peter Weller.Frank is married to Anita van Kempen, a Dutch artist on silk, and has two children, a boy (b.1992) and girl (b.1994).