An efficient visible-light induced nickel-catalyzed reductive Heck reaction of alkenes by using mild organic reductant Hantzsch ester (HEH) instead of traditional metal reductants or hydride reagents was developed. The reductive hydroarylation of acrylates with aryl halides was successfully achieved without requiring exogenous photoredox catalysts. This reaction is highlighted by the simple and mild conditions, good functional group tolerance, thus providing a complementary approach for alkenes reductive Heck reaction.