Biography
Has a sister, Jan. Grew up in Warrawee, NSW Australia and went to Knox Grammar School. Dropped out of medicine and law at university. Graduated in 1978 from NIDA with Penny Cook, Robert Grubb. Played leading roles from 1981 to 2012 in various plays. Won a Critics Circle award in 1992 for "The Crucible" and "Mongrels". Twice won Variety Entertainer of the Year (1992,2006). Nominated for an AFI award for "Joh's Jury" and nine times since.Silver logie winner for "Seachange" (2001) . Associate Director of the Sydney Theatre Company from 1992 to 1995. Launched the Australian People's Theatre (associated with the Sydney Theatre Company). Has a daughter born in 1996 and a son from a previous marriage. He is most famous for SeaChange (1998) and All Saints (2008). Ambassador for Variety (The Children's Charity) and Australian Mitochondrial Disease Foundation ( AMDF ).
Acted in 49
2020s
- 2026
Wolfram
Movie
- 2025
- 2024
- 2022
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
A Matter Of Principle
Movie
- 2018
The Merger
Bull Barlow
Frontier
Movie
- 2017
Get Krack!n
Bill Langham · 1 episode
The Warriors
Bill Shepherd · 8 episodes
- 2015
unINDIAN
Mr Sanders
Last Cab to Darwin
Simmo
- 2014
Soul Mates
TV
2000s
- 2006
- 2004
Jessica
TV
A Man's Gotta Do
Eddy
- 2003
Japanese Story
Richards
Take Away
Burgies CEO
- 2002
The Road from Coorain
Angus
- 2001
Always Greener
John Taylor · 50 episodes
1990s
- 1999
In a Savage Land
Rev Macgregor
- 1998
The Games
John Howard · 1 episode
Never Tell Me Never
Uncle Darryl
- 1997
Blackrock
Len Kirby
- 1996
- 1993
Joh's Jury
Hedley
- 1992
The Girl from Tomorrow
Silverthorn · 24 episodes
1980s
- 1988
Young Einstein
Preston Preston
Around the World in Eighty Ways
Dr. Proctor
- 1986
- 1984
Strikebound
Bashed Scab
Razorback
Danny
- 1983
Bush Christmas
Sly
Gary's Story
Gary
- 1982
- 1981
A Town Like Alice
Donald Paget · 1 episode
- 1980
Water Under the Bridge
Archie · 9 episodes
The Club
Geoff Hayward
1970s
- 1975
