Rhys Muldoon
| Rhys Muldoon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 October 1965 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Film actor, Television actor |
Rhys Muldoon (born 17 October 1965 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian actor, writer and director who has worked extensively in film, television, theatre and radio.
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[edit] Television
Rhys Muldoon has starred in numerous television roles including Valentine's Day, Bastard Boys, Play School[1] and the high rating Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler,[2] the BAFTA nominated Lockie Leonard based on the books by Australian writer Tim Winton,[3] Blackjack with Colin Friels, the multiple AFI award winning Grass Roots (series 1 and 2) as the scheming general manager, Greg Dominelli, Secret Life of Us, Big Sky,[4] and The Genie From Down Under.[5] Rhys has more recently featured regularly on the ABC news and current affairs program The Drum.
[edit] Film
In film, Muldoon has appeared in the Oscar nominated film The Saviour (2006), Ladykiller (1993), Gristle (1998), Mumbo Jumbo (1999), Danny Deckchair (2003), The Crop (2004),[6] Second Chance (2005), The Extra (2005), the hit of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, Bitter & Twisted[7] and Steven Soderbergh's "Secret Film Project" (2010).[8]
[edit] Theatre
Steven Soderbergh's Tot Mom for the Sydney Theatre Company (2009/10),[8] Gethsemane by David Hare for Belvoir St Theatre (2009). Muldoon starred as British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the play Stuff Happens by David Hare in Sydney and Melbourne.[9] In 2005, he was Cooley in Don's Party in 2006/7 for the MTC/STC. He starred in Decadence by Steven Berkoff, as Mozart in a production of Amadeus, as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream.[10]
[edit] Radio
Rhys Muldoon has worked on many radio stations in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, as well as ABC national and local radio.[11]
[edit] Writing
He has recently collaborated on a children's book Jasper & Abby and the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle with the former Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.[12]
[edit] Personal life
On 24 November 2007, Muldoon helped Labor Candidate Maxine McKew to oust the sitting member for Bennelong, former Prime Minister John Howard [13].
[edit] Awards and Nomination
- 2000 AFI Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Grass Roots[14]
- 1997 Best Actor Award Short Film and Video Awards[citation needed]
- 1995 Green Room Award Nomination Best Actor for Decadence[15]
- 1995 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Best Actor – Decadence[citation needed]
- 1991 Green Room Award nomination for 3 Guys Naked From the Waist Down[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Playing by the Aussie Rules
- ^ Doco makers high on ideas, low on funds
- ^ Lockie Leonard on TV
- ^ The Way we Were
- ^ Australian Screen Office
- ^ Profile at Big Screen 2008
- ^ Bitter and Twisted Review from At the movies
- ^ a b Soderbergh's surprise
- ^ Stuff Happens
- ^ ASC Reviews
- ^ Melbourne Writers Festival Profile
- ^ Celebrity author Kevin Rudd finds eager audience
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/howard-to-lose-bennelong/story-e6freuy9-1111114955141
- ^ AFI Nominations 2000
- ^ Profile
