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Christian Manon

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Christian Manon
Manon in January 2024
Born
OccupationActor
Years active1969–2024

Christian Manon is a French-Australian actor based in Sydney, best known for his work in theatre. His most notable film role was "Mael" in the film adaptation of the Anne Rice novel, Queen of the Damned.

Early life and education

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Christian Manon was born in Libourne in the region of Guyenne in the southwestern France.[citation needed]

Career

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He initiated and participated in various Australian fringe companies before he appeared in five stage productions with the Sydney Theatre Company[1][citation needed] as well as with the Bell Shakespeare Company, Belvoir and the Australian Nouveau Theatre. He toured Australia and New Zealand for John Frost in Noël Coward's Fallen Angels, and has worked several times with Australian directors Barrie Kosky and Jean-Pierre Mignon.[citation needed]

Television appearances include Bodyline, A Country Practice, A Difficult Woman, BackBerner, and All Saints,[citation needed] and True Story with Hamish & Andy,[2][3]

His feature film credits include Young Einstein, The Punisher, Oscar and Lucinda, Babe: Pig in the City, Mission: Impossible 2 and Queen of the Damned.[citation needed]

Manon has also lent his voice to various ABC Radio and Radio National's programs.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Midnite Spares Roadhouse Mechanic (uncredited) Feature film
1983 The Return of Captain Invincible Polish Migrant (uncredited) Feature film
1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Tribesman (uncredited) Feature film
1988 Young Einstein Darwin's Bodyguard #2 Feature film
1989 The Punisher French Leader Feature film
1997 Oscar and Lucinda Mr. Tomasetti Feature film
1998 Babe: Pig in the City Lab Technician #2 Feature film
2000 Mission: Impossible 2 Dr. Sergei Gradsky Feature film
2002 Queen of the Damned Mael[4] Feature film
2011 Killer Elite Voice (uncredited) Feature film
2012 Dead Europe Voice Feature film
2013 An Accidental Soldier TV movie
John Curran's iconic Down Rusty Down Short film
Fallers Short film
Gödel Incomplete Short film
A Farewell Party Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Bodyline TV miniseries
A Country Practice TV series
1988 The Last Resort TV series
1998 A Difficult Woman TV series
2000 Bondi Banquet TV series
BackBerner TV series
All Saints TV series
Stupid Stupid Man TV series
Packed to the Rafters TV series
A Place to Call Home TV series
2015 Australia: The Story of Us Docudrama miniseries
2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy TV series
2018 Doctor Doctor TV series
2024 The Office TV series

References

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  1. ^ "Sydney Theatre Co Presents The Marriage Of Figaro". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 May 1989. Retrieved 24 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "True Story With Hamish & Andy: Season 1 2017 Cast & Crew & Production Details". Screen Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ McManus, Bridget (1 August 2017). "TV picks, Tuesday: True Story with Hamish & Andy, The House with Annabel Crabb". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ^ Ebert, Roger (22 February 2002). "Queen of the Damned". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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