Miles Buchanan
Miles Buchanan (born 1966) is an Australian actor. He is the brother of Simone and Beth Buchanan.
He was a popular actor as a child and young man, winning a Logie in 1979 for his performance in the TV movie A Good Thing Going.[1] However his career was hurt by social phobia and depression.[2] His mother wrote a book about his experiences, called The Wings of Madness.[3]
Select credits
- Secret Valley,
- Runaway Island,
- Home Sweet Home,
- Young Doctors,
- A Country Practice,
- The Sullivans,
- Sons and Daughters,
- Hosted The Mike Walsh Show during the International Year of the Child,
- A Good Thing Going (won Logie for Best Juvenile Performer,)
- The Girl From Tomorrow,
- Newsfront,
- Dangerous Game,
- Bliss,
- Flying Doctors,
- The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole,
- Brighton Beach Memoirs,
- Biloxi Blues,
- Broadway Bound,
- Torchsong Trilogy,
- The Restless years,
- The Marriage of Figaro,
- Midsummer Night's Dream,
- Once In a Lifetime,
- Possession
- Carson's Law
- Skyways
- Cop Shop
- Young Ramsey
References
- ^ "Miles ahead of his time!". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 1 July 1981. p. 107. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Carol Nader, "Fallen star picks up the pieces", The Age, 7 Oct 2004 accessed 23 Oct 2012
- ^ Kate Bruce-Rosser, "it's OK 2 discuss illness', Stonnington Leader, 30 Sept 2008 accessed 23 Oct 2012