Tyler Coppin
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| File:Tyler Coppin in LyreBird Tales of Helpmann.jpg Coppin in LyreBird (Tales of Helpmann) at the Sydney Opera House | |
| Born | Tyler Jon Coppin 9 November 1956 |
| Nationality | American-Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Playwright, American Dialect Coach |
| Years active | 1980 - present |
Tyler Coppin (born 9 November 1956) is an American-Australian actor, playwright, and American dialect coach for actors in film, television and theatre.
Personal life and education
Coppin is a fourth-generation Californian born in Roseville, California, the second child of Ronald and Gayle (Terry) Coppin. He was raised in the Sacramento suburbs of Rancho Cordova and Carmichael, California. The Coppin family are also long-term residents of Stinson Beach, California. Coppin attended Rio Americano High School and California State University, Sacramento before migrating to Australia aged 19, where he attended and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art. He now divides his time between the United States and Australia after residing in Sydney for many years working in theatre, film and television. In 2001 Coppin moved to Melbourne with Jane Borghesi where the couple married in 2006. They have one son.
He became an Australian citizen in 1993.[1]
Career
His many stage appearances include The Child Catcher in the Australian national production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mr Mushnik in the 2016 Australian national production of Little Shop of Horrors (musical), Robert Helpmann in his one-man play Lyrebird: Tales of Helpmann, and Puck in the acclaimed Opera Australia production of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Baz Luhrmann with set and costumes by Catherine Martin. In 1989, at the request of playwright Patrick White he played the role of the Young Man in the Sydney Theatre Company production of The Ham Funeral, directed by Neil Armfield.
His television appearances include Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King.
His film appearances include Hacksaw Ridge directed by Mel Gibson, The Spierig Brothers' Winchester, and Predestination starring Ethan Hawke, The Death and Life of Otto Bloom, The Tender Hook, Emulsion, One Night Stand, Lorca and the Outlaws, and Mad Max 2.
Coppin has appeared in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Born Yesterday, His Girl Friday, Ruby Moon, A Behanding in Spokane by playwright Martin McDonagh, and as Vice Principal Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, for which he wrote additional material.
He has also narrated several audiobooks including the American children's TV series Bear in the Big Blue House released by ABC For Kids.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1981 | The Survivor | Boy | |
| Mad Max 2 | Defiant Victim | ||
| 1984 | One Night Stand | Sam | |
| 2084 | Detective Droid | ||
| 1987 | Twelfth Night | Party Guest | |
| 1993 | Sniper | Ripoly | |
| Reckless Kelly | Hollywood Bank Teller | ||
| 1996 | Race the Sun | Bob Radford | |
| The Beast | Harry | TV Mini-Series | |
| 1997 | Doing Time for Patsy Cline | Bobby Joe | |
| 1998 | Dark City | Voice Back There | American Dialect Coach |
| 2001 | Jet Set | Jim | |
| 2003 | The Night We Called It a Day | American Dialect Coach | |
| 2005 | Three Dollars | Giles | |
| 2006 | Emulsion | Agent | |
| 2008 | The Boxer and The Bombshell | Donnie | |
| 2009 | Accidents Happen | Narrator | Voice |
| Where the Wild Things Are | American Dialect Coach | ||
| 2010 | Torn | American Dialect Coach | |
| 2014 | Predestination | Dr. Heinlein | |
| 2016 | The Death and Life of Otto Bloom | J.C. Tippit | |
| Hacksaw Ridge | Lynchburg Doctor | ||
| 2018 | Winchester | Arthur Gates |
Playwright and writer
- Lyrebird: Tales of Helpmann - Sydney Opera House, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, City of London Festival, Australia, New Zealand, United States;
- Buzz - co-written with Warren Coleman, Belvoir (theatre);
- The Minutiae of Inertia - Melbourne Fringe Festival 2005;
- UnAmerica
- Happy Feet - contributing writer
- Strictly Ballroom - play, contributing writer.
Awards
- Edinburgh Fringe First Award for Lyrebird: Tales of Helpmann
- Helpmann Awards, Best Supporting Actor for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
- Green Room Awards, Best Supporting Actor for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)
References
- ^ Joyce Morgan, "The Transformer", Sydney Morning Herald, 30 January 1999, Spectrum, p. 3s
External links
- [1] Tyler Coppin's website for General American Accent Training
- Tyler Coppin at IMDb
- [2] - Interview with Tyler Coppin about solo show "The Minutiae of Inertia"
- [3] Financial Times (UK) article/interview with Tyler Coppin
| International | |
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| National | |
- Living people
- 1956 births
- Australian male film actors
- Australian male television actors
- Australian male stage actors
- American emigrants to Australia
- Naturalised citizens of Australia
- Helpmann Award winners
- National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni
- Voice coaches
- People from Roseville, California
- People from Rancho Cordova, California
- People from Carmichael, California
- People from Stinson Beach, California