COLIN FRIELS | Actor
FILM Year Production / Character Director Company
2013 THE TURNING Various Arenamedia Narrator. Segment “Ash Wednesday”
2011 THE EYE OF THE STORM Fred Schepisi The Eye of The Storm Productions Athol Shreve
2010 A HEARTBEAT AWAY Gale Edwards Heartbeat Productions Pty Ltd Mayor Riddick
2009 TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR Stuart Beattie Tomorrow When The War Began BEGAN Productions P/L Dr Clement
2009 MATCHING JACK Nadia Tass Love & Mortar Productions Professor Nelson
2007 THE INFORMANT Peter Andrikidis Screentime Doug Lamont
2007 THE NOTHING MEN Mark Fitzpatrick Alchemy Film Productions Pty Ltd Jack
2005 SOLO Morgan O’Neill Miramax/Project Greenlight Barrett
2005 THE BOOK OF REVELATION Ana Kokkinos Wildheart Zizani Pty Ltd Olsen
2003 THE ILLUSTRATED FAMILY Kriv Stenders POD IFD Pty Ltd DOCTOR Ray
2003 MAX’S DREAMING Sandra Sciberras Prod: Greg Parish Mark Bryce
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2003 TOM WHITE Alkinos Tsilimidos Rescued Films Tom
2003 NATALIE WOOD Peter Bogdanovich Cypress Point Productions Nick Gurdin
2001 BLACK & WHITE Craig Lahiff B&W Productions Father Tom Dixon
2001 THE MAN WHO SUED GOD Mark Joffe Gannon Films David Myers
1996 DARK CITY Alex Proyas Dark City Productions Det. Eddie Walenski
1995 MR RELIABLE Nadia Tass Hayes McElroy Productions Wally
1995 COSI Mark Joffe Smiley Films Errol
1994 BACK OF BEYOND Michael Robertson Back of Beyond Films Connor
1994 ANGEL BABY Michael Rymer Astral Films Morris
1993 A GOOD MAN IN AFRICA Bruce Beresford Iceberg Africa Production Morgan Leafy
1991 THE NOSTRADAMUS KID Bob Ellis Simpson Le Mesurier American Preacher
1990 DINGO Rolf de Heer Gevest Australia Productions John
1990 CLASS ACTION Michael Apted 20th Century Fox Gaines
1989 DARKMAN Sam Raimi Universal Pictures Strack
1988 WEEKEND WITH KATE Arch Nicholson Phillip Emanuel Productions Richard
1987 BODILY HARM Mark Joffe Smiley Films Brian Stewart
1986 WARM NIGHTS ON A SLOW Bob Ellis Western Pacific Films Limited MOVING TRAIN The Man
1986 HIGH TIDE Gillian Armstrong S.J.L. Productions Mick
1986 GROUND ZERO Michael Pattinson
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Harvey Denton
1985 D.H. LAWRENCE'S KANGAROO Tim Burstall Introndie Somers
1985 MALCOLM Nadia Tass Cascade Films Malcolm
1984 THE COOLANGATTA GOLD Igor Auzins Angoloro Productions Adam Lucas
1984 BUDDIES Arch Nicholson J.D. Films Mike
1982 PRISONERS Peter Werner Endeavour Films Nick
1982 MONKEY GRIP Ken Cameron Pavillion Films Javo
1981 HOODWINK Claude Whatham C.B. Films Robert
TELEVISION Year Production/Character Director Company
2016 THE SECRET DAUGHTER Various Screentime Jack Norton
2016 CHANGED FOREVER: Serge Ou Wildbear Entertainment THE MAKING OF AUSTRALIA Narrator
2014 BUBBLE BATH BAY Various Essential Media & Entertainment Terry The Tug (Voice)
2013 SCHAPELLE Khoa Do Freemantle Media Mick Corby
2012 JACK IRISH: BAD DEBTS Jeffrey Walker Essential Media & Entertainment Garth Bruce
2012 MABO Rachel Perkins Blackfella Film Justice Moynihan
2011 WILD BOYS Various Southern Star Productions No. 8 Mad Dog Pty Ltd
2011 KILLING TIME Various Fremantle Media Lewis Moran
2006 BASTARD BOYS Ray Quint Flying Cabbage Productions John Coombs
Shanahan Management Pty Ltd Level 3 | Berman House | 91 Campbell Street | Surry Hills NSW 2010 PO Box 1509 | Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia | ABN 46 001 117 728 Telephone 61 2 8202 1800 | Facsimile 61 2 8202 1801 | [email protected]
2002-06 BLACKJACK - Various Jigsaw Entertainment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 7 Telemovies Jack
2002 TEMPTATION Tony Tilse Chapman Picture Roberto
2000 CHILD STAR Nadia Tass Village Roadshow Productions George Temple
2000 MY HUSBAND MY KILLER Peter Andrikidis Screentime Inkster
2000 THE FARM Kate Woods Burberry Productions Tom
1999 MARRIAGE ACTS Beyond Reilly David McKinnon
1995-99 WATER RATS Various Quicksilver Productions Frank Holloway
1994 HALIFAX. f.p Simpson Le Mesurier Films Kevin Tait
1992 STARK Nadia Tass Cascade-Ash Productions Sly Morgan Mini-Series
1992 RESCUE Southern Star Xanadu No 1 Lew Campbell
1992 PATRICK WHITE Jim Sharman ABC TV Documentaries
1992 THE LAST MAN HANGED Lewis Fitz-Gerald Bill Bennett Productions Ronald Ryan
1992 SEVEN DEADLY SINS – PRIDE Gale Edwards Generation Films Roger Pascoe
1985 THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK Burbank Films – Animated Film
1982 FOR THE TERM ON HIS NATURAL Rod Hardy Minton Investments & S.A.F.C LIFE Rufus Dawes
PLAYSCHOOL ABC TV Regular Presenter
SHORT FILM Year Production/Character Director Company
2014 SWEAT Rodd Rathjen Mast Year Media Pty Ltd Ramon
Shanahan Management Pty Ltd Level 3 | Berman House | 91 Campbell Street | Surry Hills NSW 2010 PO Box 1509 | Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia | ABN 46 001 117 728 Telephone 61 2 8202 1800 | Facsimile 61 2 8202 1801 | [email protected]
THEATRE Year Production/Character Director Company
2016 DANCE OF DEATH Judy Davis Belvoir / STCSA Edgar
2016 FAITH HEALER Judy Davis Belvoir Francis Hardy
2016 SKYLIGHT Dean Bryant Melbourne Theatre Company Tom Sergeant
2015 MORTIDO Leticia Cáceres Belvoir Detective Grubbe
2015 ENDGAME Sam Strong Melbourne Theatre Company Hamm
2013 MOVING PARTS Steve Rogers Revolver Sean
2013 RED Alkinos Tsilimidos Queensland Theatre Company Mark Rothko
2012 DEATH OF A SALESMAN Simon Stone Company B Willy Loman
2012 RED Alkinos Tsilimidos Melbourne Theatre Company Mark Rothko
2011 ZEBRA Lee Lewis Sydney Theatre Company Larry
2004 VICTORY Judy Davis & Sydney Theatre Company Ben Winspear
2002 COPENHAGEN Michael Blakemore Sydney Theatre Company Heisenberg
2001 THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL Judy Davis Sydney Theatre Company Sir Peter Teazle
1999 MACBETH Ian Judge Sydney Theatre Company Macbeth
1995 THE INCORRUPTIBLE Aubrey Mellor Playbox Ion Stafford
1994 THE TEMPLE Richard Wherrett Sydney Theatre Company Laurie Blake
1992 SHADOW AND SPLENDOUR Jim Sharman Royal Queensland Theatre Viktor Sager Company
Shanahan Management Pty Ltd Level 3 | Berman House | 91 Campbell Street | Surry Hills NSW 2010 PO Box 1509 | Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia | ABN 46 001 117 728 Telephone 61 2 8202 1800 | Facsimile 61 2 8202 1801 | [email protected]
THE CHERRY ORCHARD Aubrey Mellor Royal Queensland Theatre Lopakhin Company
ORPHANS Jon Ewing Gary Penny Productions Treat Tour to Canberra, Adelaide, Perth
THE WINTER’S TALE Richard Cottrell Nimrod Leontes
HEDDA GABLER Richard Wherrett Sydney Theatre Company Eilert Lovborg
SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH Kenneth Ives Davis Morley Chance Wayne Harold Pinter production
ZASTROZZI George Walker Nimrod Zastrozzi
IL MAGNIFICO Aubrey Mellor Nimrod Lorenzo Medici
KING LEAR Aubrey Mellor Nimrod Edmund
MISS JULIE / THE BEAR Aubrey Mellor Nimrod
CLOUD 9 Aubrey Mellor Nimrod
BUTTERFLIES OF Robyn Nevin Women in Arts Festival KALIMANTAN
MACBETH Richard Wherrett Sydney Theatre Company Macduff
HAMLET William Gaskill Sydney Theatre Company
THE MAN FROM MUKINUPIN Rodney Fisher Sydney Theatre Company Harry/Jack
VOLPONE Neil Armfield & Sydney Theatre Company John Bell
INSIDE THE ISLAND Neil Armfield Nimrod
ORESTIA John Bell Nimrod Orestes
TRAITORS Nimrod Rubin
CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE John Clarke Sydney Theatre Company
A MANUAL OF TRENCH WARFARE Seymour Centre Barry Moon
MACBETH State Theatre Company Macduff South Australia
Shanahan Management Pty Ltd Level 3 | Berman House | 91 Campbell Street | Surry Hills NSW 2010 PO Box 1509 | Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia | ABN 46 001 117 728 Telephone 61 2 8202 1800 | Facsimile 61 2 8202 1801 | [email protected]
AMERICAN BUFFALO State Theatre Company Bobby South Australia
THE LES DARCY SHOW State Theatre Company Les Darcy South Australia
SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH State Theatre Company DOLL South Australia Roo
HAMLET State Theatre Company Laertes South Australia
HENRY IV Parts I and II State Theatre Company Poins South Australia
OEDIPUS I & II State Theatre Company Jocasta South Australia
CYMBELINE State Theatre Company Cloten South Australia
FAMILY LORE State Theatre Company The Son South Australia
A MANUAL OF TRENCH WARFARE State Theatre Company Barry Moon South Australia
EDUCATION Year Institution
1976 National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) Sydney, Australia
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS Year Award/Nomination Production
2016 Helpmann Award Nomination for Best Male Actor in a MORTIDO Supporting Role in a Play 2015 Sydney Theatre Award Nomination for Best Actor in a MORTIDO Leading Role in a Mainstream Production 2013 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play DEATH OF A SALESMAN 2013 Green Room Award – Best Male Actor in a Play RED 2012 Helpmann Awards Nomination for Best Male Actor in a Play RED 2004 GLUG Award Nomination – Outstanding Performance VICTORY 2004 Critics Circle Awards Nomination – Best Actor TOM WHITE 2003 Mo Award - Male actor in a play of the Year COPENHAGEN 2003 Helpmann Award - Best Male Actor in a Play COPENHAGEN 1999 People’s Choice Awards – Nominated Favourite Male WATER RATS Actor in a Drama 1999 People’s Choice Awards - Nominated Favourite TV Star 1998 People’s Choice Awards - Best Actor in a Television Drama WATER RATS 1997 Logie Award - Best Actor WATER RATS
Shanahan Management Pty Ltd Level 3 | Berman House | 91 Campbell Street | Surry Hills NSW 2010 PO Box 1509 | Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia | ABN 46 001 117 728 Telephone 61 2 8202 1800 | Facsimile 61 2 8202 1801 | [email protected]
1995 Australian Film Institute Award - Best Actor in a Television HALIFAX f.p Drama 1986 Australian Film Institute Award - Best Actor MALCOLM
Shanahan Management Pty Ltd Level 3 | Berman House | 91 Campbell Street | Surry Hills NSW 2010 PO Box 1509 | Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia | ABN 46 001 117 728 Telephone 61 2 8202 1800 | Facsimile 61 2 8202 1801 | [email protected]