Matt Hetherington
HEIGHT: 6’1” EYES: Brown HAIR: Light Brown
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS WINNER | Helpmann Award for Best Actor (Musical Theatre) in 2004 for ‘Full Monty’ WINNER | Green Room Awards for Best Actor (Musical Theatre) in 2012 for ‘Next To Normal WINNER | Green Room Awards for Best Actor (Musical Theatre) in 2010 for ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ WINNER | Sydney Theatre Awards for Best Actor (Musical Theatre) in 2013 for ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ WINNER | Broadway World – Sydney for Best Actor (Musical Theatre) in 2013 for ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ WINNER | Broadway World – Melbourne for Best Actor (Musical Theatre) in 2013 for ‘Flowerchildren WINNER | Theatrepeople Pro Choice Awards 2013 (Musical Theatre) in 2013 for ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ WINNER | Victorian Theatre Guild Award for Best Actor in 1992 for ‘Big River’ NOMINATED | Glug Award for Best Actor (Musical Theatre) in 2013 for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” NOMINATED | Green Room Awards for Best Actor (Musical Theatre) in 2012 for ‘Promises Promises’ NOMINATED | Green Room Awards for Best Actor (Musical Theatre) in 2004 for ‘Full Monty’ NOMINATED | Green Room Awards for Best Actor (Musical Theatre) in 2003 for ‘HAIR’
FILM 10Terrorists Lead Jammed Films | 2010 Evil Never Dies Cop 2003
TELEVISION Dr Blake Mysteries - 2013 Guest ABC THE VOICE - 2012 Vocalist Nine Network | Shine AFL Grand Final - 2010 Featured Guest Vocalist Seven Network | AFL City Homicide – 2009 Guest Seven Network BYO Restaurant - 2009 Host Foxtel Marshall Law – 2002 Guest Seven Network Stingers IV – 2002 Guest Simpson Le Mesurier Seachange - 2000 Guest Artist Services | ABC Stingers II – 2002 Guest Simpson Le Mesurier Stingers - 1999 Guest Simpson Le Mesurier Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude - 1999 Guest ABC The Denise Show – 2 Regular Singer Seven Network Reel to Reel - pilot 2005 Host D Network In Melbourne Tonight Regular Singer Nine Network Good Morning Australia Guest Singer Network Ten Tonight Live with Steve Vizard - Guest Singer Network Seven Hey Hey It’s Saturday - 1999 Guest Singer Nine Network
THEATRE North By Northwest Lead Melbourne Theatre Company - MTC|2015 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Lead James Anthony Productions |2013 Gypsy Lead The Production Company |2013 Flowerchildren Lead Magnormus |2013 Promises. Promises Lead The Production Company |2013 Flowerchildren Lead Magnormus |2013 Next to Normal Lead Melbourne Theatre Company - MTC | 2011 Sugar Lead The Production Company | 2010 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Lead The Production Company | 2009 Shane Warne the Musical Ensemble / Lead Alt SWTM Productions | 2008-09 Damn Yankees Lead The Production Company | 2008 Sweet Charity Lead The Production Company | 2007 The Last Five Years Lead Melbourne Musical Theatre | 2006 Full Monty Lead IMG | David Atkins | 2003 South Pacific Lead The Production Company | 2003 Hair Lead The Production Company | 2002 Happy Days – The Musical Lead Dainty Corporation I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change Lead EHJ | Cygnet Productions Wind in the Willows Lead EHW Crusade Ensemble Picture This Productions The New Rocky Horror Show Support Dir: Nigel Triffet The Boy From Oz Ensemble Dir: Gale Edwards Grand Hotel Lead WAAPA Australian Premiere The Voyage of Mary Bryant Lead WAAPA World Premiere Of Mice and Men Lead Trihard Theatre Sweeney Todd Ensemble WAAPA On The Town Lead Whitehorse Theatre Company Untitled Musical Lead Playbox Big River Lead Alexander Theatre Company Yakish & Pooptsche Lead Rusden College The Merry Wives of Windsor Lead Rusden College The Knight of Burning Pestle Lead Rusden College 1776 Lead Cheltenham Light Opera Bye Bye Birdie Lead Cheltenham Light Opera
COMMERCIALS Numerous and Available on Request
BANDWORK Matt fronts the popular Melbourne cover band “The Matt Hetherington Band” & “Beyond Belief”. Matt appeared as a feature solo guest vocalist at the 2010 AFL Grand Final. He is regarded as the best front-man of a live band in country and has fronted bands all over Australia and around the world for the past 20 years. This has included performances in; LA, New York, Hawaii, Rome, Singapore, Hong Kong
SKILLS Drums, Piano, Guitar and Singing: G to C above middle C