TRAINING: Independent Theatre, North Sydney
(Acting) Stella Adler Studios, New York Larry Moss Masterclass 2011-2013
(Directing) 2005 Melbourne University Summer Film School: Visualising The Script – Ellery Ryan
THEATRE:
The Club Geoff Q Theatre A Sort Of Chimera Cliff Stables Theatre The Club Geoff Phillip Street Theatre Love Letters Andy Full House Spectacular
TELEVISION:
Wentworth Derek Channing Fremantle Media Australia Pty Ltd (Series 1–6) Dir: Various Peter Brock Geoff Brock Shine Productions 2 Pty Ltd Dir: Geoff Bennett The Doctor Blake Mysteries Martin O’Brien January Productions Pty Ltd (Series 3 Ep 4) Dir: Fiona Banks
Wonderland Callan Fremantle Media Australia Pty Ltd (Series 2)
The Gods of Wheat Street Bobby Blackman The Gods of Wheat Street Pty Ltd A Place to Call Home Itzaak Goldberg Seven Network (Ops) Ltd (Series 1-2 & 5) Dir: Various Cliffy Syd Clock End Films Dir: Dean Murphy
Rake Roger Evans Rake 2 Pty Ltd (Series 2, Eps 6 & 8, Series 3) Dir: Jeffrey Walker/Kate Dennis
Reef Doctors David Reef Doctors Pty Ltd (Series 1, Ep 9) Dir: Grant Brown Jack Irish: Black Tide Steve Levesque Essential Media & Entertainment Dir: Jeffrey Walker The Straits Howard Reeman Matchbox Pictures (Series 1, Eps 7 & 8) Dir: Rowan Woods/Peter Andrikidis Offspring Colin Soriel Southern Star Productions (Series 1, Eps 6 & 9) Dir: Kate Dennis/Glendyn Ivin Rescue Special Ops Charles Howard Southern Star Entertainment (Series 2, Ep 12) Dir: Arnie Custo Sea Patrol Derek Cavanaugh McElroy All Media (Series 4, Ep 16) Dir: Geoff Bennett
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TELEVISION (continued): City Homicide Daniel Worthington Seven Network (Ops) Ltd (Series 4, Ep 3) Dir: Kevin Carlin Lowdown Tony Marino High Wire Films (Series 1, Ep 7) Dir: Amanda Brotchie
East of Everything Toby Ferrani East of Everything 2 Pty Ltd (Series 2, Ep 7) Dir: Ian Watson The Strip Keith Boswell Knapman Wyld Television Dir: Shawn Seet Underbelly Mario Condello AFFC/Screentime Pty Ltd/Nine Network (Series 1, Eps 1-6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13) Dir: Various Australia Unites: Reach Out to Asia Himself 7, 9 & 10 Networks/Legion Interactive (Telethon Concert) Writer: Gerard McCulloch
Blue Heelers Snr Det./Con. PJ Hasham Southern Star/West St. Prods Pty Ltd (466 Episodes) (Regular Co-lead) Dir: Various My Husband, My Killer Andrew Kalajzich Columbia TriStar Prods/Screentime Prods. (Lead) Dir: Peter Andrikidis The Rubicon Jimmy Grattan West Street Productions (Mini-series) Dir: Rowan Woods Oz Encounters: UFO’s in Australia Host Prime Time Productions (Video Documentary) Writer: Debra Byrne Police Rescue Lloyd Cooper Southern Star Entertainment (Series 3, Ep 4) Dir: Peter Fisk Irresistible Force Bomb Squad Officer CBS Entertainment Prod/Davis Ent. (Telemovie) Dir: Kevin Hooks Jake and the Fatman Halsey Reed Fred Silverman Co/Dean Hargrove/Viacom Prods (Series 4, Ep 5) (Guest) Dir: Ron Satlof Thirtysomething Assistant Director ABC (USA) (Series 3, Ep 22) Dir: Melanie Mayron GP Hertley Roadshow Coote Carroll Fields of Fire III (Mini-series) Rinaldo Palm Beach Pictures/Nine Network All The Way Alan Scott (Lead) Crawford Productions/Nine Network (Mini-series) Dir: Chris Adshead/Ric Pillezzeri Princess Kate Greg Mathieson Unthank Films/Revcom Films/ABC (Telemovie) Dir: George Ogilvie La tricheuse Jeff Hamster Productions (Telemovie) Dir: Joyce Buñuel Land of Hope Max Steiner Filmrep Ltd Stock Squad Ric Santana (Co-lead) Independent Productions/Nine Network (Telemovie) Dir: Howard Rubie A Country Practice Philby JNP Films (Series 4, Ep 27-28) Dir: Mandy Smith M A R T I N SACKS P a g e | 3
TELEVISION (continued): A Country Practice Craig Thompson JNP Films (Series 2, Eps 73-74 & 83-84) Dir: Bruce Best/Leigh Spence The Restless Years Adam Lee (Semi-regular) Grundy Television Cop Shop Mark Kirby Crawford Productions Runaway Island Redcoat Grundy Television (Telemovie) Dir: Roger Mirams Cop Shop Abel Crawford Productions
FILM: Buckley’s Chance Cooper Blacklab Entertainment Dir: Tim J Brown Ride Like A Girl Owner #2 100 to One Productions Pty Ltd Dir: Rachel Griffiths The Second Angus Hughes Stan Entertainment Pty Ltd Dir: Mairi Cameron Don’t Tell Tony Scriven Tojohage Production Pty Ltd Dir: Tori Garrett The Kindness of Strangers Man Mint Films Dir: Ben Dickinson Truth Colonel Robert Strong FEA Productions Pty Ltd Dir: James Vanderbilt Hitch (Short ) Father Propeller Pictures Dir Sophie Hexter
Bait 3D Todd Bait Productions Pty Ltd Dir: Kimble Rendall Breath (Short) Dad Finest Hour Company Dir: Ben Dickinson Blackbuster (Short) Graham LaLa Pictures Dir: S.F. Tusa Island (Short) Chris Prod: Eugene ‘Dee’ Deng Dir: Qiu Yang The Cup Neil Pinner Silver Lion Films Dir: Simon Wincer This Dog’s Life (Short) Father JAI Films Pty Ltd Dir: Jo-Anne Brechin Love In Limbo Max Wiseman Palm Beach Pictures Dir: David Elfick Voyage Into Fear Martin Carr Coventry Films Dir: Murray Fahey Running Man CB Films Slate, Wyn and Me Slate Jackson (Co-Lead) Ukiyo Films Dir: Don McLennan M A R T I N SACKS P a g e | 4
FILM (continued):
Emoh Ruo Des Tunkley (Co-Lead) Palm Beach Pictures Dir: Denny Lawrence Island Chris Eugene Deng Deception Hank Limelight Productions USA Dir: Brian Trenchard-Smith
VOICE OVER:
If These Halls Could Talk Narrator H. W. Collective Miracle Babies Narrator Seven Network (Ops) Ltd Edge of Twilight Walt Fuzzyeyes Studio (Video Game) Dir: Wei-Yao Lu
WEB SERIES: Sisters Quinn’s Father One Love Films Dir: Genna Chanelle Hayes DIRECTING:
2003 Crushed (Short Film) - Writer & Director Selected for 2004 St Kilda Short Film Festival Official selection for 2004 Los Angeles International Film Festival
Blue Heelers 2005 Series 12, Ep 5 – Chasing Smoke Series 12, Ep 6 – Everything A Girl Could Want Series 12, Ep 21 – Car Wars 2006 Series 13, Ep 9 – Moonlighting
All Saints 2006 Series 9, Ep 30 – To The Ends of the Earth 2007 Series 10, Ep 4 – Smoke and Mirrors Series 10, Ep 25 – Pressure Point 2008 Series 11, Ep 8 – Beginnings Series 11, Ep 13 – Stepping Up Series 11, Ep 20 – Torn Apart
AWARDS:
2019 AACTA Award Nomination: Best Drama Series Wentworth 2019 AACTA Award Nomination: Best Film presented by Foxtel Ride Like a Girl 2018 AACTA Award Nomination: Best Drama Series Wentworth 2018 Logies Award Winner: Most Popular Drama Program Wentworth 2018 Logies Award Winner: Most Outstanding Drama Series Wentworth 2017 AACTA Award Nomination: Best Television Drama Series Wentworth M A R T I N SACKS P a g e | 5
AWARDS (continued): 2017 Silver Logie Award Nomination: Most Outstanding Drama Series: Wentworth (Series 4) 2017 Logie Award Nomination: Best Drama Program: Wentworth (Series 4) 2016 AACTA Award Winner: Best Television Drama Series: Wentworth (Series 4) 2015 5th Annual Equity Ensemble Award Winner: Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series: Rake (Series 3) 1997 Silver Logie Winner 1998 Silver Logie Winner 1999 Silver Logie Winner 2000 Silver Logie Winner 2001 Silver Logie Winner