trained and graduated from, the legendary Independent Theatre School of
Dramatic Art, North Sydney during the early seventies following success
as a young rock 'n' roll singer, having appeared on all national
television pop shows. Upon graduation he spent many years performing in
children's theatre at the Independent Theatre where he began teaching
drama. He has a Grad. Dip. Ed. and a Master's Degree in Educational
Drama. He has taught in many of the drama educational institutions in
Sydney and has been employed as the drama coach with many productions.
He has also worked in television and live theatre and has appeared in
over fifty stage productions. His television credits include The
Unloved, Matlock Police, No 96, The Love Boat - (Australian episode) and
Cop Shop, A Country Practice to name only a few.
He was appointed Artistic Director of the Australian Theatre
where he
wrote and directed the sixties musical Flashback and You're On The Air a
psychological drama based on the life of a midnight to dawn disc jockey,
which won rave reviews.
Movies include Little Boy Lost, Moonlight Over America (produced as
part of Australia's contribution to America's Bicentenary), The She
Rebel, The Potato Factory and the seventies remake of Eureka Stockade.
He portrayed the Reverend Samuel Marsden in the Robert Hughes television
adaptation Our Fatal Shores in 2001 which was released worldwide. He has
appeared in many television commercials including AMCO Jeans, Nestle
Chocolate, Coca- Cola and became the face of the Power Barn commercials
on Central Coast and North Coast Television.
He has worked as a successful radio announcer with such stations as
Double Jay Rock – ABC Sydney; 2GLF-FM, Liverpool; 2SER-FM, University of
Technology, Broadway ; 2RDJ-FM, Burwood, Sydney; 2DU – Dubbo; 2000-FM,
Gosford, Central Coast; North FM, Hornsby, Sydney and is in demand for
voice over work.
He worked in the Central West where he operated a successful drama
school in Orange and Dubbo. He directed the 1995 street theatre
competition for Youth Week on the theme “Drink Drunk the Difference is
U’ and was placed fourth in the state. In 1993 he directed the Rock
Opera Little Red Rockin’ Hood for the Orange Schools’ Cluster Concert.
In the same year he also directed the annual Portland Presents for
Portland Central Schoo1, where he taught drama that year.
While in Orange he was appointed the official Town Crier 1993 – 1997
and hosted the two hundred years celebrations for Orange in 1996. He was
also involved in a number of events in Blayney, Bathurst and led the
parade in 1996 in Nyngan to welcome Phillip Dutton the gold medal winner
home.
He returned to Sydney and appeared as Renfield in the 1998 production
of Dracula for Four Seasons Promotions and worked as a street performer
at Australia’s Wonderland before working as an actor at Old Sydney Town
from 1995 until it closed in 2003.
When Old Sydney Town ceased trading 26th January 2003 he wrote the
Colonial Show fusing the concept of Old Sydney Town and the Human
Society and Its Environment Syllabus dealing with British Colonisation.
He has returned to the country area and formed a troupe of performers
with the sole purpose of introducing all primary aged students to
Colonial Australian History through live performances.
