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Colin Friels (born 25 September 1952) is an Australian actor of theatre, TV, film and presenter.




Early life


Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. His mother was a mill worker and French polisher, and his father a carpenter. He lived in Kilbirnie until 1963, when his family moved to Australia, arriving in Darwin, Northern Territory before settling in the Melbourne suburb of Bentleigh. He worked as a bricklayer's labourer before studying at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating in 1976 along with Linden Wilkinson and Michael Siberry.




Career


Friels career began with work mostly in theatre and television. In 1980, Friels was a presenter on the Australian version of Play School, the series for young children. His first film role was in the unreleased Prisoners (1981), appearing with David Hemmings and Tatum O'Neal.
His first appearance in a released film was in Hoodwink (1981), alongside his future wife, Judy Davis.
In 1986, he played the title role in Malcolm, about a shy mechanical genius, for which he was awarded the 1986 AFI Award for Best Actor. Friels was also nominated for the Best Actor award the following year, for his role in Ground Zero, but did not win: the film received mixed reviews, with one describing him as "a proficient enough actor, but...miscast". Friels later won another AFI Award in 1995 for his starring role in the 1994 Halifax f.p. telemovie Hard Corps. Friels has played a wide range of other roles. He was a megalomaniac corporate executive in the 1990 feature film Darkman.
From 1996 to 1999, he played Frank Holloway on Water Rats, a role which won him the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor at the 1997 awards. In his acceptance speech he said, "I'm very flattered for this and it's all rather silly, isn't it? So, thank you very much."
Since 2003, Friels has appeared as the main character in the BlackJack series of telemovies. In 2010 he also starred in Killing Time where he played notorious underworld figure Lewis Moran. In 2018, he played Tony Ballantyne in the TV miniseries Mystery Road, again opposite Judy Davis.
In 2021, Friels appeared as Jack Ramsay in the second season of the ABC series Total Control, a Coalition MP facing off against independent candidate Alex Irving.




Personal life


Friels has been married to actress Judy Davis since 1984; the couple have two children, Jack and Charlotte. Their relationship was briefly in the media when an argument led to a domestic violence court order against Friels: however, they remained together.
In late 1997, Friels was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. However, his treatment was successful, and he is one of the very few sufferers of this disease to go into long-term remission. During his treatment he continued to work on the set of Water Rats, until eventually the impact of the chemotherapy stopped him working, and he chose to have his character written out of the series by sending him on a sailing journey around the world. At this time, however, he also continued his stage work, and was performing in Sydney Theatre Company's Macbeth.




= Political views

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Friels believes that social and political awareness comes with acting, and is known for his engagement in policy debates, including industrial issues such as workplace relations and free trade. He publicly criticised Bush administration policy in the Middle East, and supported the Sydney Peace Foundation. His engagement with social issues has been evident in his acting work, with two prominent examples being his lead role in Ground Zero, in which he played a cameraman investigating British nuclear testing in South Australia, and his appearance in the ABC television drama Bastard Boys, in which he played union official John Coombs.




Filmography






= Film

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Big Toys (TV movie) (1980)
Hoodwink (1981) – Robert
Monkey Grip (1982) – Javo
Prisoners (1982) – Nick
Buddies (1983) – Mike
The Coolangatta Gold (aka The Gold & the Glory) (1984) – Adam Lucas
The Man in the Iron Mask (animated) (1985) – Phillipe (voice)
Kangaroo (1986) – Richard Somers
Malcolm (1986) – Malcolm Hughes
Ground Zero (1987) – Harvey Denton
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988) – The Man
Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) – Tom Stewart
High Tide (1988) – Mick
Darkman (1990) – Louis Strack Jr
Weekend with Kate (1990) – Richard Muir
Class Action (1991) – Michael Grazier
Dingo (1992) – John 'Dingo' Anderson
The Last Man Hanged (1992) – Ronald Ryan
The Nostradamus Kid (1993) – American Preacher
The Burning Piano: A Portrait of Patrick White (TV movie) (1993)
A Good Man in Africa (1994) – Morgan Leafy
Angel Baby (1995) – Morris
Back of Beyond (1995) – Connor
Cosi (1996) – Errol Grier
Mr. Reliable (aka My Entire Life) (1996) – Wally Mellish
Dark City (1998) – Eddie Walenski
Marriage Acts (TV movie) (2000) – David McKinnon
The Man Who Sued God (2001) – David Myers
My Husband, My Killer (TV movie) (2001) – Bob Inkster
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (TV movie) (2001) – George Temple
Black and White (2002) – Father Tom Dixon
Temptation (TV movie) (2003) – Robert Francobelli
Max's Dreaming (2003) – Mark Bryce
BlackJack (2003-2007) – Jack Kempson
The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) – Nick Gurdin
Tom White (2004) – Tom White
The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005) – Ray Gill
Solo (2006) – Jack Barrett
The Book of Revelation (2006) – Olsen
Bom Bali (documentary film) (2006) – Narrator
The Informant (TV movie) (2008) – Doug Lamont
Australia: Land of Parrots (documentary film) (2008) – Narrator
Blind Company (2009) – Geoff Brewster
Matching Jack (2010) – Professor Nelson
The Nothing Men (2010) – Jack Simpson
Tomorrow, When The War Began (2010) – Dr Clements
A Heartbeat Away (2011) – Mayor Riddick
Ned's Head (TV movie) (2011) – Narrator
The Eye of the Storm (2011) – Athol Shreve
The Man Who Jumped (2011) – Narrator
Mabo (documentary film) (2012) – Justice Moynihan
Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012) – Garth Bruce
The Turning (Segment: Ash Wednesday) (2013) – Narrator
Schapelle (2013) – Mick Corby
Interceptor (2022) – Frank Collins




= Short films

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The Cavity Caper (1979)
Distinguished Guests (1983) – Christopher
Lest We Forget (2010) – Sam
Sweat (2013) – Ramon, the farmer
The Crossing (2016) – The Captain
Snared (2017)
Fences (2022)- the farmer




= Television

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Play School (1980-81) – Presenter
For the Term of His Natural Life (1983) – Rufus Dawes/Richard Devine (3 episodes)
Police Rescue (1992) – Lew Campbell (1 episode)
Seven Deadly Sins (Episode: "Pride") (miniseries) (1993) – Roger Pascoe (1 episode)
Stark (1993) – Sly Morgan (3 episodes)
Halifax f.p. (1995) – Kevin Tait (1 episode)
Space: Above and Beyond (1995) – Lt. Colonel Fouts (1 episode)
Water Rats – Frank Holloway (1996-99) (91 episodes)
The Farm (miniseries) (2001) – Tom Cooper (3 episodes)
Life at 1 (documentary miniseries) (2006) – Narrator (2 episodes)
Bastard Boys (2007) – John Coombs
Air Australia (miniseries) (2007) – Narrator
Gangs of Oz (2009) – Narrator
Killing Time (2010) – Lewis Moran (8 episodes)
Wild Boys (TV series) (2011) – Mad Dog Morgan (1 episode)
Sydney Sailboat aka Bubble Bath Bay (2015) – Terry the Tug (voice)
Go Back to Where You Came From (2015) – Narrator (3 episodes)
Changed Forever: The Making of Australia (miniseries) (2016) – Narrator
DNA Nation (2016) – Narrator (3 episodes)
The Secret Daughter (2016) – Jack Norton
First Contact (2016) – Narrator (3 episodes)
Filthy Rich and Homeless (2017–20) – Narrator
Mystery Road (2018) – Tony Ballantyne (6 episodes)
Total Control (2019) – Jack Ramsay MP (6 episodes)
Wakefield (miniseries) (2021) – Baz Madden (1 episode)
Pieces of Her (2022) – Older Eli Wexler
Underbelly: Vanishing Act (miniseries) (2022) – George K




Theatre


Macbeth (1977) - Macduff (STCSA)
Annie Get Your Gun (1977) (STCSA)
Henry IV, Part 1 & Henry IV, Part 2 (1978) - Poins (STCSA)
A Manual of Trench Warfare (1978) - Barry Moon (STCSA / Seymour Centre)
The Les Darcy Show (1978) - Les Darcy (STCSA)
Cedoona (1978) (STCSA)
Cymbeline (1978) - Cloten (STCSA)
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1979) (Sydney Theatre Company)
Oresteia (1980) - Orestes (Nimrod)
Hamlet (1981) - Hamlet (Sydney Theatre Company)
Inside the Island (1980) (Nimrod)
The Man from Mukinupin (1981) - Harry / Jack (Sydney Theatre Company)
Butterflies of Kalimantan (1982) (Women in Arts Festival)
Miss Julie / The Bear (1983) - (Nimrod)
King Lear (1984) - Edmund (Nimrod)
Il Magnifico (1985) - Lorenzo Medici (Nimrod)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1985) - Chance Wayne (Davis Morley, Harold Pinter Productions)
The Winter's Tale (1987) - Leontes (Nimrod)
Orphans (1988) - Treat (Gary Penny Productions)
The Cherry Orchard (1991) - Lapakhin (Queensland Theatre)
Shadow & Splendour (1992) - Viktor Sager (Queensland Theatre)
The Temple (1994) - Laurie Blake (Sydney Theatre Company)
Macbeth (1994)- Macduff (Sydney Theatre Company)
The Incorruptible (1995) - Ion Stafford (Playbox)
Macbeth (1999) - Macbeth (Sydney Theatre Company)
The School for Scandal (2001) - Sir Peter Teazle (Sydney Theatre Company)
Dom Juan (2001) - (Sydney Theatre Company)
Copenhagen (2002) - Heisenberg (Sydney Theatre Company)
Victory (2004) - Charles II (Sydney Theatre Company)
Zebra (2011) - Larry (Sydney Theatre Company)
Red (2012) - Mark Rothko (Melbourne Theatre Company)
Death of a Salesman (2012) - Willy Loman (Belvoir)
Red (2013) - Mark Rothko (Queensland Theatre)
Moving Parts (2013) - Sean (Revolver)
Endgame (2015) - Hamm (Melbourne Theatre Company)
Mortido (2015) - Detective Grubbe (Belvoir)
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (2015) - Roo (STCSA)
Skylight (2016) - Tom Sergeant (Melbourne Theatre Company)
Faith Healer (2016) - Francis Hardy (Belvoir)
Dance of Death (2016) - Edgar (Belvoir / STCSA)
Scaramouche Jones (2018) - Scaramouche Jones (Arts Centre Melbourne)
Life of Galileo (2019) - Galileo Galilei (Belvoir)
Hedda Gabler - Ejlert Løvborg (Sydney Theatre Company)
Zastrossi - Zastrossi (Nimrod)
Cloud 9 (Nimrod)
Volpone (Sydney Theatre Company)
Traitors - Rubin (Nimrod)
American Buffalo - Bobby (STCSA)
Hamlet - Laertes (STCSA)
Oedipus the King (Part I & II) - Jocasta (STCSA)
Family Love - The Son (STCSA)




Awards






= Australian Film Institute Awards

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= Film Critics Circle

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= Helpmann Award

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= Logie Awards

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= Mo Awards

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The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Colin Friels won one award in that time.




References






External links


Colin Friels at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• A Good Man in Africa (film)
• Mel Gibson
• Tomorrow, When the War Began (film)
• Judy Davis
• Aktor Terbaik (AACTA International Award)
• National Institute of Dramatic Art
• Colin Friels
• Water Rats (TV series)
• Friels
• Deborra-Lee Furness
• Malcolm (film)
• Class Action (film)
• Hugo Weaving
• Monkey Grip (film)
• Ground Zero (1987 film)
• The Mystery of Natalie Wood