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Rhys Muldoon (born 17 October 1965) is an Australian actor, writer and director who has worked extensively in film, television, music, theatre and radio. He has had leading and recurring roles in series such as Chances, The Genie from Down Under, Big Sky, The Secret Life of Us, Lockie Leonard and House Husbands. He was also a presenter on the popular children's series Play School.
Rhys Muldoon | |
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| Born | 17 October 1965 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Children | Lotte May Muldoon |
Career
editMuldoon has starred in numerous television roles including Farscape, Rake, The Secret River, Childhood's End, Offspring, Jack Irish, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Bastard Boys, House Husbands, Play School[1] the high rating Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?,[2] the BAFTA nominated Lockie Leonard based on the books by Australian writer Tim Winton,[3] Blackjack with Colin Friels, the multiple AFI award-winning Grass Roots (series 1 and 2) as the scheming general manager Greg Dominelli, Secret Life of Us, Big Sky,[4] and The Genie From Down Under.[5] He featured regularly on the ABC news and current affairs programs The Drum and on Sky News. He also featured in The Killing Season for Foxtel and Dead Lucky for SBS/Netflix.
In film, Muldoon has appeared in the Oscar-nominated film The Saviour (2006), Ladykiller (1993), Gristle (1998), Mumbo Jumbo (1999), Danny Deckchair (2003), The Crop (2004),[6] Second Chance (2005), The Extra (2005), Valentine's Day (2007), the hit of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, Bitter & Twisted[7] and Steven Soderbergh's "Secret Film Project" (2010).[8] In 2019, Muldoon appeared as Craig in the teen movie Bilched written by Hal Cumpston, that won Grand Prix Feature Film at the Chelsea Film Festival.
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Shore | Andrew Newell | 6 episodes |
| Bay of Fires | Vance Horsley | 8 episodes | |
| 2021 | New Gold Mountain | Commissioner Wright | 4 episodes |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Informer 3838 | Terence Hodson | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Total Control | Interviewer | 1 episode |
| Les Norton | The Minister | 6 episodes | |
| 2018 | Fighting Season | Colonel Floss | 5 episodes |
| Dead Lucky | Richard | Miniseries, 4 episodes | |
| 2012–17 | House Husbands | Mark | 58 episodes |
| 2000–12 | Play School | Self | 64 episodes |
| 2010–16 | Rake | Lincoln Lincoln | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Childhood's End | Narrator | 1 episode |
| The Secret River | Lord Loveday | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Offspring | Scott | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Clarance Bell | 1 episode |
| 2007–10 | Lockie Leonard | Sarge | 52 episodes |
| 2009 | City Homicide | Lance Turner | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Bastard Boys | Julian Burnside | Miniseries |
| 2006 | Headland | Alistair Grey | 2 episodes |
| 2003–05 | The Secret Life of Us | Frank Goodman | 19 episodes |
| 2005 | McLeod's Daughters | Jeremy Quaid | 2 episodes |
| 2000–03 | Grass Roots | Greg | 18 episodes |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Paul Bergan | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | The Lost World | Blum | 1 episode |
| 1996–2001 | Blue Heelers | Geoff / Simon | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Water Rats | John Wade | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Stingers | Jimi Mercer | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Farscape | Staanz | 1 episode |
| 1997–99 | Big Sky | Jimbo James | 53 episodes |
| 1998 | The Silver Brumby | Arrow (voice) | 1 episode |
| Driven Crazy | McAvity | 1 episode | |
| 1996 | The Genie from Down Under | Bruce | 13 episodes |
| 1995 | Us and Them | Nick Fraser | 13 episodes |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | Edward Dengate | 1 episode | |
| Funky Squad | Ashley | 1 episode | |
| 1993 | G.P. | Rev Tim | 1 episode |
| Time Trax | Lawyer Fox | 1 episode | |
| 1991 | Chances | Ben Taylor | 70 episodes |
| The Great Air Race | Jimmy Melrose | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| Acropolis Now | Uri | 1 episode |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Hoist | Short Film | |
| 2023 | Finally Me | Randy Berkowtiz | |
| 2022 | Interceptor | Clark Marshall | Feature film |
| 2020 | Ice Men: 200 Years in Antarctica | Narrator | TV documentary film |
| 2019 | Bliched | Craig | |
| 2018 | Book Week | Blake Woodriff | |
| Chasing Comets | Warren Low | Feature film | |
| Lovelost | Man | Short film | |
| 2017 | Foreign Body | Geoff | |
| 2015 | Sweatshop | Roger Silver | |
| 2014 | The HR Guy | Phil Dawson | |
| Love is Now | Constable Stern | ||
| 2013 | The Fragments | Peter | Short film |
| 2012 | The Sapphires | Uncle Ed | Feature film |
| Jack Irish: Black Tide | Rod Pringle | TV film | |
| Jack Irish: Bad Debts | Rod Pringle | TV film | |
| 2011 | Waiting for Robbo | Robbo | |
| Waiting for the Turning of the Earth | Eric | Short film | |
| The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg | Ned | ||
| Tinman | Greg | ||
| 33 Postcards | Gary | Feature film | |
| 2009 | Possession(s) | Narrator | |
| Ralph | Teacher | ||
| 2008 | Bitter & Twisted | Donald Carn | Feature film |
| Emerald Falls | Paul Ferguson | TV film | |
| 2007 | Valentine's Day | Ben Valentine | Feature film |
| BlackJack: Ghosts | Dave Halfpenny | TV film | |
| 2006 | Who Killed Dr. Bogle and Mrs. Chandler | Dr Bogle | TV film |
| 2005 | The Saviour | Tony | Short film |
| Second Chance | TV film | ||
| The Extra | Curtis Thai-Buckworth | Feature film | |
| 2004 | The Crop | Wack | Feature film |
| 2003 | Danny Deckchair | Sandy Upman | Feature film |
| 1999 | Mumbo Jumbo | Hugo | TV film |
| 1998 | Gristile | Doug | Short film |
| 1994 | Midday Crisis | Ed Ditma | Short film |
| Lady Killer | Chris |
Theatre
editMuldoon has appeared in productions of Steven Soderbergh's Tot Mom for the Sydney Theatre Company (2009/10),[8] Gethsemane by David Hare for Belvoir St Theatre (2009). Muldoon starred as British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the play Stuff Happens by David Hare in Sydney and Melbourne.[9] In 2005, he was Cooley in Don's Party in 2006/7 for the MTC/STC. He starred in Decadence by Steven Berkoff, as Mozart in a production of Amadeus, as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream.[10]
Music
editMuldoon has released 2 albums of Children's music through ABC Music; 'I'm Not Singing' (2011),[11][12] and 'Perfect Is the Enemy of Good',[13][14] (2015). Both albums were co-written and produced by Kram (Spiderbait), and nominated for ARIA Awards.[15]
Radio
editMuldoon has worked on many radio stations, including MMM, Fox, NOVA in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, as well as ABC national and local radio.[16]
Writing
editHe has written for various publications, including The Monthly, The Spectator, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Jewish News, and Inside Football, where he has had a regular column for a number of years. His essay "A Coup by Any Other Name" for The Monthly, about the removal of Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister was named "an essay of the year". He has also written (with his daughter, Lotte Muldoon) a book on Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec for the National Gallery of Australia. He has collaborated on a children's book Jasper & Abby and the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle with former Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.[17] He co-wrote (with Wayne Blair) an episode of Lockie Leonard ("Time and Tide"). He has also written many speeches for politicians, CEO's, journalists and businesspeople.
Personal life
editMuldoon grew up in Canberra, attending Scullin Primary School, Belconnen High School and Hawker College. He graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1989.[18]
Muldoon supports the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Awards and nominations
edit- 1991 Green Room Award nomination for 3 Guys Naked From the Waist Down[citation needed]
- 1995 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Best Actor – Decadence[citation needed]
- 1995 Green Room Award Nomination Best Actor for Decadence[19]
- 1997 Best Actor Award Short Film and Video Awards[citation needed]
- 2000 AFI Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role, TV Drama series for Grass Roots[20]
- 2010 AACTA Nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Lockie Leonard
- 2012 ARIA Music Awards nomination for Best Children's Album for I'm Not Singing[14]
- 2015 ARIA Music Awards nomination for Best Children's Album for Perfect Is The Enemy of Good[14][15]
References
edit- ^ Enker, Debi (3 July 2008). "Playing by the Aussie Rules". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 12 July 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Mangan, John (15 July 2007). "Doco makers high on ideas, low on funds". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Cridland, Christina (21 June 2007). "Lockie Leonard on TV". PerthNow. News Corp. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Everingham, Henry (17 July 2004). "The Way We Were". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ O'Brien, Annemarie. "The Genie From Down Under (1995 - 1998)". Australian Screen. National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "About Big Screen - Rhys Muldoon". Big Screen 2008. National Film & Sound Archive of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Bitter and Twisted". At The Movies. 20 September 2008. ABC Television. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ a b Maddox, Garry (6 January 2010). "Soderbergh's surprise". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Sunday Morning - Stuff Happens". Radio National. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "A Midsummer Night's Dream Reviews". Australian Shakespeare Company. 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009.
- ^ "I'm Not Singing". ABC Shop. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ Muldoon, Rhys (24 September 2011). "Rhys Muldoon". The Sydney Morning Herald (Interview). Interviewed by Linda Morris. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Perfect Is The Enemy of Good- Rhys Muldoon". ABC Shop. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Northover, Kylie (5 April 2017). "Lunch with Rhys Muldoon: From flophouse habitue to House Husband and beyond". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ a b "2015 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra | Nominated artists revealed". ARIA Awards. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Ned Kelly Awards". Melbourne Writers Festival. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Celebrity author Kevin Rudd finds eager audience
- ^ "Celebrating the Achievements of our Past Students", Education Directorate, ACT Government, archived from the original on 21 December 2016, retrieved 30 January 2017
- ^ "Arcadia Water Council - Greg Dominelli". Grass Roots. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Australian Film Television Awards". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 26 August 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2018.