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Damon Herriman
Damon Herriman is an Australian actor. He is known for his film and television work in Australia and the United States. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Dewey Crowe in ''Justified (TV series), Justified''. In 2019, he portrayed the cult leader and criminal Charles Manson in both the Netflix series ''Mindhunter (TV series), Mindhunter'' and in the Quentin Tarantino film ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood''. Early life Damon Herriman was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He began acting in local television commercials at the age of eight, but it was not until he was cast as Frank Errol in ''The Sullivans'' two years later that his career began to take off. He continued to work solidly as a child actor, with a return to ''The Sullivans'' a year later, as well as the Australian series ''The Patchwork Hero'', ''Sara Dane'', ''For the Term of His Natural Life'' and ''Taurus Rising.'' He received three Logie Award nominations for his performance in ''The Sullivans''. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Traditional Owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna people. The area of the city centre and surrounding parklands is called ' in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia. Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropfest
Tropfest is the world's largest short film film festival, festival. It has also become known as the world's first global film festival. Founded by actor/director John Polson, Tropfest began in 1993 as a screening for 200 people at the 'Tropicana Caffe' in Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia, but has since become the largest platform for short films in the world. Tropfest Australia usually takes place in February each year in Sydney and it has been broadcast live via free-to-air television as well as global streaming and catch up. Sydney Tropfest 2015 was cancelled less than a month before it was scheduled to run. After much support on social media, Tropfest founder Polson announced in early December 2015 that extra funding had been sourced, and the festival took place in Centennial Park, Sydney, Centennial Park on Sunday, 14 February 2016. In August 2016 it was announced that from February 2017 Sydney's Tropfest would be held in Parramatta in western Sydney, in Parramatta Park. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abe Forsythe
Abraham Forsythe (born 26 July 1981) is an Australian film and television actor, director, writer and producer. He is the son of actor and comedian Drew Forsythe. Career He first appeared on the TV series ''The Miraculous Mellops (TV series), The Miraculous Mellops''. He has since appeared as Campbell Todd on the Australian TV series ''Always Greener'', starred in the mini-series ''Marking Time'' and starred and directed the 2003 film ''Ned (film), Ned''. He also directed and starred in a parody of ''The Matrix'' called ''Computer Boy''. He also starred in the Australian/British television series co-production ''Tripping Over''. Forsythe has also guest starred in several Australian TV shows, including ''Blue Heelers'', ''All Saints (TV series), All Saints'', ''Water Rats (TV series), Water Rats'' and ''Blue Water High''. In 2009, Forsythe wrote and directed the Tropfest short ''Being Carl Williams''. The short won second prize and the Best Comedy award. The 2010 Tropfest saw him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Death (2014 Film)
''The Little Death'' (known as ''A Funny Kind of Love'' in the United Kingdom) is a 2014 Australian sex comedy film written and directed by Josh Lawson. It deals with the secret lives of five suburban couples living in Sydney, revealing both the fetishes and the repercussions that come with sharing them. A Spanish remake titled ''Kiki, Love to Love'' was released in 2016. Cast * Bojana Novakovic as Maeve * Damon Herriman as Dan * Josh Lawson as Paul * Kate Box as Rowena * T.J. Power as Sam * Stephanie May as Mourner * Ben Lawson as Glenn * Patrick Brammall as Richard * Kate Mulvany as Evie * Lachy Hulme as Kim * Erin James as Monica * Kim Gyngell as Steve Reception ''The Little Death'' received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, earning an approval rating of 60% on Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of Californ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Lawson
Joshua Lawson (born 22 July 1981) is an Australian actor and filmmaker best known for his role as Doug Gugghenheim in ''House of Lies'', Tate in '' Superstore'' and as Kano in the 2021 film ''Mortal Kombat''. Early life Lawson was born and raised in Brisbane, and attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2001. He also spent one year studying improvisation techniques in Los Angeles at The Second City, The Groundlings, ACME Comedy Theatre and I.O. West. His older brother is actor Ben Lawson. In 2003 Lawson was awarded a Mike Walsh Fellowship. Career Television Lawson has had guest-starring roles in such popular Australian television programs as ''Blue Heelers'' and ''Home & Away'', and is known for his appearances on the improv comedy program ''Thank God You're Here'' and on the Australian drama ''Sea Patrol'' and comedy '' The Librarians''. He also had a guest role in the comedy '' Wilfred'' and starred in sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Tear Us Apart
"Never Tear Us Apart" is a single released by Australian rock group INXS in August 1988. It was included on the band's sixth studio album, '' Kick''. INXS version The music was written by keyboardist Andrew Farriss, who recorded a blues-style demo; vocalist Michael Hutchence wrote the lyrics. "Never Tear Us Apart" is a ballad, written in the tempo of a modern Viennese waltz, layered with synthesizers and containing dramatic pauses before the instrumental breaks. Kirk Pengilly lends a saxophone solo near the end. According to the liner notes of '' Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979–1997)'', the song was composed on piano as a bluesy number in the style of Fats Domino. Producer Chris Thomas suggested a synth-based arrangement instead. The video for the song, featuring an extended intro, was filmed in various locations in Prague along with "Guns in the Sky" and "New Sensation", all directed by Richard Lowenstein. The single reached #24 in the UK, and stayed on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Murphy (manager)
Christopher Mark "CM" Murphy (9 November 1954 – 16 January 2021) was an Australian music and multimedia entrepreneur. He was the band manager for INXS (late 1979 to June 1995, December 2008 to November 2012) and Models (from late 1984 to mid-1987). He died on 16 January 2021, aged 66, following a battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Early life Christopher Mark Murphy was born on 9 November 1954 and grew up in Darlinghurst. His father, Mark Murphy, had run a theatrical booking agency, Mark Murphy & Associates, in Wollongong since 1960. A year after Mark died in 1969, Murphy, at the age of 16, joined his mother in running the agency but shifted its focus to rock music acts. Initially called Solo Management Agency, it became part of Murphy Media Academy (MMA) which eventually had offices in Australia and internationally. Manager of INXS (1979–1995) Murphy continued as a booking agent until late in 1979 when he met with Gary Morris, then-manager of Australian rock groups Midni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outlaw Michael Howe
''The Outlaw Michael Howe'' is a 2013 Australian historical drama film written and directed by Brendan Cowell. Set in the early 19th century, the film is based on the exploits of Michael Howe, an Englishman who was transported as a convict to the Australian penal colony of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), where he achieved infamy as a bushranger and outlaw. Cast * Damon Herriman - Michael Howe * Mirrah Foulkes - Maria Lord * Rarriwuy Hick - Mary * Matt Day - Robert Knopwood * Darren Gilshenan - Lieutenant Governor Thomas Davey * Benedict Hardie - Peter Septon * Pip Miller - Magistrate Humphrey * Amanda Bishop - Susan * Nicholas Cassim - Lieutenant Governor William Sorell * Patrick Connolly - Carlisle * Brendan Cowell - British soldier * Steve Morris - Convict * Blake Lindsell - British soldier * Dean Gould - British soldier Filming The film was shot on location in Tasmania, including Mount Field National Park. A large reconstruction of colonial Hobart was also built at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owned body that is politically independent and fully accountable, with its charter enshrined in legislation, the ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983''. ABC Commercial, a profit-making division of the corporation, also helps to generate funding for content provision. The ABC was established as the Australian Broadcasting Commission on 1 July 1932 by an act of federal parliament. It effectively replaced the Australian Broadcasting Company, a private company established in 1924 to provide programming for A-class radio stations. The ABC was given statutory powers that reinforced its independence from the government and enhanced its news-gathering role. Modelled after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which is funded by a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Bloody Acres
''100 Bloody Acres'' is a 2012 Australian horror comedy film directed and written by brothers Colin and Cameron Cairnes. Damon Herriman and Angus Sampson star as opportunistic, rural fertiliser manufacturers who resort to using human remains for their business. It premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 4 August 2012, and it was released in the United States on 28 June 2013. Plot Reg and Lindsay Morgan own and operate a small blood and bone fertiliser business in South Australia. While making local deliveries and the occasional roadkill pick up, Reg encounters the crash site of a van, the driver dead inside. Recovering the body from the crash, he puts it in the back of his own truck. Making his way back to the brothers' plant, Reg is delayed again, this time by three tourists stuck on the side of the road: Sophie, a young woman; James, Sophie's boyfriend; and Wes, James' friend, with whom Sophie is having an affair. Reg takes an instant attraction to Sophie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laid (TV Series)
''Laid'' is an Australian television comedy series that first aired on 9 February 2011 on ABC1. The 12-episode comedy series was written by Marieke Hardy and Kirsty Fisher, and produced by Liz Watts. ''Laid'' was renewed for a second series, which aired from 2 May to 6 June 2012. Overview Roo McVie is a market researcher who faces an unenviable situation when her former lovers start dying in strange and unexpected circumstances. With EJ, her best friend and flatmate, Roo embarks on a quest to find a pattern and stop the trail of deaths. Cast Regular * Alison Bell as Roo McVie *Celia Pacquola as EJ Griggs *Toby Truslove as Zach *Abe Forsythe as Charlie * Graeme Blundell as Graham McVie *Damon Herriman as Marcus Dwyer (series 2) Recurring *Tracy Mann as Marion McVie *Huw McKinnon as Brendan * Celia Ireland as Brendan's Mum *Peter Callan as Brendan's Dad * Ryan Johnson as Davey *Septimus Caton as Andrew * Shaun Micallef as G-Bomb * Craig Anderson as Russ *Marcus Graham as Tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love My Way
''Love My Way'' is an Australian television drama series. It won the AFI award for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons (2004–2007). Premise Set in Sydney, ''Love My Way'' was about a group of 30-somethings dealing with the ups and downs of life. The series revolves around an extended family unit - Frankie Paige and Charlie Jackson are the separated parents of Lou, and Frankie also lives with Charlie's brother, Tom. As the series began, Charlie's new wife Julia is about to have their first child. Frankie's mother, Di and Charlie's mother, Brenda, and father, Gerry, also have a strong presence in the ongoing story, as does Julia's ex-lover Howard, who enters into a relationship with Frankie. Production Produced by John Edwards and Claudia Karvan, ''Love My Way'' starred Karvan, Sam Worthington, Dan Wyllie, Asher Keddie, Brendan Cowell, and Alex Cook. As the program was made for subscription television in Australia, it contained stronger material than mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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