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Operation Buffalo (TV Series)
''Operation Buffalo'' is an Australian television comedy-drama series written and directed by Peter Duncan that screened on ABC TV from 31 May 2020. Synopsis The series is inspired by true events of British nuclear bomb tests in the 1950s at remote Maralinga, in outback South Australia, specifically the four tests codenamed Operation Buffalo. It follows Major Leo Carmichael as he deals with various pressures and problems during nuclear weapons testing. Cast Episodes Production The six-part series was filmed in New South Wales with additional filming for desert locations in South Australia. French distributor and production company APC Studios helped fund the project and provided worldwide distribution. Critical reception The series received mixed reviews, attaining a score of 5.0 on IMDb. Luke Buckmaster from ''The Guardian'' gave the series three stars out of five and described the series as, "much more fickle: sometimes funny as a comedy, sometimes effective as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dramedy
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure * Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Parsonson
Sam Parsonson (born 1989) is an Australian actor. He made his television debut at the age of 15 in the critically acclaimed Australian drama series ''Love My Way'' for two seasons. His performance in the role of Dylan earned him a nomination for a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Young Talent in 2007.. He went on to appear in the channel 7 drama 'Headland'. His other television credits include '' All Saints'' and children's television series '' Double Trouble''. Sam has also accrued a list of theatre credits from a young age, including ''Summer Rain'', ''Shakespeare Unleashed'' and Duologue from ''Titus and Andronicus'' for the Shakespeare Festival. In 2008, Sam completed filming Steven Spielberg's US mini-series '' The Pacific''. The 10-part tells the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II. Sam also stars in the Australian 2009 horror/thriller film ''Coffin Rock'', starring as Evan, alongside actors su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Walters
Brandon Walters (born January 1996) is an Indigenous Australian actor known for his performance as Nullah in the 2008 film ''Australia''. Early life Born in Broome, Western Australia, Walters was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of 6, but overcame the cancer after spending a year in a Perth hospital in 2003. Career ''Australia'' director Baz Luhrmann had been searching for a young aboriginal boy to fill the role of "Nullah" for over 12 months when one of the film's casting directors saw Walters with his father at a Broome swimming pool in 2007; he also responded to an Australia-wide radio callout for auditions. He later received a letter from Luhrmann saying that he was "very, very interested" in him. Walters, who had never before left Western Australia, and a group of other boys who had auditioned for the role were flown to Sydney to attend acting workshops at Fox Studios Australia. He and his family went camping with Luhrmann at Broome's Eighty Mile Beach, which was whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Denkha
Michael Denkha is an Assyrian-Australian actor known for his roles in ''Get Rich Quick'', ''Stealth'', ''The Combination'', ''Down Under'' and, most recently, ''Here Come the Habibs'' TV series. Biography Born in Tehran Iran, Denkha moved to Australia at a young age, where he pursued a career in acting. Denkha, who is of Assyrian ethnicity, graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in performing arts (acting) in 1995. His first known appearance on television was on the 1996 TV series ''Police Rescue''. As the years followed, Denkha played roles in ''Water Rats'', '' Stingers'', ''All Saints'' and a number of TV shows throughout his career. In 2005 he played a small role in the American, Australian and New Zealand, production movie ''Stealth'', before being credited for his work on the 2009 Australian drama film ''The Combination'' and the 2016 comedy film ''Down Under''. In 2016, Denkha was chosen to play a leading role as Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Johnson (actor)
Ryan Johnson (born 1979) is an Australian actor. Early life Johnson attended Somerset College on the Gold Coast, and graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 1999. Career He made his acting debut in 2000 featuring in performances on stage, television and film. His film credits include '' City Loop'' (2000), ''The Wannabes'' (2003), '' Thunderstruck'' (2004), ''All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane'' (2007), '' Monkey Puzzle'' (2008), '' Jucy'' (2010) and '' Guardians of the Tomb'' (2018). He appeared in his first major television role in the short-lived '' Head Start'' in 2001, followed by roles in successful Australian drama series, including '' All Saints'', ''The Secret Life of Us'', ''Underbelly'', ''Sea Patrol'', '' Rake'', '' Love Child'' and '' House Husbands''. In 2007, he guested in an episode of '' CSI: New York''. In October 2011, it was announced Johnson had joined the main cast of US drama ''Fairly Legal'' for its second season, as trial attorney Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibylla Budd
Sibylla Budd (born c. 1976) is an Australian actress perhaps best known for her roles in the television series ''The Secret Life of Us'' and ''Winners & Losers''. Early life Budd grew up in Canberra, attended Canberra Girls' Grammar School and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art in 2000. Career In 2000 Budd appeared in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) soap opera ''Something in the Air'' playing Sharon. In 2001 she was the leading female in '' The Bank'' as Michelle Roberts, and played Sam Cooper in the TV mini-series ''The Farm''. That year she also began playing her break-out role of Gabrielle Kovich in ''The Secret Life of Us''. Budd left ''The Secret Life of Us'' in late 2003 a year before the series was cancelled. In 2005 she joined the cast of medical drama series '' All Saints'' playing Dyanna Richardson whose role was Nursing Unit Manager. In 2007 Budd appeared in Channel Nine's naval drama, ''Sea Patrol'' as mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gaden
John Stuart Gaden (born 13 November 1941) is an Australian actor and director known particularly for his stage career, although he has also made some film and television appearances. Career John Gaden was born in Sydney where his father owned a successful legal practice, Gadens. He attended Cranbrook School, Sydney, where he performed in various school plays. After school he studied arts and law at the University of Sydney. After appearing with the Sydney University Dramatic Society, he decided to pursue a theatrical career in lieu of a legal one. His professional career started in the early 1960s. In 1970 he appeared in a production of ''Hadrian the Seventh'' in Perth, directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie, and with fellow actors Arthur Dignam and Judy Nunn. Guthrie was impressed enough with Gaden to recommend him to Robin Lovejoy, who cast him in a production of ''The Crucible'', which resulted in a positive review from ''The Sydney Morning Heralds theatre critic Harry Kippax, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus McLaren
Angus McLaren (born 3 November 1988) is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series ''Packed to the Rafters'' as Nathan Rafter and '' H2O: Just Add Water'' as Lewis McCartney. Personal life McLaren was born the youngest of three boys, growing up with brothers Rhett and Aidan in Wonthaggi, Victoria, and grew up on a dairy farm near Loch. He attended Mary Mackillop College Leongatha. He was the drummer of the band Rapids (Ballet Imperial) and also played bass guitar in the band Bogey Lowensteins. Career 2000–2013 He appeared in a number of school and amateur productions for the Leongatha Lyric Theatre. He made his professional debut when he was 12 years old with a recurring role on the ABC series ''Something in the Air''. Further TV credits followed, including the children's series ''Worst Best Friends'', ''The Saddle Club'' and ''Fergus McPhail'', along with guest roles on ''Blue Heelers'', ''Comedy Inc'' and a recurring role on ''Neighbours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Quast
Philip Mark Quast (born 30 July 1957) is an Australian actor and singer. He has won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical three times, making him the first actor to have three wins in that category. He is perhaps best known for his role as Inspector Javert in the stage musical ''Les Misérables'' and in the '' Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert''. He is also well-known for numerous theatre roles, including Georges Seurat in Stephen Sondheim's '' Sunday in the Park with George'' and Emile de Becque in Rodgers and Hammerstein's '' South Pacific''. He is also known for appearances in film and for his roles in television shows such as ''Ultraviolet,'' ''Brides of Christ'', and '' Play School''. Early life and education Quast, one of three children, was born in 1957 in Tamworth, New South Wales. His family lived and worked on a mixed but predominantly turkey farm. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1979. Acting career 1980s Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Hope
Nicholas Hope (born 25 December 1958) is a British-born Australian actor. Born in Manchester, England, Hope's family emigrated to the steel and ship building town of Whyalla, South Australia, where he was educated by the Christian Brothers. He played the lead role in ''Bad Boy Bubby'' (1993), for which he won the Australian Film Institute Best Actor in a Leading Role award in 1994. He continues to work in film, theatre and television in Australia and Europe. He lives in Sydney, Australia. He also appeared in The School in 2018 and Moon Rock For Monday directed by Kurt Martin and produced by Jim Robison in 2021. In 2004, he published a memoir called ''Brushing the Tip of Fame'', and in 2006 produced a monologue "The Colour of Panic", which played in Sydney (The Studio, Sydney Opera House) and Oslo (Det Åpne Teater). A portrait of Hope appears in the National Portrait Gallery. Partial filmography * ''Confessor Caressor'' (1989) * ''Bad Boy Bubby'' (1993) – Bubby * ''Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Bassett
Natasha Bassett (born ca. 1992) is an Australian actress. Early life Bassett was born in Sydney, Australia. She began acting in high school and moved to New York at age nineteen to pursue a career in acting. Career Natasha Bassett started acting at the age of 13. She landed the lead role in the Australian Theatre for Young People's production of "Romeo and Juliet" and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. Bassett landed the lead in the MTV film, ''Dungoona'' (2009), and appeared on several Australian television series (''Rake'' (2010), ''Wild Boys'' (2011), ''Cops L.A.C.'' (2010)), while attending classes. After graduating high school, she appeared in the film, '' Mental''. At 19, she was awarded a screenwriting scholarship from the ArtStart Screenwriters Program, where she wrote and directed her short film, ''Kite'' (2013). The short was featured in the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Balinale International Film Festival, and the Big Bear Lake Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Greenwood (actor)
__NOTOC__ Harry Weaving Greenwood is an Australian actor. Early life and education Harry Greenwood is the son of actor Hugo Weaving. Career Greenwood has appeared in feature films '' The Nightingale'' (2018) and ''True History of the Kelly Gang'' (2019), and in television series including '' Gallipoli'' and '' Bad Mothers''. He is also a stage actor, appearing in '' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' at the Roslyn Packer Theatre, and Sydney Theatre Company's '' Cloud Nine''. Greenwood stars in Sean Lahiff's debut film as director, '' Carnifex''. A science fiction / horror film with large-scale special effects, the film also stars Alexandra Park and Sisi Stringer, and is due to premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2022. Awards and nominations For his role in ''Wakefield'' he was nominated for the 2021 AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama The AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama is an accolade given by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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