Rush (series 3)
Series 3 of police drama ''Rush'' premiered on 22 July 2010 on Network Ten. The third installment continues to follow the lives of two teams employed with the prestigious Tactical Response Unit in Victoria, Australia. ''Series 3'' introduces new characters Audrey Khoo (Camille Keenan), an intelligence officer working alongside Leon, and Christian Tapu (Kevin Hofbauer), a young constable who joins the team. Later in the season, Sergeant Dominic Wales dies in a bomb blast. Cast Regular * Rodger Corser as Senior Sergeant Lawson Blake * Callan Mulvey as Sergeant Brendan "Josh" Joshua * Jolene Anderson as Sergeant/Senior Constable Shannon Henry * Josef Ber as Sergeant Dominic "Dom" Wales ''(until episode 5, guest stars in episode 16)'' * Nicole da Silva as Senior Constable Stella Dagostino * Ashley Zukerman as Senior Constable Michael Sandrelli * Kevin Hofbauer as Constable Christian Tapu ''(from episode 1)'' * Samuel Johnson as Intelligence Officer Leon Broznic * Catherine McCleme ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five national free-to-air networks, 10's owned-and-operated stations can be found in the state capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth while affiliates extend the network to regional areas of the country. As of 2022, Network 10 is the fourth-rated television network in Australia, behind the Seven Network, Nine Network, ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV and ahead of SBS (Australian TV channel), SBS. History Origins From the introduction of TV in 1956 until 1965 there were three television networks in Australia, the Nine Network, National Television Network (now the Nine Network), the Seven Network, Australian Television Network (now the Seven Network), and the public Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC Nation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nicole Da Silva
Nicole da Silva (born 18 September 1981) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles as Stella Dagostino in the series ''Rush'' (2008–2011), and as Franky Doyle in the show ''Wentworth'' (2013–2018, 2019). She has made appearances in series such as ''Carla Cametti PD'' (2009) and '' Doctor Doctor'' (2016–2021). Early life and education Nicole da Silva was born on 18 September 1981 in Sydney. Her family is from Portugal and she has family living in Portugal and Brazil. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts at University of Western Sydney (UWS) Nepean, now known as Western Sydney University. Career Da Silva's first on-screen credit came in the Seven Network medical drama show '' All Saints'', in which she played Sasha Fernandez for 11 episodes in 2005. That part helped in securing her future roles, so in 2007, da Silva played Erica 'EC' Eulestra in the Fox8 series ''Dangerous'', a role that got her a Logie Award nomination, for story of forbidden love, set in Sydney' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robert Connolly
Robert Connolly (born 1967) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. He is best known as the director and writer of the feature films ''Balibo (film), Balibo'', ''Three Dollars'' and ''The Bank (2001 film), The Bank'', and the producer of ''Romulus, My Father (film), Romulus, My Father'' and ''The Boys (1998 film), The Boys''. He is head of the film distribution company, Footprint Films, owned by Arenafilms. Early life and education Connolly was born in 1967. Along with David Wenham, he worked in theatre before transitioning to filmmaking. They were both involved in a production of The Boys at the Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney. Connolly graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in the late 1990s, where he undertook a three-year course that included directing. Career Connolly made his first feature film as producer, ''The Boys'' in 1998, which had its world premiere in competitio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leon Ford
Leon Ford is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television and theatre productions. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''The Cooks'', ''Changi'' and the telemovie ''Stepfather of the Bride''. Biography Ford portrayed 1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones in the Emmy award-winning HBO miniseries ''The Pacific'', which follows the story of World War II Marines through different battles of the Pacific theater of war. He has also appeared in many other television series including '' All Saints'', ''East West 101'' and ''McLeod's Daughters'', the 2005 movie ''The Great Raid'' and voiced a character in the 2008 stop motion animated movie ''$9.99''. Stage roles include playing pious charlatan Tartuffe in the 2014 Bell Shakespeare version of ''Tartuffe'', based on the French play originally written by Molière. In addition to acting, he is also both a director and screenwriter. In 2010, Ford both wrote and directed the movie '' Griff the Invisible'', starrin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grant Brown
Grant Ashley Brown (born 19 November 1969) is an English football coach and former professional player. As a player, he was a defender from 1988 to 2006, notably making 407 league appearances for Lincoln City between 1989 and 2002. He also played in the Football League for Leicester City prior to his move to Lincoln. After his departure from Sincil Bank he went on to spend the last four years of his career playing Non-league football for Telford United, Alfreton Town, Worksop Town and Grantham Town. He returned to Lincoln in 2005 as a part-time youth coach whilst still a player with Grantham and at the end of the season he rejoined the Imps on a full-time coaching basis. He has since held the position of both Head of Youth and Assistant manager, as well as being in caretaker charge of the first team on three separate occasions. Playing career After beginning his professional career with Leicester City in 1988, he made 14 appearances for the Foxes before then Lincoln City ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jane Allsop
Jane Claire Allsop is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Jo Parrish on ''Blue Heelers''. Personal life Allsop was born in the United Kingdom, and only a few months after her birth moved to the United States with her father, John Allsop and mother, Helen Allsop. When Allsop was two-and-a-half years old, her family settled in Mont Albert in Melbourne, Australia. She attended Strathcona Primary School and Melbourne Girls Grammar. Jane Allsop is married to actor David Serafin, whom she met in acting class at age 13 but did not start dating until years later. Serafin had guest roles on ''Blue Heelers'' during Jane's time on the show in 2001 and 2003. In May 2006, Allsop had their first son, Indiana Zac Serafin, and in May 2008 had their second, Jagger Zed Serafin. They had twin girls in December 2016. The couple were married in July 2014. Career She began drama classes at age nine in Box Hill, and at thirteen she starred in the Wedgewood Pie commercial, where she ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ian Meadows
Ian Meadows is an Australian actor, playwright and writer. Early life and education Born and raised in Collie, Western Australia, Meadows trained at Curtin University and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating in 2005. His older brother Ross Meadows played hockey for Australia and his younger sister Neroli Meadows is a sports journalist on Fox Sports Australia and Fox Footy. Acting career Meadows's highest profile television role to date was as Rocco Cooper, a young troubled boy who was forced by his brother to try and take out Sally Fletcher, on the long-running Australian soap opera '' Home and Away''. Other roles have included a part in ''The Shark Net'', "Elliot" in ''Tripping Over'', a single-episode role as "Jeff Weiss" on '' All Saints'', and a major role in the short films ''Brothers'', ''Legacy'', ''Water'', as well as the 2009 film ''Mao's Last Dancer'' and the miniseries ''The Pacific''. Theatre credits include "Modern Internatio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nathaniel Dean
Nathaniel Dean is an Australian actor and voiceover artist. His most recent performances include Sergeant Hallett in Ridley Scott's '' Alien: Covenant'', as well as colonial Australian settler William Thornhill in ''The Secret River'' for the Sydney Theatre Company. In 2002, he won an AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Tony Ayres’ acclaimed '' Walking on Water''. Dean has performed in numerous stage plays, TV series, short films and Australian feature films. He has been the voice of numerous advertising campaigns and productions including ''Recipe to Riches'', the AFL, Victoria Bitter and Holden. Early life Dean grew up in the Yarra Valley region of Victoria. During his final year of high school, he resuscitated a woman at his local swimming pool. This event would later become the subject of Dean’s first dramatic work. After performing in numerous productions in Melbourne’s independent theatre scene Dean auditioned for the National Institute of Dra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Catherine McClements
Catherine McClements is an Australian stage, film and television actress and television presenter. She is known for her TV roles in '' Water Rats'' and ''Tangle'', for which she won Logie Awards, and has performed in stage productions for theatre companies such as Belvoir St Theatre, the Melbourne Theatre Company, the Sydney Theatre Company, and the State Theatre Company of South Australia. Early life and education McClements attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating in 1985, alongside Baz Luhrmann, Sonia Todd and Justin Monjo. In 1988, McClements, along with a number of other people including Baz Luhrmann, set up an experimental theatre ensemble called 'Six Years Old', and they worked on expanding the play ''Strictly Ballroom'', which was first produced in their second year of NIDA in 1984. Career In 1993 she had a role in '' The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End''. McClements is best known for her starring role as Rachel Goldstein on the Aus ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samuel Johnson (actor)
Samuel Joseph Johnson (born 8 February 1978) is an Australian actor, radio presenter, voiceover artist and philanthropist. He is best known for his roles as Evan Wylde in the television series ''The Secret Life of Us'' for which he won the AFI award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeature in 2001, Leon Broznic in '' Rush'', Toby Kirby in '' After the Deluge'' and as Molly Meldrum in the miniseries '' Molly'' for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama and won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Television of 2017. Since 2012, Johnson has led fundraising efforts for the charity Love Your Sister, which he co-founded with his sister Connie Johnson. Starting out Johnson was born in Daylesford, Victoria and educated at Wesley College, Melbourne. At the age of 14, he performed in his first school play, cast in a role as the mad scientist in ''The Pink Panther Strikes Again''. On opening night he was spotted by R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ashley Zukerman
Ashley Zukerman (born 30 December 1983) is an Australian-American actor known for playing Dr. Charlie Isaacs on WGN America's ''Manhattan'', Senior Constable Michael Sandrelli in Australian drama series ''Rush'', and Jesse Banks in the Australian political thriller '' The Code'', for which he received an AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama in 2014. He also played a recurring role in '' Succession''. In 2021, he portrayed Robert Langdon in the TV series adaptation of Dan Brown's ''The Lost Symbol''. Early life Zukerman was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Ingrid and Moshe Zukerman, and moved to Melbourne with his family when he was two years old. His family is Jewish; his father is from Israel and his mother is from Peru. His parents spoke Hebrew during his childhood. He is the older brother of '' Science Vs.'' podcaster Wendy Zukerman. Zukerman attended Wesley College at the Glen Waverley campus and began a degree in Science and Engineering at Monas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Josef Ber
Josef Ber is an Australian actor, director and writer, best known for his role as Sergeant Dominic Wales in the television series ''Rush''. Early life Ber grew up in Sydney Australia. He went to school at Marayong Heights Public School, Lorien Novalis and Baulkham Hills High School. He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1997. Career Ber has appeared in many television series including ''McLeod's Daughters'', ''Love My Way'', ''Home and Away'', ''The Surgeon'', '' All Saints'', '' Young Lions'', ''Murder Call'', '' Wildside'' and '' Water Rats''. Ber is a NIDA Nida or NIDA may refer to: People * Nida Allam (born 1993), American politician * Nida Fazli (1938–2016), Indian Hindi and Urdu poet and lyricist * Nida Eliz Üstündağ (born 1996), Turkish female swimmer * Eugene Nida (1914–2011), American l ... graduate who has also had many roles in movies and theatre. Ber started out as a singer in his ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |