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Troppo (TV Series)
''Troppo'' is an Australian television drama series which premiered on ABC TV on 27 February 2022. Premise ''Troppo'' is based on the best-selling novel ''Crimson Lake'' by Candice Fox, in which a former police officer helps a private investigator look for a missing man in Far North Queensland. Cast Main Supporting and recurring Episodes Production The series was created by Yolanda Ramke, and Jocelyn Moorhouse is set-up director. Karl Zwicky is the series producer, with executive producers AGC's Stuart Ford and Lourdes Diaz; Thomas Jane and Courtney Lauren Penn (for Thomas' Renegade Entertainment banner); ABC's Sally Riley and Andrew Gregory; EQ Media Group's Greg Quail, Simonne Overend and Lisa Duff; Beyond Entertainment's Mikael Borglund and David Ogilvy; and Jack Christian and D.J. McPherson. The eight-part series was filmed in the Gold Coast hinterland of Queensland, Australia, although the story is set in Far North Queensland. Filming concluded in October 2021. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerin Ha
Yerin Ha is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role in the Paramount+ series ''Halo'' (2022–). She was named a 2021 rising star by the Casting Guild of Australia (CGA). Early life Ha was born in Sydney to Korean parents. Her grandmother also acts, and her parents met at drama school. At 15, Ha successfully auditioned for Kaywon High School of Arts in Seoul. She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2018. Career Ha played Maurice alongside Mia Wasikowska and Eliza Scanlen in the 2019 Sydney Theatre Company production of ''Lord of the Flies'' at the Roslyn Packer Theatre. She made her television debut with a recurring role in the American-French series '' Reef Break''. In 2019, it was announced Ha had been cast in the Steven Spielberg-produced television adaptation of the video game ''Halo''. Ha would play a new character Kwan Ha. The series premiered on Paramount+ in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Riley (producer)
Sally Riley is an Australian filmmaker, writer, producer and media executive, Head of Scripted Production at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Early life and education Riley, a Wiradjuri woman, grew up in Narromine, in the Central West of New South Wales After her father died when she was 16, she completed Year 12 at Narromine High School. Riley took on a secretarial role at the local metalworks until she was 19, when she went on a three-year trip around Australia in a troop carrier with her then boyfriend, looking at Indigenous rock and cave paintings. After that she worked for a while as a liaison officer for Aboriginal land councils, before enrolling at the University of Wollongong (UOW) with the intention of becoming an actor. She graduated from UOW with a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Theatre) in 1991, but changed course and went on to do the directing course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, graduating in 1993. She then took up a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Zwicky
Karl Zwicky (born 16 November 1956) is Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. Movies Television series * Tricky Business (2012) (2 episodes) *Crownies (2011) (22 episodes) *Cops L.A.C. (2010) (4 episodes) * K-9 (2010) (5 episodes) *City Homicide (2009–2010) (4 episodes) *Home and Away (2009–2019) (69 episodes) *Neighbours (2008–2012) (16 episodes) *Farscape (2003) (1 episode) *Short Cuts (2002) * The Lost World (2002) (1 episode) *McLeod's Daughters (2001–2009) (163 episodes) * BeastMaster (2001) (1 episode) *Cushion Kids (2001) – Director *Fairy Tale Police Department (2001–2002) – Director * Hi-5 (1999) – Director * Medivac (1998) (1 episode) * All Saints (1998–2001) (4 episodes) *Driven Crazy (1998) – Director *Sweat (1996) (6 episodes) *Heartbreak High (1994–1999) (25 episodes) *Ship to Shore (1993) (6 episodes) * The Comedy Sale (1993) (3 episodes) *The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1992) (2 episodes) *Police Rescue (1991) (1 episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodie Bedford
Kodie Bedford is an Aboriginal Australian screenwriter, filmmaker and playwright from Western Australia. She is known for her play ''Cursed!'', and work on several television series, in particular the 2021 comedy series ''All My Friends are Racist''. Early life and education Bedford was born in Western Australia of the Djaru and Gija people on her father's side and Irish and English on her mother's. She grew in Geraldton in the Pilbara region, and has strong family links in the East Kimberley region. An only child, she grew up with lots of cousins around her. She wanted to be a screenwriter from when she was a teenager, being a great fan of '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', and credits storytelling with "saving her life". Her maternal grandmother, Valda Osborn, who loved Tolkien and Charles Dickens was also a great influence in her choice of writing as a career. She earned a Bachelor of Communications at the University of Western Australia in 2007, taking courses in English, his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libby Munro
Libby Munro (born 11 November 1981) is an Australian actress. Biography Munro was born on a cattle station near Charleville, Queensland, before she moved with her family to a property west of Millmerran. She attended Fairholme College in Toowoomba where she became the school's drama captain. She attended The Women's College at University of Queensland and was appointed the cultural director. She appeared in many college productions, particularly of Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn plays. In 2004, she graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Business in Communications and in 2005 from The Performing Arts Conservatory Brisbane with an Advanced Diploma of Screen and Stage Acting. In 2008, she graduated from NIDA. In 2011, she attended The Groundlings school of improvisational comedy, the Ivana Chubbuck studios, and Film Fighting LA, all in Los Angeles. Career Munro worked at the Sydney Theatre Company, The Ensemble Theatre, Queensland Theatre Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Brazier
Caroline Brazier is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Chrissy Merchant in ''Packed to the Rafters'' and the starring roles of Veronica Johnson and her twin sister Betti in the children's television series '' Parallax''. Brazier has also had a number of roles in the theatre, films and other television series. Personal life Brazier was married to fellow Australian actor Geoff Morrell. Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Brazier graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1998. In between acting engagements, Brazier often heads home to spend time with her parents in Perth. Career Brazier has appeared in ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''Julius Caesar'' and '' Antony and Cleopatra'' for the Bell Shakespeare Company, ''Whale Music'' at Darlinghurst Theatre, and ''Speed-the-Plow'' for Perth Theatre Company. In 2012 she won Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production for ''I Want To Sleep With Tom Stoppard'' (Sydney Theatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Lyndon
Simon Lyndon (born 18 February 1971 in London) is an English-born Australian actor and director who grew up in Fremantle, Western Australia. He is a WAAPA graduate. Career Film roles Lyndon played Jimmy Loughlin in '' Chopper'' with Eric Bana, for which he won an AFI award for Best Supporting Actor and a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for best supporting actor. He received AFI nominations for Best Supporting Actor for ''Blackrock'' (as Brett "Ricko" Ricketson) and Best actor in a telefeature or mini-series for his role in '' My Brother Jack''. Other films include ''Fresh Air'', '' Sample People'', '' The Thin Red Line'', ''From the Outside'' ''Caught Inside'', ''Falling into Paradise'', ''The Glenmore Job'' ''The Well'' and ''Dust off the Wings'' He has appeared on stage '' That Eye the Sky'', ''Blackrock'', ''Cloudstreet'' and '' Popcorn''. Television roles His TV appearances include ''Police Rescue'', ''Heartbreak High'', '' Wildside'', ''Underbelly'' '' Canal Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara West
Sara West is an Australian actress, director and screen writer. She began her career with roles in short films and television roles. Her 2015 role as Liza Minnelli in television series '' Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door'' earned her a Logie Award nomination for Most Outstanding Newcomer. In 2017, West played Lyndal in the film, '' Don't Tell'' and was nominated for an AACTA Award. In 2023, West joined the cast of the soap opera ''Neighbours'', playing Cara Varga-Murphy. West also writes and directs films and has won awards at the 2014 and 2018 South Australian Screen Awards. Early life West grew up in the Murray River area of South Australia. When West was at high school, her mother encouraged her to take drama classes. West studied at the Flinders Drama Centre at Flinders University, Adelaide. West later moved to Sydney to continue perusing further work. She and her university drama teacher, Richard Back set up their own production company called Salvage Productions. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radha Mitchell
Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell is an Australian actress. She started her career with various appearances on Australian television, including a regular role as Catherine O'Brien in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' (1996–97). Mitchell later transitioned to working in Hollywood, with leading and supporting roles in films such as ''High Art'' (1998), '' Pitch Black'' (2000), ''Phone Booth'' (2002), '' Man on Fire'' (2004), '' Finding Neverland'' (2004), ''Melinda and Melinda'' (2004), ''Mozart and the Whale'' (2005), ''Silent Hill'' (2006), '' Rogue'' (2007), '' The Crazies'' (2010), ''The Frozen Ground'' (2013), ''Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013) and its sequel ''London Has Fallen'' (2016), '' The Darkness'' (2016), and ''Run Hide Fight'' (2020). Early life Mitchell's first name ''Radha'' (Sanskrit:राधा) stems from the Hare Krishna faith. The other parts of her name ''Rani'' (रानी – queen) and ''Ananda'' (आनन्द – joy) also come from similar origins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Helman
Joshua Helman (born 22 February 1986) is an Australian television and film actor. Helman played William Stryker in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'', and its sequel, '' X-Men: Apocalypse''. He has also appeared in the 2015 installment of the ''Mad Max'' franchise, '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', as Slit. Helman has also appeared on a number of television series and mini-series, including recurring roles in '' Home and Away'', '' The Pacific'', ''Flesh and Bone'' and ''Wayward Pines''. Early life Helman was born in Adelaide, South Australia. Career Helman started acting when he got a recurring role on the Australian television show '' Home and Away'' in 2007, playing Denni Maitland. He then got a small role in a short film ''Aidan's View'' where he played the role of an intruder trying to break into the house of the protagonist. A few years later, he was cast as ''Cpl. Lew "Chuckler" Juergens'' in the American television show, '' The Pacific''. He appeared in 6 episodes. He was then sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Garvey
Damien Garvey is an Australian actor and former musician known for his film and television roles. Early life Garvey graduated from Padua College in 1982. Career Garvey had guest roles in several drama series in his early part of his acting career. Some of his early roles include shows like '' Medivac'' (his first role, in 1998), '' Water Rats'' (2000), '' Young Lions'' (2002), and in the children's drama ''Cybergirl'' (2001). Garvey appeared on ''McLeod's Daughters'', in a recurring role from 2001 until 2007. He then had a role in season one of ''Sea Patrol'' (2007). In 2008 and 2009, he appeared on ABC1's drama ''East of Everything''. In 2010, acting in Channel Nine's '' Underbelly: The Golden Mile'', Garvey won an AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama (2010). In 2011, he had a role as a bartender and former soldier Tom Boylan, in the American sci-fi series '' Terra Nova'', filmed entirely on the Gold Coast in Queensland. In 2012, he r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
