Alec Doomadgee is an Australian actor, television host and presenter. He is also an Indigenous Australian community leader, mentor and activist.

Background

Born and raised on the born and raised with his extended family on the Waanyi / Garawa Land Trust, he is from the Doomadgee community in the Gulf of Carpentaria. He is also a descendant of Waanyi, Garawa and Gangalidda tribes. Involved in

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issues, he is also chairman for the Waanyi PBC.

Film and television

In 2008, he appeared in the short film, ''Joonba'' then later '' Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins''. He also played the role of Wesley, Grace's husband in episode 1. of ''

Redfern Now ''Redfern Now'' is an Australian drama television series, that first aired on ABC1 in 2012. The program follows the lives of 6 Aboriginal Australian families living in the urban hub of Redfern, Sydney. The series provides insight into contempo ...

''. He also made another appearance in the series in episode "Starting Over", this time as Koorioke Announcer. He also had recurring roles as Darana in the 2017 series, ''

Cleverman A cleverman is a traditional healer and keeper of culture in many Aboriginal cultures of Australia. The roles, terms for, and abilities of a cleverman vary between different Aboriginal nations. Some clevermen heal bodily injuries and illnesse ...

''. Doomadgee was the driving force behind the acclaimed 2016 documentary, ''

Zach's Ceremony ''Zach's Ceremony'' is an Australian coming of age documentary film. It looks at the transition to adulthood from an indigenous cultural perspective. It features Zach Doomadgee and his father Alec Doomadgee. About the film The film looks at wha ...

'' which took ten years to make. It covered his son's initiation into tribal lore. Doomadgee both directed and produced the film which was shown at New York's Margaret Mead Film Festival. He received a Best Documentary Award for the film at the 2016

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Qantas boomerang incident

In 2015, he was stopped by security at Brisbane Airport when he tried to take his boomerangs onto a flight. The reason given, as he was told later, they were considered to be weapons. He told staff that they were not weapons, they were spiritual items. In spite of that he was still not allowed to take them on. He did later get an apology from a Qantas spokeswoman.

Filmography

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