Igor Sas is an Australian film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his work on children's television series such as ''

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'', ''Wormwood'', ''

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'' and '' The Gift''. He has also appeared in a number of films, including ''

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''.

Career

Sas began his career in 1982 in the Australian soap opera '' Sons and Daughters''. He appeared in multiple episodes of television shows ''

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'' between 1993 and 1994, '' The Gift'' in 1997, and '' Minty'' in 1998. Sas acted alongside

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and

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in 1998's ''

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'', starred in '' Bad Credit and Aliens'' (2001) and played Fraser in the feature film ''

'' with

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. He returned to TV in 2004, portraying Stefan Raddic in ''

'', then Old Squasher in the 2007 ''

'' television series based on the novels of the same name by

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. His next feature film is '' Woody Island''. He is also active in Australian theatre; in 1998, Sas played numerous characters in ''Black Russians'', and in 2001, he featured in a play titled ''The Butcher'', about a butcher in a country town in decline as its inhabitants move to the city. From 2001 to 2002, he appeared in

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's ''

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'' with John Wood and

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, and in 2003, he performed in '' The Corporal's Wife''. Sas directed the stage version of '' Closer'' in 2007, starred in ''Fragmented'', and in ''Club Gargouille'', a production about

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's half-brother Modo, who runs a

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club. In 2008, Sas played multiple characters in an adaptation of

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's '' The Red Shoes'', portrayed a

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in ''The York Lynchings'', and appeared in '' The Female of the Species''. Sas, who is known for his glasses, listed his physical features as 5-foot-10 tall and 125 pounds on his resume. In 2010 Sas appeared, with a minor role, in the Australian horror movie '' Needle''.

Personal life

Igor Sas is the son of Slovakian migrants, and the father of actors

Kazimir Sas Kazimir Sas (born 30 November 1982) is an Australian film and television actor. He is best known for his work on children's television series such as ''Time Trackers'', ''Parallax'', ''Stormworld'' and '' The Gift''. He has also appeared in '' A ...

and Francoise Sas, who both appeared with him in the television series ''Parallax''. He has a third daughter Tzigana Sas and is married to Carmel Sas.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sas, Igor Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)