John David Batchelor (born 25 September 1969) is a Singaporean-born
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
n television and film actor. He is most known for portraying Chief Petty Officer Marine Technical (CPOMT) / Chief Engineer
Andy 'Charge' Thorpe on the Australian drama series ''
Sea Patrol
''Sea Patrol'' is an Australian television drama that ran from 2007 to 2011, set on board HMAS ''Hammersley'', a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The series focused on the ship and the lives of its crew members.
Despi ...
'', and Peeto in the Australian feature film ''
Red Dog''.
Career
Batchelor graduated from Australia's
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...
(NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1992.
Besides portraying
Andy 'Charge' Thorpe on ''
Sea Patrol
''Sea Patrol'' is an Australian television drama that ran from 2007 to 2011, set on board HMAS ''Hammersley'', a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The series focused on the ship and the lives of its crew members.
Despi ...
'', Batchelor has had guest roles on ''
All Saints'', ''
Water Rats'', ''
Stingers'', and ''
Murder Call
''Murder Call'' is an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and broadcast on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The series was inspired by the ''Tessa Vance'' novels by Jennifer Rowe, bot ...
''. He appeared in the 2003 films, ''
Inspector Gadget 2
''Inspector Gadget 2'' (sometimes called ''Inspector 2 Gadget'' and ''IG2'') is a 2003 American superhero comedy film released direct-to-video on VHS and DVD on March 11, 2003. The film is based on the 1983 cartoon series created by DIC Enterta ...
'' and ''
Danny Deckchair
''Danny Deckchair'' is a 2003 Australian comedy film written and directed by Jeff Balsmeyer. The majority of Danny Deckchair was shot in Bellingen, New South Wales, Bellingen, a town on the Mid North Coast in New South Wales.
It was inspired b ...
'', and in the 2008 film ''
The Tender Hook
''The Tender Hook'' is a 2008 Australian film noir directed by Jonathan Ogilvie and starring Hugo Weaving, Rose Byrne and Matthew Le Nevez. The film was retitled ''The Boxer and the Bombshell'' for its North American DVD release.
Plot synops ...
''.
Batchelor also had a minor role as a bodyguard in the Australian comedy film ''
Fat Pizza
''Fat Pizza'' is a 2003 Australian comedy film based on the ''Pizza'' television series, both of which were created, produced, written and starred in by Paul Fenech.
It was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures and SBS Independent (uncredited). ...
''.
In 2011, Batchelor starred as Peeto in the Australian film ''
Red Dog'' and also portrayed the heart wrenching Wally Tomlinson, associate of underworld figure
Kate Leigh
Kathleen Mary Josephine Leigh (née Beahan; 10 March 1881 – 4 February 1964) (other names included Kathleen Barry, and Kathleen Ryan) was an Australian underworld figure who rose to prominence as a madam, illegal trader of alcohol and cocaine ...
in the highly acclaimed Nine Network series ''
Underbelly: Razor''.
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In 2012, Batchelor's first main role for the year was as policeman Tony Lewandowski in the Channel 9 telemovie, ''The Great Mint Swindle
''The Great Mint Swindle'' is a 2012 Australian television film directed by Geoff Bennett and starring Grant Bowler, Todd Lasance and Josh Quong Tart. It is based on the Perth Mint Swindle which took place in the 1980s.
Plot summary
In the b ...
'', the tale about the three innocent Mickelberg brothers who became embroiled in one of the most famous heists in Australia's history.
Personal life
Batchelor was born in Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
to Australian
Australian(s) may refer to:
Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal A ...
parents. When he turned 7, he moved to Brisbane Australia where he resided for most of his childhood. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his family.
In a 2012 interview Batchelor revealed that he nearly died from a bacterial infection
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at age 3. After passing out from a cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. It is a medical emergency that, without immediate medical intervention, will result in sudden cardiac death within minutes. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and possib ...
in the emergency room in Melbourne Children's Hospital, he was revived with CPR and it took 3 months to get better.
As a child, Batchelor and his family moved around frequently, as his father was a high-ranking officer in the Australian army. He spent most of his childhood living in Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
while his father worked in the Australian army. He acted in many plays there including ''And a Nightingale Sang
''And a Nightingale Sang'' is a play by British playwright C.P. Taylor (1977) and commissioned by Newcastle upon Tyne's Live Theatre Company. The play was made into a TV program in 1989 by Jack Rosenthal for Tyne Tees Television.
Described as a ...
'', '' Jacques and his Master'', ''Bouncers
A bouncer (also known as a doorman or door supervisor) is a type of security guard, employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs, cabaret clubs, stripclubs, casinos, hotels, billiard halls, restaurants, sporting events, schools, concerts, ...
'', ''Cyrano de Bergerac
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist.
A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...
'', ''Macbeth
''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...
'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream
''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...
'', ''The Shaughraun
''The Shaughraun'' () is a melodramatic Play (theatre), play written by Irish people, Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Wallack's Theatre, New York City, New York, on 14 November 1874. Dion Boucicault played Conn in the ...
'', ''Sweet Phoebe
''Sweet Phoebe'' is an Australian play script by Michael Gow. The 1994 world premiere production starring Cate Blanchett was by Sydney Theatre Company under the artistic direction of Wayne Harrison. Other notable performances of the play include ...
'', ''Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...
'' and ''The Misanthrope
''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (french: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris b ...
''. He was awarded 2 State Theatre Awards (Matilda Awards) before leaving to go back to Sydney
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, Australia
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.
Awards
Batchelor has won a range of awards, including:
* 1995 Exposure Film Festival – Accolade Comedy Actor (''The Lotus Room'')
* 1995 Matilda Award – Outstanding Achievement in Queensland Theatre (''Millfire'', ''Christmas at Turkey Beach'')
* 1997 Matilda Award-Outstanding Achievement in Queensland Theatre (''Sweet Phoebe'', ''Oz Shorts'')
* 1997 Queensland New Filmmakers Awards-Best Actor (''The Oblong Box'')
TV work
* ''The Great Mint Swindle
''The Great Mint Swindle'' is a 2012 Australian television film directed by Geoff Bennett and starring Grant Bowler, Todd Lasance and Josh Quong Tart. It is based on the Perth Mint Swindle which took place in the 1980s.
Plot summary
In the b ...
'' - Tony Lewandowski (2012)
* "Home and Away
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" - Winston Markman (2012, 2013) - 14 episodes
* "Devil's Dust" - Jack Rush, QC (2012) - 2 episodes, miniseries
* '' Underbelly: Razor'' - Wally Tomlinson (2011)
* ''Sea Patrol
''Sea Patrol'' is an Australian television drama that ran from 2007 to 2011, set on board HMAS ''Hammersley'', a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The series focused on the ship and the lives of its crew members.
Despi ...
'' – Andy 'Charge' Thorpe (2007–2011)
* "Laid" - Jefe (2011) episode 1.4
* ":30 Seconds" - Bobo (2009), episode: Good Clown Bad Clown
* "Bad Cop, Bad Cop" - Uncle Dan (2002), episode: Here Comes the Son
* " All Saints" - Bernie Farrelly/Wayne Calder (2000, 2002), 2 episodes
* " Stingers" - Colin Fletcher/Greg Crowley (1999, 2002), 2 episodes
* "Farscape
''Farscape'' is an Australian-American science fiction television series, produced originally for the Nine Network. It premiered in the US on Sci-Fi Channel's SciFi Friday, 19 March 1999, at 8:00 pm EST as their anchor series. The series was c ...
" - Kcrackic (1998), episode: The Flax
* " Water Rats" - Eric Bourke (1998), 2 episodes
* "Murder Call
''Murder Call'' is an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and broadcast on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The series was inspired by the ''Tessa Vance'' novels by Jennifer Rowe, bot ...
" - Wayne Pax (1998), episode: Cold Comfort
* "The Wayne Manifesto" - Mr. Scudamore (1997), episode: Special Operations
* "Fire" - Barney (1995), episode: Evening Star
* "Time Trax" - Harry (1994) episode: Mother
Film
* ” Chasing Comets” - Coach Munsey (2018)
* "Huge" - Barry Branch (2012)
* "Red Dog" - Peeto (2011)
* "Franswa Sharl" - Mal Logan (2009)
* "Subdivision" - Pete (2009)
* "The Tender Hook
''The Tender Hook'' is a 2008 Australian film noir directed by Jonathan Ogilvie and starring Hugo Weaving, Rose Byrne and Matthew Le Nevez. The film was retitled ''The Boxer and the Bombshell'' for its North American DVD release.
Plot synops ...
" - Ronnie (2008)
* "Final Call" - Jim Watson (2006)
* "Man-Thing
The Man-Thing (Dr. Theodore "Ted" Sallis) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow, the character first appeared in ''S ...
" - Wayne Thibadeaux (2005)
* "Splintered" - Guard Duncan (2005)
* "In Too Deep" - Fisherman (2004)
* "Roll" - Tiny Veneto (2004)
* "Ned" - Shopkeeper and Klansman (2003)
* "Danny Deckchair" - Pete (2003)
* "Inspector Gadget 2
''Inspector Gadget 2'' (sometimes called ''Inspector 2 Gadget'' and ''IG2'') is a 2003 American superhero comedy film released direct-to-video on VHS and DVD on March 11, 2003. The film is based on the 1983 cartoon series created by DIC Enterta ...
" - McKible (2003)
* "The Monkey's Mask" - Steve (2000)
* " City Loop" - Mr Maxwell (2000)
* "The Three Stooges" - Curly Wannabe (2000)
* "Sunday" - Todd Markel (2000)
* "Marriage Acts" - Police Officer (2000)
* "The Tower" - Eric (1997)
* "Mr. Reliable" - Policeman (1996)
* " The Roly Poly Man" - Axel (1994)
* "The Custodian" - Mesero (1993)
Theatre
* ”Storm Boy” (2019)
* "Managing Carmen" - Rohan Swift (2012)
* "Romeo and Juliet" (2006)
* "Festen" (2005)
* "Wars of the Roses" (2005)
* "Twelfth Night" (2004)
* "The Underpants" (2004)
* "The Way of the World" (2003)
* "Anthony and Cleopatra" (2001)
* "Julius Caesar" (2001)
* "Troilus and Cressida" - (2000)
* "Criminal: The Dumb Waiter and Deathwatch" (1998)
* "Oz Shorts" (1997)
* "The Misanthrope" (1997)
* "Solitary Animals" (1997)
* "Sweet Phoebe" (1997)
* "Mr Melancholy" (1997)
* "Bouncers" (1996)
* "Witches I and II" (1996)
* "A Doctor in Spite of Himself" (1996)
* "Christmas at Turkey Beach" (1995)
* "Jacques and His Master" (1994)
* "The Shaughraun or The Lovable Rascal" (1993)
* "Images de Moliere" (1992)
References
External links
*
*http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/6162
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1969 births
Australian male film actors
Australian male television actors
Living people