Mark Coles Smith (born 1989) is an
Indigenous Australian
Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...
actor originally from
Broome in
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. He is known for his roles in ''
Last Cab to Darwin'' (2015), ''
Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (2018) and ''
Occupation: Rainfall'' (2020), as well as the Canadian series ''
Hard Rock Medical
''Hard Rock Medical'' is a Canadian medical drama television series which aired on TVOntario (TVO) from 2013 to 2018. It was the first original drama series for TVO, the public television network for Ontario. The series also aired nationally in Can ...
'' (2013-18).
Early life
Coles Smith was born in Broome around 1989, and made his debut in the
Network Ten children's TV show ''
Ocean Star'' at the age of 14 after being taken to an open audition by his aunt.
In 2007, Coles Smith received the
VCA Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts'
Yvonne Cohen Award, and graduated from the
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition. WAAPA (commonly pronounced "whopp-a") operates as a part of ECU, located at the ECU campus in ...
in Aboriginal Theatre.
Filmography
Personal life
Since 2015, Coles Smith lives in Melbourne.
References
External links
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Living people
1989 births
21st-century Australian male actors
Australian male child actors
Australian male film actors
Australian male television actors
Helpmann Award winners
Indigenous Australian male actors
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