Ross Daniels is an
Australian
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actor and comedian.
Career
Daniels has guest starred in various Australian TV dramas including ''
City Homicide'', ''
Stingers'', ''
Blue Heelers
''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...
'', ''
Something in the Air
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'' and ''
Janus''. He played alongside
Bud Tingwell
Charles William Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009), known professionally as Bud Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian film, television, theatre and radio actor. One of the veterans of Australian film, he acted in his ...
in the award-winning episode of the children's show ''
Round the Twist
''Round the Twist'' is an Australian children's comedy television series based on stories by author Paul Jennings that follows the supernatural adventures of the Twist family. The series was created and produced by Patricia Edgar, and develope ...
'' titled ''The Tears of Innocence''.
In feature films he played Dave in ''
The Hard Word
''The Hard Word'' (released in some regions as ''The Australian Job'') is a 2002 Australian crime film about three bank-robbing brothers who are offered a role in a bold heist while serving time in prison. The film was written and directed by Sc ...
'' (2002) and Ferret in ''Guru Wayne'' (2002).
In the 1990s he was a high-profile standup comic, frequently headlining at iconic Melbourne venue ''
The Last Laugh'' and ''The Comedy Store, Sydney''. During this same period Daniels was a regular guest on television shows such as ''
Tonight Live with Steve Vizard
''Tonight Live with Steve Vizard'' was a nightly Australian comedy chat show broadcast on Seven Network in Australia, featuring live musical performances.
Synopsis
It was a one-hour live studio based show broadcast nationally 5 nights a week f ...
'' as well as resident comedian on ''
Midday
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Solar ...
with
Ray Martin''.
He co-created and co-hosted ''Home and Hosed'' with
Shane Bourne
Shane Bourne (born 24 November 1949 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and television host.
Career
1970s
Co-founded Australian band Bandicoot with Mick Fettes (formerly of the band Madder Lake). The ...
for
The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel (promoted on air as comedy) is a defunct Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, and Optus Television. The channel ceased broadcasting on 1 September 2020.
History
A joint venture between Artist Serv ...
in 1999. The series was a unique variety/sketch show filmed entirely at Daniels' home.
He has performed in several
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) is the largest stand-alone comedy festival and the second-largest international comedy festival in the world. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks, typicall ...
shows including ''Control Freaks'', ''The
Scared Weird Little Guys 30 Minute Variety Hour'', ''Cops on Heat 1&2'' and ''The
Linda Blair
Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress and activist. She played Regan MacNeil in the horror film ''The Exorcist'' (1973), for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for an Academy Award. The fil ...
Witch Project''. Although Daniels’ standup comedy appearances are rare, he is a notable comic improviser and was an original, core cast member of the musical stage show ''
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'' for over ten years.
Recently he returned to solo performing, including the one person show ''The Transposed Man'', which was nominated for Best Comedy at
Adelaide Fringe
The Adelaide Fringe, formerly Adelaide Fringe Festival, is the world's second-largest annual arts festival (after the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Between mid-February and mid-March each year, ...
2011.
Adelaide Fringe
Adelaide Fringe Awards 2011
He also works as a freelance writer and TV producer.
References
External links
Ross Daniels Official website
Ross Daniels Official Facebook Place
TheTransposedMan's Channel
on YouTube
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Australian stand-up comedians
Australian male television actors
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people