Kristian Schmid (born 28 November 1974) is an
Australian
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actor best known for his roles as
Todd Landers in ''
Neighbours'' and
Leading Seaman Robert Dixon in ''
Sea Patrol''.
Early life
Schmid was born in
Geelong, Australia to Hungarian parents. He is the cousin of
Krista Vendy who was also a regular in ''
Neighbours''.
Career
Schmid is best known for playing
Todd Landers in the Australian
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
''
Neighbours'' from 1988 until 1992. He then appeared as Adam Newman in the British children's science fiction television series
The Tomorrow People
''The Tomorrow People'' is a British children's science fiction television series created by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran from 30 April 1973 to 19 February 1979.
The theme music was ...
in 1995. While on a four-year work permit in the UK, he made appearances on several UK television shows, such as
Noel’s House Party where he was voted into the
gunge tank by the voting public, as well as the plays ''
The Lion in Winter'' and ''Laura''.
In 2002, Schmid played Brad in the film
Scooby-Doo
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and Danny in the Australian film ''
Blurred'', about
Schoolies week
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.
He played a newspaper journalist in the Foxtel comedy ''
Stupid Stupid Man'' and has appeared on several Australian television dramas including ''
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, ...
'' and ''
All Saints''.
From 2007, he played
Leading Seaman Robert Dixon on the prime time
Nine Network drama, ''
Sea Patrol'', starring in all five seasons of the show. From 2009, he also had a recurring role on ''
Packed to the Rafters
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'' as Alex Barton, a character who had cerebral palsy.
He has performed in two versions of the play ''
Two Weeks with the Queen'' by Morris Gleitzman. The first time was for the
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in London and the second was for the Windmill Theatre Company in 2006. He has performed in three versions of
'' and numerous pantomimes in the UK with Richard Cheshire.
Schmid also appeared on the Nine Network show ''
''.