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Rhys Muldoon

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Rhys Muldoon
Born (1965-10-17) 17 October 1965 (age 59)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Film actor
  • television actor
  • radio personality
  • writer
  • director
  • voice actor
ChildrenLotte May Muldoon

Rhys Muldoon (born 17 October 1965) is an Australian actor, writer and director who has worked extensively in film, television, music, theatre and radio. He has had leading and recurring roles in series such as Chances, The Genie from Down Under, Big Sky, The Secret Life of Us, Lockie Leonard and House Husbands. He was also a presenter on the popular children's series Play School.

Career

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Muldoon has starred in numerous television roles including Farscape, Rake, The Secret River, Childhood's End, Offspring, Jack Irish, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Bastard Boys, House Husbands, Play School[1] the high rating Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?,[2] the BAFTA nominated Lockie Leonard based on the books by Australian writer Tim Winton,[3] Blackjack with Colin Friels, the multiple AFI award-winning Grass Roots (series 1 and 2) as the scheming general manager Greg Dominelli, Secret Life of Us, Big Sky,[4] and The Genie From Down Under.[5] He featured regularly on the ABC news and current affairs programs The Drum and on Sky News. He also featured in The Killing Season for Foxtel and Dead Lucky for SBS/Netflix.

In film, Muldoon has appeared in the Oscar-nominated film The Saviour (2006), Ladykiller (1993), Gristle (1998), Mumbo Jumbo (1999), Danny Deckchair (2003), The Crop (2004),[6] Second Chance (2005), The Extra (2005), Valentine's Day (2007), the hit of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, Bitter & Twisted[7] and Steven Soderbergh's "Secret Film Project" (2010).[8] In 2019, Muldoon appeared as Craig in the teen movie Bilched written by Hal Cumpston, that won Grand Prix Feature Film at the Chelsea Film Festival.

He has voiced various books, including Shane Warne's autobiography "No Spin", Glen Maxwell's autobiography "The Showman", John Eales' autobiography, Nick Earls' book "Gotham", Tony Jones' "The Twentieth Man".

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2023 North Shore Andrew Newell 6 episodes
Bay of Fires Vance Horsley 8 episodes
2021 New Gold Mountain Commissioner Wright 4 episodes
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Self 1 episode
2020 Informer 3838 Terence Hodson 2 episodes
2019 Total Control Interviewer 1 episode
Les Norton The Minister 6 episodes
2018 Fighting Season Colonel Floss 5 episodes
Dead Lucky Richard Miniseries, 4 episodes
2012–17 House Husbands Mark 58 episodes
2000–12 Play School Self 64 episodes
2010–16 Rake Lincoln Lincoln 8 episodes
2015 Childhood's End Narrator 1 episode
The Secret River Lord Loveday Miniseries, 2 episodes
2014 Offspring Scott 1 episode
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Clarance Bell 1 episode
2007–10 Lockie Leonard Sarge 52 episodes
2009 City Homicide Lance Turner 1 episode
2007 Bastard Boys Julian Burnside Miniseries
2006 Headland Alistair Grey 2 episodes
2003–05 The Secret Life of Us Frank Goodman 19 episodes
2005 McLeod's Daughters Jeremy Quaid 2 episodes
2000–03 Grass Roots Greg 18 episodes
2002 Young Lions Paul Bergan 3 episodes
2001 The Lost World Blum 1 episode
1996–2001 Blue Heelers Geoff / Simon 2 episodes
2000 Water Rats John Wade 1 episode
1999 Stingers Jimi Mercer 1 episode
1999 Farscape Staanz 1 episode
1997–99 Big Sky Jimbo James 53 episodes
1998 The Silver Brumby Arrow (voice) 1 episode
Driven Crazy McAvity 1 episode
1996 The Genie from Down Under Bruce 13 episodes
1995 Us and Them Nick Fraser 13 episodes
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Edward Dengate 1 episode
Funky Squad Ashley 1 episode
1993 G.P. Rev Tim 1 episode
Time Trax Lawyer Fox 1 episode
1991 Chances Ben Taylor 70 episodes
The Great Air Race Jimmy Melrose Miniseries, 1 episode
Acropolis Now Uri 1 episode

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2024 The Hoist Short Film
2023 Finally Me Randy Berkowtiz
2022 Interceptor Clark Marshall Feature film
2020 Ice Men: 200 Years in Antarctica Narrator TV documentary film
2019 Bliched Craig
2018 Book Week Blake Woodriff
Chasing Comets Warren Low Feature film
Lovelost Man Short film
2017 Foreign Body Geoff
2015 Sweatshop Roger Silver
2014 The HR Guy Phil Dawson
Love is Now Constable Stern
2013 The Fragments Peter Short film
2012 The Sapphires Uncle Ed Feature film
Jack Irish: Black Tide Rod Pringle TV film
Jack Irish: Bad Debts Rod Pringle TV film
2011 Waiting for Robbo Robbo
Waiting for the Turning of the Earth Eric Short film
The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg Ned
Tinman Greg
33 Postcards Gary Feature film
2009 Possession(s) Narrator
Ralph Teacher
2008 Bitter & Twisted Donald Carn Feature film
Emerald Falls Paul Ferguson TV film
2007 Valentine's Day Ben Valentine Feature film
BlackJack: Ghosts Dave Halfpenny TV film
2006 Who Killed Dr. Bogle and Mrs. Chandler Dr Bogle TV film
2005 The Saviour Tony Short film
Second Chance TV film
The Extra Curtis Thai-Buckworth Feature film
2004 The Crop Wack Feature film
2003 Danny Deckchair Sandy Upman Feature film
1999 Mumbo Jumbo Hugo TV film
1998 Gristile Doug Short film
1994 Midday Crisis Ed Ditma Short film
Lady Killer Chris

Theatre

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Muldoon has appeared in productions of Steven Soderbergh's Tot Mom for the Sydney Theatre Company (2009/10),[8] Gethsemane by David Hare for Belvoir St Theatre (2009). Muldoon starred as British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the play Stuff Happens by David Hare in Sydney and Melbourne.[9] In 2005, he was Cooley in Don's Party in 2006/7 for the MTC/STC. He starred in Decadence by Steven Berkoff, as Mozart in a production of Amadeus, as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream.[10]

Music

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Muldoon has released 2 albums of Children's music through ABC Music; 'I'm Not Singing' (2011),[11][12] and 'Perfect Is the Enemy of Good',[13][14] (2015). Both albums were co-written and produced by Kram (Spiderbait), and nominated for ARIA Awards.[15]

Radio

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Muldoon has worked on many radio stations, including MMM, Fox, NOVA in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, as well as ABC national and local radio.[16]

Writing

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He has written for various publications, including The Monthly, The Spectator, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Jewish News, and Inside Football, where he has had a regular column for a number of years. His essay "A Coup by Any Other Name" for The Monthly, about the removal of Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister was named "an essay of the year". He has also written (with his daughter, Lotte Muldoon) a book on Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec for the National Gallery of Australia. He has collaborated on a children's book Jasper & Abby and the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle with former Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.[17] He co-wrote (with Wayne Blair) an episode of Lockie Leonard ("Time and Tide"). He has also written many speeches for politicians, CEO's, journalists and businesspeople.

Personal life

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Muldoon grew up in Canberra, attending Scullin Primary School, Belconnen High School and Hawker College. He graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1989.[18]

Muldoon supports the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ Enker, Debi (3 July 2008). "Playing by the Aussie Rules". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 12 July 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ Mangan, John (15 July 2007). "Doco makers high on ideas, low on funds". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ Cridland, Christina (21 June 2007). "Lockie Leonard on TV". PerthNow. News Corp. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ^ Everingham, Henry (17 July 2004). "The Way We Were". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Annemarie. "The Genie From Down Under (1995 - 1998)". Australian Screen. National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ^ "About Big Screen - Rhys Muldoon". Big Screen 2008. National Film & Sound Archive of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Bitter and Twisted". At The Movies. 20 September 2008. ABC Television. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b Maddox, Garry (6 January 2010). "Soderbergh's surprise". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Sunday Morning - Stuff Happens". Radio National. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  10. ^ "A Midsummer Night's Dream Reviews". Australian Shakespeare Company. 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009.
  11. ^ "I'm Not Singing". ABC Shop. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  12. ^ Muldoon, Rhys (24 September 2011). "Rhys Muldoon". The Sydney Morning Herald (Interview). Interviewed by Linda Morris. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Perfect Is The Enemy of Good- Rhys Muldoon". ABC Shop. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  14. ^ a b c Northover, Kylie (5 April 2017). "Lunch with Rhys Muldoon: From flophouse habitue to House Husband and beyond". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  15. ^ a b "2015 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra | Nominated artists revealed". ARIA Awards. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Ned Kelly Awards". Melbourne Writers Festival. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  17. ^ Celebrity author Kevin Rudd finds eager audience
  18. ^ "Celebrating the Achievements of our Past Students", Education Directorate, ACT Government, archived from the original on 21 December 2016, retrieved 30 January 2017
  19. ^ "Arcadia Water Council - Greg Dominelli". Grass Roots. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Australian Film Television Awards". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 26 August 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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