Has a sister, Jan. Grew up in Warrawee, NSW Australia and went to Knox Grammar School. Dropped out of medicine and law at university. Graduated in 1978 from NIDA with Penny Cook, Robert Grubb. Played leading roles from 1981 to 2012 in various plays. Won a Critics Circle award in 1992 for "The Crucible" and "Mongrels". Twice won Variety Entertainer of the Year (1992,2006). Nominated for an AFI award for "Joh's Jury" and nine times since.Silver logie winner for "Seachange" (2001) . Associate Director of the Sydney Theatre Company from 1992 to 1995. Launched the Australian People's Theatre (associated with the Sydney Theatre Company). Has a daughter born in 1996 and a son from a previous marriage. He is most famous for SeaChange (1998) and All Saints (2008). Ambassador for Variety (The Children's Charity) and Australian Mitochondrial Disease Foundation ( AMDF ).
Young Einstein
(Preston Preston)
Jindabyne
(Carl)
Gary's Story
(Gary)
Dating the Enemy
(Davis)
The Club
(Geoff Hayward)
Around the World in Eighty Ways
(Dr. Proctor)
Bush Christmas
(Sly)
Mad Max: Fury Road
(The People Eater)
Take Away
(Burgies CEO)
A Man's Gotta Do
(Eddy)
Japanese Story
(Richards)
The Man Who Sued God
(Edward Piggott)
In a Savage Land
(Rev Macgregor)
Never Tell Me Never
(Uncle Darryl)
Razorback
(Danny)
Evil Angels
(Lyle Morris)
Blackrock
(Len Kirby)
Strikebound
(Bashed Scab)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(The People Eater)
Last Cab to Darwin
(Simmo)
The Road from Coorain
(Angus)
Joh's Jury
(Hedley)
The Merger
(Bull Barlow)
The Highest Honour
(Captain R. C. Page)
Grace Under Water
(Ken)
Frontier
A Matter Of Principle
Capone
(Warden J. Johnston)
The Job
The Girl from Tomorrow
(Silverthorn)
Blue Heelers
(Michael Fielding)
Get Krack!n
(Bill Langham)
Bump
(Hippy Baby Boomer)
Always Greener
(John Taylor)
Jessica
Janet King
(Steven Blakely)
All Saints
(Frank Campion)
The Games
(John Howard)
The Warriors
(Bill Shepherd)
The Flying Doctors
(Mike Stone)
Soul Mates
SeaChange
(Bob Jelly)
A Town Like Alice
(Donald Paget)
Water Under the Bridge
(Archie)
Colin from Accounts
(Brian Crapp)
Pacific Blue
(Dwayne Farrell)
Water Rats
(D/S Sven Larsen)