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Tidelands (TV Series)
''Tidelands'' is an Australian supernatural drama television series. The eight-part series is written and created by Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath, and is produced by Hoodlum Entertainment. It was released on 14 December 2018 on Netflix. Series 1 left some issues unresolved, but as of 2024, no plans have emerged to film a second series. Overview ''Tidelands'' follows the story of Cal McTeer, who served ten years in prison for an alleged murder while a teenager. She returns home to the small fishing village of Orphelin Bay. She encounters a group of dangerous siren (mythology), siren–human hybrid (biology), hybrids called "Tidelanders", the result of occasional sexual relations between sirens and marine fishermen, while exploring the mysterious appearance of a fisherman's corpse. Filming for the series began in Brisbane and continued through southeastern Queensland. The plotlines pit the Tidelanders, who largely occupy a communal settlement ruled by a matriarch, Adrielle C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen M
Stephen or Steven is an English given name, first name. It is particularly significant to Christianity, Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie (given name), Stevie. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Template:Stephen-surname, Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan (given name), Stephan ( ); related names that have found some currency or significance in English include Stefan (given name), Stefan (pronounced or in English) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunwich, Queensland
Dunwich is a town and locality on the western side of North Stradbroke Island in Queensland, Australia. Dunwich is part of the Redland City local government area, administered from the bayside town of Cleveland on the Queensland mainland. In the , the locality of Dunwich had a population of 737 people. Dunwich is one of three towns on North Stradbroke Island – the others being Amity Point and Point Lookout. History Originally known as Goompi and then renamed Green Point by European settlers, the first settlement at Dunwich was established in 1827 as pilot station and military post. It was supposed to be a good place to discharge cargo from visiting ships that traveled through the South Passage. However cargo was lost in bad weather and local Aboriginals were hostile so the post was disbanded in 1831. Dunwich was named after the Suffolk village of Dunwich near to the Stradbroke Estate by Sir Ralph Darling on 16 July 1827, in honour of the family title ( Viscount Dunwich) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Clare
Dustin Clare (born 2 January 1982) is an Australian actor. He is known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz series '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', '' Spartacus: Vengeance'' and '' Spartacus: War of the Damned'', and as Riley Ward on the series '' McLeod's Daughters''. Personal life Clare is from Australia. Born in Grafton, he grew up in both Ballina, NSW and Maclean, NSW. Clare studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, he graduated in 2004. He served as a 2012 ambassador for the Warrambeen Film Festival. He is also an ambassador for the White Ribbon Foundation. Career From 2006 to 2007, Clare starred as Riley Ward in 48 episodes of the series '' McLeod's Daughters''. In 2009, he played Sydney hit-man and gangland figure Christopher Dale Flannery in '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' and also as Sean in the Showtime Network (Australia) series '' Satisfaction''. His global fame occurred when he starred as Gannicus, the champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Andreas (Australian Actor)
Alex Andreas, previously Alex Tsitsopoulos, is an Australian actor known for his roles in television, film and theatre. His first big role was as Ross Papasavas in ''Short Cuts''. His recent credits include Dimitri in the mystery thriller '' The Tourist'' and George Stathopoulos in the crime comedy-drama ''My Life is Murder ''My Life Is Murder'' is an Australian-New Zealand murder mystery crime comedy-drama television series, broadcast on Network 10 and TVNZ 1. The ten part series premiered on 17 July 2019, at 8:40 pm. In the United States, the series began strea ...''. Stage roles include ''Hotel Bonegilla'' (La Mama, 2018), ''Ironbound'' (Q44 Theatre, 2018) and ''Brother Boy'' (The Dancing Dog Cafe, 2007) Filmography Television appearances Film appearances References External links * Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Australian people of Greek descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabelle Stephenson
Annabelle Stephenson (born 12 April 1988) is an English-born Australian actress. She began her career playing Miriam Kent in '' H2O: Just Add Water''. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Stephenson moved to Los Angeles, where she filmed a pilot for MTV. She gained wider recognition as Sara Munello in ''Revenge'' (2013–2014) and Laura Maney in the Netflix series ''Tidelands''. Stephenson's film roles include ''Rehearsal'' (2015), ''Escape Room'' (2017), and ''Pray for Rain'' (2017). Stephenson joined the cast of television soap opera ''Home and Away'' as Taylor Rosetta in 2020. Early life Stephenson was born in London, England. She moved to Australia with her parents and brother when she was a young child, and grew up in the Queensland suburbs of Mudgeeraba and Burleigh. Stephenson took an interest in the performing arts from a young age, recalling "I have always been drawn to the creative arts. When I was little, I loved getting involved in school pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Page-Lochard
Hunter Djali Yumunu Page-Lochard is an Australian stage and screen actor of both Aboriginal Australian and African-American descent. He is known for his roles in the films '' The Sapphires'' (2012), '' Around the Block'' (2013) and the 2016 TV series '' Cleverman''. Early life and education Page-Lochard is the son of choreographer Stephen Page, who is from Brisbane, and Cynthia Lochard, from Manhattan, New York City. Page-Lochard was born in Sydney. His mother, who is of African-American descent, was a dancer for the New York City Ballet and is now a teacher for the Pilates Method. His father, who is descended from the Nunukul people and the Munaldjali of the Yugambeh people from southeast Queensland, was a dancer turned choreographer and became the artistic director for Bangarra Dance Theatre. Page-Lochard credits his father, along with 11 uncles and aunts, with giving him much of his education, including at Bangarra. He attended St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Brazier
Caroline Brazier is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Chrissy Merchant in ''Packed to the Rafters'' and the starring roles of Veronica Johnson and her twin sister Betti in the children's television series ''Parallax''. Brazier has also had a number of roles in the theatre, films and other television series. Early life Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Brazier graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1998. As a child she briefly lived in Jakarta. Career Brazier has appeared in ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''Julius Caesar'' and ''Antony and Cleopatra'' for the Bell Shakespeare Company, ''Whale Music'' at Darlinghurst Theatre, and ''Speed-the-Plow'' for Perth Theatre Company. In 2012 she won Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production at the Sydney Theatre Awards for ''I Want to Sleep with Tom Stoppard''. She also played the Superintendent in ''Accidental Death of an Anarchist'' (2018) at Sydney Theatre and app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Madden
Madeleine Madden (born ) is an Australian actress. She is best known for playing Egwene al'Vere in the Amazon Prime series ''The Wheel of Time''. Early life and education Madeleine Madden was born in 1996 or 1997, the daughter of Lee Madden (Gadigal and Bundjalung) and art curator and writer Hetti Perkins. She grew up in a political family; she is the great-granddaughter of Arrernte elder Hetty Perkins and the granddaughter of activist and soccer player Charles Perkins. Her aunt is director Rachel Perkins. She has two older sisters and two younger half-sisters, including actor Miah Madden. Her father died in a car accident in 2003. Madden grew up around Redfern, a Sydney inner city suburb, and attended Rose Bay Secondary College. Career In 2010, at age 13, Madden became the first teenager in Australia to deliver an address to the nation, when she delivered a two-minute speech on the future of Indigenous Australians. It was broadcast to 6 million viewers on every free-to-air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter O'Brien (actor)
Peter O'Brien is an Australian actor, best known for his role as an original cast member in 1985 of Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' as Shane Ramsay. He has also acted in numerous British and American productions. Career O'Brien played a regular role in short-lived soap opera '' Starting Out ''(1983), and then had guest roles in '' Carson's Law'' in 1983 and ''Prisoner'' in 1984 and appeared in '' The Henderson Kids''. He was then cast as Shane Ramsay, a regular original character in soap opera ''Neighbours'' on the Seven Network in 1985. He became one of the serial's most popular cast members, continuing in the series until 1987. He then played a leading regular role in drama series '' The Flying Doctors'' from 1988 until 1991. In 1994, O'Brien sent up his soap opera star past by taking a regular role in ''Psycho Ward 10'', a soap opera parody in '' The All New Alexei Sayle Show''. O'Brien took on the role of surgical registrar Mr. Cyril 'Scissors' Smedley in the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Dimitriades
Alex Dimitriades (; born 28 December 1973) is an Australian television, film and stage actor of Greek descent. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Nick Polides in the 1993 romantic comedy film '' The Heartbreak Kid'' and as Nick Poulos in the 1994 television teen drama spin-off ''Heartbreak High''. He won critical acclaim for his role as Ari, a troubled second generation Greek Australian in '' Head On'' (1998). He won the Film Critics Circle of Australia award for Best Actor for the role and was nominated nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actor. In 2012, he won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor for his role in '' The Slap''. Early life Dimitriades was born in Sydney, as Alexandros Dimitriades. He is the son of first generation Greek immigrants and the youngest of three siblings. He has a brother, George, and a sister, Melinda. He grew up in Earlwood, Sydney. His parents divorced when he was 12. His mother worked as a legal secretary, and she raised the children as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Koman
Jacek Koman (born 15 August 1956) is a Polish actor and singer. Early life Koman was born in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, to actors Halina Koman (née Dobrowolska; born 3 January 1923) and Adam Koman (24 December 1922 – 1 December 2005), and came to Australia in 1982 with his brother Tomek. They landed in Perth before heading over to Melbourne, where he began acting again. Koman attended the National Film School in Łódź, where he studied acting alongside Małgorzata Potocka, Andrzej Szczytko and Piotr Skiba (1974–78). Career Acting Koman's first professional stage appearance was as Lysander in a production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' in Bielsko-Biała in 1978. He has worked with partner Catherine McClements a number of times, including on films '' Redheads'' and ''Floodhouse'', an episode of '' Rush'' in 2009, and in theatre productions ''Angels in America'' (1994), '' The Blind Giant is Dancing'' (1995), ''Macbeth'' (2003) and ''Cruel and Tender'' (2005). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steiglitz, Queensland
Steiglitz is a rural coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Steiglitz had a population of 682 people. Geography Steiglitz is bounded to the east by Moreton Bay, to the south by Jacobs Well, Queensland, Jacobs Well, to the west and north by Woongoolba, Queensland, Woongoolba. Cabbage Tree Point is a headland jutting into Moreton Bay (). The town of Steiglitz is located at Cabbage Tree Point and the town is often referred to as Cabbage Tree Point. The name refers to the Livistona australis, cabbage tree palms that grew in the area. History The district is named after Flieth-Stegelitz, Stegelitz, Germany, the home town of the pioneer family Kleinschmidt. In the late 1800s, the farming district located between the Pimpama River and the Logan River called Pimpama Island and encompasses the modern localities of Jacobs Well, Queensland, Jacobs Well, Norwell, Queensland, Norwell, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
