Nicholas Eadie (born 1958) is an Australian television, film and theatre actor.

Biography

Born in

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to actor and

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radio announcer Mervyn Eadie, he attended

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from 1968 to 1976, studied Arts at

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for one year in 1977, and studied at the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...

from 1978 to 1980.

Television

Eadie gained success in Australian television series such as ''

Cop Shop ''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. The show The show revolved ar ...

'', '' The Henderson Kids'', ''

A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were ...

'' and '' Medivac''. He won the

Australian Film Institute The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsib ...

's Best Actor in Mini-Series award in 1987 for ''

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'', in which he co-starred with

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. In 1988, he played a rich would-be suitor in '' The Man from Snowy River II'' endeavouring to court Jessica Harrison (played by

Sigrid Thornton Sigrid Madeline Thornton (born 12 February 1959) is an Australian film and television actress. Her television work includes '' Prisoner'' (1979–80), '' All the Rivers Run'' (1983), '' SeaChange'' (1998–2019) and '' Wentworth'' (2016–2018 ...

). Eadie was nominated again for his portrayal of World War II

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

-winning cameraman Damien Parer in

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's '' Fragments of War'', and in 2002 for ''

Halifax f.p. ''Halifax f.p.'' is an Australian television crime series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2002. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or ...

Theatre

Eadie has worked since with all the major Australian theatre companies with over 45 credits to his name. He has appeared in leading roles in plays as diverse as

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: "The Glass Menagerie" as The Gentleman Caller in a highly acclaimed performance (1985), "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" as Brick, opposite Victoria Longley as Maggie and

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as Big Daddy (1991). He has played John Proctor in three separate productions of "The Crucible": RQTC 1990, STC 1993, and STCSA 2002. In Sydney's Botanical Gardens, he performed for three seasons as Oberon in Glenn Elston's production of''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict a ...

''. He played Sam in the original cast of ''

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'' in Australia for two years. Eadie has been in the world premiere productions of

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's ''Furious'', Hannie Raison's ''Two Brothers'', Tommy Murphy's ''

Holding the Man ''Holding the Man'' is a 1995 memoir by Australian writer, actor, and activist Timothy Conigrave. It tells of his 15-year love affair with John Caleo, which started when they met in the mid-1970s at Xavier College, an all-boys Jesuit Cathol ...

'' and the highly acclaimed ''Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America'' by Stephen Sewell.

Filmography

*''

'' (TV series 1977) *''

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'' (1983) *'' Kindred Spirits'' (TV movie 1984) *'' The Henderson Kids'' (TV series 1985) *''

Run Chrissie Run! ''Run Chrissie Run!'' (also known as ''Money Hunters'' and ''Moving Targets'' in the US) is a 1984 Australian action thriller film, directed by Chris Langman. Graham Hartley adapted the script from the novel ''When We Ran'' by Keith Leopold. Th ...

'' (1986) *'' Jenny Kissed Me'' (1986) *''

'' (TV mini-series 1987) *'' The Man from Snowy River II'' (1988) *'' Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer'' (TV movie 1988) *'' Celia'' (1989) *'' The Lancaster Miller Affair'' (TV mini-series 1990) *''

Yellowthread Street ''Yellowthread Street'' is a British television police drama, first broadcast in 1990, that focuses on the work of a group of detectives in the Royal Hong Kong Police. Developed and produced by Ranald Graham, the series was loosely based on the ...

'' (TV series 1990) *'' Prisoners of the Sun'' (1990) *'' Aya'' (1990) *''

Tracks of Glory ''Tracks of Glory'' is a 1992 Australian mini series set in 1903 about Major Taylor's visit to Australia and his rivalry with Australian cycler Don Walker.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 19 ...

'' (TV mini-series 1992) *''

Embassy A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually den ...

'' (TV series 1992) *''

'' (TV series 1993) *'' Halifax f.p.: Words Without Music'' (TV movie 1994) *'' Over the Hill'' (TV series 1994) *'' Dad and Dave: On Our Selection'' (1995) *''

G.P. ''G.P.'' is an Australian television series produced by Roadshow, Coote & Carroll for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the series was broadcast for 8 seasons between 1989 and 1996. Synopsis The series, screened on the ABC, is set arou ...

'' (TV series 1989–1996) *''

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'' (TV mini-series 1997) *''Adrenalin'' (TV movie 1997) *''

A Difficult Woman ''A Difficult Woman'' is an Australian television series which screened in 1998 on the ABC. The three part series starred Caroline Goodall, in the title role of a woman whose best friend is murdered and is determined to find out why. It was writt ...

'' (TV mini-series 1998) *'' Medivac'' (TV series 1996–1998) *''

: A Hate Worse Than Death'' (TV movie 2000) *''

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'' (2000) *'' The Lost World'' (TV series 2000) *'' BeastMaster'' (TV series 2000) *''Still Life'' (short 2005) *''

Jewboy ''Jewboy'' is a 2005 Australian film directed by Tony Krawitz. The film stars Ewen Leslie, Chris Haywood, Saskia Burmeister, and Nicholas Eadie. It won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Short Fiction Film, Best Cinematography an ...

'' (2005) *'' The Society Murders'' (TV movie 2006) *'' Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away'' (TV movie 2011)

External links

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