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Ben Schumann
Ben Schumann is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Ed Newman in the Fox8 teen drama series, ''SLiDE'' and also as Franco Galluzo in ''Holly's Heroes ''Holly's Heroes'' is a children's drama series produced as a collaboration between the Nine Network in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. It was produced as a series of 26 episodes and first screened in 2005. Plot summary Holly McKenzie is a 1 ...''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schumann, Ben Living people Australian male television actors 1989 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slide (TV Series)
''Slide'' (styled as ''SLiDE'') is an Australian teen drama series which premiered on the Fox8 subscription television channel and aired from 16 August to 18 October 2011. The series followed the lives of five teenagers making their way into adulthood in the city of Brisbane. FOX8 confirmed in February 2012 a second season was not commissioned. The series was multi-platform and encouraged the viewer to view extra content online via apps and social networking such as Facebook and Twitter. Webisodes of events that take place before and after each episodes — titled ''Before'' and ''After Bits'' — are also available on the show's official YouTube account. The series was the second multi-platform scripted series on Australian television, after the ABC's ''Fat Cow Motel'' in 2004. On 16 August 2012, the show premiered on the American cable network TeenNick. Plot ''SLiDE'' tells the story of five Brisbane teenagers in their final year of high school making their way from school t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly's Heroes
''Holly's Heroes'' is a children's drama series produced as a collaboration between the Nine Network in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. It was produced as a series of 26 episodes and first screened in 2005. Plot summary Holly McKenzie is a 14-year-old New Zealander who moves to the Australian seaside town of Woolich with her family. When her dreams of playing basketball with the local team the "Rams" are quickly shattered, Holly is determined to prove her ability by forming her own team, the "Outlaws". Cast * Dominique Crawford as Holly McKenzie *Kane McNay as Nick Fraser * Greta Larkins as Jacinta Peterson * Jared Daperis as Ralph Owen * Michael Harrison as Johnno Walsh * Jessie Jacobs as Emily Walsh * Ben Schumann as Franco Galluzo * John Williams as Parker * Nicholas Colla as Joel Peterson * Virginia Ryan as Patricia “Trish” Jenkins * Stephany Avila as Eleanor 'Scubi' Scubinski * David Roberts as Alan Peterson * Kirk Torrance as Tony McKenzie * Michele Amas as Kate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Heelers
''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted the everyday lives and relationships of the residents of Mount Thomas, a fictional small town in Victoria. The series was one of the highest-rated and most-awarded programs in the history of Australian television, having won 25 Logie awards, it is equal as the most awarded show in Logies history with '' The Don Lane Show''. It is also noted for its two main stars Lisa McCune, a four-time recipient of the Gold Logie, and John Wood, who also won Gold. Overview ''Blue Heelers'' was first aired on 10 September 1993, with the episode "A Woman's Place". The last episode, aired on 4 June 2006, was the 510th episode, "One Day More". It was produced by Southern Star for the Seven Network. During its 13-season run it won a total of 32 awards and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and Daughters.'' Although successful in Melbourne, ''Neighbours'' underperformed in the Sydney market and was cancelled by Seven four months after it began airing. It was immediately commissioned by rival Network Ten for a second production season, which began screening on 20 January 1986. ''Neighbours'' went on to become the longest-running drama series in Australian television history. In 2005, it was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. The storylines concern the lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series centres on the residents of Ramsay Street, a cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring area, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, café, police station, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Homicide
''City Homicide'' is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characters were six detectives, who solve the murder cases, and their three superior officers. ''City Homicide'' did not return in its regular format in 2011. A six-episode mini-series titled ''City Homicide: No Greater Honour, No Greater Honour'' was shown instead which marked the closing storyline of the series. The mini-series guest-starred Claire van der Boom, Marcus Graham, John Howard and Graeme Blundell. Production The series' co-writers are John Hugginson who has previously worked on ''Water Rats (TV series), Water Rats'', ''Murder Call'' and ''Blue Heelers'', and John Banas who has written for ''All Saints (TV series), All Saints'' and ''Stingers (TV series), Stingers'' in addition to ''Water Rats'' and ''Blue Heelers''. In an interview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rush (2008 TV Series)
''Rush'' is an Australian television police drama that first screened on Network Ten in September 2008. Set in Melbourne, Victoria, it focuses on the members of a Police Tactical Response team. It is produced by John Edwards and Mimi Butler for Endemol Australia, which was branded as the Southern Star Group during production of the series. In late October 2011, text phrasing on the cover art of Entertainment One's DVD release of the fourth series first indicated ''Rush'' would not return for another series, meaning series four would be its last. Soon after, the production company, known at the time as the Southern Star Group confirmed with TV Tonight that a fifth series had not been commissioned. Network Ten did not issue any press releases stating the wrapping up of ''Rush''. Executive Producer of Drama and Production at Network Ten, Rick Maier, issued a statement on the show's official Facebook page: "While we don't discount a return series, it is not on the cards at this stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangle (TV Series)
''Tangle'' is an Australian drama series for the Showcase subscription television channel. It focuses on the tangled lives of two generations of two families. Tangle is filmed in Melbourne and first screened on 1 October 2009. It is written by Fiona Seres, Tony McNamara and Judi McCrossin, and directed by Jessica Hobbs, Matthew Saville and Stuart McDonald. There were three seasons. Plot Season 1 ''Tangle'' revolves around the intertwined lives of the Kovac and Williams families and their network of friends and extended family. Nat Manning ( Kat Stewart) returned to her home town of Melbourne after ten years in the United Kingdom on the minor celebrity circuit. She created ripples and then waves in the lives of two clans already struggling under the weight of their myriad secrets. Ally (Justine Clarke) is the devoted wife of builder Vince (Ben Mendelsohn), mother of Romeo and Gigi (Lincoln Younes and Eva Lazarro), who is happy to have her sister Nat back. Politician Tim (Joel T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Husbands
''House Husbands'' is an Australian television comedy drama. The show debuted on the Nine Network on 2 September 2012. Set in Melbourne, ''House Husbands'' stars Firass Dirani, Gyton Grantley, Rhys Muldoon and Gary Sweet as four fathers who stay at home to raise their children. The program also focuses on their interconnected families and friends. In 2013, ''House Husbands'' won Most Popular Drama Series at the 2013 Logie Awards. In February 2018, Nine confirmed the series would not be returning for a sixth season and was officially cancelled. Production Conception On 6 May 2012, the Nine Network announced it had commissioned ''House Husbands'', a ten-part comedy-drama about the issues of changing gender roles. The series focuses on four modern families where the men are in charge of raising the children. Nine's director of television, Michael Healy, stated "''House Husbands'' is a fresh and dynamic look at Australian family life, with a very modern twist. Audiences will fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now Add Honey
''Now Add Honey'' is a 2015 Australian comedy film written by Robyn Butler and directed by Wayne Hope. The film stars Butler, Lucy Fry, Portia de Rossi, Lucy Durack, Hamish Blake, Angus Sampson and Erik Thomson. Butler was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 5th AACTA Awards. Cast * Robyn Butler as Caroline Morgan * Lucy Fry as Honey Halloway * Portia de Rossi as Beth Halloway * Lucy Durack as Katie Halloway * Hamish Blake as Alex Kilstein * Erik Thomson as Richard Morgan * Angus Sampson as Mick Croyston * Ben Lawson as Joshua Redlich * Robbie Magasiva as Sebastian Tasi * Philippa Coulthard as Clare Morgan * David Field as Roger Gardam * Lucinda Armstrong Hall as Harriet Morgan * Ben Schumann as Liam * Sandy Gore as Diane * Luke McGregor as Charles * Stephen Hall as Hotel Concierge * Tim Potter as Eric * Heidi Arena as Rhonda * Dave Thornton as Detective Smith * Emily Taheny as Detective Davis * Marty Sheargold Martin Donald S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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