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Big Sky (Australian TV Series)
''Big Sky'' was an Australian television drama series produced by John Edwards that ran for two seasons on Network Ten from 1997 to 1999. The show centred on the adventures of the pilots of a small aviation company in Australia called "Big Sky Aviation" and the battles of the owner to keep the company running. Chief pilot Chris Manning (Gary Sweet) is determined to look after his team, even if that conflicts with the new boss, Lauren Allen (Ally Fowler), who has inherited the company following the death of her father. Cast Main / recurring * Gary Sweet as Chris Manning * Ally Fowler as Lauren Allen * Rhys Muldoon as Jimbo James * Martin Henderson as Scotty Gibbs * Lisa Baumwol as Lexie Ciani (season 1) * Robyn Cruze as Shay McWilliam * Bille Brown as Lightfoot (season 2) * Danielle Nuss as Paula Niessen (season 2) * Tim Campbell as Blake Wallace (season 2) * Peta Brady as Rosie Day (season 2) * Sheila Kennelly as Betty (season 1) * John Clayton as Roland 'Riley' Watson (16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' ()—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clayton (Australian Actor)
John Clayton (7 April 1940 – 25 September 2003) was an Australian television and film character actor, primarily in drama series and soap operas. Clayton's most prominenr roles included that of Inspector Bill Adams on ''Police Rescue'' and Maurie Barnard on '' Echo Point''. He also had recurring roles on '' Big Sky'' as Roland 'Riley' Watson, and on ''Grass Roots'' as Harry Bond. He notably featured on ''Home And Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...'', where he played the brief role of the brother of Pippa Fletcher - wheelchair-using former cricketer Danny King in 1988. Clayton also acted in theatre productions. Filmography Film Television Theatre As actor As director References External links * 1940 births 2003 deaths AACTA Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Thomson (actress)
Helen Thomson is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Gladys Presley in the biographical film ''Elvis (2022 film), Elvis'' (2022). Career Thomson's credits include the television shows ''Bad Mothers'', ''Stupid Stupid Man'' and ''Blue Heelers'' and the films ''Gettin' Square'', ''A Man's Gotta Do'' and ''La Spagnola (film), La Spagnola''. Thomson has multiple stage credits with the Sydney Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company. She has been a frequent collaborator with her husband David Roberts (Australian actor), David Roberts. Thomson portrayed the role of Gladys Presley, the mother of Austin Butler's character, in the biographical film ''Elvis (2022 film), Elvis'' (2022). In 2024, Thomson appeared in Belvoir St's ''August: Osage County.'' She also has roles in Australian television series ''Colin from Accounts'' and in 2025 she would appear in Foxtel series ''The Last Anniversary''. In 2025, Thomson appeared in Spit (2025 film), ''Spit.'' Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Harvey (actor)
Graham Harvey (born c.1960) is an Australian actor, best known for his roles in television soap operas. Early life and education Harvey was born in Adelaide. He studied acting at Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Career His first television role after graduating from NIDA was Robbie McGovern, a repatriated veteran, in ''The Sullivans''. Harvey quit ''The Sullivans'' in late 1980, however, as his character was in the middle of an important storyline, he agreed to work beyond his expired contract. In 1981, he starred in a stage production of ''No Names, No Pack Drill'' alongside Christine Jeston at the Queensland Theatre Company. In 1984, he played Errol Barr in the New Zealand feature film ''Constance''. His major television roles include ''The Young Doctors'' as Dr. David Henderson, '' Return to Eden'' as Chris Harper, '' E Street'' as Michael Sturgess, and ''Neighbours'' as Rob Evans – a love interest for Joanna Hartman ( Emma Harrison). Harvey has also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennie Nevinson
Gennie Nevinson is a British-Australian actress. She is notable for her appearance in ''Muriel's Wedding''. Early life Born Rima J. C. Hoyes-Cock in London in 1951, Gennie Nevinson is the daughter of the late Jewish actress Nancy Nevinson (''nee'' Ezekiel). Nevinson's father Commander William Hoyes-Cock met her mother while Nancy was touring with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during World War 2. Her parents also had two sons, Hugh Hoyes-Cock and actor Nigel Nevinson. Nevinson studied drama and stage design at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Canada. Career Nevinson's acting career began as a child, with a part in the The Walt Disney Company, Disney classic ''Greyfriars Bobby (film), Greyfriars Bobby'' (1961). She went on to feature in several British television series, including the first two seasons of ''Minder (TV series), Minder'' (playing Penny, the air hostess girlfriend of Minder (TV series)#Terry McCann, Terry). Guest appearances inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Who
Garry Who (born Garry John Weston; 1 May 1954) is an Australian actor and comedian, best known for his role as Doug Stevens in the Australian sitcom '' All Together Now''. Who was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, grew up in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia and went to Maitland High School. After he finished school, he moved back to his home town to start his career. Career Beginning his working life as a signwriter, Who began his career in the mid-70s as a stand-up comedian. He rose to prominence in the early 1980s at the original Sydney Comedy Store.Mark Short, 'Who's Who in the Comedy Zoo' ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 19 June 1987 p. 40 In the late 1980s he began to feature on film and television. His biggest role to date was portraying Doug Stevens in the 90's hit '' All Together Now''. He has also appeared in ''A Country Practice'', ''Pizza'', ''Swift and Shift Couriers'', '' Water Rats'', ''The Hollowmen'', and ''Housos ''Housos'' (titled ''Housos of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicity Price
Felicity Price is an Australian actress and screenwriter. She co-wrote and starred in ''Wish You Were Here'' which saw her nominated for the 2012 AACTA Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role and won Best Original Screenplay. Early life Price was born in Sydney, Australia, and grew up in Warrawee, a Northern Sydney suburb. Influenced by her maternal grandmother who was a dancer and actress, Price studied art and theatre in high school. She also sang as part of a comedy a capella pop trio called the Aphrodisiacs. She graduated with a BA in Dramatic Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts. Personal life Price has been married to fellow Australian actor, writer and director Kieran Darcy-Smith since 7 January 2006. Actor Joel Edgerton was best man at their wedding and is the godfather of one of their kids. Together, they have two children – a son, Levi born in 2008 and a daughter. Price and Darcy-Smith moved to Los Angeles in 2012, shortly after their film, ''Wish You Wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Roberts (Australian Actor)
Daniel Roberts (born 27 January 1966), also credited as Danny Roberts, is an Australian actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Andy Green on the long running Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters from 1983 to 1987. Early life Roberts was born in Perth, Western Australia on 27 January 1966. He started with the Patch Theatre at age 12, and was in the first round at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1979. Acting career Roberts moved to Melbourne in 1982 where he appeared in '' Cop Shop'' and '' The Sullivans''. He then played a lead role in the soap opera '' Waterloo Station'' (1983), but the series was cancelled after a few months on air. He became a major cast member in '' Sons and Daughters'', playing Andy Green from 1983 until the series ended in 1987. Roberts went on to a regular role in soap opera '' The Power, The Passion'', which ran for eight months in 1989. After the series was cancelled he moved to Byron Bay, New South Wales, where he fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Stephen-Daly
Christine Stephen-Daly (born 1972) is an Australian actress. Her television credits include '' Pacific Drive'' (1996), ''Casualty'' (2001–04), ''Cutting It'' (2005), and ''House of Saddam'' (2008). Early life Stephen-Daly grew up in Melbourne with her father Paul, an entrepreneur and owner of a restaurant; mother Rhonnda, a housewife; and three sisters. Her father is of Hungarian ancestry. Career Stephen-Daly's first role was as Amber Kingsley in '' Pacific Drive''. She made guest appearances in a number of other Australian television shows including ''Blue Heelers'', '' Big Sky'', '' All Saints'', '' Water Rats'', '' Murder Call'', '' Wildside'', ''Farscape'', '' Stingers'' and '' Something in the Air''. She then went to the United Kingdom in September 2000 to have a break from acting in Australia. She made a guest appearance in ''EastEnders'' before landing the role as Lara Stone in the BBC One medical drama ''Casualty'', a role she played for three years. She then went o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Marshall
Bryan Marshall (19 May 1938 – 25 June 2019) was a British actor, with a number of major credits in film and television to his name, in both Britain and Australia. Early life Marshall was born in Battersea, south London. He was educated at the Salesian College, Battersea, and trained as an actor at RADA, graduating in 1963, before appearing at the Bristol Old Vic and in repertory theatre and in the 1986 first national tour of ''The Sound of Music'' as Captain von Trapp. Film Marshall's best-remembered film role is that of Councillor Harris in '' The Long Good Friday'' (1980). His other film credits include '' Rasputin the Mad Monk'' (1966), '' Alfie'' (1966), '' The Witches'' (1966), '' The Viking Queen'' (1967), '' Quatermass and the Pit'' (1967), '' Mosquito Squadron'' (1969), '' I Start Counting'' (1970), '' Man in the Wilderness'' (1971), '' Because of the Cats'' (1973), '' The Tamarind Seed'' (1974) and '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977). His later film career included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Rooney (actor)
Brian Rooney (born 2 November 1972) is a Northern Irish-born Australian actor with film, television and stage credits. He is best known for his childhood television performances, in particular the part of Michael Winters in '' G.P.''. He appeared in the children's television productions of ''The Ferals'' as Leonard, and '' Spellbinder'' as Alex Katsonis.Brian Rooney profile imdb.com; retrieved 10 August 2010. Career Rooney first appeared on Australian Television on Network Channel 10 in on the Grundy Television show, ''Pot Luck''. He s ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
