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Devil's Playground (TV Series)
''Devil's Playground'' is an Australian psychological thriller television series which premiered on Showcase on 9 September 2014. It was created as a sequel to the 1976 film, '' The Devil's Playground''. The series begins in 1988 and follows the story of Tom Allen, a recently widowed psychiatrist and a secular counselor to the Catholic clergy, who becomes entangled in political and theological intrigue. Simon Burke reprised his role as Tom Allen. Development On 26 November 2012, Matchbox Pictures announced that they would produce a drama series for Foxtel that would serve as a continuation to the 1976 film ''The Devil's Playground''. The series is produced by Helen Bowden, Penny Chapman and Blake Ayshford and directed by Rachel Ward and Tony Krawitz. It is written by Blake Ayshford, Cate Shortland, Alice Addison and Tommy Murphy and the Executive Producers are Tony Ayres, Penny Win and Simon Burke. Synopsis The year is 1988. It is 35 years after the events of Fred Schepisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychological Thriller
Psychological thriller is a Film genre, genre combining the thriller (genre), thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting. In terms of context and convention, it is a Genre#Subgenre, subgenre of the broader ranging Thriller (genre), thriller narrative structure,Dictionary.com, definitionpsychological thriller (definition) Accessed November 3, 2013, "...a suspenseful movie or book emphasizing the psychology of its characters rather than the plot; this subgenre of thriller movie or book – Example: In a psychological thriller, the characters are exposed to danger on a mental level rather than a physical one....", with similarities to Gothic fiction, Gothic and detective fiction in the sense of sometimes having a "dissolving sense of reality". It is often told through the viewpoint of psychologically stressed characters, revealing their distorted mental percep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Schepisi
Frederic Alan Schepisi ( ;Pauline Kael, Kael, Pauline (1984). ''Taking It All In''. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 55. born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. His credits include ''The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (film), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'', ''Plenty (film), Plenty'', ''Roxanne (film), Roxanne'', ''A Cry in the Dark'', ''Mr. Baseball'', ''Six Degrees of Separation (film), Six Degrees of Separation'', and ''Last Orders (film), Last Orders''. Early life and education Frederic Alan Schepisi was born in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, Victoria, Richmond on 26 December 1939, the son of Loretto Ellen (née Hare) and Frederic Thomas Schepisi, who was a fruit dealer and car salesman of Italian descent. During his late teens, he began watching classic post-war European films such as ''The Wages of Fear'', ''Rocco and His Brothers'', and ''Bicycle Thieves'' at Savoy Theatre, Melbourne, The Savoy, a theatre in Russell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Gilshenan
Darren Gilshenan is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles in television series ''The Moodys'', '' Maximum Choppage'', ''Chandon Pictures'' and '' Full Frontal''. Early life Growing up in Brisbane, Darren was first introduced to acting through performing in a Gang Show while a Boy Scout. He realised then that acting was his passion, "I just knew, I knew that's all I wanted to do. The hardest thing was trying to convince my father that my schooling TER mark didn't matter because I wanted to be an actor." Career Gilshenan graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1988. He has also taught extensively at Australian Theatre for Young People, Bell Shakespeare and National Institute of Dramatic Art. Gilshenan's early acting career includes guest roles in ''A Country Practice'' in 1992 and ''Police Rescue'' in 1993. He became a series regular (and writer) on the sketch comedy series '' Full Frontal'' in 1997. The show became ''Totally Full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Adcock
Danny Adcock is an Australian actor. Career Film and television Adcock has worked extensively in television. After scoring a handful of guest roles, he landed his first film role as a policeman in the Ozploitation film '' The Cars That Ate Paris''. Further small screen guest appearances included ''Matlock Police'', ''Division 4'', ''Homicide'', '' Skyways'' and ''Cop Shop'', ''Rafferty's Rules'', '' A Country Practice'', '' The Flying Doctors'', '' Water Rats'', '' All Saints'', ''Home and Away'', '' Bullpitt!'' and '' Redfern Now''. He had regular or recurring roles in the first season of ''Patrol Boat'' (1979), '' Arcade'' (1980), '' The Bush Gang'' (1981), ''Prisoner'' (1982–83), '' Sons and Daughters'' (1983–84), the second season of ''Fire'' (1996), ''Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for twelve years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Klarwein
Jason Klarwein (born 1976) is an Australian actor, director, producer and artistic director, known for his involvement with Grin & Tonic theatre troupe. Early life Klarwein born was born around 1976. Career In 1996 Klarwein began his professional career with a performance of ''The Glass Cage'' and became a part of the company of Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre during the period 1996 to 1999. In 2002 he was in the inaugural intake of artists in the Queensland Theatre Company's Emerging Artists Program and received a Matilda Special Commendation as part of that ensemble of actors. That same year he was the winner of the Matilda Awards MEAA Award for Best Emerging Actor. He has had roles in several Queensland Theatre Company productions and La Boite Theatre Company. He moved interstate and his role at the Belvoir in '' Capricornia'' under director Wesley Enoch was the precursor of a later association at Queensland Theatre Company, where Enoch became Artistic Director and Klarwein fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Denkha
Michael Denkha is an Assyrian-Australian actor known for his roles in ''Get Rich Quick'', ''Stealth'', ''The Combination'', ''Down Under'' and, most recently, '' Here Come the Habibs'' TV series. Biography Born in Tehran, Iran, Denkha moved to Australia at a young age, where he pursued a career in acting. Denkha, who is of Assyrian ethnicity, graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in performing arts (acting) in 1995. His first known appearance on television was on the 1996 TV series ''Police Rescue''. As the years followed, Denkha played roles in ''Water Rats'', '' Stingers'', ''All Saints'' and a number of TV shows throughout his career. In 2005 he played a small role in the American, Australian and New Zealand, production movie ''Stealth'', before being credited for his work on the 2009 Australian drama film ''The Combination'' and the 2016 comedy film ''Down Under''. In 2016, Denkha was chosen to play a leading role as Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Hall (Australian Actor)
Ben Hall is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles in Australian television series which began with his role as Finton Kelly in the Showcase drama '' Devil's Playground''. From 2016 until 2022, Hall played the role of Ned Willis in the soap opera ''Neighbours''. In 2023, Hall filmed the role of Mark Waugh in the Nine Network television series, '' Warnie''. Early life Ben Hall was born in Perth, Western Australia. Hall's father is British. When he was a child, Hall attended a male only Catholic school. He is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). Hall appeared in different stage musicals following his graduation and is a trained singer. Career Hall began his television career in 2014, playing Finton Kelly in the Showcase drama '' Devil's Playground''. Hall described researching the role as "harrowing" but it was "incredible" to be a part of a big production. That year, Hall appeared as Hal Cooper in two episodes of ABC1 television dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Lise Phillips
Anna Lise Phillips (born 1975) is an Australian actress. She is sometimes credited as Anna Lise, Anna Lise Philips, or Anna-Lise Phillips. Early life Phillips grew up in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia where she was a founding member of the Corrugated Iron Youth Theatre. Her mother was Maggi Phillips, a dancer . Career Philips' first major film role was in '' The Boys'' (1998) shortly followed by ''Envy'' (also known as ''The New Girlfriend'') for which she was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film. Other films of note include Sundance award-winning; '' Animal Kingdom'', '' Walking on Water'', ''BackTrack'', '' The Pack'', '' A Wreck A Tangle'', and ''The Tank''. In 2002 Phillips played Mabel Fine in Icon's telemovie'' The Three Stooges'' with Michael Chiklis, Paul Ben Victor, and Evan Handler. Phillips first acted on television in 2002, starring in Channel 9's '' Young Lions''. In 2009, she appeared as Jeneana Palmer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Kennard
Malcolm Bruce Kennard (born in 1967) is an Australian born actor of theatre, film and television. He has appeared in a wide variety of roles in Australia, from soap opera to mini-series and made for television films and also in US productions. Career After doing bit parts in country theatrical productions, Kennard studied acting before making his professional début at the Grant Street Theatre in Melbourne. Screen appearances soon followed, and he has worked in theatre, film and television ever since. In 1993, Mal received an AFI Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Television Drama, for his performance as "Luke Shaw" in Joh's Jury. Personal life Born in Sydney, he spent most of his youth in country New South Wales, before returning to the city for work. He also lived in various parts of the United States during an extended hiatus. Filmography Film * ''The Debt Collector'' (2022) as Mal Kennedy * ''Friends and Strangers'' (2021) as Jay * ''Dusters'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Davies
Morgan Davies (born 27 November 2001) is an Australian actor most known for his roles in ''Evil Dead Rise'' (2023) and ''One Piece'' (2023). Early and personal life Davies grew up in Sydney's suburb Rozelle with a single mother. Davies has become an advocate for transgender rights and has publicly talked about his battles with depression as a teenager and his stage fright. He came out as transgender to a small number of close family and friends at age 13, but did not publicly come out until 2020. Career Davies began his career as a child actor at age 7, starring as Brittany in the 2008 movie ''Green Fire Envy''. His breakout role was in the 2010 Australian-French film '' The Tree'', and his performance received multiple award nominations. In 2015, he starred in and assistant directed the short film ''The Boyfriend Game''. He played Madeline in the 2019 Australian movie '' Storm Boy'' alongside Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney. He starred in the 2020 television series ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Ford
Leon Ford is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television and theatre productions. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''The Cooks'', ''Changi'' and the telemovie ''Stepfather of the Bride''. Early life Ford attended Telopea Park School and Narrabundah College in Canberra, Australia. Career Film & television Ford portrayed 1st Lieutenant Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones in the Emmy award-winning HBO miniseries ''The Pacific'', which follows the story of World War II Marines through different battles of the Pacific theater of war. He has also appeared in many other television series and films including '' All Saints'', ''East West 101'' and ''McLeod's Daughters'', the 2005 movie ''The Great Raid'' and voiced a character in the 2008 stop motion animated movie '' $9.99''. He recently appeared in the joint BBC and Stan production ''Ten Pound Poms'' and Baz Luhrmann's feature film ''Elvis''. Stage Stage roles include playing pious charlatan Tartuffe in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Cullen
Maxwell Phillip Cullen (born 29 April 1940) is an Australian stage and screen actor. He has appeared in many Australian films and television series but is best known for his role in the film '' Spider and Rose'' and the television series '' The Flying Doctors'', '' Secret Valley'' and '' Love My Way''. Early life Cullen was born on 29 April 1940, in Wellington, New South Wales, to Alec Cullen, an electrical linesman and Lila Mary (nee Vale), when he was one year old his family moved to Lawson in the Blue Mountains. His older brother Fred Cullen was also an actor and screenwriter better known professionally as Cul Cullen (1934-1982) Career Cullen began his career as a painter and sculptor after training at Sydney's National Art School in 1956 and later studied at the Julian Ashton Art School with Brett Whiteley in 1959. His works have been exhibited regularly in solo and in group exhibitions and he has worked as an illustrator, cartoonist and layout artist on several magazin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |