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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 (f.p.) investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims. The series is set in Melbourne. The producers of the film were Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier; Australian Film Finance Corporation and aired on the Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd. The budget for each episode was an average of AU$1.3 million. Funding came in part from the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Film Victoria.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p72 The show was a set of 21 stand-alone television films, spread over six series. Each was between 90 and 120 minutes long, with a new "episode" airing roughly every few months during its eight-year run. The series aired in more than 60 countries. In August–October 2020, a short weekly revival of the series, called '' H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. Most crime drama focuses on criminal investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and Mystery fiction, mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction and science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has several subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hardboiled, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. History Proto-science and crime fictions have been composed across history, and in this category can be placed texts as varied as the Epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia, the Mahabharata from History of India, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Douge
Amanda Douge (born December 1976) is an Australian actress, best known from various television and feature film roles. Early life and education Douge was born in Melbourne in 1976, and studied law at Melbourne University (1993). She has a Masters of Letters in Creative Writing and is a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow (2024). She has extensively studied the Michael Chekhov technique (1997–2001). Career Douge's first on-screen was in an episode of '' The Flying Doctors'' in 1990. Shortly afterwards, she appeared as Annabelle Deacon in 8 episodes of ''Neighbours''. She eventually secured regular roles in TV series' '' Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left'' (1993–1994) as the voice of Dovis, '' The Man from Snowy River'' (1994–1996) as Victoria Blackwood and '' Raw FM'' (1997–1998) as Gerry Sano, she also played Kylen Celina in Fox's ''Space Above and Beyond'' (1995–96). From 2002 to 2003 she had a recurring role as Jennifer, a medical colleague of Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Swain (actor)
Brett Swain is an Australian actor and comedian. Early life Swain started his career in entertainment at Dracula’s Comedy Cabaret in the mid 1980’s performing sketches, singing and dancing, as well as playing guitar and drums. Career Television Swain played Kim Timmins on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 2005 to 2007. He had previously appeared in ''Neighbours'' as John Swan, the duck hunter who killed Kerry Bishop in 1990 and in 1992 as builder Buzz Wade and 1993 as a horse racing commentator. At the time, he was the real life partner of former ''Neighbours'' actress Marcella Russo (who played Liljana Bishop). He also started in TV series '' Fergus McPhail''. In 2008, Swain starred in Nine Network Nine Network (stylised 9Network, and commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of the five main free-to-air television ...'s '' Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Climo
Brett Leonard Climo (born 26 September 1964) is an Australian film, television and stage actor. He is best known for playing Peter Healy in the soap opera '' Sons and Daughters'' and George Bligh in a '' A Place to Call Home''.Gentleman proves his substance ''Sydney Morning Herald''. 20 June 2013 Early life Climo was born to parents Nancy and Ray in , Australia in 1959. His father died of a when he was three years old, and he was raised by his mother and grew up with two older sisters, Annette and Deann ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Buchanan
Beth Christine Buchanan (born 10 March 1972), is an Australian actress and social worker. She is best known for the television roles as Gemma Ramsay in ''Neighbours'', and Susan Croydon in ''Blue Heelers''. She was also a long-standing member of the Ranters Theatre Company.Usher, Robin (17 July 2008"Swimming in success"'' SMH.com.au'' (Retrieved: 1 March 2010) Early life Buchanan was born in Sydney, the daughter of musician Tony Buchanan (formerly of Crossfire) and teacher Jo Buchanan. She is the youngest of three children; her brother Miles and sister Simone are also actors. Career Buchanan's television work includes appearances in '' Secret Valley'', '' Runaway Island'', '' Island Trader'', '' Pirates Island'', ''A Country Practice'', ''Home and Away'', '' Stingers'', ''Hey Dad'' (where her older sister Simone starred as Debbie Kelly), and '' The Brittas Empire''. Her longest running part, between 1994 and 2006, was the recurring role of Susan Croydon (the daughter of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Curry
Bernard Curry (born 27 March 1974) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Jake Stewart in '' Wentworth'', Luke Handley in ''Neighbours'' and Hugo Austin in ''Home and Away''. Early life Alongside his actor brothers Stephen and Andrew, Curry attended acting classes at the Toorak Players (now known as Track Youth Theatre) in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris in the 1980s. Following their time there, they secured agents. He got his start, appearing in a television commercial for Wedgewood Pies, alongside his brothers. After appearing in several more advertisements, they all began picking up small television roles. Early in his career, he formed a three-piece band with his brothers, called Nev's Vindalooo, referencing their father. Career Curry first appeared in ''Neighbours'' in 1995 as Luke Handley, and remained on the television series for just over a year. He later returned to the show in a video cameo appearance in 2005 for the show's 20th anniversary. Curry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Mendelsohn
Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his break-out role in '' The Year My Voice Broke'' (1987). He gained international attention for his starring role in the crime drama '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010). He has since had roles in films such as '' The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012), '' Starred Up'' (2013), '' Lost River'' (2014), '' Mississippi Grind'' (2015), '' Darkest Hour'' (2017) and '' Ready Player One'' (2018). Mendelsohn starred in the Netflix drama series ''Bloodline'' (2015–2017), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2016. In the same year, he portrayed Orson Krennic in the ''Star Wars'' spin-off film '' Rogue One'', and would later reprise the role in the second season of its companion series '' Andor'' (2025). He played the Sheriff of Nottingham in ''Robin Hood'' (2018). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Talos in the superhero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda McClory
Belinda McClory (born 1968) is an Australian film, television and stage actress, mainly known for her role as Switch in ''The Matrix''. McClory was born in Adelaide, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... Her father was a police officer, giving her insight to the life of a cop and their family. On 30 January 1999 she married director Jon Hewitt. She received a Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for her role in the 2004 Australian production of '' Frozen''. Education Attended Marymount College and Sacred Heart College Snr; both being Private Catholic schools in South Australia. Filmography Film Television Theatre * '' Frozen'' (2004) * ''The Modern International Dead'' (2009) *'' Edward II'' (2016) *''My Sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Jones (actor)
Annie Jones (born Annika Jancso; 13 January 1967) is an Australian actress, known for her roles in soap operas and serials, most especially '' Sons and Daughters'' as Jess Campbell, in ''Neighbours'' as Jane Harris and '' Newlyweds'' as Allie Carter. She has won two Logie Awards. Early life Born Annika Jancso on 13 January 1967, Jones' parents were Hungarian immigrants, who met when in Adelaide and married after her father found employment as an opal miner. She has three older sisters. The family spent many years in Coober Pedy. Career Professionally taking the stage name Annie Jones, she undertook some modelling, including an appearance in the music video for the Huxton Creepers song " Pretty Flamingo" in 1987. Jones began acting at aged 17 in the title role in the film drama ''Run Chrissie Run!'' She then appeared in television roles on ''The Henderson Kids'' (1985), and '' Sons and Daughters'' (1985–1986) as Jesse Campbell. Jones auditioned for the role of Charlene Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Punch McGregor
Angela Punch McGregor (born 21 January 1953) is an Australian stage and film actress. Early life Punch McGregor fell in love with theatre, while acting in school plays from the age of 13. Her first role was as the 'Spoon' in '' The Owl and the Pussy-Cat''. Punch McGregor studied at Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting) in 1973. Career Punch McGregor has starred in numerous television series including a regular role as Jane Potter in '' Class of '75'' (1975). She played Ros Parrish (mother of series regulars Shane and Nick Parrish) in soap opera ''Home and Away'' from 1994 to 1995. Other roles included guest appearances in ''Rafferty's Rules'' (1988), crime series '' Halifax f.p.'' (1994), ''Fire'' (1995), medical drama '' All Saints'' (1998), police procedural series ''White Collar Blue'' (2002), drama '' Love My Way'' (2004–2005) and miniseries ''The Principal'' (2015). Her film credits include '' The Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Anderson (actor)
Neville Anderson (born 18 July 1947) known professionally as Andy Anderson and also billed as Andy James, is a New Zealand musician and actor who worked a lot in Australia. As a musician, Anderson is best known as the lead singer of 1960s band The Missing Links, and as an actor he is well known for his roles on both Australian and New Zealand television including still American television itself. Music career Anderson who was born in Naenae, Lower Hutt, near Wellington performed in several well-known Australian rock bands of the 1960s, in 1965 he joined the second lineup of famed Sydney garage punk group the Missing Links as lead vocalist, and he performed on the group's only album. After the demise of the Links, he moved to Melbourne and joined another radical punk-R&B outfit, Running Jumping Standing Still, which also included lead guitarist Doug Ford, who subsequently joined the Masters Apprentices. He sang with the avant-garde theatre group Red Mole for a time. Ander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew McKaige
Andrew McKaige (born 1959) is an Australian actor, most prominent in television soap opera. As well as acting, McKaige is also a voice-artist and singer-songwriter, having played with the country rock band, The Fine Line. In 1994, he won second place for Best Song in the Country Category of the Australian Songwriter's Association. Divorced, McKaige met his ex-wife Leslie while living in Los Angeles. After seven years of marriage, the couple divorced when McKaige returned to Australia for a role in the Nine Network television soap series '' Paradise Beach''. Early life Coming from a family of avid Australian Rules Football fans, In his teens, McKaige, along with his brothers played for Melbourne Football Club, and was named Under 17's Best and Fairest in 1975. His father, Ken McKaige, played for a number of different clubs over his career. At the age of five years, his brother Cameron was the youngest person ever signed to a league club. This was to ensure that he was not late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
