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Troppo (TV Series)
''Troppo'' is an Australian television crime drama series starring Thomas Jane and Nicole Chamoun. The first season premiered on ABC TV on 27 February 2022. The show's second season premiered on 5 July 2024 on ABC TV and iview, with Amazon Prime and Freevee both airing it from 25 July 2024. Premise ''Troppo'' is based on the best-selling novel ''Crimson Lake'' by Candice Fox, in which a former police officer helps a private investigator look for a missing man in Far North Queensland. Cast Main Supporting and recurring Episodes Season 1 Season 2 Production The series was created by Yolanda Ramke, and Jocelyn Moorhouse is set-up director. Karl Zwicky is the series producer, with executive producers AGC's Stuart Ford and Lourdes Diaz; Thomas Jane and Courtney Lauren Penn (for Thomas's Renegade Entertainment banner); ABC's Sally Riley and Andrew Gregory; EQ Media Group's Greg Quail, Simonne Overend and Lisa Duff; Beyond Entertainment's Mikael Borglund and David Ogilvy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police procedural, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, Drama (film and television)#Teen drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular Setting (narrative), setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of Mood (literature), moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of Conflict (process), conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of Film industry, cinema or television that involve Fiction, fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lyons (actor)
David Lyons is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Josh Holiday in the Nine Network navy drama ''Sea Patrol'' (2007–2009), Dr. Simon Brenner in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' (2008–2009) and as General Sebastian Monroe in the NBC post-apocalyptic drama ''Revolution'' (2012–2014). Early life and education Lyons graduated from Yarra Valley Grammar school in 1993 and continued on to graduate from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 2004. Career In 2005, Lyons had a recurring role on the Seven Network police drama ''Blue Heelers'' and guest-starred on the Seven Network/Network Ten/ Eleven soap opera ''Neighbours''. Lyons starred in the Nine Network police drama ''Sea Patrol'', where he played the Leading Seaman Josh Holiday for the show's first three series from 2007 until 2009. Lyons began starring in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' as Dr. Simon Brenner, making his first appearance in season 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Lyndon
Simon Lyndon is an Australian actor and director. Early life and education Simon Lyndon was born in Lewisham, London in 1971 and migrated to Australia with his family in 1981. He grew up in Fremantle, Western Australia. Simon attended John Curtin College of the Arts in the Theatre Arts program and later graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The .... Career Film roles Lyndon received Australian Film Institute Award (AFI) nominations for Best Supporting Actor for the 1997 drama '' Blackrock''. He played Jimmy Loughnan in '' Chopper'' (2000) with Eric Bana, for which he won an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor, and a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Supporting Actor. He won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara West
Sara West is an Australian actress, director and screen writer. She began her career with roles in short films and television roles. Her 2015 role as Liza Minnelli in television series '' Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door'' earned her a Logie Award nomination for Most Outstanding Newcomer. In 2017, West played Lyndal in the film, '' Don't Tell'' and was nominated for an AACTA Award. She also appeared in the main roles of the 2016 film '' Bad Girl'', as Amy Anderson and the 2019 film, '' Awoken'' playing the medical student Karla. She also plays Brooke in ABC TV drama series '' Troppo''. In 2023, West joined the cast of the soap opera ''Neighbours'', playing Cara Varga-Murphy. West also writes and directs films and has won awards at the 2014 and 2018 South Australian Screen Awards. Early life West grew up in the Murray River area of South Australia. When West was at high school, her mother encouraged her to take drama classes. West studied at the Flinders Drama Centre at Fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Weatherall
Thomas Weatherall (born 22 August 2000) is an Australian actor and playwright. He is known for his performances in the television series '' RFDS'' (2019–2021) and ''Heartbreak High'' (2022), and for writing the play ''Blue'', first performed in 2019. Early life and education Thomas Weatherall was born on 22 August 2000 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. He is a Kamilaroi man. Weatherall grew up on the Gold Coast and attended Marymount College, where he was an active member of the cultural team, including cultural and mob captain in his final year in 2017. At Marymount, Weatherall played the role of Lonny Barnett / Record executive in the college's 2017 production of ''Rock of Ages''. As a child, he wanted to be a dancer when he grew up, and trained hard for this goal. However, he heard about ABC Television auditioning for roles in ''Deadlock'' (2018) during his last year of high school, and decided to give it a try. After landing the role, he found that he loved acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radha Mitchell
Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell (born 12 November 1973) is an Australian actress. She began her career on television, playing Catherine O'Brien on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' (1996–1997), before transitioning to working in Hollywood. Known for her work in the action and thriller genres, she is the recipient of an FCCA Award, as well as nominations for Fangoria Chainsaw, AFI, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Mitchell's credits include supporting and leading roles in films such as ''High Art'' (1998), '' Pitch Black'' (2000), ''Phone Booth'' (2002), '' Man on Fire'', '' Finding Neverland'', '' Melinda and Melinda'' (all 2004), '' Mozart and the Whale'' (2005), ''Silent Hill'' (2006), '' Rogue'' (2007), ''Surrogates'', '' The Waiting City'' (both 2009), '' The Crazies'' (2010), ''Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013), ''London Has Fallen'' (2016), '' The Darkness'' (2016), '' The Shack'' (2017), '' Celeste'' (2018), and '' Blueback'' (2022). Outside film, she played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Helman
Joshua Helman (born 22 February 1986) is an Australian actor. He portrayed Slit in the action film '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015), William Stryker in the superhero film '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (2014) and its sequel '' X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016), and Scabrous Scrotus in the action film '' Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'' (2024). He has also appeared in several television series, as well as the films ''Jack Reacher'' (2012), ''Monster Hunter'' (2020), and ''Thirteen Lives'' (2022). Career Helman started acting when he got a recurring role on the Australian television show ''Home and Away'' in 2007, playing Denni Maitland. He then got a small role in a short film ''Aidan's View'' where he played the role of an intruder trying to break into the house of the protagonist. A few years later, he was cast as Cpl. Lew "Chuckler" Juergens in the American television show, ''The Pacific''. He appeared in six episodes. He was then signed on by American talent agency The Gersh Agency. He made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Garvey
Damien Garvey is an Australian actor and former musician known for his film and television roles. Early life and education Damien Garvey graduated from Padua College, a Catholic boys' school in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1982. Career Garvey had guest roles in several drama series in his early part of his acting career. Some of his early roles include shows such as '' Medivac'' (his first role, in 1998), '' Water Rats'' (2000), '' Young Lions'' (2002), and in the children's drama '' Cybergirl'' (2001). Garvey appeared on '' McLeod's Daughters'', in a recurring role from 2001 until 2007. He then had a role in season one of ''Sea Patrol'' (2007). In 2008 and 2009, he appeared on ABC1's drama ''East of Everything''. In 2010, acting in Channel Nine's '' Underbelly: The Golden Mile'', Garvey won an AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama (2010). In 2011, he had a role as a bartender and former soldier Tom Boylan, in the American sci-fi series '' Ter ... [...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] |
Peta Wilson
Peta Gia Wilson (born 18 November 1970) is an Australian actress, lingerie designer, and model. She is best-known as Nikita in the television series ''La Femme Nikita (TV series), La Femme Nikita''. Biography Early life Wilson was born in Sydney on 18 November 1970. She is the daughter of the caterer Karlene White Wilson and Darcy Wilson, a former Warrant Officer in the Australian Army. She spent several years in Papua New Guinea when her father was stationed there. Her parents divorced in 1982. Career Wilson worked first as a model in Australia and in Europe before moving to Los Angeles in 1991. There she studied acting with Arthur Mendoza at the Actors Circle Theatre, and with Tom Waits at the TomKat Repertory Group. After five years of study, she was hired for some small roles in independent films such as ''Naked Jane'' and ''Loser (1996 film), Loser''. In 1996, she was preparing to continue her studies at an acting school in New York City, but decided to audition first fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Beahan
Kate Beahan (born 12 October 1974) is an Australian film actress. Beahan was born in Perth. She appeared mostly in movies and TV series in Australia. Her best-known American film role was playing Sister Willow Woodward in the 2006 horror remake ''The Wicker Man'' opposite Nicolas Cage. Her father, Michael Beahan, was an Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known as the Labor Party or simply Labor, is the major Centre-left politics, centre-left List of political parties in Australia, political party in Australia and one of two Major party, major parties in Po ... Senator from Western Australia from 1987 to 1996. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beahan, Kate Australian film actresses Australian people of Irish descent Living people 1974 births Actresses from Perth, Western Australia 21st-century Australian actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ling-Hsueh Tang
Ling Cooper Tang, formerly credited as Ling-Hsueh Tang, is a Chinese Australian actress. She became known for her role as Dr. Kylie Preece in the hospital drama TV series '' All Saints'' (1999-2002), and has starred in many TV series since, including the 2024 British adventure series ''Nautilus'', as well as several films. Early life and education Ling-Hsueh Tang studied acting at the Queensland University of Technology's Academy of the Arts, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Drama) 1995. Career Tang has been credited as Ling Cooper Tang since around 2016, according to IMDb. Television In 1998 Tang appeared in '' Breakers''. She became known for her role as Dr. Kylie Preece on '' All Saints'', an Australian hospital drama, which she played from 1999 to 2002. In 2001 she appeared on the cover of ''TV Week'' to promote the series. In 2002, Tang presented the ABC Television children's program, '' Play School''. She played Mei Lin in series 4 of '' The Doctor Blake Mysteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
