Alan David Lee (born 1955 or 1956) is an Australian actor.

Early life

Lee grew up on a farm in

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before moving to Australia when he was 7. He graduated from the

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(NIDA) in 1981. When he had initially applied, he was encouraged to gain practical life experience first, so he withdrew his application and moved to North Queensland where he drove road trains in

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, cut railway sleepers, and was a truck driver. Following that, he moved to Birmingham, England, where he worked in a steel factory, and with a local theatre company at night. When he eventually reapplied and was accepted at NIDA, Lee says he felt he had more clarity and was more resilient.

Career

Lee's

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and film credits include ''

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'', '' Special Squad'', '' The Cowra Breakout'', '' Murder Call'', '' All Saints'', '' Water Rats'', ''

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'', '' McLeod's Daughters'' and '' H₂O: Just Add Water''. Lee has performed as Hamlet at the Q Theatre; as Jack and Harry Tuesday in the Queensland Theatre Company's '' Man from Mukinupin''; as Chris in Gale Edwards's production of Arthur Miller's ''

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'' for

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in the Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Theatre ...

; and as Tom in Tennessee Williams' ''

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''. Lee teaches Aboriginal actors at the Eora Performing Arts Centre - where he also directed his first play, Ned Manning's ''Not This Little Black Duck''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/2422

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Alan David Australian male actors Living people National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni 1955 births