Christian Clark (born 15 September 1978) is an Australian actor and business owner. Christian appeared in the role of
Will Griggs in the
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...
soap opera ''
Neighbours'' from 2006 to 2007 and played
Penn Graham in ''
Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''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 tr ...
'' in 2010.
Career
Clark graduated from Screenwise, Australia's leading film and television school for actors in Sydney. He is a former personal trainer and international model. Clark has also appeared in various commercials aired around the world. He appeared alongside
Bec Cartwright
Rebecca June Hewitt ( Cartwright; born 23 July 1983) is an Australian actress and singer. From 1998 to 2005, Hewitt played Hayley Smith Lawson on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. As Bec Cartwright, Hewitt released an eponymous pop music albu ...
in her music video for "
On the Borderline".
After studying with various acting schools in Sydney and New York, Clark joined the cast of ''
Neighbours'' in 2006, playing
Will Griggs.
Clark chose not to renew his twelve-week contract with
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...
and departed in January 2007.
Clark has had roles in a number of films including ''Gabriel'', directed by Shane Abbess and ''Gates of Hell'' directed by Kelly Dolen. Clark followed these with thriller features ''Prey'' with
Natalie Bassingthwaighte and ''Crush'' with
Chris Egan and
Emma Lung. Clark also produces and writes between acting roles, co-producing the comedy feature ''Squid'', while starring alongside
Josh Lawson
Joshua Lawson (born 22 July 1981) is an Australian actor and filmmaker best known for his role as Doug Gugghenheim in ''House of Lies'', Tate in '' Superstore'' and as Kano in the 2021 film '' Mortal Kombat''.
Early life
Lawson was born and ra ...
and
Ed Kavalee
Edward Robert Kavalee (born 30 June 1979) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, podcaster radio and television presenter. He is a recurring panellist on Network 10's '' Have You Been Paying Attention?'' with Sam Pang and co-hosts ''Hughesy ...
. Clark produced and starred in ''Scumbus'', a film by Ed Kavalee, which starred an ensemble comedy cast of Toby Truslove, Ed Kavalee, Glen Robbins, Peter Helliar, Dave Hughes, Tony Martin, Henry Nixon.
Clark has appeared in television shows ''
False Witness
''False Witness'', also known as ''The Diplomat'' internationally, is a two-part Australian television mini-series, produced by Screentime Australia, and broadcast simultaneously on the Australian subscription television channel UK.TV and BBC H ...
'', ''
Rescue: Special Ops'', ''
Mr & Mrs Murder
''Mr & Mrs Murder'' is a 13-part Australian crime comedy television series produced by FremantleMedia Australia in association with Bravado Productions. It originally ran on Network Ten on from 20 February to 15 May 2013. The murder mystery ser ...
'' and various short films and pilots. In 2010, Clark joined ''
Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''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 tr ...
'' as the mysterious
Penn Graham, a man who terrorised established character
Alf Stewart (
Ray Meagher
Raymond Francis Meagher (born 4 July 1944) is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian film and television since the mid-1970s. He is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, portraying Alf Stew ...
).
Clark starred as Jason in ''Border Protection Squad'' with Peter Helliar and Ryan Shelton, directed by Ed Kavalee, also starring Dave Hughes, Andy Lee, Lachy Hulme, Fitzy, Ash Williams, Luke McGregor, Tony Martin. He also had a supporting role in the 2012 Australian comedy ''
Any Questions for Ben?
''Any Questions for Ben?'' is a 2012 Australian comedy film created by Working Dog Productions, directed by Rob Sitch. It stars Josh Lawson, Rachael Taylor, Felicity Ward, Daniel Henshall, and Christian Clark. It was written by Santo Cilauro, ...
'', created by
Working Dog Productions
Working Dog Productions (originally Frontline Television Productions Pty. Ltd.) is a film and television production company based in Melbourne, Australia. It was formed in 1993 by actors Santo Cilauro, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Tom Gleisner, ...
.
Clark starred as Jakob in ''
Nerve
A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of nerve fibers (called axons) in the peripheral nervous system.
A nerve transmits electrical impulses. It is the basic unit of the peripheral nervous system. A nerve provides a common pathway for the ...
'' which premiered at Sydney Film Festival. It also starred Gary Sweet, Georgina Haig, Craig Hall, Denise Roberts and Sara Wiseman.
Filmography
References
External links
Screenwise*
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Australian male soap opera actors
Australian male film actors
Australian male models
1979 births
Living people