Guy Edmonds is an Australian born director, writer, actor and author. Edmonds co created, wrote, directed and starred in the Emmy award-winning series '' Hardball'' and ''

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''. He also co-authored the hit book series ''Zombie Diaries'' and ''Zoo Crew''. Edmonds is also an actor he is best known for his work on such programmes as ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Underbelly: Razor'', and on stage in the world premiere productions of ''

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'' as

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in Australia and London's West End, and '' Rupert'' alongside Academy Award nominee

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in Australia and Washington D.C, USA.

Career

In November 2024, his next project and feature film debut, Nest, was announced - starring

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. Edmonds co-created, wrote, directed and starred in ABC's

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award winning, and twice

nominated, live action comedy series '' Hardball''. Playing for twenty-three episodes over two seasons, this series earned Guy an

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nomination for Best Direction. '' Hardball'' also won Best Children’s Fiction Program at the Prix Jeunesse International Awards, BANFF Rockies, The Remis, Japan Prize, and more. Edmonds created and wrote ''Dance Spies'', with Northern Pictures in Australia. He's co-written two critically-acclaimed kids book series - ''Zoo Crew'', published by Scholastic, and ''Zombie Diaries'', published by Hardie Grant. ''Zombie Diaries'' has, so far, been translated into seven languages. Both seasons of BBC/ABC's ''Spooky Files'', on which he's co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor, are out now. He's made several award winning short films, and was a directing finalist at the prestigious

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Film Festival. He has a number of new film and television projects in development as a writer and director. In 2024, Edmonds would team up with Northern Pictures to produce Dance Spies. Guy's acting career spans two decades with over fifty credits on stage and screen. Some screen credits include '' Wellmania'', '' The Messenger'', '' The Code'', ''Spooky Files'', '' Underbelly: Razor'', '' Hardball'', ''

'', ''

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'' and more. Edmonds has appeared on stage and has starred in many world premiere productions, including ''

'' in Australia and London's West End, and '' Rupert'' in Australia and Washington D.C, USA and many more. Edmonds is also a voice over artist, having lent his voice to award winning TV and radio campaigns for local and international brands.

Personal life

Guy is married to Australian actress and editor HaiHa Le and they have two children together.

Filmography

Television appearances

Film appearances

Director

Theatre credits

References

External links

* *Guy Edmonds
Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmonds, Guy Australian male television actors Australian male stage actors Living people People from Queensland Year of birth missing (living people) Queensland University of Technology alumni