Guy Edmonds is an Australian born director, writer, actor and author. He co-created, wrote, acted in and directed the Emmy award-winning comedy series
Hardball. He co-authored the hit book series Zombie Diaries and Zoo Crew. As an actor he is best known for his work on such programmes as ''
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 ...
'', ''
A Moody Christmas
''A Moody Christmas'' is an Australian television comedy series that follows the adventures of Dan Moody, who returns home from London to spend each Christmas with his dysfunctional family. It was created and written by Trent O'Donnell and Ph ...
'' and ''
Underbelly: Razor'', and on stage in the world premiere productions of ''
Holding the Man'' as Timothy Conigrave in Australia and London's West End, and ''
Rupert
Rupert may refer to:
People
* Rupert (name), various people known by the given name or surname "Rupert"
Places Canada
*Rupert, Quebec, a village
*Rupert Bay, a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay
*Rupert River, Quebec
*Rupert' ...
'' alongside Academy Award nominee
James Cromwell
James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American actor and activist. Some of his best-known films include '' Babe'' (1995), '' Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996), '' L.A. Confidential'' (1997), '' The Green Mile'' (1999), '' The Queen ...
in Australia and Washington D.C, USA.
Biography
Guy co-created/wrote the Emmy award-winning live action comedy series HARDBALL for Australia's ABCMe. Season Two's out mid 2021, which he's written and directed. It also won Best Children's Fiction Program at the Prix Jeunesse International Awards, the BANFF Rockies, The Remis, The Japan Prize, and others, as well as being nominated for the AWGIES and AACTA's in Australia. HARDBALL can be seen on CBBC (UK), France Televisions (France), NRK (Norway), RTE (Ireland), TVO (Canada), TVB (Hong Kong), RTP (Portugal), SABC (South Africa) and more.
His next series DANCE SPIES, which he's created and written, is being co-produced by Sinking Ship in Canada and Northern Pictures in Australia
He has two kids books trilogies releasing between 2021 & 2023, ZOMBIE DIARIES and ZOO CREW, has made a number of internationally award-winning short films, and was a directing finalist at the prestigious Tropfest Film Festival. He's also written and directed the National Institute of Dramatic Art's Graduating Actor's Film Scenes since 2017. As an actor, he has over 50 credits on both stage and screen, including HOLDING THE MAN, UNDERBELLY: RAZOR, HARDBALL, A MOODY CHRISTMAS, HOME AND AWAY and THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS to name a few.
Guy is represented in
Sydney,
Los Angeles
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and
London
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.
Film credits
*''Tumblegum''
*''It's A Treat''
*''J.B and the Mule''
*''Bedlam''
*''Red Dot''
*''Almost''
*''Invasion''
*''
Rapid Fear
Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence.
Rapids are hydrological features between a ''run'' (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a ''cascade'' ...
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TV credits
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A Moody Christmas
''A Moody Christmas'' is an Australian television comedy series that follows the adventures of Dan Moody, who returns home from London to spend each Christmas with his dysfunctional family. It was created and written by Trent O'Donnell and Ph ...
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Underbelly: Razor''
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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 ...
''
*''The Unlikely Planet''
*''Darren''
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Double Take''
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Hammer Bay''
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All Saints''
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The Code'' (Series 2)
Theatre credits
*''
The Lover''
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Holding the Man'' (London West End Season)
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Orestes 2.0
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Fortune and Men's Eyes
''Fortune and Men's Eyes'' is a 1967 play and 1971 film written by John Herbert about a young man's experience in prison, exploring themes of homosexuality and sexual slavery.
Plot of the play
The plot follows Smitty, a 17-year-old, after he ...
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pool (no water)''
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Toy Symphony'' (World Premiere)
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Holding the Man'' (World Premiere)
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The Cold Child''
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''Rupert''
Musical theatre credits
*''It's About Time'' (World Premiere in London)
References
External links
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Australian male television actors
Australian male stage actors
Living people
People from Queensland
Year of birth missing (living people)
Queensland University of Technology alumni