Jamie Croft (born 4 August 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian actor of television and film, television presenter and voice actor.

Career

Croft began his career in the television soap opera ''

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''. He went on to appear in ''

Police Rescue ''Police Rescue'' is an Australian television series which originally aired on ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV between 1989 and 1996. It was produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC and Southern Star Entertainment, Southern ...

'', '' Water Rats'', '' Above the Law'', '' Sun on the Stubble'' (aka ''The Valley Between''), ''

Farscape ''Farscape'' is an Australian-American Science fiction on television, science fiction television series conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, originally for the Nine Network. It prem ...

'' and ''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

''. Croft was one of the original hosts of

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variety show ''

Sarvo ''Sarvo'' was an after-school show for kids on Nickelodeon (New Zealand) and Nickelodeon (Australia), it was hosted by Maude Garrett and Kyle Linahan, until it was cancelled in 2008. It acted as a wrapper program (a show which features othe ...

'', alongside

Josh Quong Tart Josh Quong Tart (born 18 September 1975) is an Australian actor. Early life Tart attended the McDonald College before he was accepted into National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1994, graduating in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in Perfo ...

. He has also appeared in several films including, ''

That Eye, The Sky ''That Eye, the Sky'' is a 1986 novel by Australian author Tim Winton. It follows the young protagonist Morton 'Ort' Flack, as he struggles to cope with life in a small country town after his father is paralysed in a serious car accident. After ...

'',

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's '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'', ''

The Real Macaw ''The Real Macaw'' is an album by Graham Parker, released in 1983. Critical reception ''Rolling Stone'' called ''The Real Macaw'' "a propulsive, brilliantly sung LP." ''Trouser Press'' called the album "a disc that is watered down and should ha ...

'', '' Disappearance'', '' Blurred'' and '' The Pact''. More recently, Croft has undertaken a substantial array of voice work for animated films and television series.

Filmography

Film

Television

Personal life

Croft is the brother of fellow actress Rebecca Croft. In February 2008 he married his long-time girlfriend

Saskia Burmeister Saskia Burmeister (born 12 February 1985) is an Australian actress. She is most known for her roles in '' Hating Alison Ashley'' and ''Sea Patrol''. Early and personal life Born in New South Wales, Burmeister grew up in Bellingen on the Mid-N ...

. Their first son, Jackson Jay "JJ", was born in May 2012, and their second son, Bodhi Phoenix, was born in June 2014.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Croft, Jamie 1981 births Male actors from Sydney Living people Australian male television actors Blinky Bill