Joseph Clements is an Australian actor who has appeared on film, television, and theatre. He played Senior Sergeant Allan Steiger in the television soap opera ''

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'' (2004–07), Simmo in the sitcom '' Newlyweds'' (1993–94), and Mike Kankel in the television film '' When Good Ghouls Go Bad'' (2001). He is also credited as Joe Clements.

Career

Clements graduated from the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...

in 1987. The following year, he was cast as Louis in the film '' The Boys in the Island'', which was never released. Clements had a main role as Simmo on '' Newlyweds'' during its run from 1993 to 1994, and was featured on ''

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'' (1989), ''

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'' (1990), '' Water Rats'' (1996), and ''

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'' (2001) in guest roles. He portrayed Allan Steiger in a recurring role on ''

'' from 2004 to 2007. Clements starred in the 2001 television movie '' When Good Ghouls Go Bad'' along with ''

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'' star

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. He had minor roles in the films ''

Yolngu Boy ''Yolngu Boy'' is a 2001 Australian coming-of-age film directed by Stephen Maxwell Johnson, produced by Patricia Edgar, Gordon Glenn, Galarrwuy Yunupingu and Mandawuy Yunupingu, and starring Sean Mununggurr, John Sebastian Pilakui, and Nathan ...

'' (2001) and '' Knowing'' (2009).

Other work

Clements performs as Ned Kelly in a live performance of the outlaw's life story at the

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on a regular basis. Clements played an extra in Channel Seven's ''

Thank God You're Here ''Thank God You're Here'' is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on 5 April 2006 on Network 10, where it aired for the first three and from the fifth season onwards; the fourt ...

'' season finale. He has also appeared in

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advertisements playing the role of a police Senior Sergeant warning people against the dangers of poor road use. Clements sang in a rock band, The Joes.

Filmography

References

External links

* Australian male television actors Australian male singers National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-singer-stub