Lindsay Farris is an

Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Aus ...

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short sto ...

, producer, and

musician A musician is someone who Composer, composes, Conducting, conducts, or Performing arts#Performers, performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general Terminology, term used to designate a person who fol ...

Career

Stage work

Farris has worked for several Australian theatre companies, including the

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in the Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Theatre ...

La Boite Theatre Company La Boite Theatre, founded as the Brisbane Repertory Theatre Society, is an Australian theatre company based in Brisbane, Queensland. La Boite was established in 1925 and is Australia’s longest continuously running theatre company. La Boite ...

Ensemble Theatre The Ensemble Theatre is an Australian theatre company and theatre, situated in the Sydney suburb of Kirribilli, New South Wales. History It is Australia's longest continuously running professional theatre group, having given its first perfor ...

, Belvoir,

The Production Company The Production Company was an Australian not-for-profit theatre company that staged a series of usually three musicals at the Arts Centre Melbourne each year. It was launched in 1999 by Jeanne Pratt AC with the goal of providing "professional o ...

, and Christine Dunstan Productions. Farris' theater credits include the critically acclaimed title role of

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

in the Sport For Jove Theatre Company production at the

Seymour Centre The Seymour Centre is a multi-purpose performing arts centre within the University of Sydney, located in the city of Sydney, Australia. It is located on the corner of City Road and Cleveland Street in Chippendale, south-west of the city ce ...

, for which he received a 2012 Sydney Theatre Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in an Independent Production. In 2011, he appeared in the Australian premiere of

Anthony Neilson Anthony Neilson (born 1967, Edinburgh) is a Scottish playwright and director. He is known for his collaborative way of writing and workshopping his plays. Much of his work is characterised by the exploration of sex and violence. Neilson has bee ...

's play ''Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness'', a co-production between the Sydney Theatre Company and La Boite Theatre Company. Farris appeared as Dakin in the

Alan Bennett Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English actor, author, playwright and screenwriter. He has received numerous awards and honours including four BAFTA Awards, four Laurence Olivier Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2005 he received the Socie ...

play '' The History Boys'' at the

Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue Performing arts center, performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive b ...

. In May 2013, Farris reprised his role of Hamlet in Sport For Jove Theatre Company's return season of the play. Farris appeared in ''

Noises Off ''Noises Off'' is a 1982 farce by the English playwright Michael Frayn. Frayn conceived the idea in 1970 while watching from the wings a performance of '' The Two of Us'', a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave. He said, "It was funni ...

'' and ''

Mojo Mojo may refer to: * Mojo (African-American culture), a magical charm bag used in Hoodoo Arts, entertainment and media Film and television * ''Mojo'' (2017 film), a 2017 Indian Kannada drama film written and directed by Sreesha Belakvaadi * '' ...

'', both for the Sydney Theatre Company. Farris was the founder and

artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogu ...

of the National Youth Theatre Company.

Film and television

Farris appeared in Peter Templeman's 2005 short film ''Splintered'', which won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short at the

Slamdance Film Festival The Slamdance Film Festival is an annual film festival focused on emerging artists. The annual week-long festival is held in Los Angeles in late February and is the main event organized by the year-round Slamdance organization. The organization ...

in 2005. In 2009, Farris appeared in Reneé Hernandez’s short film ''The Ground Beneath'', which was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under numerous names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, ''Best Short Subject, On ...

. Farris starred in the Joseph Sims feature film '' Bad Behaviour'' alongside John Jarratt. The film was selected as the closing night feature for the 2010

Melbourne Underground Film Festival The Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF) is an Australian independent film festival featuring mostly genre, controversial, transgressive and avant garde material. History The Melbourne Underground Film Festival was formed out of disagreem ...

and received five awards including Best Actor for Farris. In 2010, Farris worked alongside

Sunny Abberton Sunny Abberton (born in Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra, Sydney), is a founding member of the Australian surf tribe the Bra Boys. Together with his brothers, Koby Abberton, Koby, Jai Abberton, Jai, and Dakota Abberton, Dakota, Sunny Abberton ...

to develop a documentary on youth theatre in Australia. Farris is also executive director of the Australian Ministry of Theatre, a company that supports theatre actors. In 2015, Farris worked on ''Gods of Egypt'' for

Lionsgate Entertainment Starz Entertainment Corp, formerly known officially as Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation and commonly as Lions Gate and/or Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Founded by ...

. Prior to this, Farris appeared in the Australian component of ''Geography of the Heart''. He also worked on Alan Ball's

HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television service, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is based a ...

show ''Virtuoso'' and appeared as Dom Loneragan on ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''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 trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

'' for the

Seven Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...

. Farris co-produced and starred in ''Observance'', Joseph Sims-Dennett's second feature film. In 2017, Farris appeared in the

PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...

drama ''Mercy Street'' for

Scott Free Productions Scott Free Productions is a film and television production company founded by English filmmakers and brothers Ridley and Tony Scott in 1995. The result of multiple mergers between companies established by the Scott brothers since 1971, it curre ...

and as Carl Logan in ''Sisters'' for Endemol Shine Australia. In 2018, he appears as Dalton in ''

Ash vs Evil Dead ''Ash vs Evil Dead'' is an American comedy horror television series developed by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, and Tom Spezialy for Starz. The series is set in the '' Evil Dead'' universe created by Raimi, with Bruce Campbell reprising his role a ...

''. In 2019, he appeared in CJZ's '' My Life Is Murder'' for Acorn TV and

Network 10 Network 10 (commonly known as the 10 Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK & Australia division and is one of the five national free-to-a ...

Directing and writing

Farris has taught at

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts The Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school in the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is among a few performing arts and vis ...

and has worked with students in performing arts at primary, secondary and tertiary schools across Australia including 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 ...

and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Farris is a regular lecturer at intensive education programs, including the

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

(NSW) State Drama Camp, NSW Riverina School's Drama Camp, Big Day Out, National Institute of Dramatic Art Young Actors Studio, NSW State Drama Company, and NSW State Drama Ensemble. Farris wrote the screenplay for ''Untitled Lindsay Farris Project'', for which he was shortlisted for the 2018 Screencraft Pilot Launch Competition and was a finalist for the 2019 Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship and Table Read My Screenplay Competition. Farris wrote the stage plays ''Sugar Bowl'' and ''Touch.'' Farris is the author of the book ''A Young Actor's Guide to Becoming a Wanker.''

Music

Farris is a pianist who has performed in the

, Vanguard, Metro, and The Spanish Club.

Credits

Theatre

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* *
Splintered
' on Vimeo * Blake, Elissa (February 2013)

''

The Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuous ...

'', p. 11 * Webster, Samuel (26 June 2012)
"Shakespeare’s Real Jester: Lindsay Farris on playing Hamlet"
Mood of Monk. {{DEFAULTSORT:Farris, Lindsay 1985 births Living people Australian male film actors Australian male stage actors Australian male television actors Australian dramatists and playwrights People educated at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts 21st-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male musicians 21st-century Australian musicians Actors from Sydney Musicians from Sydney