Mark Lee (born 1958) is an Australian theatre and film actor and director, and singer. He played the lead role in the 1981 film ''

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'', alongside

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.Michael Ferguson and Michael S. Ferguson Since then, Lee has worked extensively in Australian film, television and theatre.

Career

He originally worked as a model and coffee house singer. His film debut was in 1970 in the film ''Strange Holiday'' (based on the novel by

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). After his success in ''Gallipoli'' (1981) he spent some time as a musician, playing and singing as front man in popular Sydney bands like One Way Ticket and The Idle Poor, performed in company with his Conservatorium-trained, violin-playing younger brother, David. Lee also spent some years acting in, and frequently simultaneously directing, amateur plays. He starred in the 1987 Australian television drama ''Vietnam'' (one of

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's early roles) and the 1988 gay cult film '' The Everlasting Secret Family''. He also starred as a gay man in '' Sex Is a Four Letter Word''. Lee also worked with

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in the remake of ''

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'' in 1995. In 2000 he starred in ''Nowhere to Land'' as the antagonist Phillip Decon. Apart from ''Gallipoli'', most of his work has drawn little notice outside of Australia, save for a short film ''Stranger So Familiar'', shown in the 2005 Reno Film Festival. In 2001, he starred in the one-man show ''The Time Machine'', adapted by Frank Gauntlett from the novelette by H. G. Wells, and directed by Penny Young. He also appeared in the acclaimed and controversial production of ''The Miracle Rose'' at Belvoir Street Theatre in Sydney, directed by film and theatre Robert Chuter. His feature film directorial debut was an Australian film titled ''The Bet'', released in 2007. He also made a documentary ''Mountains to the Sea'', about a couple of pub bands, and directed the play ''Unit 46'' in 1999. In 2012, he reprised his role in ''The Time Machine'' at The Old 505 Theatre, Sydney. In 2013/2014, he toured Australia in the theatrical production of a play based upon

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's '' A Murder Is Announced'', playing the character of Inspector Craddock. In 2013, he featured in the TV mini-series '' Paper Giants: Magazine Wars''. Since 2015, he has had a recurring role in the TV series ''A Place To Call Home''. As of 2019, he is acting as Rick Booth (Dean's biological father) on Seven's ''

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''.

Personal life

Lee enjoys cooking and traveling with his wife Marianne. The couple have two daughters.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Directing

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Mark 1958 births Date of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Sydney Australian male film actors Australian film directors Australian male stage actors Australian theatre directors 20th-century Australian male singers Living people