Richard Seymour Cawthorne (born 3 December 1976) is an Australian actor of theatre, film and television.

Career

Cawthorne has appeared in many film and television productions. His credits include '' Catching Milat'', ''

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'', '' Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms'', '' The Straits'', '' East West 101'', '' Rush'', ''

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'', '' Underbelly: Squizzy'', '' Wolf Creek'' and '' Killing Time'', for which he won the 2012 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (

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2012 AACTA Awards Nominees and Winners Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama. In 2015, Richard was appointed Ambassador to the National Theatre, Melbourne, National Theatre in Melbourne.

Personal life

Cawthorne was born in Hong Kong in 1976, the youngest of two. His mother, Zelda,

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, and his father, Russell,

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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