Tony Llewellyn-Jones is a British-born Australian actor. He was nominated for the 1976
AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in ''
Picnic at Hanging Rock''.
Born in London, England, Llewellyn-Jones lived in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Zimbabwe before moving to Australia in 1965. He is the son of Dr
Derek Llewellyn-Jones and
Elisabeth Kirkby
Elisabeth Wilma Burton Kirkby (born 26 January 1921), alternatively Elizabeth Kirkby, is a British Australian retired politician. Kirkby entered politics serving with the Australian Democrats in the New South Wales Legislative Council as Sta ...
.
He has performed in films, such as ''
Picnic at Hanging Rock'', on TV, such as a long running role on ''
G.P.'',
and on stage, working with
Melbourne Theatre Company
The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre compa ...
,
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 Thea ...
and
Bell Shakespeare
Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare, his contemporaries and other classics. It is based in Sydney.
The Bell Shakespeare vision is to create theatre that allows audiences of all wal ...
.
References
External links
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Biographical cuttings on Tony Llewellyn-Jones, actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journalsat the National Library of Australia.
Australian male film actors
Australian male television actors
Australian male stage actors
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
1949 births
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