Person
Colin Friels
Acting · Born 1952-09-25 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
Colin Friels is an Australian actor born on September 25, 1952, in Kilwinning, Scotland. He is known for his roles in film, television, and theatre, including winning an AFI Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Malcolm (1986).
Known for
Police Rescue
Lew
Water Rats
Frank Holloway
Space: Above and Beyond
Lt. Col. Fouts
Halifax f.p.
Kevin Tait
Dark City
Det. Eddie Walenski
Mystery Road
Tony Ballantyne
Total Control
Jack Ramsey
Sydney Sailboat
Terry (voice)
Interceptor
Frank Collins
Wakefield
Baz
Filmography
- 2022FencesFather
- 2022InterceptorFrank Collins
- 2022Underbelly: Vanishing ActGeorge K
- 2021WakefieldBaz
- 2019Total ControlJack Ramsey
- 2018Mystery RoadTony Ballantyne
- 2016The Secret DaughterJack Norton
- 2016The CrossingThe Captain
- 2016DNA NationNarrator (voice)
- 2015Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real LifeSelf
- 2015Sydney SailboatTerry (voice)
- 2014SchapelleMick Corby
- 2013The TurningNarrator (voice)
- 2012Jack Irish: Bad DebtsGarth Bruce
- 2012MaboJustice Moynihan
- 2011Killing TimeLewis Moran
- 2011The Eye of the StormAthol Shreve
- 2011A Heartbeat AwayMayor Riddick
- 2010Matching JackProfessor Nelson
- 2010Tomorrow, When the War BeganDr. Clements
- 2010Lest We ForgetSam
- 2010The Nothing MenJack Simpson
- 2009Blind CompanyGeoff Brewster
- 2009Gangs of Oz
- 2008The InformantDoug Lamont (as Colin Friel)
- 2008Australia: Land of ParrotsNarrator
- 2007BlackJack: GhostsJack Kempson
- 2007Air AustraliaHimself - Narrator
- 2007Bastard Boys
- 2006BlackJack: At the GatesJack Kempson
- 2006BlackJack: Dead MemoryJack Kempson
- 2006BlackJack: Ace Point GameJack Kempson
- 2006The Book of RevelationOlsen
- 2006SoloJack Barrett
- 2005BlackJack: In the MoneyJack Kempson
- 2005The Illustrated Family DoctorRay Gill
- 2004BlackJack: Sweet ScienceJack Kempson
- 2004Tom WhiteTom White
- 2004The Mystery of Natalie WoodNick Gurdin
- 2004The Mystery of Natalie WoodNick Gurdin
- 2003BlackJack
- 2003Max's DreamingMark Bryce
- 2003BlackJackJack Kempson
- 2002Black and WhiteFather Tom Dixon
- 2001Child Star: The Shirley Temple StoryGeorge Temple
- 2001My Husband, My KillerBob Inkster
- 2001The Man Who Sued GodDavid Myers
- 2001The FarmTom Cooper
- 1998Dark CityDet. Eddie Walenski
- 1996Mr. ReliableWally Mellish
- 1996CosiErrol
- 1996Water RatsFrank Holloway
- 1995Back of BeyondConnor
- 1995Angel BabyMorris Goodman
- 1995Space: Above and BeyondLt. Col. Fouts
- 1994Halifax f.p.Kevin Tait
- 1994A Good Man in AfricaMorgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner
- 1993StarkSly Morgan
- 1993The Nostradamus KidAmerican Preacher
- 1991DingoJohn Anderson
- 1991Class ActionMichael Grazier
- 1991Police RescueLew
- 1990Weekend with KateRichard Muir
- 1990DarkmanLouis Strack Jr.
- 1988Grievous Bodily HarmTom Stewart
- 1987Ground ZeroHarvey Denton
- 1987High TideMick
- 1987Warm Nights on a Slow Moving TrainMan
- 1986KangarooRichard Somers
- 1986MalcolmMalcolm Hughes
- 1985The Man in the Iron MaskPhillipe
- 1984The Coolangatta GoldAdam Lucas
- 1983BuddiesMike
- 1983For the Term of His Natural LifeRichard Devine / Rufus Dawes
- 1982Monkey GripJavo
- 1981Hoodwink
- —Underbelly: Vanishing ActGeorge K
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