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Colin Friels (born 25 September 1952) is a Scottish-born Australian actor.
Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. His mother was a mill worker and his father a joiner. He lived in Kilbirnie until 1963, when his family moved to Australia, arriving in Darwin, Northern Territory before settling in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton. He worked as a bricklayer's labourer before studying at the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), and graduated from there in 1976, with actors such as Linden Wilkinson and Michael Siberry.
Friels career began with work mostly in theatre and television. In 1980 Friels was a presenter on the long-running children's series Play School. His first film role was in the unreleased Prisoners (1981), starring with Tatum O'Neal. The film was allegedly so bad that Tatum's father Ryan O'Neal purchased the rights to the film to prevent it from ever screening. His first actual appearance in film was in Monkey Grip (1982), an adaptation of a novel by Helen Garner, where he starred alongside Noni Hazlehurst.
The great Colin Friels takes on the Fantastic Francis Hardy, a showman who occasionally brings the healing touch...
Ross Mueller's play ZEBRA! is currently playing to packed houses in Wharf 1. We took to the stage to interview the two leading men, Bryan Brown and Colin Friels. Director Laura Scrivano Cinematography Ross Giardina Editor Laura Scrivano Production Photography Brett Boardman Theatre Production Director Lee Lewis Set Design David Mackay
MORTIDO By Angela Betzien Director Leticia Cáceres 6 November - 17 December // Belvoir St Theatre Mortido is a crime drama, revenge tragedy and morality play rolled into one. In other words, a quintessential Sydney tale.
After critical acclaim and Broadway success, a play detailing a crucial part of the life of artist Mark Rothko has been brought to Australia, reuniting AFI award-winning actor Colin Friels and director Alkinos Tsilimidos.
Twenty years after the historic Mabo decision, the moving life story of Eddie and Bonita Mabo comes to the screen in a feature directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Day, First Australians) and written by Sue Smith (Bastard Boys, Brides of Christ). As a young man Eddie 'Koiko' Mabo (Jimi Bani) is exiled from his Torres Strait Island home by the authorities. He takes a railroad job and soon learns the reality of being a blackfella in a whitefella's world, including being banned from places frequented by white colleagues. One hot night, he spots a beautiful young woman and his world lights up. Bonita (Deborah Mailman) becomes his wife, the mother of his 10 children and the force that sustains him. The story of their enduring relationship, both tender and fierce, is set against the backgrou...
In this scene from Malcolm (Nadia Tass, Australia, 1986), (Colin Friels) shows Frank (John Hargreaves) his version of a getaway car. Together, they elude the police. The getaway car from Malcolm is the largest item in the NFSA collection and will be on display at the NFSA in Canberra from 25 September to 9 October 2016. NFSA title: 34859
The Informant 2008. Starring William McInnes, Stephen Curry, Colin Friels, Leeanna Walsman and Don Kountouris.
Produced by Will O'Rourke, Moving Parts is a darkly comic stage play starring Colin Friels, written by David Nobay & directed by Steve Rogers. It premieres 25 July at NIDA. Moving Parts tickets: http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=MOVINGPA13 Will O'Rourke is a production company that helps make unconventional & challenging projects happen, including content, special builds, events & other brand funded alternatives. Download the free app for cast & crew interviews, bios & more images of the cast. Search "Moving Parts" on the app store or click on the link below. https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/moving-parts/id651368002?mt=8 Venue: NIDA Parade Playhouse, Anzac Parade, Kensington Season: 25 July -- 10 August Times: Tuesday -- Saturday 8PM Saturday Matinees: 3 & 10 August Pos...
Available on DVD through www.umbrellaent.com.au Based on a true-life story, Mr Reliable (also known as My Entire Life) is a hostage story with a twist, exploring a unique and calamitous incident of suburban Aussie mayhem, from the AFI Award-winning director of Malcolm and Matching Jack. During a scorching 1968 Sydney summer, convicted car thief Wally Mellish (Colin Friels, Malcolm) attempts to turn over a new leaf and bask in the fulfilment of family, despite a changing social landscape. Out of prison and in love with single mum Beryl (Jacqueline Mckenzie, Romper Stomper) the two shack up to enjoy the best of family life in a quiet suburban street. But it is not long before Wally resorts to his old-fashioned ways and trips up on a minor misdemeanour that soon becomes blown out of propo...
Available on DVD through www.umbrellaent.com.au Buy it here: http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-1605-malcolm.aspx Nadia Tass's Malcolm was originally released in 1986 and struck a national chord with the Australian public as a genuine expression of offbeat Australian humour. This charming comedy is the story of slow-witted Malcolm (Colin Friels) a young man with a genius for mechanical devices. When Malcolm loses his job as a conductor - for building his own tram - he meets Frank (John Hargreaves) a man with a shady past who moves in to help Malcolm pay the bills. Cue Malcolm's unusual entry into a life of crime. Assisted by Frank, and the remote control tinker toys he once used to pick up milk from the corner shop, Malcolm lays his plans to pull off the heist of the century.... Accompanie...
The Informant 2008. Starring William McInnes, Stephen Curry, Colin Friels, Leeanna Walsman and Don Kountouris.
The film stars Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake, a scientist who is attacked and left for dead by a ruthless mobster, Robert Durant (Larry Drake), after his girlfriend, an attorney (Frances McDormand), runs afoul of a corrupt developer (Colin Friels).
A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.
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Between 1953 &1964 the British Government exploded nine atomic bombs on the Australian mainland. In the years that followed there were numerous reports of illness and death as a result of widespread exposure to nuclear radiation. In 1984, a Royal Commission of Inquiry was convened to investigate these reports and allegations of a cover up by the British and Australian governments. I do not own anything in the video, everything belongs to their respective owners.
Darkman (1990) Movie ** Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.
Darkman (1990) https://goo.gl/7uzXnf A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive. Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Sam Raimi (story), Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay) Stars: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels
Darkman (1990) A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive. Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Sam Raimi (story), Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay) Stars: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels
Mabo tells the story of one of Australia's national heroes - Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Torres Strait Islander who left school at age 15, Click Here ... http://adf.ly/1g0LqS yet spearheaded the High Court challenge that overthrew the fiction of terra nullius.
Ross Mueller's play ZEBRA! is currently playing to packed houses in Wharf 1. We took to the stage to interview the two leading men, Bryan Brown and Colin Friels. Director Laura Scrivano Cinematography Ross Giardina Editor Laura Scrivano Production Photography Brett Boardman Theatre Production Director Lee Lewis Set Design David Mackay
After critical acclaim and Broadway success, a play detailing a crucial part of the life of artist Mark Rothko has been brought to Australia, reuniting AFI award-winning actor Colin Friels and director Alkinos Tsilimidos.
Twenty years after the historic Mabo decision, the moving life story of Eddie and Bonita Mabo comes to the screen in a feature directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Day, First Australians) and written by Sue Smith (Bastard Boys, Brides of Christ). As a young man Eddie 'Koiko' Mabo (Jimi Bani) is exiled from his Torres Strait Island home by the authorities. He takes a railroad job and soon learns the reality of being a blackfella in a whitefella's world, including being banned from places frequented by white colleagues. One hot night, he spots a beautiful young woman and his world lights up. Bonita (Deborah Mailman) becomes his wife, the mother of his 10 children and the force that sustains him. The story of their enduring relationship, both tender and fierce, is set against the backgrou...
The transcendent power of great Irish storytelling takes centre stage for Brian Friel's magnificent series of monologues starring Colin Friels and Alison Whyte, directed by Judy Davis. http://bit.ly/2c59GU3
Judy Davis is best known to Australian audiences for her acting in classics like My Brilliant Career and Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives. She is currently in Melbourne to direct Faith Healer at the Melbourne Theatre Company and spoke about her play, her career and what it is like directing her husband, Colin Friels.
Produced by Will O'Rourke, Moving Parts is a darkly comic stage play written by David Nobay & directed by Steve Rogers. It premieres 25 July at NIDA. Moving Parts tickets: http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=MOVINGPA13 Will O'Rourke is a production company that helps make unconventional & challenging projects happen, including content, special builds, events & other brand funded alternatives. Download the free app for cast & crew interviews, bios & more images of the cast. Search "Moving Parts" on the app store or click on the link below. https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/moving-parts/id651368002?mt=8 Venue: NIDA Parade Playhouse, Anzac Parade, Kensington Season: 25 July -- 10 August Times: Tuesday -- Saturday 8PM Saturday Matinees: 3 & 10 August Post-show Q&A; with cast & ...
Produced by Will O'Rourke, Moving Parts is a darkly comic stage play starring Colin Friels, written by David Nobay & directed by Steve Rogers. It premieres 25 July at NIDA. Moving Parts tickets: http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=MOVINGPA13 Will O'Rourke is a production company that helps make unconventional & challenging projects happen, including content, special builds, events & other brand funded alternatives. Download the free app for cast & crew interviews, bios & more images of the cast. Search "Moving Parts" on the app store or click on the link below. https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/moving-parts/id651368002?mt=8 Venue: NIDA Parade Playhouse, Anzac Parade, Kensington Season: 25 July -- 10 August Times: Tuesday -- Saturday 8PM Saturday Matinees: 3 & 10 August Pos...
Helpmann Award-winner Dean Bryant returns to MTC to direct David Hare's contemporary classic, featuring a brilliant cast led by Colin Friels and Anna Samson. Learn more: http://bit.ly/1LigA8D Video by BATCHEDIT. http://batchedit.com
The great Colin Friels takes on the Fantastic Francis Hardy, a showman who occasionally brings the healing touch...
MORTIDO By Angela Betzien Director Leticia Cáceres 6 November - 17 December // Belvoir St Theatre Mortido is a crime drama, revenge tragedy and morality play rolled into one. In other words, a quintessential Sydney tale.
The great Colin Friels takes on the Fantastic Francis Hardy, a showman who occasionally brings the healing touch...
Ross Mueller's play ZEBRA! is currently playing to packed houses in Wharf 1. We took to the stage to interview the two leading men, Bryan Brown and Colin Friels. Director Laura Scrivano Cinematography Ross Giardina Editor Laura Scrivano Production Photography Brett Boardman Theatre Production Director Lee Lewis Set Design David Mackay
MORTIDO By Angela Betzien Director Leticia Cáceres 6 November - 17 December // Belvoir St Theatre Mortido is a crime drama, revenge tragedy and morality play rolled into one. In other words, a quintessential Sydney tale.
After critical acclaim and Broadway success, a play detailing a crucial part of the life of artist Mark Rothko has been brought to Australia, reuniting AFI award-winning actor Colin Friels and director Alkinos Tsilimidos.
Twenty years after the historic Mabo decision, the moving life story of Eddie and Bonita Mabo comes to the screen in a feature directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Day, First Australians) and written by Sue Smith (Bastard Boys, Brides of Christ). As a young man Eddie 'Koiko' Mabo (Jimi Bani) is exiled from his Torres Strait Island home by the authorities. He takes a railroad job and soon learns the reality of being a blackfella in a whitefella's world, including being banned from places frequented by white colleagues. One hot night, he spots a beautiful young woman and his world lights up. Bonita (Deborah Mailman) becomes his wife, the mother of his 10 children and the force that sustains him. The story of their enduring relationship, both tender and fierce, is set against the backgrou...
In this scene from Malcolm (Nadia Tass, Australia, 1986), (Colin Friels) shows Frank (John Hargreaves) his version of a getaway car. Together, they elude the police. The getaway car from Malcolm is the largest item in the NFSA collection and will be on display at the NFSA in Canberra from 25 September to 9 October 2016. NFSA title: 34859
The Informant 2008. Starring William McInnes, Stephen Curry, Colin Friels, Leeanna Walsman and Don Kountouris.
Produced by Will O'Rourke, Moving Parts is a darkly comic stage play starring Colin Friels, written by David Nobay & directed by Steve Rogers. It premieres 25 July at NIDA. Moving Parts tickets: http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=MOVINGPA13 Will O'Rourke is a production company that helps make unconventional & challenging projects happen, including content, special builds, events & other brand funded alternatives. Download the free app for cast & crew interviews, bios & more images of the cast. Search "Moving Parts" on the app store or click on the link below. https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/moving-parts/id651368002?mt=8 Venue: NIDA Parade Playhouse, Anzac Parade, Kensington Season: 25 July -- 10 August Times: Tuesday -- Saturday 8PM Saturday Matinees: 3 & 10 August Pos...
Available on DVD through www.umbrellaent.com.au Based on a true-life story, Mr Reliable (also known as My Entire Life) is a hostage story with a twist, exploring a unique and calamitous incident of suburban Aussie mayhem, from the AFI Award-winning director of Malcolm and Matching Jack. During a scorching 1968 Sydney summer, convicted car thief Wally Mellish (Colin Friels, Malcolm) attempts to turn over a new leaf and bask in the fulfilment of family, despite a changing social landscape. Out of prison and in love with single mum Beryl (Jacqueline Mckenzie, Romper Stomper) the two shack up to enjoy the best of family life in a quiet suburban street. But it is not long before Wally resorts to his old-fashioned ways and trips up on a minor misdemeanour that soon becomes blown out of propo...
Available on DVD through www.umbrellaent.com.au Buy it here: http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-1605-malcolm.aspx Nadia Tass's Malcolm was originally released in 1986 and struck a national chord with the Australian public as a genuine expression of offbeat Australian humour. This charming comedy is the story of slow-witted Malcolm (Colin Friels) a young man with a genius for mechanical devices. When Malcolm loses his job as a conductor - for building his own tram - he meets Frank (John Hargreaves) a man with a shady past who moves in to help Malcolm pay the bills. Cue Malcolm's unusual entry into a life of crime. Assisted by Frank, and the remote control tinker toys he once used to pick up milk from the corner shop, Malcolm lays his plans to pull off the heist of the century.... Accompanie...
The Observer Effect S01E10 Colin Friels [Full Episode] The Observer Effect S01E10 Colin Friels [Full Episode] The Observer Effect S01E10 Colin Friels.
The Informant 2008. Starring William McInnes, Stephen Curry, Colin Friels, Leeanna Walsman and Don Kountouris.
Darkman (1990) A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive. Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Sam Raimi (story), Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay) Stars: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels
The film stars Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake, a scientist who is attacked and left for dead by a ruthless mobster, Robert Durant (Larry Drake), after his girlfriend, an attorney (Frances McDormand), runs afoul of a corrupt developer (Colin Friels).
Darkman (1990) Movie ** Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.
A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.
A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.