David Knijnenburg
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David Albertus Trelawney Knijnenburg is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for playing Alfred Hitchcock
in his stage production Hitchcock & Herrmann
and in assorted roles in Twelfth Night Theatre
's numerous stage adaptations of classic BBC
television series such as Dad's Army
and 'Allo 'Allo!
. He is notable for his height – he is two metres (six foot seven inches) tall.
He was one of dozens of names mentioned during the media speculation over the casting of the eleventh Doctor Who after David Tennant
announced his resignation.
Born into a theatrical family of Dutch descent (his mother was actress and model Jann Freeman
), Knijnenburg began his career at the World Exposition of 1988 as a television presenter hosting a live show for NHK
Japan – Japanese Television. He has performed on stage alongside Lucky Grills, Gorden Kaye
, Sue Hodge
, Guy Siner
, Katy Manning
, Jason Gann
, Chloe Dallimore
, Steven Tandy
, Jon English
, Lewis Fiander
and Tony Bonner
.
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
in his stage production Hitchcock & Herrmann
Hitchcock & Herrmann
Hitchcock & Herrmann is the title of a play written by David Knijnenburg which examines the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann.-Synopsis:...
and in assorted roles in Twelfth Night Theatre
Twelfth Night Theatre
thumb|250px|Twelfth Night TheatreThe Twelfth Night Theatre is an established Australian entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills, in Brisbane, Queensland. Australian actors such as Rowena Wallace, Sigrid Thornton, Judith McGrath, Jon English, June Salter, Penny Downie, Carol Burns, Kate Wilson,...
's numerous stage adaptations of classic BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television series such as Dad's Army
Dad's Army
Dad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show...
and 'Allo 'Allo!
'Allo 'Allo!
'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army, and was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6...
. He is notable for his height – he is two metres (six foot seven inches) tall.
He was one of dozens of names mentioned during the media speculation over the casting of the eleventh Doctor Who after David Tennant
David Tennant
David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
announced his resignation.
Born into a theatrical family of Dutch descent (his mother was actress and model Jann Freeman
Jann Knijnenburg
Jann Knijnenburg was an Australian stage actor and model and matriarch of a theatrical family.-Early life:...
), Knijnenburg began his career at the World Exposition of 1988 as a television presenter hosting a live show for NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
Japan – Japanese Television. He has performed on stage alongside Lucky Grills, Gorden Kaye
Gorden Kaye
Gorden Kaye is a BAFTA-nominated English comic actor, best known for playing René Artois in the British TV comedy Allo 'Allo!.-Early life:...
, Sue Hodge
Sue Hodge
Sue Hodge is a British actress, best known for her role as the waitress Mimi Labonq in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!...
, Guy Siner
Guy Siner
Guy Siner is an American-born English actor known for his role as Lieutenant Hubert Gruber in the British television series Allo 'Allo!.-Early life:...
, Katy Manning
Katy Manning
Katy Manning is an English actress best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She has also made many theatre appearances, and is now a citizen of Australia. She is myopic...
, Jason Gann
Jason Gann
Jason Gann is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, screenwriter, musician, singer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Wilfred in the Australian comedy series of the same name and its U.S...
, Chloe Dallimore
Chloe Dallimore
Chloe Dallimore is an Australian actor best known for her performance as Ulla in Mel Brooks' musical The Producers starring Bert Newton.- Filmography :-Theatre:- External links :* at the Internet Movie Database...
, Steven Tandy
Steven Tandy
Steven Tandy is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for playing Tom Sullivan, the second eldest son in the classic Australian television series The Sullivans.-Biography:...
, Jon English
Jon English
Jonathan James "Jon" English is an Australian rock singer, musician, actor and writer. English emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1961...
, Lewis Fiander
Lewis Fiander
- Biography :Fiander was born in Melbourne and educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew, the son of Mona Jane and Walter Lewis Fiander. Moving to the UK from his native Australia, initially to appear in the play "The One Day of the Year", he appeared in such films as Dr. Phibes Rises Again, Dr....
and Tony Bonner
Tony Bonner
Tony Bonner is an Australian television, film and stage actor and singer. Bonner became famous in the 1960s children's television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, later moving on to lead roles in the dramas Cop Shop and Skyways.-Early life:Bonner was born in Manly, a northern beach suburb of Sydney...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 2008 in film This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008... |
Awake | William | Skevos Mavros |
| 2008 2008 in film This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008... |
Daybreakers Daybreakers Daybreakers is a 2009 science-fiction horror film written and directed by Australian filmmakers Michael and Peter Spierig. The film takes place in 2019, where a plague has turned most of the planet's human population into vampires. A vampiric corporation sets out to capture and farm the remaining... |
Vampire Commuter | Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig |
| 2007 2007 in film This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007... |
Deadline | Detective Steve Jackman | Dean Francis |
| 2004 2004 in film The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol... |
Wendy's Christmas | Narrator | Johannes Knijnenburg |
| 2003 2003 in film The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,... |
Counterstrike | Secret Service Agent | Jerry London |
| 2003 2003 in film The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,... |
About Face | Peter | David Knijnenburg |
| 2003 2003 in film The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,... |
Timmy's Christmas | Narrator | Johannes Knijnenburg |
| 2002 2002 in film The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of... |
Other People | Football Player | Keiran Galvin |
| 2002 2002 in film The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of... |
Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo (film) Scooby-Doo is a 2002 American comedy film based on the Hanna-Barbera television cartoon series Scooby-Doo about a group of young detectives and their talking dog. It is the first installment in the Scooby-Doo live action film series... |
Traveller | Raja Gosnell Raja Gosnell Raja Raymond Gosnell is an American film director and editor best known for directing films like Never Been Kissed, Big Momma's House, Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and most recently, The Smurfs... |
| 2001 2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy... |
No Man (Or Woman) Is An Island | Doorman | Linton Vivian |
| 2001 2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy... |
The Gift | Rupert | David Knijnenburg |
| 2000 2000 in film The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor .... |
Walk The Talk | Bank Manager | Shirley Barrett |
| 1998 1998 in film -Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:... |
Deep Impact Deep Impact (film) Deep Impact is a 1998 science-fiction disaster-drama film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks in the United States on May 8, 1998. The film was directed by Mimi Leder and stars Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, Téa Leoni, and Morgan Freeman... |
Refugee | Mimi Leder Mimi Leder Mimi Leder is an American film director. She was the first female graduate of the AFI Conservatory in 1973.-Movie career:... |
| 1996 1996 in film Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:... |
Jackie Chan's First Strike | Man in China Town | Stanley Tong Stanley Tong Stanley Tong is a film director from Hong Kong.According to IMDb , he customarily attempts stunts himself before asking actors to risk themselves... |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | (s)truth | Pieter van Flaschen | Directed by Stephen Irwin for SBS Special Broadcasting Service The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect... Television |
| 2000 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World | Tribal Trader | Season 2, Episode 3 – Tourist Season |
| 2000 | Stepsister From The Planet Weird | School Teacher | Directed by Steve Boyum Steve Boyum Steve Boyum is a long time Hollywood stunt performer, television director and film director. He has appeared in over 60 films as a stunt performer.-Selected filmography as a director:*Human Target... for The Disney Channel |
| 2000 | Virtual Nightmare | Police Deputy | Directed by Michael Pattinson for UPN UPN United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's... Pictures |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tassie Talent Time | Reg Masters / Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog is puppeteer Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creation, first introduced in 1955. He is the protagonist of many Muppet projects, most notably as the host of The Muppet Show, and has appeared in various sketches on Sesame Street, in commercials and in public service announcements over... |
Directed by Brett Budgeon Brett Budgeon Brett Budgeon is an Australian sportsman and stage actor, best known for his leading roles in musical comedies and Cabaret performances. He has performed at major venues from Sydney Town Hall, Sydney Olympic Park, ANZ Stadium Brisbane, Aurora Stadium and the Theatre Royal Hobart.-Biography:From a... (Bass Strait Productions) |
| 2009 | The Brett Budgeon and Darryl Beaton Big Band Variety Show | MC / Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog is puppeteer Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creation, first introduced in 1955. He is the protagonist of many Muppet projects, most notably as the host of The Muppet Show, and has appeared in various sketches on Sesame Street, in commercials and in public service announcements over... / Susan Boyle Susan Boyle Susan Magdalane Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from ... |
Directed by Brett Budgeon Brett Budgeon Brett Budgeon is an Australian sportsman and stage actor, best known for his leading roles in musical comedies and Cabaret performances. He has performed at major venues from Sydney Town Hall, Sydney Olympic Park, ANZ Stadium Brisbane, Aurora Stadium and the Theatre Royal Hobart.-Biography:From a... (Bass Strait Productions) |
| 2009 | Ye Olde Britannia Music Hall | Chairman | Directed by Brett Budgeon Brett Budgeon Brett Budgeon is an Australian sportsman and stage actor, best known for his leading roles in musical comedies and Cabaret performances. He has performed at major venues from Sydney Town Hall, Sydney Olympic Park, ANZ Stadium Brisbane, Aurora Stadium and the Theatre Royal Hobart.-Biography:From a... (Bass Strait Productions) |
| 2008 | The Night Before Christmas | Godfather Drosselmeyer / Mouse King / Woodsman | Directed by Tama Matheson (4MBS 4MBS 4MBS Classic FM is a Brisbane community radio station that broadcasts classical music, jazz and nostalgia throughout South East Queensland. It is broadcast at a frequency of 103.7 MHz.... Classic Players) |
| 2008 | Piccadilly Old Time Music Hall | Chairman | Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions/ NARPACA) |
| 2008 | Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero.... |
Friar Francis / Sexton | Directed by Tama Matheson (4MBS 4MBS 4MBS Classic FM is a Brisbane community radio station that broadcasts classical music, jazz and nostalgia throughout South East Queensland. It is broadcast at a frequency of 103.7 MHz.... Classic Players / Shakespeare On Oxford Festival) |
| 2008 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a play based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same name. Dale Wasserman's stage adaptation, with music by Teiji Ito, made its Broadway preview on November 12, 1963, its premiere on November 13, and ran until January 25, 1964 for a total of one preview and 82... |
Chief Bromden | Directed by Tony Bonner Tony Bonner Tony Bonner is an Australian television, film and stage actor and singer. Bonner became famous in the 1960s children's television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, later moving on to lead roles in the dramas Cop Shop and Skyways.-Early life:Bonner was born in Manly, a northern beach suburb of Sydney... (Jally Productions) |
| 2007 | Concert with the Stars | Co-Host and Soloist | Directed by Brett Budgeon Brett Budgeon Brett Budgeon is an Australian sportsman and stage actor, best known for his leading roles in musical comedies and Cabaret performances. He has performed at major venues from Sydney Town Hall, Sydney Olympic Park, ANZ Stadium Brisbane, Aurora Stadium and the Theatre Royal Hobart.-Biography:From a... |
| 2007 | Carousel Carousel (musical) Carousel is the second stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II . The work premiered in 1945 and was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline... |
David Bascombe | Directed by Tony Alcock (Twelfth Night Theatre Twelfth Night Theatre thumb|250px|Twelfth Night TheatreThe Twelfth Night Theatre is an established Australian entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills, in Brisbane, Queensland. Australian actors such as Rowena Wallace, Sigrid Thornton, Judith McGrath, Jon English, June Salter, Penny Downie, Carol Burns, Kate Wilson,... ) |
| 2007 | Three Little Pigs Three Little Pigs Three Little Pigs is a fairy tale featuring anthropomorphic animals. Printed versions date back to the 1840s, but the story itself is thought to be much older... |
Dame Prudence Trotter | Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions) |
| 2007 | A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta... |
Francis Flute Francis Flute Francis Flute is a character in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream. His occupation is a bellows-mender. He is forced to play the female role of Thisbe in "Pyramus and Thisbe", a play within the play which is performed for Theseus' marriage celebration.... |
Directed by Tama Matheson (4MBS 4MBS 4MBS Classic FM is a Brisbane community radio station that broadcasts classical music, jazz and nostalgia throughout South East Queensland. It is broadcast at a frequency of 103.7 MHz.... Classic Players / Shakespeare On Oxford Festival) |
| 2007 | Cats Cats (musical) Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot... |
Bustopher Jones Bustopher Jones "Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town" is a poem from T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and a song from the Cats musical which is based on that poem.... / Gus the Theater cat |
Directed by Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... ) |
| 2007 | 'Allo 'Allo! 'Allo 'Allo! 'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army, and was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6... |
Officer Crabtree Officer Crabtree Officer Crabtree is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!, which ran from 1982 to 1992; he was played by actor Arthur Bostrom.... |
Directed by Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre Twelfth Night Theatre thumb|250px|Twelfth Night TheatreThe Twelfth Night Theatre is an established Australian entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills, in Brisbane, Queensland. Australian actors such as Rowena Wallace, Sigrid Thornton, Judith McGrath, Jon English, June Salter, Penny Downie, Carol Burns, Kate Wilson,... ) |
| 2007 | Lexie Turns To Stone | Lonny | Directed by Amy Ingram (Judith Wright Centre)played opposite Liana Werner-Gray Liana Werner-Gray Liana Lee Werner-Gray is an Australian model and actress best known for her role on The Man In The Maze.- Personal life :... |
| 2006 | Hitchcock & Herrmann Hitchcock & Herrmann Hitchcock & Herrmann is the title of a play written by David Knijnenburg which examines the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann.-Synopsis:... |
Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood... |
Directed by David Knijnenburg and Jesse Rosenfeld Jesse Rosenfeld Jesse Rosenfeld is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for playing Marco Silvani on the soap opera Neighbours.-Biography:Jesse was born in Melbourne, Australia, but spent much of his childhood in Cairns.... (Melbourne Fringe Festival Melbourne Fringe Festival The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival held in Melbourne, Australia. The Festival runs for three weeks from late September to early October, usually overlapping with the beginning of the Melbourne International Arts Festival... / Darling You Were Marvellous Theatre Company) |
| 2005 | Run for Your Wife | Detective Sergeant Troughton Troughton Troughton is a surname, and may refer to* Alice Troughton, British film and television director, not related to Patrick Troughton* Bob Troughton , Australian rules footballer* David Troughton , English actor and son of Patrick Troughton... |
Directed by Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre Twelfth Night Theatre thumb|250px|Twelfth Night TheatreThe Twelfth Night Theatre is an established Australian entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills, in Brisbane, Queensland. Australian actors such as Rowena Wallace, Sigrid Thornton, Judith McGrath, Jon English, June Salter, Penny Downie, Carol Burns, Kate Wilson,... ) |
| 2005 | Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web is an award-winning children's novel by acclaimed American author E. B. White, about a pig named Wilbur who is saved from being slaughtered by an intelligent spider named Charlotte. The book was first published in 1952, with illustrations by Garth Williams.The novel tells the story... |
Mr Zuckermann | Directed by Lynn Pelgrave |
| 2005 | Dad's Army Dad's Army Dad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show... |
The Vicar | Directed by Chris Betts (Bruce Mason Centre NZ) |
| 2005 | The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591.The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself... |
Gremio, The Tailor and Vincentio | Directed by Mark Conaghan Mark Conaghan Mark Conaghan is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for his theatre acting and directing in Brisbane.He has recently been cast in the 2007 Australian production of the musical Spamalot.-Theatre:... (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... ) |
| 2005 | Hitchcock & Herrmann Hitchcock & Herrmann Hitchcock & Herrmann is the title of a play written by David Knijnenburg which examines the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann.-Synopsis:... |
Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood... |
Written and directed by David Knijnenburg (Shrine Pictures) |
| 2005 | Robin Hood And His Merry Men | Friar Tuck Friar Tuck Friar Tuck is a companion to Robin Hood in the legends about that character. He is a common character in modern Robin Hood stories, which depict him as a jovial friar and one of Robin's Merry Men. The figure of Tuck was common in the May Games festivals of England and Scotland during the 15th... |
Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions) |
| 2004 | The Rocky Horror Show The Rocky Horror Show The Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British horror comedy stage musical, which opened in London on 19 June 1973. It was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It came eighth in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals"... |
Doctor Scott | Directed by Tony Alcock (On The Boards Theatre Company) |
| 2004 | Piccadilly Old Time Music Hall | Chairman and Soloist | Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions) |
| 2004 | Dad's Army Dad's Army Dad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show... |
The Vicar | Directed by Peter Williams (Twin Towns) |
| 2004 | Wit! | Ensemble | Directed by Jack Bradford Jack Bradford Jack Bradford is an American / Australian stage actor and director. He is perhaps best known by many in Brisbane for founding the Brisbane Junior Theatre company which presented its first production - The Pirates of Penzance in April 2001. He also loves a good sneaky wink ;)Bradford, the son of... (Bunbury Theatre Company) |
| 2004 | Dad's Army Dad's Army Dad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show... |
The Vicar | Directed by Peter Williams (Twelfth Night Theatre Twelfth Night Theatre thumb|250px|Twelfth Night TheatreThe Twelfth Night Theatre is an established Australian entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills, in Brisbane, Queensland. Australian actors such as Rowena Wallace, Sigrid Thornton, Judith McGrath, Jon English, June Salter, Penny Downie, Carol Burns, Kate Wilson,... ) |
| 2004 | The Soldier's Tale | The Devil | (Collusion/ Queensland Conservatorium) |
| 2003 | Brave New World Order | Barry Jumper | Directed by Brett Heath (Brisbane Powerhouse) |
| 2002 | S.C.Superstar | Bernard, Santa's Head Elf | Directed by Damian Lee (Stage Door Dinner Theatre) |
| 2002 | Wit! | Technician 3 | Directed by Jack Bradford Jack Bradford Jack Bradford is an American / Australian stage actor and director. He is perhaps best known by many in Brisbane for founding the Brisbane Junior Theatre company which presented its first production - The Pirates of Penzance in April 2001. He also loves a good sneaky wink ;)Bradford, the son of... (La Boite Theatre D-Lab) |
| 2002 | La Bamba | The Great Cummerbundini | (La Boite Theatre) |
| 2002 | Annie Annie (musical) Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster... |
Daddy Warbucks | Directed by Jack Bradford Jack Bradford Jack Bradford is an American / Australian stage actor and director. He is perhaps best known by many in Brisbane for founding the Brisbane Junior Theatre company which presented its first production - The Pirates of Penzance in April 2001. He also loves a good sneaky wink ;)Bradford, the son of... (Brisbane Junior Theatre) |
| 2002 | La Bamba – Honk if you love... | Fritz Eberhardt von Kurfurstendam | (La Boite Theatre) |
| 2002 | Cole Porter Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre... 's Can-Can Can-Can (musical) Can-Can is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Abe Burrows. The story concerns the showgirls of the Montmartre dance halls during the 1890s.... |
Boris Adzinidzinadze | Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre) |
| 2002 | Annie Annie (musical) Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster... |
Daddy Warbucks | Directed by Jan Patterson (Ipswich Musical Theatre) |
| 2002 | La Bamba – Sunday Night Fever | Old Codger | (La Boite Theatre) |
| 2002 | Brave New World Order | Ensemble | Directed by Brett Heath (Brisbane Powerhouse) |
| 2002 | You Can't Take It with You | Paul Sycamore | Directed by Steven Tandy Steven Tandy Steven Tandy is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for playing Tom Sullivan, the second eldest son in the classic Australian television series The Sullivans.-Biography:... (Gold Coast Little Theatre) |
| 2002 | Salome Salome (play) Salome is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde.The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published... |
Herod Antipas Herod Antipas Herod Antipater , known by the nickname Antipas, was a 1st-century AD ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title of tetrarch... |
Directed by Leah Huxley (Nash Theatre) |
| 2001 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly... |
Potiphar Potiphar Potiphar or Potifar is a person in the Book of Genesis's account of Joseph. Potiphar is said to be the captain of the palace guard and is referred to without name in the Quran. Joseph, sold into slavery by his brothers, is taken to Egypt where he is sold to Potiphar as a household slave... , Naphtali Naphtali According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the... |
Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... ) |
| 2001 | My Fair Lady My Fair Lady My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe... |
Zoltan Karpathy, Harry | Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre) |
| 2001 | Oliver! Oliver! Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.... |
Mr Sowerberry | Directed by Jack Bradford Jack Bradford Jack Bradford is an American / Australian stage actor and director. He is perhaps best known by many in Brisbane for founding the Brisbane Junior Theatre company which presented its first production - The Pirates of Penzance in April 2001. He also loves a good sneaky wink ;)Bradford, the son of... (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... ) |
| 2001 | Agatha Christie Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to... 's Murder on the Nile |
Simon Mostyn | Directed by Lynn Wright (Starbuck / QPAC) |
| 2001 | Bye Bye Birdie | Ed Sullivan Ed Sullivan Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the presenter of the TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show. The show was broadcast from 1948 to 1971 , which made it one of the longest-running variety shows in U.S... , Company |
Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... ) |
| 2000 | Whodunnit Whodunnit (play) Whodunnit? is the title of a play written by Anthony Shaffer in 1977, originally called The Case Of The Oily Levantine.-Plot summary:Whodunnit? is a comedy / mystery play... |
Perkins, the Butler | Directed by Alex Lanham (Brisbane Arts Theatre) |
| 2000 | Les Misérables Les Misérables (musical) Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo.... |
Student / Company | Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre) |
| 2000 | Portrait -A Musical of Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s... 's A Picture Of Dorian Gray |
Lord Fermor, Victor the Butler | Directed by John Wikman (A.P.I. Theatre Company) |
| 2000 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly... |
Naphtali Naphtali According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the... / Pharaoh's Guard |
Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... ) |
| 1999 | The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations... |
Merriman, Lane Lane A lane is a part of the roadway within a road marked out for use by a single line of vehicles in such a way as to control and guide drivers for the purpose of reducing traffic conflicts. Most public roads have at least two lanes, one for traffic in each direction, separated by Lane markings... , Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s... |
Directed by Jack Bradford Jack Bradford Jack Bradford is an American / Australian stage actor and director. He is perhaps best known by many in Brisbane for founding the Brisbane Junior Theatre company which presented its first production - The Pirates of Penzance in April 2001. He also loves a good sneaky wink ;)Bradford, the son of... (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... ) |
| 1977 | Deidre the Dog | Deidre | Directed by Catherine Owen-Chandler (Lady of Lourdes Theatre Company) |
Awards and nominations
In 2007 David was the voted "Best Dressed Male" for Style Magazine's Melbourne Cup Fashions On The Field.Stage awards
- 1999 – Won – Harveys Award for The Importance Of Being EarnestThe Importance of Being EarnestThe Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations...
- 2000 – Nominated – 4MBS Perform Award4MBS Perform Award4MBS Perform Awards are awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, drama, fringe theatre, music, musical theatre and opera in Brisbane....
for Best Actor in a Drama for WhodunnitWhodunnit (play)Whodunnit? is the title of a play written by Anthony Shaffer in 1977, originally called The Case Of The Oily Levantine.-Plot summary:Whodunnit? is a comedy / mystery play... - 2001 – Nominated – 4MBS Perform Award4MBS Perform Award4MBS Perform Awards are awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, drama, fringe theatre, music, musical theatre and opera in Brisbane....
for Best Actor in a Drama for Agatha ChristieAgatha ChristieDame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to...
's Murder On The Nile - 2001 – Nominated – 4MBS Perform Award4MBS Perform Award4MBS Perform Awards are awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, drama, fringe theatre, music, musical theatre and opera in Brisbane....
for Best Actor in a Musical for Oliver!Oliver!Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
, My Fair LadyMy Fair LadyMy Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
and Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly... - 2003 – Won – The Glugs of Gosh Award for Excellence in Theatre
- 2003 – Nominated – Matilda Award for Emerging Artist
- 2006 – Nominated – Matilda Award for Best Playwright Hitchcock & HerrmannHitchcock & HerrmannHitchcock & Herrmann is the title of a play written by David Knijnenburg which examines the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann.-Synopsis:...
External links
- David Knijnenburg at Austage
- David Knijnenburg Image Search
- Matilda Awards 2005
- http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1320614.htmABC Radio Review of Hitchcock & HerrmannHitchcock & HerrmannHitchcock & Herrmann is the title of a play written by David Knijnenburg which examines the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann.-Synopsis:...
] - http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts-reviews/hitchcock-amp-herrmann/2006/10/09/1160246046132.htmlMelbourne's THE AGE Review of Hitchcock & HerrmannHitchcock & HerrmannHitchcock & Herrmann is the title of a play written by David Knijnenburg which examines the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann.-Synopsis:...
] - http://www.thegroggysquirrel.com/articles/2006/09/29/2006-fringe-festival-reviews/hitchcock-and-herrmann/The Groggy Squirrel Review of Hitchcock & HerrmannHitchcock & HerrmannHitchcock & Herrmann is the title of a play written by David Knijnenburg which examines the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann.-Synopsis:...
] - http://www.melbournestage.com.au/ms1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=380Melbourne Stage Online Review of Hitchcock & HerrmannHitchcock & HerrmannHitchcock & Herrmann is the title of a play written by David Knijnenburg which examines the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann.-Synopsis:...
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