Television and film

Carroll started out in guest roles in some Australian shows, including The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia....

, Lift Off, The Man from Snowy River

The Man From Snowy River (TV series)

The Man from Snowy River is an Australian television series based on Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River". Released in Australia as Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River, the series was subsequently released in the United States as Snowy River: The McGregor Saga.The television...

, Ocean Girl

Ocean Girl

Ocean Girl is an Australian science fiction TV series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character...

and Water Rats

Water Rats (TV series)

Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...

.

He shot to fame in 2002, where he had a leading role in the film Australian Rules

Australian Rules (film)

Australian Rules, is a 2002 Australian film directed by Paul Goldman. The film was adapted from the novel Deadly, Unna? by Phillip Gwynne. It stars Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Tom Budge, Brian Torry and Lisa Flanagan...

. This led to Carroll having regular roles in some Australian drama, like The Alice

The Alice

The Alice was an Australian drama television series created by Justin Monjo and Robyn Sinclair. It was set in the central outback city of Alice Springs. The program began as a successful TV movie, that later spun off a regular series. The series proved less popular and was cancelled by the Nine...

(2005) and the mini-series RAN

RAN Remote Area Nurse (TV series)

RAN is an Australian television program , filmed entirely on Masig Island in the tropical Torres Strait north of the Cape York Peninsula, the northern-most part of Australia , and the border with Papua New Guinea.This is an important series to Torres Strait Islanders, but also to the...

(2006).

In 2007, Carroll had a busy year. First up, (along with Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman

Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman, OAM is former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame.Freeman was the first ever Aboriginal...

), he co-hosted Going Bush, a travel show for SBS. In mid 2007, he had finished filming in the film The Tender Hook

The Tender Hook

The Tender Hook is a 2008 Australian film noir starring Hugo Weaving, Rose Byrne and Matthew Le Nevez.The film tells the story of a love triangle set in a stylised version of Sydney’s criminal/boxing underworld in the 1920s. The story is about Iris’ rise to the apex of a love/power triangle that...

, and also filmed a seven-week stint in the soap, Home and Away

Home and Away

Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...

.

In September 2009, he hosted The Deadlys

The Deadlys

The Deadlys are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. Vibe Australia hosts the awards, which for have been held at the Sydney Opera House since 2001. The first Deadly awards were held in 1995...

for SBS.

In 2009, he co-starred in the film, Stone Bros.

Stone Bros.

Stone Bros. is an Australian indigenous stoner comedy film. It was theatrically released in Australia on 24 September 2009.-Plot:When Charlie trades Eddie's favourite jacket, he unwittingly loses a sacred stone, entrusted to Eddie by his uncle, which he promised to one day return to its home in...

and appeared in Subdivision

Subdivision (film)

Subdivision is feature film, which was released on 20 August 2009 throughout Australia.- Synopsis :Subdivision is a comedy/drama which focuses on the change a community goes through when city developers take over. The plot centres around Digger Kelly and his son Jack , both carpenters who build...

. In 2010 he starred in Needle.

He has also appeared in an Australian government advertisement about being "Climate Clever".

Awards

• 2002: Nominated in Best Actor in a Supporting Role at AFI Awards
  Australian Film Institute Awards
  The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
  
   for his role in Australian Rules
  Australian Rules (film)
  Australian Rules, is a 2002 Australian film directed by Paul Goldman. The film was adapted from the novel Deadly, Unna? by Phillip Gwynne. It stars Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Tom Budge, Brian Torry and Lisa Flanagan...
  
  
• 2005: Nominated for Actor of the Year at The Deadlys
  The Deadlys
  The Deadlys are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. Vibe Australia hosts the awards, which for have been held at the Sydney Opera House since 2001. The first Deadly awards were held in 1995...
  
   for his role in The Alice
  The Alice
  The Alice was an Australian drama television series created by Justin Monjo and Robyn Sinclair. It was set in the central outback city of Alice Springs. The program began as a successful TV movie, that later spun off a regular series. The series proved less popular and was cancelled by the Nine...
  
  
• 2006: Nominated in Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama at AFI Awards for his role in RAN
  RAN Remote Area Nurse (TV series)
  RAN is an Australian television program , filmed entirely on Masig Island in the tropical Torres Strait north of the Cape York Peninsula, the northern-most part of Australia , and the border with Papua New Guinea.This is an important series to Torres Strait Islanders, but also to the...
  
  
• 2009: Nominated for Actor of the Year at The Deadlys for his role in Stone Bros.

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