Neil Pigot
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Neil Pigot is an Australian actor, best known to audiences as Inspector Falcon-Price on Blue Heelers
.
Pigot began his career in theatre, and after a long apprenticeship moved to guest starring roles in television shows such as The Games
(1998), The Secret Life of Us
(2000), Marshall Law
(2002) and Stingers
(2003). He also appeared in the films Head On
(1998) and The Dish
(2000).
From 1997 to 2006, Pigot played the recurring role of Inspector Russell Falcon-Price on the long-running drama Blue Heelers
. Originally introduced as a bureaucratic foil for the show's lead police officer Tom Croydon (John Wood
), Falcon-Price soon became an integral part of the show, through his interest in Jo (Jane Allsop
), and the affair his wife carried out with Ben (Paul Bishop
). He has also enjoyed lead roles in tele movies such as The Society Murders (2006).
Pigot is a highly regarded and award-winning theatre actor with a particular interest in new drama. He has been responsible for many Australian premieres of international work and is a champion of new Australian writing, sought by both directors and writers of new drama, playing roles in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth
, and Brisbane
.
He is a regular contributor to The Age newspaper with articles that examine arts policy and funding.
He has written one work of nonfiction, The Changi Diary, published in 1994, an account of the Australian POW
experience in Southeast Asia, and produced an original recording of POW music The Changi Songbook.
Pigot is married with one child.
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
.
Pigot began his career in theatre, and after a long apprenticeship moved to guest starring roles in television shows such as The Games
The Games (Australian TV)
The Games was an Australian mockumentary television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC and had two seasons of 13 episodes each, the first in 1998 and the second in 2000....
(1998), The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK...
(2000), Marshall Law
Marshall Law
Marshall Law was an Australian television series, which aired on the Seven Network in 2002, starring Lisa McCune and Alison Whyte as lawyers and sisters.- History :...
(2002) and Stingers
Stingers
Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
(2003). He also appeared in the films Head On
Head On (1998 film)
Head On is a 1998 award-winning Australian film directed by Ana Kokkinos. Based on the acclaimed novel Loaded written by Christos Tsiolkas, it stars Alex Dimitriades as a young gay man of Greek descent, living in the inner city of Melbourne. The film gained notoriety upon its release for its sexual...
(1998) and The Dish
The Dish
The Dish is a 2000 Australian film that tells the story of how the Parkes Observatory was used to relay the live television of man's first steps on the moon, during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969...
(2000).
From 1997 to 2006, Pigot played the recurring role of Inspector Russell Falcon-Price on the long-running drama Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
. Originally introduced as a bureaucratic foil for the show's lead police officer Tom Croydon (John Wood
John Wood (Australian actor)
John Wood is a Gold Logie Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Network's long running police drama Blue Heelers.-TV career:...
), Falcon-Price soon became an integral part of the show, through his interest in Jo (Jane Allsop
Jane Allsop
Jane Claire Allsop is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Jo Parrish on Blue Heelers.-Personal life:...
), and the affair his wife carried out with Ben (Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop (actor)
Paul Bishop is an Australian television and theatre actor and company director of ArtsEvolution.com.au Pty Ltd.-Acting career:Born in in Gladstone, Queensland, Bishop's film debut was in Bruce Beresfords 1997 movie Paradise Road, and appeared as Sergeant Ben Stewart on Blue Heelers from 1998 to...
). He has also enjoyed lead roles in tele movies such as The Society Murders (2006).
Pigot is a highly regarded and award-winning theatre actor with a particular interest in new drama. He has been responsible for many Australian premieres of international work and is a champion of new Australian writing, sought by both directors and writers of new drama, playing roles in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, and Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
.
He is a regular contributor to The Age newspaper with articles that examine arts policy and funding.
He has written one work of nonfiction, The Changi Diary, published in 1994, an account of the Australian POW
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
experience in Southeast Asia, and produced an original recording of POW music The Changi Songbook.
Pigot is married with one child.