Tom Green (Australian actor)
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Thomas Green is an Australia
n actor who is best known for his role as Sammy in the ABC
series Dance Academy
.
telemovie Emerald Falls alongside actors Vince Colosimo
, Georgie Parker
and Catherine McClements
. He also made his stage debut in 2007 playing Phillip in Lockie Leonard with the Merrigong Theatre Company.
In 2008, he starred in two Australia
n short films, Vafadar and The Ground Beneath. For The Ground Beneath, he received a nomination at the 2008 AFI Awards and won the Best Actor award in 2009 at the St Kilda Film Festival
.
In 2009 he starred in Voyeurnet, in a 19-episode role as Dexter Walker in Home and Away
, and in the feature film Beneath Hill 60. Green began filming on the television series Dance Academy
on 13 July 2009. In 2009, Green also acted in a theatre production of The Nargun and the Stars
for the Perth International Arts Festival
and the Sydney Festival
.
In 2010, Green played the role of Zac in the feature film Thirst, which is currently in post-production.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n actor who is best known for his role as Sammy in the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Company
The Australian Broadcasting Company was a consortium of entertainment interests formed in 1929 to supply radio programs for broadcast on the former "A-class" transmitters contracted to the Federal Government's National Broadcasting Service...
series Dance Academy
Dance Academy
Dance Academy is an Australian teen-oriented television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two is scheduled for 2012.-Plot:...
.
Biography
Beginning his professional career in 2007, his first role was in the Network TenNetwork Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
telemovie Emerald Falls alongside actors Vince Colosimo
Vince Colosimo
Vincenzo Colosimo is an Australian AFI Award winning stage, television and screen actor. He has worked in both Australia and the United States.-Personal life:...
, Georgie Parker
Georgie Parker
Georgina "Georgie" Parker is an Australian television actress. She grew up in the suburb of St. Ives.-Personal life:...
and Catherine McClements
Catherine McClements
Catherine McClements is an Australian actress.-Early life:Catherine is the third of four children, and after acting with the St Martin's Youth Arts Centre in Melbourne for a couple of years, she successfully auditioned for the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art when she was 17...
. He also made his stage debut in 2007 playing Phillip in Lockie Leonard with the Merrigong Theatre Company.
In 2008, he starred in two Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n short films, Vafadar and The Ground Beneath. For The Ground Beneath, he received a nomination at the 2008 AFI Awards and won the Best Actor award in 2009 at the St Kilda Film Festival
St Kilda, Victoria
St Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip...
.
In 2009 he starred in Voyeurnet, in a 19-episode role as Dexter Walker in 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...
, and in the feature film Beneath Hill 60. Green began filming on the television series Dance Academy
Dance Academy
Dance Academy is an Australian teen-oriented television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two is scheduled for 2012.-Plot:...
on 13 July 2009. In 2009, Green also acted in a theatre production of The Nargun and the Stars
The Nargun and The Stars
The Nargun and The Stars is a children's fantasy novel set in Australia, written by Patricia Wrightson. It was among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology...
for the Perth International Arts Festival
Perth International Arts Festival
The Perth International Arts Festival is Australia's longest running cultural festival, held annually in Western Australia between February-March. The program features contemporary and classical music, dance, theatre, opera, visual arts, large-scale public works, Lotterywest Festival Films and the...
and the Sydney Festival
Sydney Festival
Sydney Festival is Australia's largest and most attended annual cultural event running every January since it was first held in 1977. Its program features around 80 events including contemporary and classical music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts and artist talks...
.
In 2010, Green played the role of Zac in the feature film Thirst, which is currently in post-production.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Type | Episodes | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Emerald Falls | TV film | Zac Ferguson | |
| 2008 | The Ground Beneath | Short film | Kaden | |
| 2008 | Vafadar | Short film | Vafa | |
| 2009 | Voyeurnet | Short film | Trent | |
| 2009 | 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... |
TV series | 19 | Dexter Walker |
| 2009 | Beneath Hill 60 Beneath Hill 60 Beneath Hill 60 is a 2010 Australian war film directed by Jeremy Sims and written by David Roach.Set during World War I, the film tells the story of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company’s effort to mine beneath a German bunker and detonate an explosive charge to aid the advance of British troops... |
Feature film | Hutchings | |
| 2010 | Dance Academy Dance Academy Dance Academy is an Australian teen-oriented television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two is scheduled for 2012.-Plot:... |
TV series | 26 | Samuel Lieberman |
| 2010 | Thirst | Feature film | Zac | |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Location | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lockie Leonard | Merrigong Theatre Company, Wollongong | Phillip | |
| 2009 | The Nargun and the Stars | Perth International Arts Festival Perth International Arts Festival The Perth International Arts Festival is Australia's longest running cultural festival, held annually in Western Australia between February-March. The program features contemporary and classical music, dance, theatre, opera, visual arts, large-scale public works, Lotterywest Festival Films and the... , Sydney Festival Sydney Festival Sydney Festival is Australia's largest and most attended annual cultural event running every January since it was first held in 1977. Its program features around 80 events including contemporary and classical music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts and artist talks... |
Simon | Adaptation of Patricia Wrightson's novel The Nargun and the Stars The Nargun and The Stars The Nargun and The Stars is a children's fantasy novel set in Australia, written by Patricia Wrightson. It was among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology... |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Award | For role in | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AFI Awards AFI Awards AFI Awards may refer to:* The American Film Institute Awards* The Australian Film Institute Awards... |
AFI Young Actor Award | The Ground Beneath | |
| 2009 | St. Kilda Film Festival St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip... |
Best Actor | The Ground Beneath |