Alec Doomadgee

Alec Doomadgee is an Australian actor, television host and presenter. He is also an Indigenous Australian community leader, mentor and activist.

Background Born and raised on the born and raised with his extended family on the Waanyi / Garawa Land Trust, he is from the Doomadgee community in the Gulf of Carpentaria. He is also a descendant of Waanyi, Garawa and Gangalidda tribes. Involved in native title issues, he is also chairman for the Waanyi PBC.

Film and television In 2008, he appeared in the short film, Joonba then later Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins. He also played the role of Wesley, Grace's husband in episode 1. of Redfern Now. He also made another appearance in the series in episode "Starting Over", this time as Koorioke Announcer. He also had recurring roles as Darana in the 2017 series, Cleverman.

Doomadgee was the driving force behind the acclaimed 2016 documentary, Zach's Ceremony which took ten years to make. It covered his son's initiation into tribal lore. Doomadgee both directed and produced the film which was shown at New York's Margaret Mead Film Festival. He received a Best Documentary Award for the film at the 2016 Byron Bay Film Festival.

Qantas boomerang incident In 2015, he was stopped by security at Brisbane Airport when he tried to take his boomerangs onto a flight. The reason given, as he was told later, they were considered to be weapons. He told staff that they were not weapons, they were spiritual items. In spite of that he was still not allowed to take them on. He did later get an apology from a Qantas spokeswoman.

Filmography

+ Film Title Role Director Year Notes # Joonba Dean Gibson 2008 Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins Pentangle Jeremy Dylan 2011 Welcome to Country Mayor Neville Dean Gibson 2017

+ Television roles (dramatic) Title Episode Role Director Year Notes # The Strip "Murdered, Chopped Up, and Frozen" Gardener #2 Ken Cameron 2008 Redfern Now "Family" Wesley Catriona McKenzie 2012 Redfern Now "Starting Over" Koorioke Announcer Rachel Perkins 2013 Ready for This "Brand New Me" Lily's Dad Daina Reid 2015 Cleverman "Bindawu" Darana Wayne Blair 2017 Cleverman "Dark Clouds" Darana Wayne Blair 2017 Cleverman "Muya" Darana Leah Purcell 2017 Cleverman "Skin" Darana Leah Purcell 2017

+ Documentary and non dramatic roles Title Role Director Year Notes # On the Edge SelfBen Rose 2010 Blow Away The Smokes Presenter Fil Baker, Gillian Gould 2011 Documentary short Blackfellas, Bulls & Bucking Broncos Director, Producer Alec Doomadgee, Martin Guinness 2012 Zach's Ceremony Himself, associate producer Aaron Petersen 2016

+ Host Title Role Director Year Notes # Volumz Self, host 2011 - 2012 Production company NITV