Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Early life and education Fitz-Gerald studied acting at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art.

He furthered his education in 2009, when he obtained a Master of Arts (Comms), and again in 2016, when he completed a Doctorate of Philosophy, both at University of New England (UNE).

He appeared in several miniseries' including The Last Outlaw (1980), Outbreak of Love and I Can Jump Puddles (both 1981), Other film credits of the 1980s included Fighting Back (1982), The Boy Who Had Everything (1985), The More Things Change (1986) and Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1987), as well as TV films The Dean Case (1983), Time's Raging (1985), Ivanhoe (1986) and Police State (1989). To aid his portrayal of David, Fitz-Gerald spent time with real-life pilots to learn about flying. The same year, he starred in Rikky and Pete. in which he also starred as journalist, Keith Willey, who followed the events leading up to the hanging of Ronald Ryan in Pentridge Prison in 1967.

He played the recurring role of Dr. Sebert Blitho in medical drama series RFDS from 1993 to 1994, and had a part in 1994 buddy movie Spider and Rose opposite Ruth Cracknell. He next portrayed Les in 1996 mystery thriller film Dead Heart,

At the turn of the century, Fitz-Gerald starred in the Hollywood sci-fi film Pitch Black alongside Vin Diesel and Radha Mitchell. Television guest roles of the era included Ponderosa, Farscape, Out There and Blue Heelers

In 2011, Fitz-Gerald had a lead role in ABC legal drama series Crownies, as David Sinclair, King's boss and the director of public prosecutions. That same year, he appeared as racehorse owner Sir Michael Smurfit in The Cup, the true story of the 2002 Melbourne Cup, which he followed with romantic comedy Not Suitable for Children (2012) opposite Ryan Kwanten and Hollywood superhero blockbuster The Wolverine (2013) In 2016, he had an ongoing part in US drama series Hunters, as Truss Jackson.

Later guest roles have been in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Winter, Rake, Blue Murder: Killer Cop, Reef Break and The Wilds, in which he played Rudi Fox, the Chief of Intelligence at Pine Gap, a Defence Facility in remote Central Australia.

Fitz-Gerald appeared in both seasons of psychological thriller series The Secrets She Keeps, beginning in 2020. In 2022, he played the recurring role of Henry in political comedy series The PM's Daughter. His most recent television role has been as Richard Rankin in NCIS: Sydney from 2023 to 2025.

Awards YearWorkAwardCategoryResult 1980 Breaker Morant Australian Film Institute Awards Best Supporting Actor 1997 Big Sky Tom 1 episode 1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys Marshall Dobbs 1 episode 2016 Rake Mandel 1 episode

Film (as actor) YearTitleRoleNotesRef 1980 Breaker Morant George Harmony Mr Lenox 2023 What About Sal Geoff 2025 Spit Ian Hamblin KC

Writer / director YearTitleRoleNotesRef 1993 The Last Man Hanged Writer / director TV docudrama film 1995 Race Against Prime Time Director Documentary 1997 Big Sky Storyliner 1998 Twisted Tales Director 1 episode 1999–2000 Stingers Director 4 episodes 2000 Aria and Pasta Director Documentary series, 7 episodes 2001 Water Rats Director / Second Unit Director 2 episodes / 5 episodes 2001–2002 Ponderosa Director 4 episodes 2002 McLeod's Daughters Director 2 episodes 2003 Sex and Drugs and Rock’N’Roll Writer 2003–2006 Home and Away Director 59 episodes 2008 Neighbours Director 5 episodes Out of the Blue Director 15 episodes 2016 39,000 Doors Create Writer / Director / Producer Feature documentary

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