Lindsay Farris

Lindsay Farris is an Australian Māori actor, writer, producer, and musician.

Career Stage work Farris has worked for several Australian theatre companies, including the Sydney Theatre Company, La Boite Theatre Company, Ensemble Theatre, Belvoir, The Production Company, and Christine Dunstan Productions.

Farris' theater credits include the critically acclaimed title role of Hamlet in the Sport For Jove Theatre Company production at the Seymour Centre, for which he received a 2012 Sydney Theatre Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in an Independent Production. In 2011, he appeared in the Australian premiere of Anthony Neilson's play Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness, a co-production between the Sydney Theatre Company and La Boite Theatre Company.

Farris appeared as Dakin in the Alan Bennett play The History Boys at the Sydney Opera House.

In May 2013, Farris reprised his role of Hamlet in Sport For Jove Theatre Company's return season of the play. Farris appeared in Noises Off and Mojo, both for the Sydney Theatre Company.

Farris was the founder and artistic director of the National Youth Theatre Company.

Film and television Farris appeared in Peter Templeman's 2005 short film Splintered, which won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2005.

In 2009, Farris appeared in Reneé Hernandez’s short film The Ground Beneath, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

Farris starred in the Joseph Sims feature film Bad Behaviour alongside John Jarratt. The film was selected as the closing night feature for the 2010 Melbourne Underground Film Festival and received five awards including Best Actor for Farris.

In 2010, Farris worked alongside Sunny Abberton to develop a documentary on youth theatre in Australia. Farris is also executive director of the Australian Ministry of Theatre, a company that supports theatre actors.

In 2015, Farris worked on Gods of Egypt for Lionsgate Entertainment. Prior to this, Farris appeared in the Australian component of Geography of the Heart. He also worked on Alan Ball's HBO show Virtuoso and appeared as Dom Loneragan on Home and Away for the Seven Network. Farris co-produced and starred in Observance, Joseph Sims-Dennett's second feature film.

In 2017, Farris appeared in the PBS drama Mercy Street for Scott Free Productions and as Carl Logan in Sisters for Endemol Shine Australia.

In 2018, he appears as Dalton in Ash vs Evil Dead.

In 2019, he appeared in CJZ's My Life Is Murder for Acorn TV and Network 10.

Directing and writing Farris has taught at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts and has worked with students in performing arts at primary, secondary and tertiary schools across Australia including the National Institute of Dramatic Art and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

Farris is a regular lecturer at intensive education programs, including the New South Wales (NSW) State Drama Camp, NSW Riverina School's Drama Camp, Big Day Out, National Institute of Dramatic Art Young Actors Studio, NSW State Drama Company, and NSW State Drama Ensemble.

Farris wrote the screenplay for Untitled Lindsay Farris Project, for which he was shortlisted for the 2018 Screencraft Pilot Launch Competition and was a finalist for the 2019 Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship and Table Read My Screenplay Competition. Farris wrote the stage plays Sugar Bowl and Touch.

Farris is the author of the book A Young Actor's Guide to Becoming a Wanker.

Music Farris is a pianist who has performed in the Sydney Opera House, Vanguard, Metro, and The Spanish Club.

Credits Theatre Year Play Role Company 2002 Hello Dolly Barnaby The Production Company 2003 Hamlet Hamlet National Institute of Dramatic Art 2004 I'm Not Rappaport Gilley Ensemble Theatre Seven Little Australians Unknown New theatre 2005 Verbal Combat Unknown Brainstorm Productions Saving Cal and Mindi Unknown Brainstorm Productions 2006 Birds of Passage Unknown The Street Theatre Company 2007 One in a Hundred Simon The Street Theatre Company Love of the Nightingale Tereus National Institute of Dramatic Art Emergence Ram Synarcade 2008 Blowing Whistles Mark Focus Theatre / Belvoir St Theatre 2009 The Keeper Man Micah Projects Inside Out Simon Christine Dunstan Productions The Little Dog Laughed Alex Ensemble Theatre 2011 Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness Nicholas Ludd Sydney Theatre Company / La Boite Theatre Company 2012 Hamlet Hamlet Sport For Jove Theatre Company 2013 The History Boys Dakin The Peach Theatre Company Hamlet Hamlet Sport For Jove Theatre Company 2014 Noises Off Timothy Allgood Sydney Theatre Company Mojo Baby Sydney Theatre Company

Filmography Year Film Production company, director, Role Type Notes 2002 All Saints Nicholas TV episode 2003 Marking Time Student TV episode The Sleepover Club (TV Series) Burberry Productions, Dir. Kate Woods, Wolf TV episode My Soul Is Too Much Charged AFTRS, Dir. Justine Gilmer, Harry Winchester Short Film Splintered Dir. Peter Templeman, Gavin Short Film Won Best Actor at the In The Bin Short Film Festival 2005 G.D. Drama Unknown Short Film 2004 Blue Water High Southern Star Productions, Cal TV episode All Saints SNO, Dir. Chris Seeto, Wayne TV episode On the Lurk with Roy and H.G. Hecktown Pty. Ltd., Dir. Adam Blaiklock, Young Bon Scott Short Film Twists of Fate On The Mark Films, Dir. Mark Eder, Dennis Feature Film 2007 Sea Patrol (TV Series) Sea Patrol Productions, Dir. Geoff Bennett, Simon TV episode 2008 The Ground Beneath Passion Pictures, Dir. Rene Hernandez, Mate Short Film 2010 Primal Primal Films, Dir. Josh Reed, Chad Feature Film Nominated for Best Actor at the BLOODFEST FANTASTIQUE FILM FESTIVAL My Place Rusty Fig Productions, Dir. Sam Lang, Earl TV episode Rescue: Special Ops Southern Star, Dir. David Caesar, Shane TV episode Bad Behaviour Sterling Cinema Australia, Dir. Joseph Sims, Peterson Feature Film Received Best Actor award at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2011 Crosshairs 17 Degrees South Films, Dir. Mike Hoath, Beau Short Film Geography of the Heart Sun Productions, Dir. Samantha Rebillet, Tal Feature Film Elixir Brodie Higgs Productions, Dir. Brodie Higgs, Phillipe Feature Film Paradise Lost Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros., Dir. Alex Proyas Feature Film 2012 Chicom Amos – Litton-Strain, Dir. Brendon McDonall, Charlie Short Film Agent Provocateur Sirin Productions, Dir. Sophie Wiesner, Ljubo Short Film Hamlet Dir. L. Hall, Hamlet Feature 2013 Observance Sterling Cinema Australia, Dir. Joseph Sims, Parker Feature Film Shift Deceptionworks, Dir. James Croke, Adam Short Film 2014 The Code Playmaker Media, Dir. Shawn Seet, Dean TelevisionParer's War Parer's War Pty. Ltd, Dir. Alister Grierson, Max Dupain Feature Film 2015 Winter Cornerstone Pictures, Dir. Ian Watson, Martin Jenkins TelevisionVirtuoso HBO, Executive Prod. Alan Ball, Elton John, David Furnish, Heinrich Von Faust Television 2016 Gods of Egypt Mystery Clock Cinema, Summit Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures, Dir. Alex Proyas Feature FilmHome and Away The Seven Network, Dom Loneragan Television 2017 Mercy Street Scott Free Productions, Dir. Laura Innes, Declan Brannan TelevisionSisters Endemol Shine, Prod. Imogen Banks, Carl Logan Television 2018 Ash vs Evil Dead Starz, Produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert & Bruce Campbell. Dalton Television 2019 My Life is Murder Network Ten, CJZ Television TBA R.U.R. Mystery Clock Cinema, MoJo Global Arts, Alex Proyas. Harry Doman Feature Film

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