Marcus Graham

Marcus Graham is an Australian film, television and stage actor, writer and director, with roles including Mulholland Drive and Josh Jarman. He was known as a teenage heartthrob in the early 1990s while starring in the Australian TV soap E Street as the character Stanley 'Wheels' Kovac. He is also known for his role as Harvey Ryan in Home and Away.

Early life and education Marcus Graham was born in Perth, Western Australia, the son of English-Australian actor Ron Graham and Judy, a ballerina with the West Australian Ballet Company. His parents had separated by the time he was two.

He graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1983, before making his professional acting debut in 1986.

Career Graham has worked extensively in Australian television, first achieving success in the early '90s as Stanley 'Wheels' Kovac in E Street. He went on to star as the lead in Good Guys, Bad Guys and also appeared in All Saints, Shadows of the Heart, The Secret Life of Us, the ABC comedy Stupid, Stupid Man, and the American drama series Charmed.

Graham played the regular role of Harvey Ryan in the Channel 7 series Home and Away, and Pav in Season 1 of Australian drama The Heights. He has played Melbourne underworld figures in two Australian television dramas – Alan Williams in 1995's Blue Murder, and Lewis Caine in 2008's Underbelly.

2006 saw him win an Australian Film Institute award for a guest role on the Channel 7 drama Blue Heelers.

Graham has also worked extensively in theatre throughout his career. Notable stage credits include The Rocky Horror Show (as Frank N Furter), Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Pericles, Twelve Angry Men, Othello, Oedipus the King, Macbeth and Hedda Gabler. He won a Mo Award for his starring role in The Blue Room opposite Sigrid Thornton.

In 2019, Graham formed Ai Films Studio, for which (together with a business partner), he writes, directs and produces. His documentary feature Dream Big Little One has garnered awards at many international film festivals.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1987 Dangerous Game Jack Feature film 1992 Mad Bomber in Love Franklin Feature film 1993 A Divinity of Sorts Rock Manager Short film 1993 Ratbag Hero Uncredited TV film 1993 Crimetime Feature film 1994 Point of No Return Grady / Christian TV series 1997 The Last Embrace Bartender 1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys: Only the Young Die Good Elvis Maginnis TV film 1998 Justice Bobby Lewis Feature film 1998 Three Chords and a Wardrobe Nick Short film 1999 Secret Men's Business Michael Schofield TV film 2000 Mulholland Drive Mr. Darby Feature film 2000 Green Sails Will Patterson TV film 2001 Nicolas Nicolas Feature film 2003 Horseplay Max MacKendrick Feature film 2004 Roll Alex TV film 2004 Josh Jarman Josh Jarman Feature film 2004 Cool Stephen Short fim 2007 Spike Up Tolly Manditis Short film 2007 Blackjack: Ghosts Harry Searle TV film 2008 Three Blind Mice John Feature film 2008 Burley! Ricko (voice) Short film 2009 Clearing the Air Dad Short film 2011 Snobs Therapist TV film 2011 Blockhouse Blues and the Elmore Beast Jimmy Twice Feature film 2012 The Last Match Barry Bluster Short film 2013 Worm Uncle Craig Short film 2015 Holding the Man Doctor Sam Feature film 2015 Off Record Michael Short film 2016 Woman with an Editing Bench Boris Shumyatsky Short film 2016 Cold Hearts Convict Short film 2017 Rip Tide Farriet Feature film 2019 Calliope's Prelude Short film 2021 This Should be Banned Barry Short film 2022 These Futures Are Not Inevitable John Video TBA Myall Creek Day of Justice George Gipps In production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 A Fortunate Life Miniseries, 1 episode 1990 Shadows of the Heart Vic Hanlon Miniseries, 2 episodes 1990 The Flying Doctors Ted Paterson TV series, 1 episode 1991 Chances Alex Taylor TV series, 1 episode 1991 G.P. Sean Bracey TV series, 2 episodes 1989–93 E Street Stanley "Wheels" Kovac TV series, 108 episodes 1994 The Battlers The Busker Miniseries 1994 Halifax f.p. Vinnie Geralitis TV series, 1 episode 1995 Blue Murder Allan Williams TV series, 2 episodes 1997–98 Good Guys, Bad Guys Elvis Maginnis TV series, 26 episodes 1998 Sins of the City Vince Karol TV series, 3 episodes 2000 Charmed Dragon Warlock TV series, season 2, episode 22: "Be Careful What You Witch For" All Saints TV series The Secret Life of Us TV series 2006 Blue Heelers Pilgrim Bond TV series, 1 episode 2007 Stupid, Stupid Man James TV series, 1 episode 2007 Game Head Self TV series, 2 episodes 2007–08 Championship Gaming Series North American League Host TV series, 8 episodes 2008 CGS Live Host TV series, 1 episode 2008 Time Trackers Kevin TV series, 3 episodes 2008 Underbelly Lewis Caine TV series, 5 episodes 2011 Laid Telly TV series, 2 episodes 2011 City Homicide Michael Lombardi TV series, 4 episodes 2011 SLiDE Patrick TV series, 1 episode 2011 Crownies Danny Novak TV series, 4 episodes 2011–14 Home and Away Harvey Ryan Regular role, 228 episodes 2014 Janet King Danny Novak TV series, 2 episodes 2015 Hiding Nils Vadenberg TV series, 8 episodes 2016–21 Jack Irish Rob Shand TV series, 4 episodes 2017 House of Bond Michael Williams Miniseries, 2 episodes 2017 Cleverman Stephen McIntyre TV series, 11 episodes 2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock Tomasetti Miniseries, 6 episodes 2019 Secret City Andrew Griffiths TV series, 12 episodes 2019 Reef Break Dax TV series, 1 episode 2019 The Heights Pav TV series, season 1, 30 episodes 2021 Lost for Words Seif Miniseries2025Darby and Joan Dermot LincolnTV series: 1 episodeTen Pound Poms Benny BatesTV series: 5 episodes TBA Zombie Therapy TV series, in production

Writing/directing Year Title Role Notes 1997 The Plastic Gangster Writer / director Short film 2018 Parked Director Short film 2021 This Should Be Banned! Writer / director Short film 2021 Dream Big Little One Writer / director / producer Documentary film 2023 Digital Skin Writer / director / producer Short film 2023 I Am Writer / producer TBA FiveK Radius Director / producer Feature film, in production TBA The McKenzie Sunshine Show Director / producer Kids TV series, in development

Theatre

As actor Year Title Role Notes 1987 Biloxi Blues Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane 1987 The Rivers of China Wayne Shute The Wharf Theatre 1988 The Heartbreak Kid Cremorne Theatre & Stables Theatre, Sydney 1989 A Midsummer Night's Dream Sydney Opera House 1990 / 1992 Love Letters Andrew Makepeace Ladd III Sydney Opera House 1991 Henry IV, Part 1 Sydney Olympic Park & Blackfriars Theatre, Sydney 1992 Antony and Cleopatra Blackfriars Theatre, Sydney 1992 The Rocky Horror Show Frank-N-Furter Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide 1993 Tourmaline Black Swan Theatre Company for Perth Festival at PICA 1993 The Shaughraun Conn the Shaughraun Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane 1994 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney 1995 The Shaughraun Conn the Shaughraun Playhouse, Melbourne & Sydney Opera House 1995 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Glen Street Theatre 1995 American Buffalo Seymour Centre 1996 The Rocky Horror Show Frank-N-Furter Lyric Theatre & Newcastle Civic Theatre 1996 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Brutus Playhouse, Melbourne 2001 Three Days of Rain Sydney Theatre Company 2001 The Seagull Playhouse, Melbourne 2001 The White Devil Brachiano Sydney Theatre Company at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2002 The Glass Menagerie Sydney Theatre Company 2003 Les Liaisons Dangereuses Le Vicomte de Valmont Playhouse, Melbourne 2002–04 The Blue Room Melbourne Theatre Company, Theatre Royal, Sydney, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth & Lyric Theatre 2004 A Number Brisbane Powerhouse & Space Theatre, Adelaide 2004–05 Twelve Angry Men Juror 8 Arts Project Australia & Adrian Bohm at QPAC, Sydney Theatre & Melbourne Athenaeum 2005 Zastrozzi, The Master of Discipline Zastrozzi Black Swan Theatre Company for Perth Festival 2005 Oedipus The King Oedipus Playhouse, QPAC 2005 Love Letters Andrew Makepeace Ladd III Parade Theatre 2006 It Just Stopped Malthouse Theatre 2007 Othello Iago Orange Civic Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Melbourne & The Playhouse, Civic Square 2007 Moliere's Tartuffe Tartuffe Malthouse Theatre 2008 The 39 Steps Richard Hannay Geelong Performing Arts Centre & Playhouse, Melbourne 2009 Secret Bridesmaid's Business Guest Groom Playhouse, Melbourne 2009 Jerry Springer: The Opera Special Guest Star Sydney Opera House 2009 Pericles Pericles Bell Shakespeare Company at Playhouse, Melbourne & Sydney Opera House 2009 God of Carnage Alan Reille Sydney Opera House 2009 Julius Caesar Wharf Theatre 2010 That Face Hugh Belvoir St Theatre 2010 Macbeth Macbeth Queensland Theatre Company, QUT Festival Theatre, Powerhouse for Brisbane Festival 2011 The Fastest Clock in the Universe Host/Reader Chapel Off Chapel 2013 The Bebop Apocalypse Seriousboys & 107 Projects at Darlinghurst Theatre 2013 Angels in America Roy Cohn Belvoir St Theatre & Theatre Royal 2014 Noises Off Lloyd Dallas Sydney Opera House 2014 Hedda Gabler Judge Brack Belvoir St Theatre 2014 Emerald City Mike Griffin Theatre Company at SBW Stables Theatre 2017 Cabaret Ernst Ludwig The Kit Kat Club at Hayes Theatre Co & Melbourne Athenaeum

As director Year Title Role Notes 2004 Greek Director Punk's Palace Theatre at Brisbane Powerhouse 2013 Glengarry Glen Ross Director Serious Boys Theatre at Darlinghurst Theatre 2013 The Bebop Apocalypse Director Seriousboys & 107 Projects at Darlinghurst Theatre

Awards and nominations

As actor Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1990 Logie Awards Most Popular New Talent E Street 1992 Logie Awards Most Popular Actor E Street 1997 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Lead Actor in Television Drama Good Guys, Bad Guys 2003 Mo Awards Best Male Actor in a Play The Blue Room 2005 Matilda Awards Interactive Theatre Australia Award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role Oedipus the King 2006 Helpmann Awards Best Male Actor in a Play Oedipus the King 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Blue Heelers 2013 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Mainstage Production Angels in America 2014 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Mainstage Production Hedda Gabler 2014 The Equity Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Home and Away 2019 The Equity Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries Picnic at Hanging Rock

As filmmaker Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2021 New York International Film Awards Best Documentary Feature – Grand Jury Prize Dream Big Little One 2021 ONIROS Film Awards Dream Big Little One 2021 The Southern California International Film Festival Best Director Dream Big Little One 2021 The Southern California International Film Festival Best Feature Film Dream Big Little One 2021 The Southern California International Film Festival Best Documentary Dream Big Little One 2021 New York Movie Awards Best Documentary Dream Big Little One 2021 Madcap Comedy International Short Film Festival Best Script This Should Be Banned!