Colin Friels was born on September 25, 1952 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. He is an actor, known for Water Rats (1996), Dark City (1998) and Darkman (1990). He has been married to Judy Davis since October 30, 1984. They have two children.
Your kids can be cruel. Jack was sitting at the table and he turns around and asks me, 'Dad, don't you think you've done a bit of over-acting in your time?'
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Acting gives me sleepless nights, pimples, rashes, anxiety. But also a deep satisfaction somehow. It makes you feel more...human. It's a way of making a connection, I guess.
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Fact
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Won the Peter Finch Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 Movie Extra Filmink Awards in Sydney.
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Won the 2003 Best Actor-Play Australian Entertainment "Mo" Award for his performance in "Copenhagen," defeating, among others, costar John Gaden.
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Won the 2003 Helpmann Award (the Australian equivalent of the Tony Award) for his performance in "Copenhagen" (Best Male Actor-Play).
Has two children: Jack Friels (born 1987) and Charlotte Friels (born 1997).
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30 October 2002 - An Australian court ordered Colin to not "assault, harass, or otherwise threaten" his wife, actress Judy Davis, following a domestic disturbance.
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Suffered from pancreatic cancer in 1997 and nearly died. He is in full remission.
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Colin Friels trained at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts). His fellow students, during his time at NIDA, included his wife, Judy Davis, as well as Mel Gibson and Dennis Olsen.
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Lived in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire Scotland until he was approx. 12-15 before moving to Australia.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wedding of the Year
announced
Ollie
The Secret Daughter
2016-2017
TV Series
Jack Norton
The Crossing
2016/III
Short
The Captain
Changed Forever: The Making of Australia
2016
TV Mini-Series
Narrator
Sweat
2015/I
Short
Farmer
Sydney Sailboat
2015
TV Series
Terry
Schapelle
2014
TV Movie
Mick Corby
The Turning
2013/I
Narrator (segment "Ash Wednesday") (voice)
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
2012
TV Movie
Garth Bruce
Mabo
2012
TV Movie
Justice Moynihan
Wild Boys
2011
TV Series
Mad Dog Morgan
The Eye of the Storm
2011
Athol Shreve
Killing Time
2011
TV Series
Lewis Moran
A Heartbeat Away
2011
Mayor Riddick
Lest We Forget
2010
Short
Sam
Tomorrow, When the War Began
2010
Dr. Clements
Matching Jack
2010
Professor Nelson
The Nothing Men
2010
Jack Simpson
Blind Company
2009
Geoff Brewster
The Informant
2008
TV Movie
Doug Lamont (as Colin Friel)
BlackJack: Ghosts
2007
TV Movie
Jack Kempson
Bastard Boys
2007
TV Mini-Series
John Coombs
BlackJack: At the Gates
2006
TV Movie
Jack Kempson
BlackJack: Dead Memory
2006
TV Movie
Jack Kempson
The Book of Revelation
2006
Olsen
Solo
2006
Jack Barrett
BlackJack: Ace Point Game
2005
TV Movie
Jack Kempson
BlackJack: In the Money
2005
TV Movie
Jack Kempson
The Illustrated Family Doctor
2005
Ray Gill
BlackJack: Sweet Science
2004
TV Movie
Jack Kempson
Tom White
2004
Tom White
The Mystery of Natalie Wood
2004
TV Movie
Nick Gurdin
Max's Dreaming
2003
Mark Bryce
Temptation
2003
TV Movie
Roberto Francobelli
BlackJack
2003
TV Movie
Jack Kempson
Black and White
2002
Father Tom Dixon
My Husband My Killer
2001
TV Movie
Bob Inkster
The Man Who Sued God
2001
David Myers
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
2001
TV Movie
George Temple
The Farm
2001
TV Mini-Series
Tom Cooper
Marriage Acts
2000
TV Movie
David McKinnon
Water Rats
1996-1999
TV Series
Detective Senior Constable Frank Holloway
Dark City
1998
Walenski
My Entire Life
1996
Wally Mellish
Cosi
1996
Errol
Back of Beyond
1995
Connor
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
TV Series
Lt. Colonel Fouts
Angel Baby
1995
Morris Goodman
Halifax f.p.
1995
TV Series
Kevin Tait
A Good Man in Africa
1994
Morgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner
Stark
1993
TV Series
Sly / Sly Morgan
The Nostradamus Kid
1993
American Preacher
Seven Deadly Sins
1993
TV Mini-Series
Pride
Police Rescue
1992
TV Series
Lew Campbell
The Last Man Hanged
1992
TV Movie
Ronald Ryan
Dingo
1991
John Anderson
Class Action
1991
Michael Grazier
Weekend with Kate
1990
Richard Muir
Darkman
1990
Louis Strack Jr.
Grievous Bodily Harm
1988
Tom Stewart
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
1988
Man
Ground Zero
1987
Harvey Denton
High Tide
1987
Mick
Kangaroo
1987
Richard Somers
Malcolm
1986
Malcolm Hughes
The Man in the Iron Mask
1985
TV Movie
Phillipe
Louis XIV (voice)
The Gold and the Glory
1984
Adam Lucas
Buddies
1983
Mike
For the Term of His Natural Life
1983
TV Mini-Series
Rufus Dawes / Richard Devine
Monkey Grip
1982
Javo
Prisoners
1981
Nick
Hoodwink
1981
Robert
Big Toys
1980
TV Movie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Go Back to Where You Came From
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself - Narrator
Ned's Head
2011
TV Movie documentary
Narrator (voice)
Gangs of Oz
2009
TV Series documentary
Narrator
Australia: Land of Parrots
2008
Documentary
Narrator
Air Australia
2007
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Narrator
Bom Bali
2006
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Life at 1
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself - Narrator
The Burning Piano: A Portrait of Patrick White
1993
TV Movie documentary
Making the Coolangatta Gold
1984
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Play School
1966
TV Series
Himself (1980)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Buddies: A Gem of a Time
2009
Video
Looking back at Hoodwink
2006
Video
Aqua Profonda
2004
Video
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2004
FCCA Award
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Best Actor - Male
Tom White (2004)
2004
IF Award
IF Awards
Best Actor
Tom White (2004)
1997
Silver Logie
Logie Awards
Most Outstanding Actor
Water Rats (1996)
1995
AFI Award
Australian Film Institute
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Drama