Rhys McConnochie
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| Occupation | Actor |
Rhys McConnochie is a New Zealand-born actor, director and educator based in Australia.[1] For his performance in Come In Spinner he was nominated for the 1990 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, in a Mini-Series or Telefeature.[2]
Screen roles he has played includes the TV mini series Bodyline as Pelham Warner[3] and Darlings of the Gods as Ralph Richardson[4] and the 1985 film Robbery.[5]
McConnochie has a long theatre career[6] working on the likes of Sixteen Words For Water for the Sydney Theatre Company,[1][7][8] Inheritance with the Melbourne and Sydney Theatre Companies[9][10][11] and the original production of Bingo at the Northcott Theatre.[1]
McConnochie has trained drama students at Sydney's NIDA, Perth's WAAPA and the Victorian College of the Arts.[12]
References
- ^ a b c Healy, Ken (4 August 1991), "Rhys becomes theatre's all-rounder", Herald Sun
- ^ "AFI Past Winners - 1990 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Bodyline tour spawned books and a TV series", The Sunday Times, 5 August 2023
- ^ Stoddart, Patrick (15 July 1990), "Midsummer madness - TV Review", The Sunday Times
- ^ "Bookie robbery just a big take", The Herald Sun, 4 May 1986
- ^ Rhys McConnochie, AusStage
- ^ Nugent, Ann (7 August 1991), "Play of ideas a sparkling brew", The Canberra Times
- ^ Sixteen Words For Water, AusStage
- ^ Thompson, Helen (7 March 2003), "Inheriting the politics of fear and envy - Review", The Age
- ^ Inheritance, AusStage
- ^ Inheritance, AusStage
- ^ Usher, Robin (8 June 2004), "Drama students banking on the art of success", The Age
External links
- Rhys McConnochie at IMDb
- Biographical cuttings on Rhys McConnochie, actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia
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