- Mel Gibson
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3 1956) is an American-born actor, director, and producer raised primarily in Australia. After establishing himself as a household name with the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning "Braveheart". Gibson's direction of "Braveheart" made him the sixth actor-turned-filmmaker to receive an Oscar for Best Director. - Deborah Kara Unger
Deborah Kara Unger (born May 12, 1964 or 1963 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress. Before becoming an actress, she studied economics and philosophy at University of British Columbia. She later became the first Canadian to be accepted into Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art. Her mother is a real estate agent and father is a gynaecologist. When Unger is not working, she resides in either Vancouver or Los Angeles, California, USA. - Steve Bisley
Steve Bisley (born 1951 at Lake Munmorah, New South Wales, Australia), is a well-known Australian actor, who attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). - Sam Worthington
Samuel Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an actor from Perth, Australia. He won a scholarship to the John Curtin School of Performing Arts in Fremantle, WA. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1998. Worthington was one of several actors who were screen tested for the role of James Bond in Casino Royale. Other actors included Daniel Craig, Henry Cavill, Goran Visnjic Julian McMahon, and Hugh Jackman with the role eventually going to Daniel Craig. - David Gonski
Mr. Gonski was appointed Non-Executive Independent Director of ASX on 1 June 2007. He is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and following the retirement of Mr Newman, will be appointed Chairman of the ASX Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. - Tommy Murphy
Tommy Murphy (1979-) is an award-winning Australian playwright, and has also written for television. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney and of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (Director's course). He was born in Queanbeyan, in New South Wales, Australia. The seventh of eight children in an Irish Catholic family, Murphy says that he grew up "in an arena of constant performance and mimicry". His plays are known for their humour and buoyant theatricality. - David Berthold
David Berthold is a leading Australian theatre director. He was Artistic Director of Griffin Theatre Company (2003-06), Artistic Director of the Australian Theatre for Young People (1999-2003), Associate Director of Sydney Theatre Company (1994-99), and Artistic Associate of the Queensland Theatre Company (1991-93). He has also directed work for Playbox Theatre, Black Swan, NIDA, QUT, La Boite, Opera Queensland, Auckland Theatre Company, the Royal National Theatre, London, … - Aaron Jeffery
Aaron C. Jeffery (born 1970 in Howick, Auckland) is a Logie Award winning actor from New Zealand. Born in Auckland he moved to Australia at the age of 17, and studied at NIDA. He graduated in 1993, and began his television career on the children's programme "Ship to Shore". He currently plays the character of Alex Ryan on the drama "McLeod's Daughters". In 2004 won the Silver Logie in the Logie Awards of 2004 Jeffery used to live in Gawler, South Australia, … - Bridie Carter
Bridie Carter (born December 18, 1970) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Tess Silverman McLeod on the popular television drama show "McLeod's Daughters". In 2006, she was nominated for TV Week Logie Awards in the Gold category for Most Popular Personality on TV, and Silver Category for Most Popular Actress and Most Outstanding Actress. Bridie Carter was born and grew up in Melbourne. - Genevieve Blanchett
Genevieve Amelie Blanchett (born 1971) is an Australian theatrical costume and set designer. She has worked extensively with the Sydney Theatre Company and other Australian theatre groups designing sets and costumes. Blanchett was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia as the daughter of a Texan naval petty officer who came ashore in Melbourne and met her mother, a Melbourne schoolteacher. Her father, Robert, later worked in advertising after marrying her mother, June. - Helen Morse
Helen Morse (born 24 January 1948) is an Australian actress and costume designer who has appeared in films, on television, and on stage. Morse was born in Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, England. She studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, near Sydney. She won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1976 film "Caddie". - Catherine McClements
Catherine McClements (born 1965 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actress. McClements is best known for her starring role as Rachel Goldstein on the Australian police drama "Water Rats" from 1996 to 1999. McClements had a recurring guest role on "The Secret Life of Us" in 2001, for which she won the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama. - Ben Gannon
Bernard Gannon AO (23 September 1952 - January 4 2007) was a prominent Australian film, television and stage producer. Gannon graduated from the production course of the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1970. He then worked at the Queensland Theatre Company before stage-managing the original Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar for Harry M. Miller Attractions. - Tom Long
Tom Long is an Australian actor. Long was born on 3rd August 1968 in the United States (his Australian parents were there at the time) and grew up on a farm near Benalla, Victoria and worked as a jackeroo and shearer after high school, before heading overseas. After returning to Australia, Long successfully auditioned for a place in the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating in 1994. Long has appeared in several Australian television series, … - Charles Mesure
Charles Mesure (born on August 12, 1970 in Somerset, England) is an actor. He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1995. Mesure has acted, directed, designed, and written upwards of thirty productions for the Sydney University Drama Society while studying law. In 1998 he was nominated for a Best Actor New Zealand Television Award for his work as Ryan Waters on the New Zealand soap opera, … - Essie Davis
Essie Davis is an Australian actress. Born and bred in Tasmania, she is the daughter of locally famed artist George Davis. She emerged from the Old Nick Company at the University of Tasmania in the late 1980s and has gone on to appear in Hollywood movies. She is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, Australia. Her career shot off after her role in the all Australian movie Dad and Dave; On Our Selection, … - Tasma Walton
Tasma Walton (born 1974 in Geraldton, Western Australia) is an Australian actress. After deferring her law degree she joined the local radio station in her home town, getting her first taste of the show-business industry. She was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) but dropped out after 2 years because she was unsure about where she was heading. - Dennis Olsen
Dennis Olsen (born February 28 1938 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia), is an accomplished pianist, actor and director. He is Australia's leading exponent of Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Dennis Olsen originally trained for a professional career as a pianist, but decided to become an actor and attended the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, New South Wales. He has appeared with the following theatre companies: Old Tote Company, … - Helmut Bakaitis
Helmut Bakaitis (born September 26, 1944 in Lauban, Silesia, Germany (now Luban, Poland)) is an actor and screenwriter. He was educated at Fort Street High School, Sydney, Australia. He is best known for his role in the "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions" as the character The Architect. Helmut currently holds the position of Head of Directing at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) (2005). - John Jarratt
John Jarratt (born August 5, 1951 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian actor. Jarratt graduated from NIDA, the Australian national drama school in 1973. His screen debut was in "The Great Macarthy". He also appeared in Peter Weir's "Picnic at Hanging Rock" in 1975 and "Summer City" in 1977 with a young Mel Gibson. Jarratt had the lead role in the mini series "The Last Outlaw" in 1980, playing Ned Kelly. - Helen Dallimore
Helen Dallimore (b. October 31, 1971 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress. Dallimore grew up in Oxford, England and Sydney, Australia. She trained at National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, graduating in 1995. Dallimore's stage credits with the Sydney Theatre Company include: David Edgar's "Pentecost", "The Unlikely Prospect of Happiness", Andrew Upton and Gale Edwards' "The Hanging Man", and "Miss Adelaide" in "Guys & Dolls". - Daniel Lapaine
Daniel Lapaine is an actor born in 1970 in Sydney, Australia. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1992 and is perhaps best known for his role as David Van Arckle, the hesitant husband in the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding. He played the part of Timothy Allerton in Agatha Christie's Poirot 'Death on the Nile' in 2004. A notable role other than that of his role as David Van Arckle; Lapaine starred in the movie The 10th Kingdom as Prince Wendaell, … - Caroline Craig
Caroline Craig (b. June 1, 1976 in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian TV and film actress. She was educated at Geelong Grammar School and then later to Melbourne Girls' Grammar School. Her parents, noticing her interest in the arts, enrolled her at St. Martin's Youth Arts Centre at the age of 10. Graduating with her VCE in 1992 she had to decide whether to enrol for law or acting. Not surprisingly her parents encouraged her to enrol in the law degree. - Jason Chong
Jason Chong (born 29 October 1969) is an Australian actor. Chong was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Australia. He is frequently seen on television; his credits include: "Wildside", "Bondi Banquet", "Murder Call", "Going Home", "Farscape" and "All Saints". In 2006, Chong played a news reporter in the American horror movie, "See No Evil (film)". - Matthew Dyktynski
Matthew Dyktynski is an Australian actor and comedian, graduating from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992. Dyktinski has played lead roles on television series Shock Jock and Raw FM, and has appeared on The Man from Snowy River, Stingers, Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Halifax f.p. and The Secret Life of Us. His movie credits include Love and Other Catastrophes (1996), Japanese Story (2003) and Wil (2006), in which he played the title role. - Garry McDonald
Garry McDonald (October 30, 1948) is an Australian stage and screen actor. He was born in Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia and was educated at Cranbrook School and NIDA. - Penny Cook
Penny Cook (born 13 July 1957) is a popular Australian actress. She graduated from the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1978. Cook first appeared in the 1970s Australian television soap "The Restless Years". In her best-known roles, Cook played veterinarian Vicky Dean in the drama series "A Country Practice" from 1981 to 1985 and Dr. Elly Fielding in the Ten Network soap "E Street" from 1989 to 1991. - Robert Grubb
Robert Grubb is an Australian actor. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania on January 31, 1950. He studied acting at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), where he graduated in 1978. He played the role of Dr. Geoffrey Standish in the popular series The Flying Doctors. He also starred in the Australian production of the Queen musical, We Will Rock You, as the character Pop. - Sonia Kruger
Sonia Kruger (born September 28, 1965) is an Australian television presenter. She is best known for hosting (alongside Daryl Somers) the popular Australian version of "Dancing with the Stars", and for the role of ballroom dancer Tina Sparkle in the hit 1992 film "Strictly Ballroom". Kruger is also an entertainment reporter for "Sunrise" and "Today Tonight", which along with Dancing with the Stars, air on the Seven Network. - Matt Passmore
Matt Passmore is an Australian actor. After graduating from NIDA in 2001, Passmore began his career on the children's television series "Play School" from 2002. In 2003, Passmore appeared in the film "Son of the Mask" and had a several-episode role as the handicapped, trauma-suffering husband of Susie Raynor on "Blue Heelers". He also had a semi-regular role in the Australian drama "Always Greener" as DJ Pete 'Dr Love' Jones. - Sophie Heathcote
Sophie Heathcote was an Australian actress. Heathcote was born in Melbourne. She began her acting career with a role in medical drama series "A Country Practice" as Stephanie "Steve" Brennan from 1990 to 1991. She followed this with a role in film "Reckless Kelly" (1993). She graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) alongside Bridie Carter, Tom Long and Martin Kovacic in late 1994. - Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz, AM, is an Australian film critic and television personality. She was born in Sydney, Australia, and was educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney in Croydon, the newly opened Macquarie University, and the Playwright's Studio at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Together with David Stratton, she has hosted the long-running SBS TV programme, "The Movie Show". She now appears on the ABC version of the programme, … - Joe Hasham
Joe Hasham is a Lebanese Australian actor who became famous in Australia in the 1970s through his long running role of dependable and decent gay lawyer Don Finlayson in soap opera "Number 96". Hasham graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1968 and subsequently made several appearances in television series produced by Crawford Productions. - Ann Burbrook
Ann Burbrook, sometimes credited as Annie Burbrook or Anne Burbrook, (born November 7, 1960 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian actress. Burbrook trained at the Australian Ballet School before moving to Brisbane to dance for a number of years with the Queensland Ballet. A Theatresports player, convener and tutor, Burbrook made the transition from dance to acting through an association with La Boite Theatre in Brisbane. - Rachel Szalay
Rachel Szalay is an Australian actress and artist. She has an acting diploma from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. As well as other stage roles, Rachel Szalay appeared in the stage production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" as "Cecily Cardew", with Rachel Szaley joining the production in 1990. The production was so popular that it was an "ongoing" stage production between 1988 and 1992, … - Penny Downie
Penny Downie is an Australian actress, noted for her appearances on British television. She began her career in Australia, initially in Brisbane at Twelfth Night Theatre and Brisbane Arts Theatre. She trained at NIDA - National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney. After graduation she appeared in TV series such as "Bellbird", "The Box", "The Sullivans", "Prisoner" and "Learned Friends". She moved to the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. - Rachel Gordon
Rachel Gordon (born 10 May, 1976 in Brisbane, Australia) is an Australian actress. Rachel is a 1996 graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, Australia. Since her graduation, she has combined stage acting with various roles in Australian television and films. In late 2004 Rachel married her partner of 11 years, Scott Johnson (who is also an actor). The two met at NIDA. - Anna Lise Phillips
Anna Lise Phillips is an Australian actress. Phillips grew up in Darwin and toured the Northern Territory with a youth theatre group before moving to the National Institute of Dramatic Art. She graduated from NIDA in 1996. Phillips' first major film role was in "The Boys" (1998). Phillips has appeared in many Australian TV series. She starred in the 2002 police drama " Young Lions" and has also had guest roles in "McLeod's Daughters", … - Richard Grieve
Richard Grieve (born January 25, 1970) is an Australian actor who has worked extensively in film, television, theatre and musical theatre, but is perhaps best known for his roles in the two hit Australian television series; "Neighbours" and "Home and Away". - Mark Priestley
Mark Priestley (born August 9, 1976) in Perth, Western Australia, Australia) is an actor. He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (acting) in 1999. Mark's first big TV break was when he appeared in the The Farm in 2000 and met director Kate Woods. She gave him a key role in her mini-series Changi in 2001.
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