Abe Forsythe

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Abe Forsythe
Born
Abraham Forsythe

(1981-07-26) 26 July 1981 (age 42)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • writer
  • producer
Relatives Drew Forsythe (father)

Abraham Forsythe (born 26 July 1981) is an Australian film and television actor, director, writer and producer. He is the son of actor and comedian Drew Forsythe.

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Career

He first appeared on the TV series The Miraculous Mellops . He has since appeared as Campbell Todd on the Australian TV series Always Greener , starred in the mini-series Marking Time and starred and directed the 2003 film Ned . He also directed and starred in a parody of The Matrix called Computer Boy . He also starred in the Australian/British television series co-production Tripping Over .

Forsythe has also guest starred in several Australian TV shows, including Blue Heelers , All Saints , Water Rats and Blue Water High .

In 2009, Forsythe wrote and directed the Tropfest short Being Carl Williams. The short won second prize and the Best Comedy award. [1] The 2010 Tropfest saw him win first prize with Shock, a short tribute to radio personality Kyle Sandilands.

In 2012, he played a lead role in one of Australia's most popular TV mini-series ever. Forsythe played John Cornell in the Australian drama Howzat! Kerry Packer's War which was based on Packer's takeover of cricket in 1977, and the establishment of World Series Cricket . Along with directing the second series of Laid (TV series).

In 2016, he wrote and directed the controversial 2005 Cronulla riots inspired black comedy Down Under . Followed in 2019 by Little Monsters a horror/comedy starring Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

In November 2019, he was confirmed to direct the next installment of the RoboCop franchise, titled RoboCop Returns. [2]

Personal life

Forsythe was married to actress Helen Dallimore. [3] [4] They separated in 2013.

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerEditor
1998Guided by the Light of the LordYesYesNoYes
1999Drunken Rumble StoryYesYesNoYes
Navin Wants to Be a SuperheroYesYesNoYes
2009Being Carl WilliamsYesYesYesYes
2010ShockYesYesYesYes
The TalkYesYesNoYes
2012PrickYesYesYesYes

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2003 Ned YesYes
2016 Down Under YesYes
2019 Little Monsters YesYesAlso wrote the songs "Daddy Daddy", "Let's Giggle!" and "Teddy's Lament"

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
Producer
Notes
2012 Laid YesNoNoSeries 2
2013 The Elegant Gentleman's
Guide to Knife Fighting
YesYesNoEpisode 2
Mr & Mrs Murder YesNoNoEpisodes "The Art of Murder" and "The Course Whisperer"
2014 Soul Mates NoNoYes
2022 Wolf Like Me YesYesYesAlso creator;
6 episodes

Acting roles

YearTitleRoleType
1991 The Miraculous Mellops Small BoyTV series
1994 Escape from Jupiter KingstonTV series
2000 Computer Boy Agent SmithShort film (parody)
1998 Water Rats Guest roleTV series, S2 E6 & E11
Blue Heelers Guest roleTV series
All Saints Guest roleTV series
Blue Water High Guest roleTV series
2001 Always Greener Campbell ToddTV series
2003 Ned Ned Kelly Feature film
Marking Time Hal FlemingTV miniseries
2004 Fireflies Hank SharpTV series
2005 The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant SamTV miniseries
2006 Tripping Over Nic KirkhTV miniseries
2010 Laid CharlieTV series
2012 Howzat! Kerry Packer's War John Cornell TV miniseries

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References

  1. "Tropfest 2009 – Winners". Urban Cinefile. 23 February 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  2. "RoboCop Returns lands Little Monsters director Abe Forsythe". Den of Geek. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. Wolf, Matt (17 July 2009). "London Notes: Helen Dallimore". Broadway.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  4. "2008 Helpmann Awards Nominations Announced". WireImage. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009. Newly engaged Abe Forsythe and Helen Dallimore attend the nominations for the 2008 Helpmann Awards at Her Majesty's Theatre on June 30, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.