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Born | Abraham Forsythe 26 July 1981 |
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Family | Drew Forsythe |
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.
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]
Forsythe was married to actress Helen Dallimore. [3] [4] They separated in 2013.
Short film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor |
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1998 | Guided by the Light of the Lord | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
1999 | Drunken Rumble Story | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Navin Wants to Be a Superhero | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
2009 | Being Carl Williams | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2010 | Shock | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The Talk | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
2012 | Prick | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Feature film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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2003 | Ned | Yes | Yes | |
2016 | Down Under | Yes | Yes | |
2019 | Little Monsters | Yes | Yes | Also wrote the songs "Daddy Daddy", "Let's Giggle!" and "Teddy's Lament" |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Notes |
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2012 | Laid | Yes | No | No | Series 2 |
2013 | The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting | Yes | Yes | No | Episode 2 |
Mr & Mrs Murder | Yes | No | No | Episodes "The Art of Murder" and "The Course Whisperer" | |
2014 | Soul Mates | No | No | Yes | |
2022 | Wolf Like Me | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also creator; 6 episodes |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1991 | The Miraculous Mellops | Small Boy | TV series |
1994 | Escape from Jupiter | Kingston | TV series |
2000 | Computer Boy | Agent Smith | Short film (parody) |
1998 | Water Rats | Guest role | TV series, S2 E6 & E11 |
Blue Heelers | Guest role | TV series | |
All Saints | Guest role | TV series | |
Blue Water High | Guest role | TV series | |
2001 | Always Greener | Campbell Todd | TV series |
2003 | Ned | Ned Kelly | Feature film |
Marking Time | Hal Fleming | TV miniseries | |
2004 | Fireflies | Hank Sharp | TV series |
2005 | The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant | Sam | TV miniseries |
2006 | Tripping Over | Nic Kirkh | TV miniseries |
2010 | Laid | Charlie | TV series |
2012 | Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | John Cornell | TV miniseries |
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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.