Andrew Blackman

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Andrew Blackman
Born (1965-08-02) 2 August 1965 (age 59)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupations
  • Actor
  • theatre director and producer
  • dramatic performer interpreter
Years active1987-present
Known for

Andrew Blackman (born 2 August 1965) is an Australian born actor, producer, and director who founded the Complete Works Theatre Company (CWTC) in Melbourne in 1999. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Blackman was born in Brisbane, Queensland and began acting at the age of seven in the play Dark of the Moon , staged by the Queensland Theatre Company. [3] [4]

He attended Dakabin State High School, where he performed in a high school musical production called Teen. He went on to study at Kelvin Grove College of Advance Education where he received an Associate Diploma in Performing Arts, received the Elizabeth Bequest Scholarship with TN! Theatre Company, and performed two seasons of Shakespeare with the Grin & Tonic Theatre Troupe. He was then accepted into Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) where he further honed his craft. He graduated in 1990. [5]

Career

Blackman played the role of Dr. Harry Morrison in long-running medical series A Country Practice from 1991 to 1994, and Don Fry in multi-award winning children's series Mortified from 2006 to 2007. [6] He also appeared in the Logie Award-winning show Utopia and the Stan original series Bloom. [6] [7]

Other television credits include police drama Blue Heelers , legal series Halifax f.p. , long-running soap opera Neighbours , drama House Husbands , crime series Underbelly: Squizzy , Law of the Land , The Doctor Blake Mysteries , Winners & Losers , Satisfaction and miniseries Barracuda . He also appeared in the 1987 thriller film Frenchman’s Farm .

Blackman founded the Complete Works Theatre Company (CWTC) in Melbourne in 1999, where he holds the role of Artistic Director. He has directed and produced numerous stage productions, including Medea , A Man for All Seasons , Romeo and Juliet , A Midsummer Night’s Dream , Macbeth , Cosi , Summer of the Seventeenth Doll , Othello , Oedipus Rex , Richard III , and Hamlet . He has also starred in a number of Australian theatre companies' productions, including Macbeth , The Taming of the Shrew , A Midsummer Night's Dream , Othello and The Woman in Black . [8] [9]

Personal life

Blackman is married to Caroline Williams, who is also his business partner. They share children and live in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Frenchman's Farm John MainsbridgeFeature film
1996The Birds Do a Magnificent TuneShort film
1998 Hurrah EmersonFeature film
2015Foetal PositionJamesShort film
2025OstrichJosephShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991–1994 A Country Practice Dr Harry Morrison266 episodes
1995 The Feds: Suspect PonytailTV movie
1996 Halifax f.p. Stephen Audrey1 episode
1996; 1999 Law of the Land James Forster3 episodes
1996–2004 Blue Heelers Joel Willis / Lloyd Ryan / Warwick Janssen4 episodes
1997 State Coroner David Hubbard2 episodes
1998–1999 Neighbours Mike Healey 32 episodes
2001 Crash Zone Phil Godwen1 episode
Dogwoman: The Legend of Dogwoman Mac (Paul) McDonaldTV movie
Stingers Lewis Craig1 episode
2003 Legacy of the Silver Shadow Atomic Clock1 episode
2006–2007 Mortified Don Fry26 episodes
2008 Valentine's Day Tony CosgroveTV movie
Rush Geoffrey1 episode
Satisfaction Tom1 episode
2009 The Saddle Club Vince Bernouli1 episode
City Homicide Scott Cousins1 episode
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Roderick Gaskin1 episode
Winners & Losers Tom Shields5 episodes
2013 Wentworth Oliver Donaldson1 episode
Underbelly Judge Woinarski4 episodes
The Doctor Blake Mysteries Miles McLaren1 episode
2014 House Husbands Hugh4 episodes
2016 Barracuda Mr TaylorMiniseries, 3 episodes
2017 Newton's Law Lars SvenssonMiniseries, 1 episode
2018 Superwog Foster Dad1 episode
2019 Utopia Bruce Dennis QC1 episode
2020 Bloom Martin3 episodes [11]
2023 Warnie Malcolm Speed Miniseries, 2 episodes

Stage

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 Dark of the Moon Queensland Theatre Company
1987 Desdemona and Othello Sydney Opera House with Grin and Tonic
1993 A Christmas Carol Concert Hall, Brisbane with Orford Productions International
Vulture Culture TN! Theatre Company
Raise the Titanic TN! Theatre Company
Ship of Fools TN! Theatre Company
As You Like It OrlandoGrin and Tonic Theatre Troupe
The Woman in Black KippsVictorian Arts Council
1996Kid StakesRoo Playhouse, Melbourne, Gold Coast Arts Centre with MTC
Icarus Icarus Tasmanian New Music Festival
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Theseus Grin and Tonic Theatre Troupe
Macbeth Macduff Grin and Tonic Theatre Troupe
1996Over the Top With JimJackie / Brother Basher Queensland Conservatorium with Queensland Performing Arts Trust for Brisbane Festival & tour [12]
1996Witches I and IIWoolloongabba with Grin and Tonic
1997Big Hair in AmericaJerry / Coach Universal Theatre, Melbourne for MICF
1997; 1998 The Taming of the Shrew Lucentio Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne with Australian Shakespeare Company, Adelaide Festival
2001The TreadmillWillowhite / Aspinal / Rumkovsky Melbourne Athenaeum, Carlton Courthouse
2002 The Aunt's Story Frank / Wetherby Playhouse, Melbourne, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Brisbane with MTC
ExtinctionCWTC [13]
Much Ado About Nothing CWTC [14]
The Longest MemoryMr. WhitechapelCWTC
2007Shadow PassionRobert Harrow Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne
2007 A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon Theatre Works, Melbourne with The Preferred Play Company & CWTC
2011; 2014–2015 Walking with Dinosaurs − The Arena Spectacular HuxleyNorth America / Australia / New Zealand tours with Creature Entertainment [15]
The Women of Troy Poseidon / Menelaus CWTC [16]
You Are the BloodDavid BodenSpinning Plates
2022The Heartbreak ChoirStandby Peter Southbank Theatre, Melbourne & Online with MTC
2023 Death of a Salesman Uncle BenThe Bowery, St Albans, The Drum, Dandenong, Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne, Melbourne suburban tour, VIC & NSW regional tour [17]
2025 And Then There Were None StandbyCWTC [18]

As director / adaptor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Off the CanvasWriter / DirectorRegional Arts Victoria
2007 Macbeth DirectorMelbourne with CWTC [19]
2007–2010 A Man for All Seasons Director University of Melbourne, Westside Performing Arts Centre, Mooroopna, The Capital, Bendigo, Mildura Arts Centre, Drum Theatre, Dandenong with CWTC
2008 Othello AdaptorVictorian regional tour with CWTC
2008All the World's a StageAdaptorVictorian regional tour with CWTC
2008 Richard III Director / ProducerCWTC
2008; 2012; 2020 Romeo and Juliet DirectorCWTC [20]
Cubbies Theatre ProjectDirector / CoordinatorMen of Steel [21]
2009–2011Poetry Alive!Writer / DirectorThe Song Room
2011Monkey Fights the Water DragonProducer / DirectorKnox Festival with CWTC
2012; 2020 Macbeth DirectorCWTC
2012Phat PoetryDirectorCWTC
2012 The Crucible DirectorCWTC
2013 Cosi DirectorCWTC / QUT [22]
2013Monkey – The Journey to the WestCo-writer Arts Centre Melbourne [23]
2013; 2014Whores and Weeping WomenDirector / Dramaturge The Butterfly Club, Melbourne, Downstairs at the Maj, Perth with CWTC
2013; 2016 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll DirectorCWTC
2015–2016 Medea Director University of Melbourne with CWTC [24]
2016Encountering ConflictDirectorTour with CWTC
2019 The Women of Troy DirectorCWTC
2022–2023 The Crucible / The DressmakerDirectorCWTC
Hamlet Director / ProducerCWTC
Oedipus Rex Director / ProducerCWTC
Without So Much as KnockingDirector / ProducerCWTC
Federation ExpressDirector / ProducerCWTC
The Word SuperbDirector / ProducerCWTC
A Midsummer Night’s Dream CWTC

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Awards

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
2003Love Letters from a War AFI Awards Open Craft Award: Non-Feature FilmNominated
2004Love Letters from a WarNew York FestivalInternational TV Programming Silver World Medal: DocudramaWon
2019 Utopia Season 4 AACTA Awards Best Comedy ProgramNominated

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References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Blackman | Actor, Camera and Electrical Department, Additional Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Daniel, Zoe; Pope, Cath (12 December 2007). "Katie Noonan and Andrew Blackman". ABC Local Radio . Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jock's Journal" (PDF). NewMedia. 33 (15–16): 9. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Andrew Blackman | Complete Works Theatre Company". 116.90.57.240. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "All Alumni". National Institute of Dramatic Art. NIDA 2022. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Our Team". Complete Works Theatre Company. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Fenton, Andrew (15 July 2015). "Rob Sitch says reality outpaced satire during the making of season two of comedy series Utopia". News.com.au . Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Andrew Blackman". Australian Plays Transform.
  9. ↑ "Andrew Blackman". Completely Works Theatre.
  10. ↑ "On the Couch with Andrew Blackman". artsreview.com.au. 24 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "You won't believe which Mortified star is now making it big in Hollywood". Who. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Over the Top With Jim". Theatregold.
  13. ↑ "Complete Works Season 2021 - Incursions available live and online". Complete Works. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Complete Works Season 2021 - Incursions available live and online". Complete Works. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "Andrew Blackman". Australian Plays Transform.
  16. ↑ "Complete Works Season 2021 - Incursions available live and online". Complete Works. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Death of a Salesman". Theatre Matters.
  18. ↑ "Cast / Creatives". andthentherewerenone.com.au.
  19. ↑ "Complete Works Season 2021 - Incursions available live and online". Complete Works. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Complete Works Season 2021 - Incursions available live and online". Complete Works. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  21. ↑ "Creatives". Whores and Weeping Women.
  22. ↑ "Andrew Blackman". Australian Plays Transform.
  23. ↑ "Creatives". Whores and Weeping Women.
  24. ↑ "Andrew Blackman Is In The Pit With Medea". Theatrepeople. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  25. ↑ "Andrew Blackman". AusStage.
  26. ↑ "Andrew Blackman". LinkedIn.
  27. ↑ "Andrew Blackman" (PDF). Showcast.


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