Christian Manon | |
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| Born | 5 January 1950 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–2021 |
Christian Manon (born 5 January 1950) is a French-Australian actor based in Sydney, best known for his work in theatre. His most notable film role was Mael in the film adaptation of the Anne Rice novel, Queen of the Damned .
Manon is the grandson of turn-of-the-century French opera singer Max-Duiram (1876-1945). His most influential tutor was the celebrated Czech national treasure Zora Semberova. He initiated and worked in various fringe companies before he appeared in five stage productions with the Sydney Theatre Company [1] as well as with the Bell Shakespeare Company, Belvoir and the Australian Nouveau Theatre (ANTHILL). He toured Australia and New-Zealand for John Frost in Noël Coward's Fallen Angels with Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills. He has worked several times with Australian directors Barrie Kosky and Jean-Pierre Mignon.
A long string of television appearances began in 1982 with Bodyline and most notably includes A Country Practice , A Difficult Woman , Bondi Banquet , BackBerner , All Saints, Stupid Stupid Man , An Accidental Soldier , Packed to the Rafters , A Place to Call Home, Australia: The Story of Us , True Story with Hamish & Andy , Doctor Doctor , The Office Australia .
Notable short films include John Curran's iconic Down Rusty Down as well as Fallers, Gödel Incomplete, A Farewell Party amongst many others.
His feature film credits include Young Einstein , The Punisher , Oscar and Lucinda , Babe: Pig in the City , Mission: Impossible 2 and Queen of the Damned .
You might have seen him in several advertising films, most memorable being for Powerball lottery, Herringbone clothing, Yen Magazine, Lipton tea, Enjo gloves, Sensodine tooth paste and many more.
Manon has also lent his voice to many ABC Radio and Radio National's programs.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Midnite Spares | Roadhouse Mechanic (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 1983 | The Return of Captain Invincible | Polish Migrant (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 1985 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Tribesman (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 1988 | Young Einstein | Darwin's Bodyguard #2 | Feature film |
| 1989 | The Punisher | French Leader | Feature film |
| 1997 | Oscar and Lucinda | Mr. Tomasetti | Feature film |
| 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City | Lab Technician #2 | Feature film |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible 2 | Dr. Sergei Gradsky | Feature film |
| 2002 | Queen of the Damned | Mael | Feature film |
| 2011 | Killer Elite | Voice (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 2012 | Dead Europe | Voice | Feature film |
| 2013 | An Accidental Soldier | TV movie | |
| John Curran's iconic Down Rusty Down | Short film | ||
| Fallers | Short film | ||
| Gödel Incomplete | Short film | ||
| A Farewell Party | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Bodyline | TV miniseries | |
| A Country Practice | TV series | ||
| 1988 | The Last Resort | TV series | |
| 1998 | A Difficult Woman | TV series | |
| Bondi Banquet | TV series | ||
| BackBerner | TV series | ||
| All Saints | TV series | ||
| Stupid Stupid Man | TV series | ||
| Packed to the Rafters | TV series | ||
| A Place to Call Home | TV series | ||
| 2015 | Australia: The Story of Us | Docudrama miniseries | |
| True Story with Hamish & Andy | TV series | ||
| Doctor Doctor | TV series |
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