Gregory Apps

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Greg Apps
Born
Gregory Richard Apps

(1955-08-21) 21 August 1955 (age 69)
Education Newington College
Occupation(s)Casting director; actor
Years active1973 to present
SpouseRobyn Gibbes
Website Greg Apps Casting

Gregory Richard "Greg" Apps is an Australian film casting consultant and actor. [1] He cast Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Eric Bana, Sam Worthington, and Hugo Weaving in the roles that brought them to wide public recognition. [2]

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Early life

Apps was born in 1955, and from 1967 until 1973 he attended Newington College. [3]

Career

In the 1970s, Apps began his working life as an actor. He appeared in the films The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith , Mad Dog Morgan and Sunday Too Far Away and on stage in the original Melbourne/Adelaide production of The Rocky Horror Show .

In 1982, Apps first started casting at the ABC Melbourne. He has since cast TV commercials, TV series and over 70 feature films. For seven years he was on the board of the Australian Film Institute and he is the current president of the Casting Guild of Australia. [4]

Personal life

Apps is married to Australian actress and casting director, Robyn Gibbes.

Credits (as actor)

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 Sunday Too Far Away Michael Simpson
1976 Mad Dog Morgan Arthur
1978 The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Smith
1990 Hunting Julian Penn
2002 Garage Days University Professor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 Class of '75 Graham Blair
1975 Homicide Barry Fielding1 episode
1976 Bluey Kevin Curran1 episode
1977–1979 The Young Doctors Martin Price216 episodes
1978 Chopper Squad The Robber1 episode
1983HomeJack3 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975–1977 The Rocky Horror Show BradMelbourne / Adelaide with Harry M. Miller

References

  1. IMDB Gregory Apps Casting Director | Actor Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. Backstage Casting Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp5
  4. Arts Review On the Couch with Greg Apps Retrieved 16 November 2019.