Guy Edmonds

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Guy Edmonds
OccupationsActor, writer, director
Years active2004–present
Spouse HaiHa Le
Children2
Websiteguyedmonds.com

Guy Edmonds is an Australian director, writer, actor and author.

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Edmonds co created, wrote, directed and starred in the Emmy award-winning series Hardball and Spooky Files . He is the set up director and script producer on Caper Crew. He also co-authored the hit book series Zombie Diaries and Zoo Crew.

Edmonds is also an actor he is best known for his work on such programmes as Home and Away , A Moody Christmas and Underbelly: Razor , and on stage in the world premiere productions of Holding the Man as Timothy Conigrave in Australia and London's West End, and Rupert alongside Academy Award nominee James Cromwell in Australia and Washington D.C, USA.

Career

In November 2024, his next project and feature film debut, Nest, was announced - starring Felix Mallard.

Edmonds co-created, wrote, directed and starred in ABC's Emmy award winning, and twice Emmy nominated, live action comedy series Hardball . Playing for twenty-three episodes over two seasons, this series earned Guy an Australian Directors' Guild nomination for Best Direction. Hardball also won Best Children’s Fiction Program at the Prix Jeunesse International Awards, BANFF Rockies, The Remis, Japan Prize, and more.

Edmonds created and wrote Dance Spies, with Northern Pictures in Australia. He's co-written two critically-acclaimed kids book series - Zoo Crew, published by Scholastic, and Zombie Diaries, published by Hardie Grant. Zombie Diaries has, so far, been translated into seven languages. Both seasons of BBC/ABC's Spooky Files, on which he's co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor, are out now. He's made several award winning short films, and was a directing finalist at the prestigious Tropfest Film Festival. He has a number of new film and television projects in development as a writer and director.

In 2024, Edmonds would team up with Northern Pictures to produce Dance Spies. [1]

Guy's acting career spans two decades with over fifty credits on stage and screen. Some screen credits include Wellmania , The Messenger , The Code , Spooky Files, Underbelly: Razor , Hardball , A Moody Christmas , Home and Away , The Secrets She Keeps and more.

Edmonds has appeared on stage and has starred in many world premiere productions, including Holding the Man in Australia and London's West End, and Rupert in Australia and Washington, D.C. in the United States and many more.

Edmonds is also a voice over artist, having lent his voice to award winning TV and radio campaigns for local and international brands.

Personal life

Guy is married to Australian actress and editor HaiHa Le and they have two children together. [2]

Filmography

Television appearances

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2023 The Messenger Gavin Rose3 episodes
Wellmania Chad3 episodes
2019-2021 Hardball Bevan Stone14 episodes [3]
2020 The Secrets She Keeps Detective Poulos3 episodes
2014-2020 Black Comedy Guest Cast3 episodes [4]
2016 The Code Gary Hunter / Youngblood3 episodes
2014WingmanScott7 episodes
The Kangaroo GangGeorgie Gardiner1 episode
The Moodys Hayden Roberts1 episode [5]
2013 Wonderland Jason1 episode
Camp Cop1 episode
House Husbands Liam2 episodes
Crime PlaysBeauVideo Game
2012 A Moody Christmas Hayden Roberts6 episodes
2011 Underbelly: Razor Greg 'The Gunman' Gaffney8 episodes
At Home with Julia Male Journo1 episode
Home and Away Brodie Upton10 episodes
2009 Double Take Various11 episodes
2007 Hammer Bay Mike RichmondTV movie
2005 All Saints Stuart Mapleston20 episodes

Film appearances

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2004Rapid FearNick Morelli
2009InvasionSimonShort film
2010It's a TreatDavidShort film
2011CupidCupidShort film
LivSamShort film
2012Awkward HorseVarious
AlmostTomShort film
The Red ValentineThe ManShort film
Silver StilettoSilver StilettoShort film
CensusDavinShort film
2014A Better ManShort film
2015Life After DeathJoeShort film
Super Awesome!Gary Eastwood
Doing TimeDavidShort film
BedlamGeorge Kilner
The Witching HourManShort film
2016UnifiedDalton EvansShort film
DroneDalton
2017Going VegoIanShort film
2020The ImmortalThe ImmortalShort film
Writing credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2024Dance SpiesWriter/Creator2 episode
2023–presentSpooky FilesWriter/Creator10 episodes [6]
2019-21 Hardball Writer/Creator22 episodes [7]
2018News of the WildWriter
2016HardballWriterShort film
2015Super Awesome!Writer
2012Awkward HorseWriter

Director

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023–presentSpooky FilesDirector5 episodes
2021 Hardball Director3 episodes
2016HardballDirectorShort film
2015Super Awesome!Director
2012Awkward HorseDirector

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2025Emerald City Ensemble Theatre [8]
2020 Crunch Time Luke
2018Degenerate ArtHimmierRed Line
2016 Betrayal Robert Ensemble Theatre
2015 Dream Home Paul [9]
2013–14 Rupert Young Rupert Playhouse, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney
2014The WitchesAll Malthouse Theatre
2006–08, 2010 Holding the Man Stables Theatre, Sydney, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Brisbane Powerhouse, Malthouse Theatre, Trafalgar Studios, London
The Lover
2010 Orestes 2.0 Stables Theatre, Sydney
Fortune and Men's Eyes
2008Emergency NIDA Parade 2 Studio
2008Pool (No Water) Darlinghurst Theatre
2007 Toy Symphony Belvoir Street Theatre
2007 The Merchant of Venice Belvoir Street Theatre
2006The Cold Child (Das Kalte Kind) Stables Theatre, Sydney
2002 Building the Wall QUT
2001Dirty CaffCement Box Theatre, Brisbane
It's About TimeWorld premiere in London

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References

  1. Staff Writer. "Northern Pictures re-teams with Guy Edmonds for 'Dance Spies'". Northern Pictures. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. Clement, Jessica (5 February 2015). "Real life couple Guy Edmonds and HaiHa Le continue onstage romance". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. Knox, David (10 February 2021). "Filming wraps on Hardball S2 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. Knox, David (17 January 2020). "Returning: Black Comedy | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. Knox, David (13 September 2013). "Cameras roll on The Moodys | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  6. Staff Writer (23 September 2024). "Spooky Files returns for an even spookier and action-packed season two this October". About the ABC. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  7. Knox, David (20 July 2018). "Filming underway on ABC Me's Hardball | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  8. Staff Writer. "EMERALD CITY". Ensemble Theatre. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  9. Tongue, Cassie (5 February 2015). "Review: Dream Home, Ensemble Theatre". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  10. "AusStage".