Guy Edmonds

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Guy Edmonds is an Australian born director, writer, actor and author. He co-created, wrote, acted in and directed the Emmy award-winning comedy series Hardball . He co-authored the hit book series Zombie Diaries and Zoo Crew. As 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.

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Biography

Guy co-created/wrote, acted in and was a director on 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 has appeared in Dance Spies, which he had created and written, it was co-produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment in Canada and 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. BBC/ABC's Spooky Files, on which he's co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor, is out 2023. 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.

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.

On stage, Edmonds 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, USA and many more.

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

Filmography

Film & television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 The Messenger Gavin Rose3 episodes
Wellmania Chad3 episodes
2019-2021 Hardball [1] Bevan Stone14 episodes
2020The ImmortalThe ImmortalShort film
The Secrets She Keeps Detective Poulos3 episodes
2014-2020 Black Comedy [2] Guest Cast3 episodes
2017Going VegoIanShort film
2016DroneDalton
The Code Gary Hunter / Youngblood3 episodes
UnifiedDalton EvansShort film
2015Life After DeathJoeShort film
Super Awesome!Gary Eastwood
Doing TimeDavidShort film
BedlamGeorge Kilner
The Witching HourManShort film
2014WingmanScott7 episodes
A Better ManShort film
The Kangaroo GangGeorgie Gardiner1 episode
The Moodys [3] Hayden Roberts1 episode
2013 Wonderland Jason1 episode
Camp Cop1 episode
House Husbands Liam2 episodes
Crime PlaysBeauVideo Game
2012Awkward HorseVarious
AlmostTomShort film
The Red ValentineThe ManShort film
Silver StilettoSilver StilettoShort film
A Moody Christmas Hayden Roberts6 episodes
CensusDavinShort film
2011CupidCupidShort film
LivSamShort film
Underbelly: Razor Greg 'The Gunman' Gaffney8 episodes
At Home with Julia Male Journo1 episode
Home and Away Brodie Upton10 episodes
2010It's a TreatDavidShort film
2009 Double Take Various11 episodes
2009InvasionSimonShort film
2007 Hammer Bay Mike RichmondTV movie
2005 All Saints Stuart Mapleston20 episodes
2004Rapid FearNick Morelli

Writer

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024Dance SpiesWriter/Creator1 episode
2023Spooky FilesWriter/Creator5 episodes
2019-21 Hardball [4] Writer/Creator22 episodes
2018News of the WildWriter
2016HardballWriterShort film
2015Super Awesome!Writer
2012Awkward HorseWriter

Director

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Spooky FilesDirector2 episodes
2021 Hardball Director3 episodes
2016HardballDirectorShort film
2015Super Awesome!Director
2012Awkward HorseDirector

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
Degenerate Art
2020 Crunch Time Ensemble Theatre
2016 Betrayal Ensemble Theatre
2015 Dream Home Ensemble Theatre
2013–14 Rupert Playhouse, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney
2014The Witches 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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