Ian Meadows

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Ian Meadows
Born1983
Collie, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Education Curtin University
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright, writer
Years active2003–current
Known for Home and Away
Mao's Last Dancer
The Pacific
Relatives Neroli Meadows (sister)
Paul Ritter (grandfather)

Ian Meadows is an Australian actor, playwright and writer.

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Early life and education

Born and raised in Collie, Western Australia, Meadows trained at Curtin University and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating in 2005. [1] His older brother Ross Meadows played hockey for Australia and his younger sister Neroli Meadows is a sports journalist on Fox Sports Australia and Fox Footy. [2]

Acting career

Meadows' highest profile television role to date was as Rocco Cooper, a young troubled boy who was forced by his brother to try and take out Sally Fletcher, on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away . [3]

Other roles have included a part in The Shark Net, Elliot in Tripping Over , a single-episode role as Jeff Weiss on All Saints , and a major role in the short films Brothers, Legacy, Water, as well as the 2009 film Mao's Last Dancer and the miniseries The Pacific.

Meadows' theatre credits include Modern International Dead at the Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney in 2008 for which he earned a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Sydney Theatre Awards 2008. [1] He appeared in the Russian play Ladybird at the Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney in March 2009, which he also helped produce and re-write to localise in Australia.

In 2010, Meadows had a recurring role in police series Rush , playing James, the son of Inspector Kerry Vincent (played by Catherine McClements). He also played Pvt. Cecil Evans in HBO miniseries The Pacific , which was filmed mostly in Australia.[ citation needed ]

In 2011, Meadows was seen in the ABC telemovie Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo , playing the role of photographer Andrew Cowell, [4] and also appeared in a season three episode of East West 101 , playing Simon. That same year, he reprised his guest starring role of James Vincent in Rush. [5]

Meadows starred in A Moody Christmas , an ABC comedy series which aired on ABC1 in the weeks leading up to Christmas 2012. [6] A follow-up series The Moodys aired on ABC1 in early 2014.[ citation needed ]

During 2016 and 2017, Meadows played a leading role in Network 10's Australian drama series, The Wrong Girl .[ citation needed ] He starred in the 2016 horror drama film Scare Campaign , as lead character Marcus. [7] He then appeared as Matt Aldin in the 2021 Australian/American Netflix drama Clickbait .[ citation needed ]

Meadows is also a writer, having written episodes for Spirited , SLiDE , Offspring , The Moodys , Playing for Keeps and RFDS .

Awards and nominations

YearCategoryAwardWorkResultRef
2008Best Newcomer Sydney Theatre Awards Modern International DeadNominated [8] [9]
2010Best Screenplay in a Short Film AFI Awards [a] A Parachute Falling in SiberiaNominated [10]
2010Best Screenplay in a Short Film AWGIE Awards [b] A Parachute Falling in SiberiaWon [10] [11]
2011Best Live Action Short Film Bruce Corwin Award A Parachute Falling in SiberiaNominated [12]
2012Television – Series AWGIE Awards Spirited(episode "Living in Oblivion")Nominated [13]
2013Emerging Playwrights NSW Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights Between Two Waves Won [10] [14] [15]
2014Best Direction AACTA Awards [c] The Turning Nominated [16]
2014Best Screenplay AFCA Awards [d] The Turning Nominated [17]
2019Most Outstanding Supporting Actor Logie Awards Dead Lucky Nominated [18]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003The Shark NetRitchie MaleMiniseries, episode 3
2006 All Saints Jeff WeissSeason 9, episode 18: "One for the Road"
2006–07 Home and Away Rocco Cooper Seasons 19–20, 16 episodes
2006 Tripping Over ElliotMiniseries, episodes 3–5
2009 3 Acts of Murder George FloydTV movie
2010 The Pacific Pvt. Cecil EvansMiniseries, episode 2: "Basilone"
2010–11 Rush James VincentSeasons 3–4, 5 episodes
2011 Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away Der. Sgt. Tim FryTV movie
2011 Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo Andrew CowellMiniseries, episodes 1 & 2
2011 East West 101 SimonSeason 3, episode 4: "Transit of Venus"
2012 A Moody Christmas Dan MoodySeason 1, 6 episodes
2014 Rake Paul WendonSeason 3, 4 episodes
2014 The Moodys Dan MoodySeason 1, 8 episodes
2014 Parer's War Terry BanksTV movie
2015 8MMM Aboriginal Radio JakeSeason 1, 6 episodes
2016–17 The Wrong Girl Pete BarnettSeasons 1–2, 18 episodes
2018 Dead Lucky Corey BaxterMiniseries, episodes 1–4
2018 True Story with Hamish & Andy JohnSeason 2, episode 7: "Lisa"
2021 Clickbait Matt AldinMiniseries, episodes 1–8
2021 RFDS Shaun EverettSeason 1, episode 6

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003John 'Rocky' Robinson: Roll with the PunchesMark KingstonShort film
2003BrothersPattyShort film
2005Postcard VernostiDavidShort film
2006Iron BirdThomasShort film
2007The Other HalfDeanShort film
2007The Last Supper(unknown/unnamed role)Short film
2008LegacyDonaldShort film
2009Early CheckoutPorterShort film
2009WaterRyanShort film
2009 Mao's Last Dancer WTC Backstage ManagerFeature film
2011Happy BirthdayKatey's Dad (voice)Short film
2011Colin the Dog's Fabulous Midnight Adventure and Another StoryYounger GilesShort film
2013The FragmentsJoelShort film
2016 Scare Campaign MarcusFeature film
2016 Killing Ground Ian SmithFeature film
2016Measuring the JumpLeeShort film
2017Operation: NativeSelf appearanceDocumentary

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Electra New Theatre, Perth with WAAPA
2005 The Tempest Ron Stone Park, Perth with WAAPA
2006MAJ Monologues - The Risk AccessorDanielBrainbox
2008The Modern International DeadLuke Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney
2009LadybirdDima Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2011The Coming WorldEd Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney
2011 Neighbourhood Watch Martin Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2012; 2014 Between Two Waves Daniel Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA
2013 Other Desert Cities Trip Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
2014 Blue/Orange Bruce Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
WarDeakHayman
House Family PlayFeaturedHayman
The Risk AssessorDanielBrainbox
2015 The Weir Brendan Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC

[19] [20]

As writer / director

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009WaterWriterShort film
2009LadybirdProducer / Re-writerTheatre production with Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2010A Parachute Falling in SiberiaWriter / directorShort film
2010–11 Spirited WriterSeason 1, episodes 2 & 4, season 2, episode 9
2011 Offspring WriterSeason 2, episode 5
2011 SLiDE WriterSeason 1, episode 8
2011Four Deaths in the Life of Ronaldo AbokWriter / Co-director Riverside Theatres Parramatta with True West Theatre [21]
2012 Between Two Waves Writer Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA [22]
2012; 2014 Between Two Waves Playwright Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA
2013 The Turning Writer (screenplay) / Directorfeature film, segment "Defender"
2014 The Moodys WriterSeason 1, episode 7
2017 House Husbands WriterSeason 3, episodes 5 & 8
2017 The Wrong Girl WriterSeason 2, episodes 3 & 8
2018 Playing for Keeps WriterSeason 1, episodes 3 & 7
2018 On the Ropes WriterMiniseries, 4 episodes
2019 SeaChange WriterSeason 4, episode 7
2021 RFDS WriterSeason 1, episodes 1-2 & 5-6

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Notes

  1. ↑ AFI Award shared with Sarah Shaw.
  2. ↑ AWGIE Award shared with Sarah Shaw.
  3. ↑ AACTA Award shared with Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Anthony Lucas, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page, Stephen Page, Simon Stone, Warwick Thornton, Marieka Walsh, Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham.
  4. ↑ AFCA Award shared with Marieka Walsh, Warwick Thornton, Jub Clerc, Justin Monjo, Kris Mrksa, Rhys Graham, Ashlee Page, Marcel Dorney, Claire McCarthy, Emily Ballou, Mia Wasikowska, Andrew Upton, David Wenham, Jonathan auf der Heide, Justin Kurzel, Circa Contemporary Circus.

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