Jamie Croft

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Jamie Croft
Born (1981-08-04) 4 August 1981 (age 42)
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor
Years active1991–present
Spouse
(m. 2008)
Children2

Jamie Croft (born 4 August 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian actor of television and film, television presenter and voice actor.

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Career

Croft began his career in the television soap opera A Country Practice . He went on to appear in Police Rescue , Water Rats , Above the Law , Sun on the Stubble (aka The Valley Between), Farscape and Hercules .

Croft was one of the original hosts of Nickelodeon variety show Sarvo , alongside Josh Quong Tart.

He has also appeared in several films including, That Eye, The Sky , 20th Century Fox's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie , The Real Macaw , Disappearance , Blurred and The Pact .

More recently, Croft has undertaken a substantial array of voice work for animated films and television series.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1994 That Eye, The Sky Morton 'Ort' FlackFeature film
1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Fred KelmanFeature film
1995 Napoleon Napoleon (voice)Feature film
1996The TerritoriansJosh McCabeTV movie
1997 Joey Billy McGregorFeature film
1998 The Real Macaw Sam GirdisFeature film
1998Poppy's HeadZebShort film
1999 Passion Barrow BoyFeature film
2002 Disappearance EthanTV movie
2002 Blurred Zack the InnocentFeature film
2003 The Pact Young Wilga RobersFeature film
2004Mary's ChildShort film
2004The LiftingShort film
2007 Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale Claude (voice)Animated TV movie
2008Sunset Over WaterJohnShort film
2012My Mind's Own MelodyMedical StudentShort film
2014YOLOOllieShort film
2014Between the Sand and the SkyVideo

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1991-93 A Country Practice Billy Moss / Ashley BakerTV series, 111 episodes
1994 G.P. Troy O'GradyTV series, 1 episode
1995 Police Rescue EddieTV series, 1 episode
1995 Bordertown DoonTV miniseries, 1 episode
1995 Mission Top Secret David FowlerTV series, 6 episodes
1996 Fire Ben BainTV series, 1 episode
1996 Sun on the Stubble (aka The Valley Between)Bruno GuntherTV miniseries, 6 episodes
1998 / 2001 Water Rats Rick Hawker / Danny BanksTV series, 2 episodes
2000 All Saints Adam BuckleyTV series, 1 episode
2000 Above the Law Ryan MurcottTV series, 3 episodes
2000 The Lost World Rob DillonTV miniseries, 1 episode
2001The FarmYoung Fred CooperTV miniseries, 3 episodes
2002 Farscape Young John CrichtonTV series, 1 episode
2002-03 Sarvo HostTV series
2005 Hercules Young HerculesTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2007 Sea Princesses Caramello (voice)Animated TV series
2009 Pixel Pinkie Coolest Luke (voice)Animated TV series
2009 Zigby Clem / Stink (voices)Animated TV series, 52 episodes
2010The Legend of EnyoEnyo (voice)Animated TV series, 26 episodes
2011The DaVinciblesPablo DaVinci / Mascot (voices)Animated TV series, 1 episode
2012 Mrs Biggs SamTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2015-16 Heidi Karl / Sebastian / Mr Keller / William Hopfer (voices)Animated TV series, 19 episodes
2016 The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill Bill Koala - Blinky's Dad (voice)Animated TV series, episode 23A: "Home to Roost"

Personal life

Croft is the brother of fellow actress Rebecca Croft.

In February 2008 he married his long-time girlfriend Saskia Burmeister. [1] Their first son, Jackson Jay "JJ", was born in May 2012, and their second son, Bodhi Phoenix, was born in June 2014. [2]

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  2. Meyer, Lucy (7 March 2012). "My Sydney: Saskia Burmeister". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 16 May 2012.