Joel Jackson

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Joel Jackson
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Years active2015present
Website https://www.joeljacksonofficial.com/

Joel Jackson is an Australian actor and musician. He came to prominence for his performances as Charles Bean in Deadline Gallipoli and Peter Allen in Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door . For both roles he was nominated for the 2015 AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama, winning for Peter Allen. Since 2019 he has co-starred as Detective James Steed in Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries .

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Early life

Jackson was born in Albany, Western Australia.

When Jackson was 10, his family moved nearly 2000 km north to Karratha after his father was offered a job as the primary school principal. He became head boy at Karratha Senior High School. At 17, Jackson went on a year-long Rotary exchange to Brazil. He returned home with a large circle and symbol tattooed under his left biceps.

Jackson initially wanted to pursue a musical career. He first began playing guitar at age 14 and supported Birds of Tokyo, Megan Washington, Diesel and Ian Moss in Karratha. Jackson traveled to Perth to record an EP.

In 2011, Jackson moved to Sydney to join National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). He graduated from NIDA in 2013 and returned to the metalwork factories and engineering workshops of Karratha. [1]

Career

In 2014, Jackson auditioned for a single scene role in the mini-series Deadline Gallipoli but was later offered the lead part of Charles Bean alongside Sam Worthington, which aired on Foxtel's Showcase in April 2015.

In September 2015, Jackson starred as Peter Allen in the 2-part mini-series of his life, Peter Allen : Not the Boy Next Door . In December 2015, at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, Jackson won best lead actor in a television drama for his role as Allen. [2] In May 2016, at the 58th Annual Logie Awards, he won Most Outstanding Newcomer for the role. [3]

In February 2017, Jackson starred alongside Heidi Arena in Melbourne Theatre Company's performance of Born Yesterday . [4]

In December 2018, Jackson released season one of his podcast The Good Thief [5] in which he interviews some of Australians including Jack Ellis, Anna McGahan, Glendon Ivan, and Samuel Johnson.

In 2019, Jackson plays Detective James Steed in Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries . The same year, he played alongside Harry Potter’s Miriam Margolyes, and Australian actors Richard Roxburgh and Deborah Mailman, in the role of Rich Uncle Brian in H Is for Happiness .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015What We KnowMattShort film
2017 Jungle Markus StammFeature film
StrangerStrangerShort film
2018The HuntedMacShort film
2019 H Is for Happiness Rich Uncle BrianFeature film
2020 I Met a Girl Nick CassidyFeature film
2023Raising ThunderWilliamShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Deadline Gallipoli Charles BeanMini-series
Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door Peter Allen Mini-series
2016 Hyde & Seek Lachlan FordMini-series
2017 The Wrong Girl Liam Johnson4 episodes
2018 Safe Harbour Damien PascoeMini-series
2019-2021 Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Detective James SteedSeries regular
2020 Mystery Road McBride3 episodes
2023The Claremont MurdersPaul Yovich1 episode

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Bite Me ATYP Studio 1, Wharf Theatre
2017 Born Yesterday Paul Verrall Southbank Theatre with Melbourne Theatre Company

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2015 AACTA Awards Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door Won
AACTA Awards Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Deadline Gallipoli Nominated
2016 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Newcomer Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door Won
Logie Awards Most Outstanding Newcomer Deadline Gallipoli Nominated
Logie Awards Most Popular New Talent Nominated

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