Kamil Ellis

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Kamil Ellis is an Australian actor. He has appeared on TV in Cleverman , Nowhere Boys, [1] [2] Bushwhacked! , [3] and SeaChange . [4] He was an original cast member of the stage play The Secret River . [5] He is of Wiradjuri Aboriginal descent. [6]

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Together with the Ensemble Offspring he was nominated for the 2019 ARIA Award for Best Children's Album for Classic Kids: Music For The Dreaming. [7] Ellis appeared as a police officer alongside Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald in the limited series, The Tourist in 2022. [8]

Discography

Albums

List of live albums, with selected details
TitleAlbum details
Classic Kids: Music for the Dreaming
(with Ensemble Offspring)
  • Released: 5 October 2018 [9]
  • Label: ABC Music

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. [10]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2019 Classic Kids: Music for the Dreaming(with Ensemble Offspring) Best Children's Album Nominated

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