 |
Kristian Schmid | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 November 1974 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Deborah Clay (2003–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Kristian Schmid (born 28 November 1974) is an Australian actor best known for his roles as Todd Landers in Neighbours and Leading Seaman Robert Dixon in Sea Patrol .
Schmid was born in Geelong, Australia to Hungarian parents. He is the cousin of Krista Vendy who was also a regular in Neighbours .
Schmid is best known for playing Todd Landers in the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 1988 until 1992. He then appeared as Adam Newman in the British children's science fiction television series The Tomorrow People from 1992-1995. While on a four-year work permit in the UK, he made appearances on several UK television shows, such as Noel’s House Party where he was voted into the gunge tank by the voting public, as well as the plays The Lion in Winter and Laura.
In 2002, Schmid played Brad in the film Scooby-Doo and Danny in the Australian film Blurred , about Schoolies week. [1]
He played a newspaper journalist in the Foxtel comedy Stupid Stupid Man and has appeared on several Australian television dramas including Blue Heelers and All Saints .
From 2007, he played Leading Seaman Robert Dixon on the prime time Nine Network drama, Sea Patrol , starring in all five seasons of the show. From 2009, he also had a recurring role on Packed to the Rafters as Alex Barton, a character who had cerebral palsy.
He has performed in two versions of the play Two Weeks with the Queen by Morris Gleitzman. The first time was for the BBC in London and the second was for the Windmill Theatre Company in 2006. He has performed in three versions of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and numerous pantomimes in the UK with Richard Cheshire.
Schmid also appeared on the Nine Network show 20 to 1 , hosted by Bert Newton.
From 2016 to 2017, Schmid portrayed Mick Jennings on Home and Away . [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Scooby-Doo | Brad | Feature film |
| 2002 | Blurred | Danny | Feature film |
| 2005 | The Great Raid | Corporal Lee | Feature film |
| 2006 | Glitch | Elliot | Short film |
| 2006 | Shuffle | Flanagan | Short film |
| 2006 | Voodoo Lagoon | Kevin | Feature film |
| 2010 | Santa's Apprentice | Felix's Father (voice) | Animated film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–92 | Neighbours | Todd Landers | TV series, 437 episodes |
| 1992–95 | The Tomorrow People | Adam Newman | TV series |
| 1995 | Blue Heelers | Aaron Landers | TV series, episodes: "Double Jeopardy: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1996 | English: Have a Go | Andy Jones | TV series |
| 1998 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Jimmy Costello | TV series, episode: "A Chip Off the Old Potato" |
| 1999 | All Saints | Thomas Ferry | TV series, episodes: "In with the New", "Second Chance" |
| 2000 | The Lost World | Thane | Miniseries, episode: "Barbarians at the Gate" |
| 2001 | BeastMaster | Karpen | TV series, episode: "Golgotha" |
| 2005 | Hercules | King Eurystheus | Miniseries |
| 2006 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Buddy Holly | TV series, episode: "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" |
| 2006 | Stupid, Stupid Man | Adam Lilycrap | TV series, episode: "Integrity" |
| 2007–11 | Sea Patrol | Robert 'RO' Dixon | TV series |
| 2009–13 | Packed to the Rafters | Alex Barton | TV series, seasons 2–5 |
| 2015 | Plonk | Tristan Keen | TV series, episode: "McLaren Vale" |
| 2016 | Brock | Evan Green | Miniseries, episode: "1.1" |
| 2016–17 | Home and Away | Mick Jennings | TV series |
| 2023 | North Shore | Hamish | TV series, 5 episodes |
Guy Edward Pearce is an Australian actor. He started his career portraying Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours (1986–1989). Pearce received international attention for his breakout role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) and subsequently starred as Ed Exley in Curtis Hanson's crime noir L.A. Confidential (1997) and a man suffering short-term memory loss in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller Memento (2000).
Alan Fletcher is an Australian actor of stage, television and film. He is also a singer and musician. He is perhaps best known for his television soap opera role in Neighbours as Dr. Karl Kennedy. He has also played Frank Rossi in Cop Shop and Michael Clayton in Embassy. In 2007, he was a contestant on the UK reality show Soapstar Superstar.
Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor, known for his early long-running role as Jim Robinson in Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, American series' The O.C. and Ugly Betty, as well as recurring and guest roles in Lost, 24, NCIS, ER, The West Wing, The X-Files, Entourage, Once Upon a Time and Dynasty as Joseph Anders.
Blair McDonough, is an Australian actor who is best known for playing the role of Stuart Parker in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours. He first shot to fame the age of 19 in 2001, when he finished runner-up in the inaugural season of the reality TV series Big Brother. He has since appeared on a number of other reality TV shows.
Damien Bodie is an Australian television actor from Melbourne. Bodie began his career securing roles in children's television roles such as Ram Foley in Crash Zone. He later secured the regular role of Dylan Timmins in the soap opera Neighbours. In 2011, he took the role of Jonathan Kurtiss in the drama series Winners & Losers and remained until 2014.
Darryl William McInnes is an Australian film and television actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Senior Constable Nick Schultz in Blue Heelers, as Max Connors in SeaChange, and more recently as TV boss Lindsay Cunningham in The Newsreader and Dr. Roy Penrose in NCIS: Sydney.
Shane Connor also billed/credited as Shane Feeney-Connor, is an Australian actor, who has had extensive experience in stage, television and film productions, both locally and internationally in the United Kingdom and United States. He is probably best known for his role in TV serial Neighbours as patriarch Joe Scully.
Todd Landers is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Kristian Schmid. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 15 February 1988. Todd was introduced along with his younger sister Katie Landers. They were given an instant connection to the show through their aunt, Beverly Marshall. After choosing to leave the serial in 1991, Schmid suggested to the producers that his character should be killed off, and Todd died in the episode broadcast on 13 July 1992. He reappeared as a spirit in the following episode.
Katie Landers is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Sally Jensen. She made her first on screen appearance on 15 February 1988. Katie is the niece of Beverly Marshall and sister to Todd Landers. During her time in the show, she became close friends with Toby Mangel. Katie departed on 6 September 1989.
Melissa Jarrett is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Jade Amenta. Amenta was still at school when she auditioned for and won the role. She was initially contracted for a two-month guest stint. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 8 August 1989. Melissa was introduced as the girlfriend of established character Todd Landers. She formed part of the serial's 1989 teenage character group and was involved in "TV's first love quadrangle". The character departed on 9 April 1991. In 2023, Amenta reprised her role for a guest appearance, which aired on 4 December.
Clayton Watson is an Australian producer, actor, writer, and director. He grew up in the Australian outback on a sheep station near Morgan, South Australia. Watson is best known for his breakthrough role as Kid in the films of The Matrix.
Jay Ryan is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for his roles as Jack Scully in Neighbours (2002–2005), Seaman Billy 'Spider' Webb in Sea Patrol (2007–2009), Kevin in Go Girls (2009–2012), Vincent Keller in Beauty & the Beast (2012–2016), Detective Ben Wesley in Mary Kills People (2017–2019) and Bobby in Creamerie (2021–2023).
Sea Patrol is an Australian television drama that ran from 2007 to 2011, set on board HMAS Hammersley, a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The series focused on the ship and the lives of its crew members.
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor is an Australian actor.
The second season of the Australian drama Sea Patrol premiered on the Nine Network on 31 March 2008 and aired on Monday nights at 8:30 PM. The thirteen-episode season ended on 23 June 2008.
David Lyons is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Josh Holiday in the Nine Network navy drama Sea Patrol (2007–2009), Dr. Simon Brenner in the NBC medical drama ER (2008–2009) and as General Sebastian Monroe in the NBC post-apocalyptic drama Revolution (2012–2014).
Jack Campbell is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role of Dr. Steve Taylor in the Australian medical drama All Saints on Network Seven and his portrayal of infamous gangster "Big Jim" Devine in the Nine Network drama series Underbelly: Razor, based on the criminal underworld of Sydney in the 1920s.
| Authority control databases: Artists |
|---|
 | This article about an Australian film and television actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
