Luke Carroll | |
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Born | 1982 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Luke Carroll is an Australian stage, television and film actor.
Carroll attended Marcellin College Randwick and graduated in 1996.[ citation needed ]
Carroll started out in guest roles in some Australian shows, including The Flying Doctors , Lift Off , The Man from Snowy River , Ocean Girl and Water Rats , but made a name for himself when he took the leading role in the film Australian Rules .
He then had regular roles in some Australian dramas, including The Alice (2005) and the mini-series RAN (2006). In 2007, he co-hosted (with Cathy Freeman) Going Bush, a travel show for SBS Television. Later that year he completed filming in The Tender Hook , and also filmed a seven-week stint in the soap opera, Home and Away .
In September 2009, he hosted The Deadlys for SBS. [2] Also in 2009, he co-starred in the film, Stone Bros. and appeared in Subdivision . In 2010 he starred in Needle .
He appeared in an Australian Government advertisement about being "Climate Clever",[ citation needed ] and has also been involved in the children's television show, Play School . [3] [4]
Carroll was a presenter on children's television series Play School over a 12 year period. He is also part the presenting team of Channel Seven’s Sydney Weekender . [5]
Carroll has made many appearances in theatre, from 2001 to the present time (2021). [6]
In 2013 Carroll appeared on stage in a Yirra Yaakin/ Belvoir production of Bob Merritt's 1975 play about Aboriginal life on a mission, The Cake Man . [7]
In 2018 and 2019 he toured with Nakkiah Lui's Black Is the New White. [6]
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1994 | Dallas Doll | Boy | Feature film |
1998 | Tears | Vaughn | Short film |
2002 | Australian Rules | Dumby Red | Feature film |
2002 | Free | Short film | |
2004 | The Alice | Michael Anderson | TV movie |
2004 | The New Boots | De Lisle | Short film |
2008 | The Tender Hook | Alby "Othello" O'Shea | Feature film |
2009 | Stone Bros. | Eddie | Feature film |
2009 | Subdivision | Feature film | |
2010 | Needle | Nelson | Feature film |
2010 | The Biggest Port | Lukie SweetHeat | Short film |
2012 | Woollo | Chris Olsen | TV movie |
2015 | Strangerland | Darrell | Feature film |
2019 | Twelfth Round | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1991 | The Flying Doctors | Cameron | TV series, 1 episode |
1992 | Lift Off | Paul | TV series, 3 episodes |
1992 | Lift Off: The Story of E.C | Paul | TV special, 1 episode |
1992 | Six Pack | Felix | TV series, 1 episode |
1994 | G.P. | Tony Thompson | TV series, 2 episodes |
1994 | Heartland | Jason Sutton | TV miniseries, 8 episodes |
1994 | Sky Trackers | Simon Tjapiljari | TV series, 1 episode |
1995 | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | Sam Murray | TV series, 1 episode |
1996 | Naked: Stories of Men | Buddy | TV series, 1 episode |
1997 | Ocean Girl | Bobby | TV series, 1 episode |
1999 | All Saints | Seb | TV series, 1 episode |
1999 | Water Rats | Courier | TV series, 1 episode |
1999 | Heartbreak High | Mo | TV series, 6 episodes |
2003 | Stingers | Alan Kelly | TV series, 1 episode |
2005 | The Alice | Michael Anderson | TV series, 22 episodes |
2006 | RAN | Paul Gaibui | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
2007 | Going Bush | Co-host (with Cathy Freeman) | TV series |
1993-2007 | Home and Away | Lewis Rigg / Buyer No.1 | TV series, 12 episodes |
2009 | The Deadlys | Host | TV awards show [8] |
2009 | Heartbeat | Nev | TV series, 2 episodes |
2009–2022 | Play School | Host | TV series, 56 episodes |
2012 | Redfern Now | Lenny Brewster | TV series, 1 episode |
2014 | The Gods of Wheat Street | Wayne | TV series, 3 episodes |
2016–20 | Black Comedy | Uncle Dave | TV series, 6 episodes |
2019 | Total Control | Rob | TV series, season 1 |
2019 | Upright | Constable Brett | TV series, season 1 |
2021 | Preppers | Quincy | TV series, 1 episode |
2022 | Grey Nomads | Yarran Charles | TV series, 6 episodes |
2022 | MaveriX | Murray Peterson | TV series, 6 episodes |
2022 | Significant Others | Ian | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
2023 | The Artful Dodger | Tim Billiberliary | TV series, 8 episodes |
Carroll is a supporter of rugby league club the South Sydney Rabbitohs. [10] [11]
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