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Miles Buchanan (born 1966) is an Australian actor. He is the brother of Simone and Beth Buchanan.

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He was a popular actor as a child and young man, winning a Logie award in 1979 for his performance in the TV movie A Good Thing Going . [1] However his career was hurt by social phobia and depression. His mother wrote a book about his experiences, called The Wings of Madness. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1978 A Good Thing Going Damien HarrisTV film.
Won Logie Award for Best Juvenile Performer
1978 Newsfront Feature film
1982 Runaway Island Jamie McLeodTV film
1985 Bliss David JoyFeature film
1987 Dangerous Game DavidFeature film
1988 Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer SimpsonTV film
1990SparksShort film
1992 The Girl from Tomorrow EddieTV film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1976 The Sullivans SamuelTV series, 2 episodes
1979 Chopper Squad BrendanTV series, 1 episode
1979 Skyways Bert SimpsonTV series, 1 episode
1979 The Mike Walsh Show Guest hostTV series (during International Year of the Child)
1980 Young Ramsay Nick AdamsTV series, 1 episode
1981 Cop Shop Alan DavisTV series, 1 episode
1980 Home Sweet Home Tony PacelliTV series, 26 episodes [3]
1980-83 Secret Valley MilesTV series, 11 episodes
1983 A Country Practice Nathan WebsterTV series, 2 episodes
1983 Sons and Daughters Darren BrooksTV series, 11 episodes
1984 Carson's Law Findlay NigelTV series, 1 episode
1994-85 Runaway Island Jamie McLeodTV series, 8 episodes
1985PossessionTV series, 1 episode
1989 Rafferty's Rules Evan FairchilldTV series, 1 episode
1991 G.P. GeoffTV series, 1 episode
1991-92 The Girl From Tomorrow EddieTV series, 22 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleType
1980s Torchsong Trilogy David Seymour Centre, Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, National Theatre, Melbourne
1986 Brighton Beach Memoirs Eugene Morris Jerome Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
1986 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ Adrian Mole Melbourne Athenaeum
1987-88 Biloxi Blues Eugene Morris Jerome Sydney Opera House Playhouse Theatre, Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane, Bridge Theatre, Coniston
1988 Broadway Bound Eugene Morris Jerome Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
1989 The Marriage of Figaro Cherubin Wharf Theatre
1989 A Midsummer Night's Dream Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre with STC
1990 Once in a Lifetime Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre with STC

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References

  1. Carol Nader, "Fallen star picks up the pieces", The Age, 7 Oct 2004 accessed 23 Oct 2012
  2. Kate Bruce-Rosser, "it's OK 2 discuss illness', Stonnington Leader, 30 Sept 2008 Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 23 Oct 2012
  3. "Miles ahead of his time!". The Australian Women's Weekly . National Library of Australia. 1 July 1981. p. 107. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3391