Nick Barkla

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Nick Barkla
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor

Nick Barkla is an Australian actor. He has played lead roles in the films Em 4 Jay , [1] [2] Embedded [3] [4] and Blind Company . [5] [6] He has appeared on stage in A Steady Rain at the Old Fitzroy Theatre in 2015 [7] [8] and in Uncle Bob at Red Stitch Actors Theatre in 2002. [9] In 2007 Barkla received the first AFI Fellowship. [10]

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  2. Edwards, George (21 September 2006), "Em 4 Jay", Variety
  3. Cockrell, Eddie (17 June 2016). "Film Review: 'Embedded'". Variety. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. Pfeiffer, Oliver (5 December 2014), "The Boys scribe moves to directing with 'conceal and reveal' erotic drama Embedded", SBS Movies
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  7. Blake, Elissa (18 September 2015), "Intimacy at heart of gritty cop drama", The Sydney Morning Herald
  8. Blake, Jason (28 September 2015), "Floodgates open as drama hits gothic highs", The Sydney Morning Herald
  9. Usher, Robin (15 March 2002), "Why buy a house when you can build a theatre?", The Age
  10. Kalina, Paul (1 November 2007), "Barkla first AFI fellow", The Age