Philip Hyde (actor)

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Philip Hyde (born 1957, in Sydney) is an Australian former actor. After graduating the Victorian College of Arts, he became best known for playing the sinister Rodney Adams during the final year's run (1986) of the television series Prisoner . [1] He also appeared in the long running Australian soap opera A Country Practice .

Hyde has also appeared on stage in productions including the Australian and New Zealand tours of Michael Frayn's award-winning comedy Noises Off and Ray Cooney's comedy, Run For Your Wife . [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Prisoner Rodney Adams58 episodes
1988 A Country Practice Morrie RogersEpisode: "False Pretences: Part 2"
1990 Rafferty's Rules MickEpisode: "Consciousness Raising"

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References

  1. Philip Hyde at IMDb
  2. Run For Your Wife, Glen Street Theatre, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/16630