Tiriel Mora

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Tiriel Mora
Born (1958-10-19) 19 October 1958 (age 66)
OccupationActor
Years active1982−present

Tiriel Mora (born 19 October 1958) is an Australian television and film actor.

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Early life

Tiriel Mora's parents were French-born visual artist Mirka Mora and German-born entrepreneur, art dealer and restauranteur Georges Mora. His older brothers are film director Philippe Mora and art dealer William Mora. [1] He lived with his father in a hotel in St Kilda, and his mother lived nearby. [2]

Mora decided that he wanted to be an actor at the age of five. When he turned eighteen he spent a year in London before returning to Australia to study at the University of New England. He was short listed for a place at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) several times, but was unsuccessful. [2]

Career

Mora is best known for his roles as the hard-nosed journalist Martin 'Marty' Di Stasio, in the cult satirical television series Frontline , and as the bumbling local solicitor Dennis Denuto, in 1997 comedy film The Castle . [3]

His other television credits include a guest role in long-running soap opera Neighbours (1986) as Roger Yates, playing a Nebari called Silas in Farscape (1999–2003), Judge Renmark in ABC-TV's legal drama Janet King (2014) and Henry Bowditch in critically acclaimed period drama Love Child . In 2018 he appeared in a recurring guest role in Home and Away as lawyer, Kurt Adams.

Further film credits include the 1993 biographical film My Forgotten Man (aka Flynn) opposite Guy Pearce, 2000 slasher film Cut , 2002 comedy-drama Garage Days , 2002 horror film Queen of the Damned opposite Aaliyah, and 2005 Peter Jackson blockbuster King Kong , alongside fellow Australian Naomi Watts. He had a voice role in the 2006 animated film Happy Feet , and appeared in the family adventure films Dinosaur Island (2014) and My Pet Dinosaur (2017). In 2020, he played Marduk in the independent Australian children’s fantasy film The Legend of the Five.

Mora also appeared in Qantas television advertisements in the 2000s.

Mora has also appeared in several stage productions. He worked with the now defunct Anthill Theatre in South Melbourne under director Jean-Pierre Mignon. In 2014, he was the associated artistic director of the Katoomba Theatre Company. [2]

Personal life

In 2014, Mora was living in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, with his family. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 The Return of Captain Invincible Graffiti ArtistFeature film
1984 Strikebound Militant MinerFilm
Street Hero JunkyFeature film
Channel Chaos PoliceFeature film
1990 A Kink in the Picasso StanFeature film
1992 A Slow Night at the Kuwaiti Cafe RashidFeature film
1993 My Forgotten Man (aka Flynn)Sydney Station PorterFeature film
1994Future ShlockAlvinFilm
1997 The Castle Dennis DenutoFeature film
2000 Cut Archives ProjectionistFeature film
2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Tourist CoupleFeature film
2002 Queen of the Damned RogerFeature film
Garage Days ThommoFeature film
2004The Full GamutTed SmithShort film
2005 King Kong Fruit VendorFeature film
2006 Happy Feet Kev (voice)Feature film
Bye Bye TimDadShort film
2012Windmills of my MindRexShort film
2013Blue DragDonaldsonShort film
The Wolverine Attorney (uncredited)Feature film
2014GeckoBarryShort film
Dinosaur Island Press Conference HostFeature film
2016 Gods of Egypt Rich ManFeature film
2017The Last Babushka DollJerryShort film
My Pet Dinosaur Trevor BrownFeature film
Otherlife Dr. Robert AmariFeature film
2018 Harmony Homeless GuyFeature film
2021The FaceUS Marshall HastingsShort film
SharkSofie's DadShort film
The ReplicaTomShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Prisoner Kevin Stansfield7 episodes
1986 Neighbours Roger Yates1 episode
1987 Nancy Wake JudexMiniseries, 1 episode
1990 Skirts Jimmy1 episode
Friday on My Mind LawyerMiniseries
1991 The Flying Doctors Miner1 episode
Boys from the Bush Mel1 episode
Pugwall Okumura O'Shaughnessy1 episode
Col'n Carpenter Marco1 episode
1992 Phoenix Gasper1 episode
1993 Time Trax Belmont / Bob Meyers2 episodes
Crimetime Ambo OfficerTV movie
Official Denial DosTV movie
1994 Newlyweds Delivery Man1 episode
SecretsCarlo1 episode
1994–1997 Frontline Martin di Stasio39 episodes
1995Glued to the TeleNarratorTV movie
1995–2000 Blue Heelers Dave / Sgt Cammello2 episodes
1996 Shark Bay Justin Farraday
1997 Medivac Dr Dexter Haben2 episodes
Roar Brigg1 episode
1998 Wildside Tony Gorlass2 episodes
Water Rats Alfred1 episode
Search for Treasure Island Captain Escovar6 episodes
1999 Farscape Salis1 episode
1999–2008 All Saints David / Steve2 episodes
2000 Stepsister from Planet Weird S'vad / FooopTV movie
Dogwoman: A Grrrl's Best Friend Supt. Gary BrodziakTV movie
Grass Roots David3 episodes
SeaChange Derek Brewer1 episode
Tales of the South Seas 1 episode
2001ElixirGeorge
2002NovaFrank Hurley1 episode
The Secret Life of Us Marty1 episode
Shock Jock Neville Roach13 episodes
Heroes' Mountain Mark PowderlyTV movie
2004 The Cooks George1 episode
2005 The Surgeon Dr. Jordy Roberts3 episodes
Hell Has Harbour Views Rob CarneyTV movie
2007 City Homicide Gerald Fox1 episode
Dead End
2008–2012 Underbelly Andrew's Barrister / ATO Officer2 episodes
2009 A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne Rene RivkinTV movie
2010 Rake Judge Ken1 episode
2013Absolutely ModernErn Malley
2014 Janet King [4] Judge Granville Renmark4 episodes
2015 Maximum Choppage Barry St Clair1 episode
Redfern Now: Promise Me Snr Con BrowningTV movie
2016Frieda and DiegoDiego Rivera
Love Child Henry Bowditch2 episodes
2017The Comet KidsRodney
2018 Home and Away Kurt Adams6 episodes
Stinson CreekPrincipal Harding3 episodes
The Flip Side The MechanicTV movie
Book WeekPrincipal Gilroy
2019 Smoke Between Trees Matthews
Mr Inbetween Kim1 episode
2020The Legend of the FiveMarduck
Operation Buffalo Hugh Blackett1 episode
2021This Little Love of Mine [5] Mr Bailey
2023 NCIS: Sydney Theo Blainey
The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race Bob BunyanTV movie

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Exiles Black Cowboy Anthill Theatre, Melbourne
1982 The Condemned of Altona Franz Anthill Theatre, Melbourne
Make Me SmileLead role Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
19945 A Season of Plays:The Sun, The Moon and the StarsInterrogatorCarlton Courthouse, Melbourne with Wintercourt Productions
1995Scenes from a SeparationDarcy Molyneux Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC
1996 The Rover Frederick Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC
2002Hanging ManScott Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
2003Black MilkMishunya Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney with Splinter Theatre Company
2004In Our Name Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney
Ladybird Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney
The WestlandsThe MayorWeatherboard Theatre Company

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References

  1. "Family, frame and fortune". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 2002. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Tiriel Mora". Elwood College.
  3. "Tiriel Mora". Dynasties. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. Knox, David (22 January 2013). "Cast confirmed for ABC's Janet King". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  5. Knox, David (1 July 2021). "Airdate: This Little Love of Mine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  6. "Tiriel Mora theatre credits". AusStage.