John Moore (Australian actor)

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John Moore
NationalityAustralian
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John Moore is an Australian actor. He has played lead roles in the films The Life of Harry Dare , [1] and Blackfellas . [2] He was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1993, for Blackfellas, [3] and in 1995, for The Life Of Harry Dare, [4] and was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1991 for Deadly . He was also nominated for the 2013 AFI Award for Open Craft Award in a Non-feature Film for his acting in the short film Cold Turkey. [5]

Other roles include a lead in Zombie Brigade , [6] Pitch Black , [7] Home and Away [8] and the original stage production of Bran Nue Dae . [9]

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References

  1. Stratton, David (1 January 2009), "A misunderstood Aboriginal man who turns detective to trace his stolen VW Kombi van.", SBS
  2. Barber, Lynden (26 August 1993), "Black Life, Red Raw", Sydney Morning Herald
  3. "'Piano' tops AFI list", The Age, 29 July 1993
  4. Connolly, Keith (5 November 1995), "And the winner is ... - Australia", The Age
  5. Liveris, Flora (24 October 2003), "Darwin director's double feature", NT News
  6. Shelley, Peter (2012). Australian Horror Films, 1973-2010. McFarland. p. 110-114. ISBN   978-0786461677.
  7. Johnson, Travis (9 March 2020), "20 years on, 'Pitch Black' is a brilliant B-movie baller", Blunt Mag
  8. Holgate, Ben (21 May 1999), "Actors hurdle the colour bar", The Australian
  9. Knowles, Rachael (17 January 2020), "Bran Nue Dae tours 30 years after first debut", National Indigenous Times