Tony Martin (Detective Bill McCoy. Episodes 1-60)

· The feature film, The Interview (1998) won Best Picture, Best
Director, Best Actor (Hugo Weaving) and Best Script at the 1998 AFI awards.
Tony Martin was nominated for the award for Best Supporting Actor by the
Film Critics Circle of Australia. The film had a New York screening in June,
2000 and was one of seven Australian films to tour India as part of an
Australian-Indian cultural exchange.

Cast: Hugo Weaving, Tony Martin, Aaron Jefferey, Paul Sonkkilla, Michael Caton, Peter McCauley, Glynis Angel

The two main protagonists are plausible and spiteful enough to ensure an almost perfect amount of chemistry between the two leads. Tony Martin is familiar with the tough guy role (with his characters in the long running drama E-Street and Heartbreak High), playing Detective John Steel, who interrogates the scared and confused Eddie Fleming (Hugo Weaving). Fleming seems innocent enough; and perhaps he his, but when his apartment door is busted down by Steel and his even-tougher-guy partner Wayne (Aaron Jeffery), he is placed in a darkened interrogation room in the Melbourne CBD. The charge: car theft. Although Fleming is at first reluctant to talk, when the subject changes from automobiles to serial killings, he’s all words. And Steel realizes that his predicament is far more complex than what he once suspected.

Monahan beckons us to ask the questions that he really loves not to answer. Is Fleming telling the truth? Is he manipulating the situation to his advantage? Is he a conniving criminal genius, or an average no-hoper on the dole? Much to the film’s advantage, he’s probably a little of everything, and reminded me of Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects. Both are unremarkable little men who end up showing their sinister-but-maybe-not-sinister colours.

· Played the lead role of Martin Elliot in the play “Scam” at The Belvoir
Theatre in 1999. Elliot was a mediocre banker during the bull market, who
gives-in to the temptation of scamming to increase his personal wealth The
play toured to Perth’s Regal Theatre in 2000. It co-stared John Howard, Roy
Billings and Diane Craig.

· Played a mystery writer on an exotic paradise island in a 20 minute short
film called “Blindman’s Bluff”. The film premiered at the St Kilda Film
Festival, 2000 where it won technical awards. It co-stared Kate Agnew and
Rachael Blake.

· In a short film called “The Big House”, he played a prisoner serving a
life sentence who provided protection for a young fellow inmate in return
for sexual favours. It was screened privately in Sydney, and at Melbourne’s
Nova Cinema. It is touring Australia as part of Flickerfest 2001, and won
the festival’s award for Best Australian Film. The actors received
considerable praise. It co-starred Kick Gurry, Paul Pantano and Gary Sweet.

· At The Stables Theatre in 2000, he played the censor in a short season of
a two-actor play called “The Censor”. His co-star was Rachael Blake.

UK writer Anthony Neilson has scribbled for Prime Suspect, Cracker and other grit-Brit TV shows. He also writes plays - and this one scored him the 1997 UK Writers' Guild Award for Best New Play and the London TimeOut Award for Best New Play at the Fringe.

It stars Rachael Blake as a director of nicely-naughty porn flicks, Tony Martin as the censor who wants to put and end to all this filth and Jinny McCallister as Mrs Censor.

Many revelations about sex, eroticism and the politics of prudishness are promised. Of course, it'd never happen in such a free, open, expressive and tolerant country like this one.

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· Had a guest role as a union boss in an episode called Strike for the ABC
satirical comedy “The Games”. The series was about the lead-up to the 2000
Sydney Olympics.

· Can be seen at Fox Studios in the TV Tour. In the recorded segment he
sends up the tough police interview style he is renowned for after playing
Bill McCoy in Wildside and John Steele in The Interview

· The female voice-artist for the SBS network and several recent advertisments

· Narrated the award winning ABC nature documentary, “Eye of The Storm”

· Recorded a talking book version of the Australian war-time classic “Come
in Spinner”. Available from ABC shops

· Narrated Anne Delaney’s award-winning AFRTS short, “The Letter”. The film
dramatises a woman’s letter to her sister describing her fight against
breast cancer in the 1800s, which included a total mastectomy without
anaesthesia.

· In the short film “Blindman’s Bluff”, she played Sophie, a woman who
inadvertently throws together her introverted sister with the mysterious
blind writer on the tropical island she lives on with her family. It
co-stared Tony Martin and Kate Agnew. It was screened at The St Kilda Film
Festival, 2000.

· Played a director of pornographic films seeking approval from a film
censor in the two-actor play, “The Censor” staged at The Stables Theatre in
2000. Her co-star was Tony Martin.

· In an American telemovie shot in Australia called “Nowhere To Land”, she
played Anne, the wife of a pilot whose plane experiences a bomb threat
mid-flight.

· Plays Helen Howard, the wife of one of the famous Three Stooges
comedy act in Icon Production’s 2000 mini-series “The Three Stooges”. When
screened in the US, it had an audience of 58 million, the largest ever for a
mini-series in American television history.

· She is one of an extremely impressive cast in the major Australian feature
film, “Lantana”. The film explores the implications for four married couples
when a woman goes missing. Blake’s character is the lover of the detective
(played by Anthony LaPaglia) investigating the woman’s disappearance. In
addition to LaPaglia her co-stars include Geoffrey Rush, Kerry Armstrong,
Barbara Hershey, Leah Purcell, Peter Phelps and Glenn Robbins. The film is
an adaptation of Andrew Bovell’s award winning play, “Speaking in Tongues”.
It is directed by Ray Lawrence and produced by Jan Chapman. It is due for
release in the second half of 2001.

Alex Dimitriades (Detective Charlie Coustos. Episodes 13-60)

· Had a role in Shakespeare in the Park’s production of a Mid Summer Night’s
Dream in 1998

· The feature film, “Head On” was nominated for several AFIs in 1998,
including one for Best Actor for Dimitriades. The film has been screened in
Europe and America. It toured India with other Australian films as part of
an Australian-Indian cultural exchange.

· Played a man who develops a fatal jealousy of his best friend’s new
girlfriend in a mini-series called “The Love of Lionel’s Life” which
screened on Channel 10 in 2000.

· Had one of the leading roles in an Australian science fiction feature film
called “Subtureno”. The film was shot in 2000, and is yet to be released. It
co-stared Tasma Walton

· Plays a boy trying to avenge his father’s bankruptcy at the hands of the
Quintex scam, by plotting to kidnap Christopher Skase from Spain and
returning him to Australia. This Australian comedy feature is due for
release in 2001. It co-stars Lachy Hulme.

· Had on of the two roles in the Australian feature film “Saturday Night”.
He plays a man who develops a relationship with a volunteer worker who mans
a crisis hotline. It co-stared Alison Whyte.

· Has been playing ,Michael Reilly a regular character in the Channel 9
series Water Rats.

Abi Tucker (Detective Kate Holbeck. Episodes 40-60)

· Had a role in the Australian feature film "Wog Boy” which was released in
2000 and enjoyed a good box office response.

· Had a role in the Australian feature film, “Angst”, in which she played a
goth girl who befriends the confused main character. She also contributed to
the soundtrack. The film Co-stared Jessica Napier.

· Is staring in the new Australian series “The Secret Life of Us” which is
about young people living in Melbourne’s St Kilda. It has already been
nominated for AFI awards in 2000, but is not scheduled to be screened on Channel 10 until 2001. Her co-stars include Deborah Mailman and Claudia Karven.

· She is reportedly continuing to work on her music career

· Had a leading role in the Australian comedy thriller, “Cut”. It co-stared
Molly Ringwald. Released in 2000, it is due to also be screened in the US.

· Had a leading role in the Australian feature “Angst” in which she played a
directionless woman living with two equally disorientated male flat mates.

· Was part of the SBS drama project, “Bondi Banquet” screened in 2000

· Is reviving her comic character Effie in another SBS project called “Just
Quietly

- Played Giselle in the 1998 ABC mini-series “A Difficult Woman”. She played
a writer and philanthropist who was mysteriously murdered. Her best friend,
a forensic pathologist, investigates her murder.

- Had a role in the in the 1997 film, “Diana and Me”, about a girl obsessed
with Diana Princess of Wales. Her co-star was Toni Collette.

- Has a role in a mini-series called Finding Hope. It co-stars Rebecca
Gibney and is due for screening in 2001

- Played the disapproving father of an aspiring tap dancer in the Australian
feature “Tap Dogs” which enjoyed box office success and won several 2000 AFI
awards.

·Can be seen in the New Idea competition advertisment.

- Performed in the Belvoir and Regal Theatre seasons of “Scam” with Tony Martin
- Recorded a talking book version of the Australian war-time classic “Come
in Spinner” with Rachael Blake. Available from ABC shops

- Has won much acclaim for his role as blundering real estate agent Bob
Jelly in the ABC series “Seachange”.

- Appeared in the film "In A Savage Land" and the mini-series "Never Tell
Me Never". He has a 2001 guest appearance on "All Saints"

- Performed in the Belvoir and Regal Theatre seasons of “Scam” with Tony Martin

- Recorded a talking book version of the Australian war-time classic “Come
in Spinner” with Rachael Blake. Available from ABC shops

- Has won much acclaim for his role as blundering real estate agent Bob
Jelly in the ABC series “Seachange”.

- Appeared in the film "In A Savage Garden" and the mini-series "Never Tell
Me Never". He has a 2001 guest appearance on "All Saints"

- Spent a year in Los Angeles furthering her career

- Stared in Peter Andrikidis’ series “Grass Roots” as a childcare centre
owner with suspect methods

- Has a recurring guest role as Christine in “Something in the Air”.

- Won the AFI’s 1999 Young Actor’s Award Wildside Episdoe 59.

- Stars in an Australian film called “Monkey’s Mask” with Susie Porter,
Kelly McGillis and Deborah Mailman.

- Had a small role in the 1999 Channel Ten telemovie Close Contact. It
stared Amanda Douge.

- Won the AFI’s 1988 Young Actor’s Award for a guest role on Water Rats

- Plays a young inmate in the short film, “The Big House”. His co-stars
included Tony Martin and Kick Gurry

- Continued to star in an Australian children’s adventure show called
“Crashzone” about children who trial computer games for a toy company

- Had a recurring guest role in the Channel 9 series Stingers

- Had a small role in the Channel 10 telemovie Close Contact with Amanda Douge

- Played the main character’s girlfriend in “Two Hands” with Heath Ledger

- Played opposite Matt Newton in “My Mother Frank”

- Played the lead character in “The Goddess of 1967” for which she won a
Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival.

- Is part of the local cast in “Star Wars Episode 2” shot a Fox Studios in
Sydney.

· Has signed a deal with the Sydney division of Columbia TriStar to give
them “first look” at proposals for future projects

Michael Jenkins (Director, Producer, Writer and Creator/Developer)

· Won German funding for his project “The Fanatic Heart” which retells the
story of bushranger Ned Kelly

· Directed a television film about convicted murderer Ivan Milat. It is yet
to be screened. The script was written with Ian David who wrote Blue Murder,
which is still waiting for legal clearance to be screened in NSW.

· Enjoyed a lot of success with his stage musical. “The Boy From Oz” which
has toured Australia and will tour overseas

· Is in production for the new ABC drama series, “Head Start”, which follows
eight young people who receive a grant to realize their dream project. Part
of the conditions are that they live and work together in a shared-warehouse
with an overseer from the Bank who provides the grants. It is due for
screening in 2001-2002.

· Has just cast…..and Bill Connoley in a new television dramedy project
called “The Man Who Sued God”. It is about a man whose insurance company
will not pay up after his boat is struck by lightning because they consider
it an ‘act of God’. The man then attempts to sue God as the third part involved.The film also stars Colin Friels and Judy Davis, and is being shot in Bermagui.

· Is commissioned by Channel 9 to produce a series called "Hearts and Mind"
about bastardization practices in the Australian defence forces.

· Directed some episodes of the Fox Studios Sci-fi series “Farscape” which
has enjoyed significant popularity in the US

· Directed the ABC satirical drama “Grass Roots” in 2000, which caricatures
local government politics. Andrikidis won his second Best Director AFI for
his work on the series (his first was for Wildside in 1998). Overall the
series took most of the AFI television awards in 2000. It won Best Drama,
Best Actor, Best Guest Actress and Best Writer. The series stared Geoff
Morrell, Rhondda Findleton, Rhys Muldoon, Sophie Heathcote, Sasha Horler,
John Clayton, Chris Haywood and several other notable Australian performers

· Directed “My Husband, My Killer”, a television drama special for Channel
10 to be screened in 2001. It dramatises the story of a man accused of
murdering his wife. It stars Colin Friels.Joe Pickering (Cinematographer)

· Director of photography for the mini-series “Waiting at The Royal” which
was screened in 2000. It was about four women admitted to a long-stay
maternity ward due to complications with their pregnancies.

· Director of photography for the ABC drama “Grass Roots” about a fictional
local council. It partnered him with director Peter Andrikidis with whom he
had shot Wildside using many distinctive approaches

· Is the DOP for Ben Gannon’s new series, “Head Start”Kris Wylde (Writer)

· Has been writing for several Australian dramas including “Water Rats”,
“All Saints” and “Something In The Air”

· He was a key-note speaker at the Screen Writers Conference in 2000

· Has been hosting several acting master classes where he instructs actors
in the “practical aesthetics”/ Meisner technique he used to workshop the
actors in Wildside.

Writers such as Tim Pye, Justin Monjo, Sally Webb, Michaeley O'Brien,
Katherine Thomson, David Phillips and Keith Thompson have written for other
local dramas. Some of the shows they have been writing for include Water
Rats, Something in the Air, Halifax FP, Stingers, All Saints and Murder Call.
Katherine Thomson was one of the three writers for “Grass Roots”
Amanda Higgins is the writing supervisor for “The Secret Life of Us”

Directors such as Geoff Bennett, Peter Andrikidis and Andrew Prowse have
been directing episodes of Water Rats, Farscape, Halifax FP and Stingers
Geoff Bennett is also one of the directors for Head Start