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Chris Haywood
Haywood in July 2012
Born
Chris Haywood

c. 1948
Billericay, Essex, England
Alma materEast 15 Acting School
Years active1972–present
SpouseWendy Hughes[1]
Children5[2]

Chris Haywood (born c. 1948) is an English-born Australian actor, writer and producer, with close to 500 screen performances to his name. Haywood has also worked as a casting director, art director, sound recordist, camera operator, gaffer, grip, location and unit manager.

Early life and education

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Haywood was born around 1948[3] in Billericay, Essex, England.[citation needed] He spent his early childhood in Chelmsford before moving to High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire where he attended Royal Grammar School from 1959 to 1965. He then started working in the cellars of a local wine shipper before gaining a place at E15 Acting School. After graduating in 1970 he emigrated to Australia.[3]

Career

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Soon after arriving in Sydney, Haywood became involved with the Nimrod Theatre Company, helping to build the premises with scrap timber.[3]

He was the artistic director of the Pros and Cons Playhouse at Parramatta Gaol from 1979 to 1981, and established the drama service on Kiribati National Radio.[4]

His acting career encompasses roles in many films and television series.

Haywood is[when?] the Patron of the Friends of Waverley Library, where he inaugurated The Nib Literary Award, now known as the Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award. The prize is an annual award of $40,000 given for the quality of research for a published work of literary merit written by an Australian writer and published in the previous 12 months.[citation needed]

Haywood is now[when?] the Deputy Captain of VRA Hawkesbury[clarification needed] and coxswain of their rescue boat. He is also currently[when?] working as a coxswain in the Australian pearling industry[citation needed] for Broken Bay Pearl Farm.[5]

Television

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TV credits as an actor include: Homicide, Essington, Against the Wind, Five Mile Creek, Return to Eden, Waterfront, A Good Thing Going, Boys From The Bush, Water Rats, Farscape, McLeod's Daughters, All Saints, Stingers, Grass Roots, Home and Away, The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce and The Pacific. Haywood appeared in Neighbours as Walter Mitchell in June 2013.[6]

TV credits as a writer: Alvin Purple additional material (1976).[citation needed]

Personal life

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Haywood was married to actress, Wendy Hughes, c. 1980 and they had a child.[7][8] They had met while filming Newsfront (1978), their relationship developed soon after.[9] In April 1980 Haywood and Hughes portrayed "screen parents" in a childbirth film, For a Child Called Michael, shown to expecting parents at Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne.[10] The couple separated in 1982.[11]

Awards

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His performances have been honoured with three Awards from the Australian Film Institute (from a total of eight nominations) for his roles in the feature films A Street to Die and Emerald City, and for television in Stingers as well as the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Kiss or Kill and the Asian Film Festival Award for In Search of Anna. He garnered three Logie Awards for his work on television-for Essington, A Good Thing Going and Janus. He won the Best Actor award at the Tampa Bay Film Festival in Florida.[when?] [citation needed]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Character Notes
2018 Reef Break Australian Diplomat 1 episode
2018 Harrow Connelly 1 episode
2017 Wolf Creek Tom Episode: "Journey"
2017 The Letdown Gene 2 episodes
2016 Secret City Lloyd Rankin 2 episodes
2016 Black Comedy Elenco Invitado Episode # 2.5
2012–16 Rake Juez Beirworth 3 episodes
2013 Redfern Now Doctor Episode: "Dogs of War"
2013 Neighbours Walter Mitchell / Dave 10 episodes
2013 Top of the Lake Jock Miniseries, Episode # 1.2
2010-18 Rake Judge / Judge Beinworth / Prosecution 4 episodes
2010 The Pacific John Leckie Miniseries, 2 episodes
2009 My Place Mr. O'Sullivan 2 episodes
2007 Home and Away Bruce Campbell 31 episodes
2007 The Starter Wife Mr. Lewis Episode: "Hour 1"
2006 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Dr. Bogner Episode: "The Road Virus Heads North"
2004 Stingers Stevey Dawes Episode: "Brave New World"
2004 Through My Eyes Des Sturgess Q.C. Miniseries
2004 Salem's Lot Uncredited Miniseries
2003 Fat Cow Motel Rey Roy Episode #1.9
2000–03 Grass Roots George Hasnakov 18 episodes
2002 All Saints Peter Buchanan 12 episodes
2001 The Day of the Roses Informant Miniseries
2001 Mcleod's Daughters Bob 3 episodes
2001 BackBerner Stanley Trundle Episode #1.130
1999–2000 Farscape Sorcerer Maldis 2 episodes
1999 Wildside Jim Summers Episode # 2.17
1996–98 House Gang Mike 10 episodes
1998 Good Guys Bad Guys Frank Conroy Episode: "You Say Etics, I Say Ethics"
1997 Murder Call Jack Telfer Episode: "Hot Shot"
1997 Frontier Ward Stephen Miniseries
1996 Water Rats Peter Anderson Episode: "Wrecked"
1996 Sun on the Stubble Conductor del Tren Miniseries
1996 Naked: Stories of Men Bish Episode: "Fisherman's Wake"
1996 Pacific Drive Bill Garland
1996 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Morell 2 episodes
1994–95 Janus Michael Kidd 24 episodes
1995 Fire Detective Ron Chandler Episode: "Glory Days"
1993 The Feds: Betrayal Daniel "Mac" McIntyre TV miniseries
1993 G.P. Jack Molineaux Episode: "One Perfect Day"
1991–92 Boys from the Bush Dennis Tontine 19 episodes
1986 Cyclone Tracy Steve Miniseries
1984 Waterfront Ernie Miniseries
1984 Five Mile Creek McCrea Episode: "Home and Away"
1984 Carson's Law Frank White 1 episode
1984 The Explorers King 1 episode
1983 Return to Eden Jason Peebles 2 episodes
1982 A Country Practice Duke 2 episodes
1981 Women of the Sun Alf Miniseries, episode: "Maydina the Shadow"
1981 Holiday Island Cosmos Episode: "Mother's Revenge"
1980 The Timeless Land Johnny Miniseries
1979 Patrol Boat Parkes Episode: "Follow the Leader"
1979 Jokes Various characters
1978-81 Cop Shop Various characters 9 episodes
1978 Glenview High Blue Episode "Easy Money"
1978 Against the Wind John Leary Miniseries, episode: "The Tree of Liberty"
1977 Bluey Chris Episode: "The Wrong Coffin"
1976 The Sullivans
1976 Alvin Purple Rod "Spike" Morley 13 episodes
1976 Rush Crew Episode: "La Belle France"
1976 Homicide Greg Ferguson Episode: "Third Generation"
1976 Luke's Kingdom Arthur Cage Miniseries, 1 episode
1975 Shannon's Mob Richard Pollard Episode: "Mixed Doubles"
1975 Matlock Police Pete Williams Episode: "The Contessa"
1975 Quality of Mercy Kurt Episode: "Send Him on His Way Rejoicing"
1975 The Explorers Performer 1 episode
1975 Division 4 Bogey 1 episode
1972 The Aunty Jack Show Gorilla / American at party 2 episodes

Films

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Year Title Character Notes
2024 The Way, My Way Bill
2022 The Aussie Boys Jack
2021 Love You Like That Bede
2020 Sweet River Nigel Feature film
2020 Groundhog Night Ralph Short film
2019 Dirt Music Warwick Feature film
2019 The Projectionist Jack Short film
2018 Skewwhiff Bill Short film
2017 Third World Man Clinton Finch Short film
2017 Boar Jack Short film
2017 Australia Day Dr Ian Norris Feature film
2016 The Dam Jack Short film
2016 Gangster Drag Jimmy Short film
2015 The Spa Don Short film
2014 Wedding of the Year Bede Feature film
2014 The Bugle's Call Bluebroker Short film
2014 Love is Now Ben Feature film
2013 Return to Nim's Island Grant Feature film
2013 Spirit Harbour Cyril Short film
2013 The Interviewer Paul Dexter Short film
2012 Hanyut Captain Ford Feature film
2012 Dangerous Remedy Sir Arthur Rylah TV movie
2011 Swerve Armstrong Feature film
2011 Busong: Palawan Fate Landowner
2011 Sleeping Beauty Man Feature film
2010 Savages Crossing Chris Feature film
2010 Beneath Hill 60 Colonel Wilson Rutledge Feature film
2009 The Boys Are Back Tom Feature film
2009 False Witness Browning TV movie
2009 Correspondence Quentin Samuels Short film
2008 The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce Robert Knopwood Feature film
2008 The View from Greenhaven Dashiell Feature film
2008 Salvation Architect Feature film
2008 A Pretty Penny Jack Short film
2008 The Weight of Sunken Treasure Michael Dooley Short film
2008 You Better Watch Out Santa Short film
2007 The Tank Short film
2007 Swing Mr Doyle Short film
2006 Solo Arkan Feature film
2006 Vend Mechanic 1 Short film
2006 The Water Diary Lunch Guest Short film
2006 Jindabyne Gregory Feature film
2006 Hotel Vladivostok Man Short film
2005 Jewboy Sam Feature film
2005 Adrift Albert Short film
2004 BlackJack: Sweet Science Wayne Tippet TV movie
2004 The Widower Neville
2004 Human Touch Edward Feature film
2003 Lennie Cahill Shoots Through Twink Feature film
2003 Paradise Found Charles Arnaud Feature film
2003 Subterano Cleary Feature film
2002 Stuffed Bunny Father of Marcus Short film
2002 The Nugget Doug Feature film
2002 Black and White Detective Sergeant Karskens Feature film
2001 My Husband, My Killer George Cannellis TV movie
2001 The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky Oscar Feature film
2001 One Night the Moon Sergeant Short film
2000 The Monkey's Mask Dad Fitzpatrick Feature film
2000 Innocence Minister Feature film
2000 Muggers George Roy Rogers Feature film
1999 Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Clayton Strawn Feature film
1999 Change of Heart Harry
1997 Oscar and Lucinda Mr. Judd Feature film
1997 Fable Flagg Short film
1997 Blackrock Detective Sergeant Wilansky Feature film
1997 Kiss or Kill Detective Hummer Feature film
1997 One Way Ticket Bertie TV movie
1996 Lust and Revenge George Oliphant Feature film
1996 Shine Sam Feature film
1996 Cabbie of the Year Short film
1995 Singapore Sling: Old Flames Sonny
1994 Muriel's Wedding Ken Blundell Feature film
1994 Exile Sacerdote Feature film
1994 Bernie's Magic Moment Bernie Short film
1993 Touch Me Claude Short film
1992 Alex Mr. Jack Film
1992 The Nun and the Bandit Michael Stanley Film
1992 The Last Man Hanged Sheriff TV movie
1991 A Woman's Tale Jonathan Feature film
1991 Sweet Talker Gerald Bostock Feature film
1990 Quigley Down Under Major Ashley-Pitt Feature film
1990 Aya Mac Feature film
1990 Golden Braid Bernard Feature film
1990 Call Me Mr. Brown Peter Macari Feature film
1990 Plead Guilty, Get a Bond Short film
1989 Island Janis Feature film
1988 Emerald City Mike McCord Feature film
1988 The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey Arno Feature film
1988 Manifesto Wango Feature film
1988 Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train Stationmaster Feature film
1988 A Day and a Half Short film
1988 The First Kangaroos James Giltinan Feature film
1987 The Tale of Ruby Rose Henry Rose Feature film
1987 Don Quixote of La Mancha Voice Animated TV movie
1987 The Bit Part Michael Thornton Feature fun
1986 Call Me Mr. Brown Feature film
1986 Dogs in Space Man Feature film
1986 Malcolm Willy Feature film
1986 King Solomon's Mines Voice Animated TV movie
1986 Double Sculls Paul Weber Feature film
1985 Burke & Wills Tom McDonagh Feature film
1985 Wills & Burke Constable Spoof film
1985 A Street to Die Col Turner Feature film
1985 The Coca-Cola Kid Kim Feature film
1984 Strikebound Wattie Doig Feature film
1984 Razorback Benny Baker Feature film
1984 The Great Gold Swindle Peter Duvnjak Feature film
1983 The Return of Captain Invincible Maitre D' Feature film
1983 Man of Flowers David Feature film
1982 Lonely Hearts Detective Feature film
1982 The Clinic Dr. Eric Linden Feature film
1982 Running on Empty Fotógrafo Feature film
1982 The Man from Snowy River Curly Feature film
1982 Heatwave Peter Houseman Feature film
1982 Attack Force Z "Sparrer" Bird Feature film
1982 With Prejudice Rogerson Feature film
1982 Freedom Phil Feature film
1981 Wrong Side of the Road Policeman Feature film
1981 Maybe This Time The Salesman Feature film
1980 Breaker Morant' Corporal Sharp Feature film
1980 Dead Man's Float Thug Feature film
1979 Kostas Martin Feature film
1978 In Search of Anna Jerry Feature film
1978 Newsfront Chris Hewitt Feature film
1978 A Good Thing Going Terry TV movie
1977 Out of It Warren
1976 Deathcheaters Carnicero Feature film
1976 The Trespassers Sandy Feature film
1975 Ivanhoe Voice Animated TV movie
1975 The Removalists Rob Feature film
1975 The Great Macarthy Warburton Feature film
1974 The Cars That Ate Paris Darryl Feature film
1974 Essington Squires TV movie
1972 The Money Game The Worker (voice) TV movie

As crew

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Year Title Notes
2015 Force of Destiny Art Director
2015 The Crater Casting Director
2001 The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky Assistant to the Director & Manager
1991 The Media Project Producer
1989 Island Assistant to the Light Technician
1986 Malcolm Manager
1976 Alvin Purple Writer (episode "Ciao Alvin")

Theatre

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Year Play Character Director Theatre Notes[12]
2014 Bingo UNIT The Judge John Baylis Chifley Theatre SA, Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre SA -
2010 Hippolytos Raised - - Roundhouse Theatre with Travis Ash, Stephanie Bennett, Charlotte Green & Pierce Wilcox
2010 Quack Dr Littlewood Chris Mead Griffin Theatre Company at Stables Theatre with Jeanette Cronin, Charlie Garber & Aimee Horne
2008 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Big Daddy Gale Edwards MTC at Victorian Arts Centre with Martin Henderson, Gary Files, Essie Davis & Rebekah Stone[13]
2004 Victory: Choices in Reaction Mobberley Judy Davis STC with Peter Carroll, Judy Davis, Marta Dusseldorp & Colin Friels
2000 A Cheery Soul - Neil Armfield Company B and STC at Drama Theatre with Vanessa Downing, Rohan Nichol, Robyn Nevin & Geoff Morrell
1997 Black Mary Fred Britten Angela Chaplin Company 8 at Wilson Street with Lillian Crombie, Jerome Ehlers, Margaret Harvey & Irma Woods
1993–1994 The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Ray Say Wayne Harrison Playhouse, The Wharf Theatre with Magda Szubanski, Angela Toohey & Felix Williamson
1993 Summer of the Aliens Eric / Mr Ervin Angela Chaplin STC at Wharf Theatre with Toni Collette, Penny Cook & Damon Herriman
1980 She'll Be Right - Chris Haywood Parramatta Correctional Centre with Laurence Bettarel
1978 Smiles and Piles - Ken Boucher Kirribilli Pub Theatre with Sean Scully, Julie McGregor, Mary Lou Stewart & Peter Corbett
1977 Going Home Jim Richard Wherrett Nimrod with Gary Day, James Elliott, Nancye Hayes & Catherine Wilkin
1977 Yamashita - - The Playhouse -
1976 The Recruiting Officer - Kenneth Horler Nimrod with Carol Burns, Peter Carroll, Max Cullen, Lynette Curran, John Gaden, Ivar Kants, Barry Otto, & Chris Haywood
1975 The Ride Across Lake Constance - Richard Wherrett - with Christine Amor, Peter Carroll & Kate Fitzpatrick
1975 Ginge's Last Stand Tiger Brown Kenneth Horler Nimrod with Peter Carroll, Bill Charlton, Kate Fitzpatrick & Robyn Nevin
1974 My Foot, My Tutor Warden / Ward Richard Wherrett Nimrod with Peter Carroll
1974 Well Hung - Kenneth Horler Nimrod with Peter Carroll, Peter Corbett & Tony Llewellyn-Jones
1974 Kookaburra Steve Richard Wherrett Russell Street Theatre with Peter Carroll, Maggie Dence, Robyn Nevin & Tony Llewellyn-Jones
1973 Kookaburra Steve Simon Hopkinson Nimrod with Jenny Brown, Peg Christensen & Lloyd Cunnington
1973 Who? - - The Vic Theatre, The Pram Factory with Bill Garner & John Smythe
1973 Jumpers Jumper Peter James Russell Street Theatre with David Clendinning, Peter Flett, Jonathan Hardy & John Wood
1973 Kaspar Prompter Richard Wherrett Nimrod with Lex Marinos, Berys Marsh, Philip Sayer & Andrew Sharp
1973 The Dumb Waiter Alex Charles Kemp The Pram Factory with Max Gillies
1973 The Tooth of Crime Crow John Bell Nimrod with Michael Caton, Tony Llewellyn-Jones & Anna Volska
1971, 1972 The Removalists - John Bell Playbox Theatre with Martin Harris, Sandra MacGregor, Jacki Weaver & Janie Stewart
1972 On Yer Marx: Housey - Aarne Neeme Nimrod with Diane Craig, Max Cullen, Nick Enright, John Wood, Chris Haywood, Denny Lawrence, Lex Marinos, Carole Skinner, Terry Bader, Barry Lovett
1972 On Yer Marx: Bigotry V.C. Super Groover Aarne Neeme Nimrod with Diane Craig, Max Cullen, Nick Enright, John Wood, Chris Haywood, Denny Lawrence, Lex Marinos, Carole Skinner, Terry Bader, Barry Lovett
1972 The Legend of King O'Malley Andrew Fisher / The Revivalist / Politician Richard Wherrett Hunter Theatre, Old Tote Theatre, Richbrooke Theatre, Downstage Theatre, Mercury Theatre, Civic Theatre Fiji with Elaine Cusick, Angus McLean & Jacki Weaver
- Rushamon Bandit - St Martin's Theatre -
- A Midsummer Night's Dream Bottom - Independent Theatre -
- The Government Inspector Lexia - Old Tote Theatre Company -
- The Dutch Courtesan Halifernes Reinesaire - Old Tote Theatre Company -
- Arturo AI Fish - Old Tote Theatre Company -
- The Man of Mode John Trat - Old Tote Theatre Company -
- Julius Caesar Titinius - Barn Theatre, Loughton -
- Dandy Dick French Waiter - Barn Theatre, Loughton -
- The Enemy Paul - Barn Theatre, Loughton -

References

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  1. ^ "IF Magazine".
  2. ^ "Australian Actor Wendy Hughes Has Died At The Age Of 61". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Cowan, Jane (10 September 2004). "Getting his gear off: actor Chris Haywood". ABC Gold and Tweed Coasts Queensland. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 January 2007.
  4. ^ "Chris Haywood: Actor" (PDF). Shanahan Management Pty Ltd. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Our Story". Broken Bay Pearl Farm. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Chris Haywood ventures into Erinsborough". Neighbours.com.au. Eleven. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  7. ^ Sydcon staff (8 March 2014). "Australian actor Wendy Hughes has died at the age of 61". The Sunday Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  8. ^ staff writer (10 March 2014). "Chris Haywood pays tribute to Wendy Hughes". IF Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  9. ^ Blake, Jason (16 March 2014). "Obituary: Wendy Hughes". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  10. ^ Harris, Tina (9 April 1980). "New Film Prepares Parents for Childbirth". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 47, no. 45. p. 83. Retrieved 10 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Going It Alone". The Australian Women's Weekly. Your TV Magazine. Vol. 48, no. 17. 24 September 1980. p. 2. Retrieved 10 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ Ausstage - Theatre - Actor Chris Haywood
  13. ^ Cat on a Hat Tin Roof
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  • Brian McFarlane, Geoff Mayer, Ina Bertrand (Ed.) (1999). The Oxford companion to Australian film. Melbourne, Australia ; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-553797-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Chris Haywood at IMDb
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