Robert Menzies (actor)
Appearance
Robert Menzies (born 4 November 1955) is an Australian actor, who is best known for starring in Three Dollars. Menzies was nominated as Best Lead Actor in Television Drama in the 2009 AFI Awards for Television for his acting in the ABC TV production of 3 Acts of Murder.[1]
He is the grandson of former Australian Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies and his wife, Dame Pattie Menzies.
In 2024, Menzies appeared as King Lear in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of King Lear.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | Heatwave | Student | |
1985 | Bliss | Damien | |
1986 | Cactus | Robert | Feature film |
1988 | Tender Hooks | Yawn | |
1990 | Golden Braid | Ernst | |
1991 | Stan and George's New Life | Gerald | |
1992 | The Nun and the Bandit | Richard | |
1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Cranky Jack | Feature film |
1996 | Lust and Revenge | Psych | |
1997 | Oscar and Lucinda | Abel | |
1999 | Siam Sunset | Eric | |
2000 | Muggers | Alvin | |
Innocence | David | Feature film | |
2002 | Lamb | The father | Short |
2003 | Horseplay | Seamus | |
2004 | Under the Radar | Ched | Feature film |
Floodhouse | Harry | ||
2005 | Three Dollars | Nick | Feature film |
2006 | Opal Dream | Humph | |
Snow | Man | Short | |
2009 | Lucky Country | The Rabbiter | Feature film |
Smash Cut | Crowd Member | ||
2013 | Canopy | Older Jim | |
2014 | The End of the Earth | Pilgrim | Short |
2015 | The Daughter | Taxi Driver | |
Force of Destiny | Doctor | ||
2016 | Halfbeard | Shopkeeper | Short |
2017 | A Terrible Beauty | John | Short |
2021 | Little Tornadoes | Jim | |
2023 | The Rooster | Mr Poulson |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | The Young Doctors | Carl | 1 episode | |
1980-81 | Cop Shop | Bill / Trevor | 4 episodes | |
1981 | A Step in the Right Direction | TV movie | ||
1988 | The Dirtwater Dynasty | Richie Eastwick | 5 episodes | |
Westward Ho! | TV movie | |||
1991 | The Flying Doctors | Colin | 1 episode | |
1994 | Wedlocked | Carl | 4 episodes | |
1996 | Mercury | Peter | 1 episode | |
1997 | State Cornoner | Terry | 1 episode | |
1998 | Good Guys Bad Guys | Leo | 1 episode | |
2000 | Dogwoman | Jim Morgan | TV movie | |
2001 | My Brother Jack | Gavin | ||
Stingers | Kevin Mason | 1 episode | ||
2002 | The Secret Life of Us | Mr Vedder | 2 episodes | |
MDA | Iain West | 2 episodes | ||
1997-06 | Blue Heelers | Various | 4 episodes | |
2006 | The Society Murders | Paul Gallaby | TV film | |
2007-08 | Satisfaction | Alden | 2 episodes | |
2008 | Monash: The Forgotten Anzac | John Monash | TV film | |
2009 | 3 Acts of Murder | Arthur Upfield | TV film | |
2010 | City Homicide | James Boyd | 1 episode | |
2011 | Cop Hard | King Cowboy | 1 episode | |
2014 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Mr Michaels | 1 episode | |
2015 | The Beautiful Lie | Phillip Ballantyne | TV miniseries | [3] |
2017-19 | Glitch | Pete Rennox | TV series | |
2018 | Jack Irish | Dr Greaves | 4 episodes | |
2021 | The Orchard | Ewen Evans | Podcast series | |
The Newsreader | Olive | 1 episode |
Theatre
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Betrayal | Sydney Theatre Company | ||
2023 | Flake | Bob | Red Stitch | [4] |
2024 | King Lear | King Lear | Sydney Theatre Co | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nominees and Winners". 2009 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards. Australian Film Institute. 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Theatre, Aussie (15 February 2024). "Bell Shakespeare announces cast for King Lear, the company's first production of the play in over a decade". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (15 October 2015). "The Beautiful Lie | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Theatre review: Flake, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre". www.artshub.com.au. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Jefferson, Dee (21 June 2024). "King Lear review – veteran Robert Menzies leads a minimalist take on Shakespeare tragedy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 July 2024.