Colin Friels

Colin Friels

Known for
Acting
Born
September 25, 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

Colin Friels is an Australian actor born on September 25, 1952, in Kilwinning, Scotland. He is known for his roles in film, television, and theatre, including winning an AFI Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Malcolm (1986).

Known For

Filmography

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Underbelly: Vanishing Act poster

Underbelly: Vanishing Act

Movie · as George K

2022
Interceptor poster

Interceptor

Movie · as Frank Collins

2022
Fences poster

Fences

Movie · as Father

2022
Underbelly: Vanishing Act poster

Underbelly: Vanishing Act

TV · as George K · 2 eps

2021
Wakefield poster

Wakefield

TV · as Baz · 1 ep

2019
Total Control poster

Total Control

TV · as Jack Ramsey · 6 eps

2018
Mystery Road poster

Mystery Road

TV · as Tony Ballantyne · 6 eps

2016
The Crossing poster

The Crossing

Movie · as The Captain

2016
The Secret Daughter poster

The Secret Daughter

TV · as Jack Norton · 12 eps

2016
DNA Nation poster

DNA Nation

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 3 eps

2015
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life poster

Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life

Movie · as Self

2015
Sydney Sailboat poster

Sydney Sailboat

TV · as Terry (voice) · 52 eps

2014
Schapelle poster

Schapelle

Movie · as Mick Corby

2013
The Turning poster

The Turning

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2012
Mabo poster

Mabo

Movie · as Justice Moynihan

2012
Jack Irish: Bad Debts poster

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

Movie · as Garth Bruce

2011
A Heartbeat Away poster

A Heartbeat Away

Movie · as Mayor Riddick

2011
The Eye of the Storm poster

The Eye of the Storm

Movie · as Athol Shreve

2011
Killing Time poster

Killing Time

TV · as Lewis Moran · 8 eps

2010
Tomorrow, When the War Began poster

Tomorrow, When the War Began

Movie · as Dr. Clements

2010
Matching Jack poster

Matching Jack

Movie · as Professor Nelson

2010
Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget

Movie · as Sam

2010
The Nothing Men poster

The Nothing Men

Movie · as Jack Simpson

2009
Blind Company poster

Blind Company

Movie · as Geoff Brewster

2009
Gangs of Oz

Gangs of Oz

TV · 12 eps

2008
The Informant poster

The Informant

Movie · as Doug Lamont (as Colin Friel)

2008
Australia: Land of Parrots poster

Australia: Land of Parrots

Movie · as Narrator

2007
BlackJack: Ghosts poster

BlackJack: Ghosts

Movie · as Jack Kempson

2007
Bastard Boys poster

Bastard Boys

TV · 2 eps

2007
Air Australia poster

Air Australia

TV · as Himself - Narrator · 3 eps

2006
Solo poster

Solo

Movie · as Jack Barrett

2006
The Book of Revelation poster

The Book of Revelation

Movie · as Olsen

2006
BlackJack: Ace Point Game poster

BlackJack: Ace Point Game

Movie · as Jack Kempson

2006
BlackJack: Dead Memory poster

BlackJack: Dead Memory

Movie · as Jack Kempson

2006
BlackJack: At the Gates poster

BlackJack: At the Gates

Movie · as Jack Kempson

2005
The Illustrated Family Doctor poster

The Illustrated Family Doctor

Movie · as Ray Gill

2005
BlackJack: In the Money poster

BlackJack: In the Money

Movie · as Jack Kempson

2004
Tom White poster

Tom White

Movie · as Tom White

2004
BlackJack: Sweet Science poster

BlackJack: Sweet Science

Movie · as Jack Kempson

2004
The Mystery of Natalie Wood poster

The Mystery of Natalie Wood

Movie · as Nick Gurdin

2004
The Mystery of Natalie Wood poster

The Mystery of Natalie Wood

TV · as Nick Gurdin · 2 eps

2003
Max's Dreaming

Max's Dreaming

Movie · as Mark Bryce

2003
BlackJack poster

BlackJack

Movie · as Jack Kempson

2003
BlackJack poster

BlackJack

TV · 12 eps

2002
Black and White poster

Black and White

Movie · as Father Tom Dixon

2001
The Man Who Sued God poster

The Man Who Sued God

Movie · as David Myers

2001
My Husband, My Killer poster

My Husband, My Killer

Movie · as Bob Inkster

2001
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story poster

Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

Movie · as George Temple

2001
The Farm

The Farm

TV · as Tom Cooper · 3 eps

1998
Dark City poster

Dark City

Movie · as Det. Eddie Walenski

1996
Cosi poster

Cosi

Movie · as Errol

1996
Mr. Reliable poster

Mr. Reliable

Movie · as Wally Mellish

1996
Water Rats poster

Water Rats

TV · as Frank Holloway · 115 eps

1995
Angel Baby poster

Angel Baby

Movie · as Morris Goodman

1995
Back of Beyond poster

Back of Beyond

Movie · as Connor

1995
Space: Above and Beyond poster

Space: Above and Beyond

TV · as Lt. Col. Fouts · 1 ep

1994
A Good Man in Africa poster

A Good Man in Africa

Movie · as Morgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner

1994
Halifax f.p. poster

Halifax f.p.

TV · as Kevin Tait · 1 ep

1993
The Nostradamus Kid poster

The Nostradamus Kid

Movie · as American Preacher

1993
Stark poster

Stark

TV · as Sly Morgan · 3 eps

1991
Dingo poster

Dingo

Movie · as John Anderson

1991
Class Action poster

Class Action

Movie · as Michael Grazier

1991
Police Rescue poster

Police Rescue

TV · as Lew · 1 ep

1990
Darkman poster

Darkman

Movie · as Louis Strack Jr.

1990
Weekend with Kate poster

Weekend with Kate

Movie · as Richard Muir

1988
Grievous Bodily Harm poster

Grievous Bodily Harm

Movie · as Tom Stewart

1987
Ground Zero poster

Ground Zero

Movie · as Harvey Denton

1987
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train poster

Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train

Movie · as Man

1987
High Tide poster

High Tide

Movie · as Mick

1986
Malcolm poster

Malcolm

Movie · as Malcolm Hughes

1986
Kangaroo poster

Kangaroo

Movie · as Richard Somers

1985
The Man in the Iron Mask poster

The Man in the Iron Mask

Movie · as Phillipe

1984
The Coolangatta Gold poster

The Coolangatta Gold

Movie · as Adam Lucas

1983
Buddies poster

Buddies

Movie · as Mike

1983
For the Term of His Natural Life poster

For the Term of His Natural Life

TV · as Richard Devine / Rufus Dawes · 3 eps

1982
Monkey Grip poster

Monkey Grip

Movie · as Javo

1981
Hoodwink poster

Hoodwink

Movie