Marcus Graham

For other people named Marcus Graham, see Marcus Graham (disambiguation).

Marcus Graham
Born
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
FamilyRon Graham (father)
AwardsAACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

Marcus Graham is an Australian film, television and stage actor, writer and director, with roles including Mulholland Drive and Josh Jarman. He was known as a teenage heartthrob in the early 1990s while starring in the Australian TV soap E Street as the character Stanley 'Wheels' Kovac He is also known for his role as Harvey Ryan in Home and Away

Early life and education

Marcus Graham was born in Perth, Western Australia, the son of English-Australian actor Ron Graham and Judy, a ballerina with the West Australian Ballet Company. His parents had separated by the time he was two.[1]

He graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1983, before making his professional acting debut in 1986.[citation needed]

Career

Graham has worked extensively in Australian television, first achieving success in the early '90s as Stanley 'Wheels' Kovac in E Street. He went on to star as the lead in Good Guys, Bad Guys and also appeared in All Saints, Shadows of the Heart, The Secret Life of Us, the ABC comedy Stupid, Stupid Man, and the American drama series Charmed.[citation needed]

Graham played the regular role of Harvey Ryan in the Channel 7 series Home and Away, and Pav in Season 1 of Australian drama The Heights. He has played Melbourne underworld figures in two Australian television dramas - Alan Williams in 1995's Blue Murder, and Lewis Caine in 2008's Underbelly.[2]

2006 saw him win an Australian Film Institute award for a guest role on the Channel 7 drama Blue Heelers.[3]

Graham has also worked extensively in theatre throughout his career. Notable stage credits include The Rocky Horror Show (as Frank N Furter), Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Pericles,[4] Twelve Angry Men, Othello, Oedipus the King, Macbeth and Hedda Gabler. He won a Mo Award for his starring role in The Blue Room opposite Sigrid Thornton.[citation needed]

In 2019, Graham formed Ai Films Studio, for which (together with a business partner), he writes, directs and produces. His documentary feature Dream Big Little One has garnered awards at many international film festivals.[5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Dangerous Game Jack Feature film
1992 Mad Bomber in Love Franklin Feature film
1993 A Divinity of Sorts Rock Manager Short film
1993 Ratbag Hero Uncredited TV film
1993 Crimetime Feature film
1994 Point of No Return Grady / Christian TV series
1997 The Last Embrace Bartender
1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys: Only the Young Die Good Elvis Maginnis TV film
1998 Justice Bobby Lewis Feature film
1998 Three Chords and a Wardrobe Nick Short film
1999 Secret Men's Business Michael Schofield TV film
2000 Mulholland Drive Mr. Darby Feature film
2000 Green Sails Will Patterson TV film
2001 Nicolas Nicolas Feature film
2003 Horseplay Max MacKendrick Feature film
2004 Roll Alex TV film
2004 Josh Jarman Josh Jarman Feature film
2004 Cool Stephen Short fim
2007 Spike Up Tolly Manditis Short film
2007 Blackjack: Ghosts Harry Searle TV film
2008 Three Blind Mice John Feature film
2008 Burley! Ricko (voice) Short film
2009 Clearing the Air Dad Short film
2011 Snobs Therapist TV film
2011 Blockhouse Blues and the Elmore Beast Jimmy Twice Feature film
2012 The Last Match Barry Bluster Short film
2013 Worm Uncle Craig Short film
2015 Holding the Man Doctor Sam Feature film
2015 Off Record Michael Short film
2016 Woman with an Editing Bench Boris Shumyatsky Short film
2016 Cold Hearts Convict Short film
2017 Rip Tide Farriet Feature film
2019 Calliope's Prelude Short film
2021 This Should be Banned Barry Short film
2022 These Futures Are Not Inevitable John Video
TBA Myall Creek Day of Justice George Gipps In production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986 A Fortunate Life Miniseries, 1 episode
1990 Shadows of the Heart Vic Hanlon Miniseries, 2 episodes
1990 The Flying Doctors Ted Paterson TV series, 1 episode
1991 Chances Alex Taylor TV series, 1 episode
1991 G.P. Sean Bracey TV series, 2 episodes
1989-93 E Street Stanley "Wheels" Kovac TV series, 108 episodes
1994 The Battlers The Busker Miniseries
1994 Halifax f.p. Vinnie Geralitis TV series, 1 episode
1995 Blue Murder Allan Williams TV series, 2 episodes
1997-98 Good Guys, Bad Guys Elvis Maginnis TV series, 26 episodes
1998 Sins of the City Vince Karol TV series, 3 episodes
2000 Charmed Dragon Warlock TV series, season 2, episode 22: "Be Careful What You Witch For"
All Saints TV series
The Secret Life of Us TV series
2006 Blue Heelers Pilgrim Bond TV series, 1 episode
2007 Stupid, Stupid Man James TV series, 1 episode
2007 Game Head Self TV series, 2 episodes
2007-08 Championship Gaming Series North American League Host TV series, 8 episodes
2008 CGS Live Host TV series, 1 episode
2008 Time Trackers Kevin TV series, 3 episodes
2008 Underbelly Lewis Caine TV series, 5 episodes
2011 Laid Telly TV series, 2 episodes
2011 City Homicide Michael Lombardi TV series, 4 episodes
2011 SLiDE Patrick TV series, 1 episode
2011 Crownies Danny Novak TV series, 4 episodes
2011–14 Home and Away Harvey Ryan Regular role, 228 episodes
2014 Janet King Danny Novak TV series, 2 episodes
2015 Hiding Nils Vadenberg TV series, 8 episodes
2016–21 Jack Irish Rob Shand TV series, 4 episodes
2017 House of Bond Michael Williams Miniseries, 2 episodes
2017 Cleverman Stephen McIntyre TV series, 11 episodes
2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock Tomasetti Miniseries, 6 episodes
2019 Secret City Andrew Griffiths TV series, 12 episodes
2019 Reef Break Dax TV series, 1 episode
2019 The Heights Pav TV series, season 1, 30 episodes
2021 Lost for Words Seif Miniseries
TBA Zombie Therapy TV series, in production

Writing/directing

Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Plastic Gangster Writer / director Short film
2018 Parked Director Short film
2021 This Should Be Banned! Writer / director Short film
2021 Dream Big Little One Writer / director / producer Documentary film
2023 Digital Skin Writer / director / producer Short film
2023 I Am Writer / producer
TBA FiveK Radius Director / producer Feature film, in production
TBA The McKenzie Sunshine Show Director / producer Kids TV series, in development

Theatre

As actor

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Biloxi Blues Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane
1987 The Rivers of China Wayne Shute The Wharf Theatre
1988 The Heartbreak Kid Cremorne Theatre & Stables Theatre, Sydney
1989 A Midsummer Night's Dream Sydney Opera House
1990 / 1992 Love Letters Andrew Makepeace Ladd III Sydney Opera House
1991 Henry IV, Part 1 Sydney Olympic Park & Blackfriars Theatre, Sydney
1992 Antony and Cleopatra Blackfriars Theatre, Sydney
1992 The Rocky Horror Show Frank-N-Furter Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide
1993 Tourmaline Black Swan Theatre Company for Perth Festival at PICA
1993 The Shaughraun Conn the Shaughraun Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane
1994 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
1995 The Shaughraun Conn the Shaughraun Playhouse, Melbourne & Sydney Opera House
1995 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Glen Street Theatre
1995 American Buffalo Seymour Centre
1996 The Rocky Horror Show Frank-N-Furter Lyric Theatre & Newcastle Civic Theatre
1996 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Brutus Playhouse, Melbourne
2001 Three Days of Rain Sydney Theatre Company
2001 The Seagull Playhouse, Melbourne
2001 The White Devil Brachiano Sydney Theatre Company at Brooklyn Academy of Music
2002 The Glass Menagerie Sydney Theatre Company
2003 Les Liaisons Dangereuses Le Vicomte de Valmont Playhouse, Melbourne
2002-04 The Blue Room Melbourne Theatre Company, Theatre Royal, Sydney, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth & Lyric Theatre
2004 A Number Brisbane Powerhouse & Space Theatre, Adelaide
2004-05 Twelve Angry Men Juror 8 Arts Project Australia & Adrian Bohm at QPAC, Sydney Theatre & Melbourne Athenaeum
2005 Zastrozzi, The Master of Discipline Zastrozzi Black Swan Theatre Company for Perth Festival
2005 Oedipus The King Oedipus Playhouse, QPAC
2005 Love Letters Andrew Makepeace Ladd III Parade Theatre
2006 It Just Stopped Malthouse Theatre
2007 Othello Iago Orange Civic Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Melbourne & The Playhouse, Civic Square
2007 Moliere's Tartuffe Tartuffe Malthouse Theatre
2008 The 39 Steps Richard Hannay Geelong Performing Arts Centre & Playhouse, Melbourne
2009 Secret Bridesmaid's Business Guest Groom Playhouse, Melbourne
2009 Jerry Springer: The Opera Special Guest Star Sydney Opera House
2009 Pericles Pericles Bell Shakespeare Company at Playhouse, Melbourne & Sydney Opera House
2009 God of Carnage Alan Reille Sydney Opera House
2009 Julius Caesar Wharf Theatre
2010 That Face Hugh Belvoir St Theatre
2010 Macbeth Macbeth Queensland Theatre Company, QUT Festival Theatre, Powerhouse for Brisbane Festival
2011 The Fastest Clock in the Universe Host/Reader Chapel Off Chapel
2013 The Bebop Apocalypse Seriousboys & 107 Projects at Darlinghurst Theatre
2013 Angels in America Roy Cohn Belvoir St Theatre & Theatre Royal
2014 Noises Off Lloyd Dallas Sydney Opera House
2014 Hedda Gabler Judge Brack Belvoir St Theatre
2014 Emerald City Mike Griffin Theatre Company at SBW Stables Theatre
2017 Cabaret Ernst Ludwig The Kit Kat Club at Hayes Theatre Co & Melbourne Athenaeum

As director

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Greek Director Punk's Palace Theatre at Brisbane Powerhouse
2013 Glengarry Glen Ross Director Serious Boys Theatre at Darlinghurst Theatre
2013 The Bebop Apocalypse Director Seriousboys & 107 Projects at Darlinghurst Theatre

Awards and nominations

As actor

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1990 Logie Awards Most Popular New Talent E Street Nominated
1992 Logie Awards Most Popular Actor E Street Nominated
1997 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Lead Actor in Television Drama Good Guys, Bad Guys Nominated
2003 Mo Awards Best Male Actor in a Play The Blue Room Won
2005 Matilda Awards Interactive Theatre Australia Award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role Oedipus the King Nominated
2006 Helpmann Awards Best Male Actor in a Play Oedipus the King Nominated
2006 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Blue Heelers Won
2013 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Mainstage Production Angels in America Nominated
2014 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Mainstage Production Hedda Gabler Nominated
2014 The Equity Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Home and Away Nominated
2019 The Equity Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries Picnic at Hanging Rock Nominated

As filmmaker

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2021 New York International Film Awards Best Documentary Feature - Grand Jury Prize Dream Big Little One Won
2021 ONIROS Film Awards Dream Big Little One Won
2021 The Southern California International Film Festival Best Director Dream Big Little One Won
2021 The Southern California International Film Festival Best Feature Film Dream Big Little One Won
2021 The Southern California International Film Festival Best Documentary Dream Big Little One Won
2021 New York Movie Awards Best Documentary Dream Big Little One Nominated
2021 Madcap Comedy International Short Film Festival Best Script This Should Be Banned! Won

References

  1. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: E Street star Marcus Graham opens up on his Hollywood heartbreak". 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ Underbelly - Home Page Archived 15 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Australian Film Institute, Past Winners, Television 1986-2006 Archived 28 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Graham gets dangerous, The Age, 22 December 2003
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: E Street star Marcus Graham opens up on his Hollywood heartbreak". 2 July 2023.

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