Adam Saunders
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Adam Saunders is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television programs.
in Sydney.
Saunders may be most notable for playing the role of Heath Carroll in the ABC1
television series Blue Water High
. He was the presenter of the ABC show Creature Features and Star Space and then became the presenter of K Zone TV on Australian Channel Seven
, a spin-off project from the children's magazine K Zone. He has also made appearances in theatre. Adam studied at the Brent Street Studios and the Sydney Talent Company where he studied jazz, tap, funk, singing and drama.
Saunders is currently in a musical band titled "Prince of Thieves", with David Denis. The band has played in Sydney, Australia at nightclubs and have full songs that are free to stream on their MySpace page. They band have put together a Facebook page, and a YouTube channel. The band was established on 8 September 2008. They have not yet been signed to a record label.
Life and career
Saunders studied in Baulkham Hills High SchoolBaulkham Hills High School
Baulkham Hills High School is an academically selective high school located in Baulkham Hills. The school was established in 1971 by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, and currently caters for approximately 1200 students from Years 7 to 12.The school is noted for its...
in Sydney.
Saunders may be most notable for playing the role of Heath Carroll in the ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
television series Blue Water High
Blue Water High
Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries...
. He was the presenter of the ABC show Creature Features and Star Space and then became the presenter of K Zone TV on Australian Channel Seven
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
, a spin-off project from the children's magazine K Zone. He has also made appearances in theatre. Adam studied at the Brent Street Studios and the Sydney Talent Company where he studied jazz, tap, funk, singing and drama.
Saunders is currently in a musical band titled "Prince of Thieves", with David Denis. The band has played in Sydney, Australia at nightclubs and have full songs that are free to stream on their MySpace page. They band have put together a Facebook page, and a YouTube channel. The band was established on 8 September 2008. They have not yet been signed to a record label.
Television career
Year | Title | Episodes | Role |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Water Rats Water Rats (TV series) Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney... |
1 | Miguel Muñoz |
2001 | The Potato Factory The Potato Factory The Potato Factory is a 1995 historical-novel by Bryce Courtenay, which was made into an Australian miniseries in 2000. The book is the first in a three-part series, followed by Tommo & Hawk and Solomon's Song... |
4 | Young Tommo |
2002 | All Saints All Saints (TV series) All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009... |
1 | Josh Koumanis |
2005 | Home and Away Home and Away Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television... |
11 | Corey Watkins |
2005–2006 | Blue Water High Blue Water High Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries... |
29 | Heath Carroll |
2005 | Star Space | Numerous | Host |
2005–2006 | Creature Features Creature Features Creature Features was a generic title for a genre of horror TV format shows broadcast on local U.S. television stations throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s... |
Numerous | Co-Host |
2006 | K-Zone TV | Numerous | Host |
2007 | McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm... |
1 | Kim |
2010 | Dance Academy Dance Academy Dance Academy is an Australian teen-oriented television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two is scheduled for 2012.-Plot:... |
3 | Myles Kelly |
External links
- Adam Saunders on TV.com – http://www.tv.com/adam-saunders/person//summary.html