Lindsay Farris is an Australian born actor

Actor

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, author

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, musician

Musician

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, voice over artist and entrepreneur

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 who has been labelled as one of the young guardians of theatre.

Personal Life and Training

Farris grew up on the New South Wales Central Coast where he trained as a classical pianist from the age of five. He went on to attend the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music and Newtown High School of the Performing Arts

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a state government school located in the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the leading Performing and Visual Arts schools in Australia...

, later representing both institutions in numerous performing arts festivals and competitions around Australia. Farris commenced his acting training with the New South Wales State Drama Company, touring to Sydney, Europe and England performing in A Property of the Clan and The Norman Conquests

The Norman Conquests

The Norman Conquests is a trilogy of plays written in 1973 by Alan Ayckbourn. The small scale of the drama is typical of Ayckbourn. There are only six characters, namely Norman, his wife Ruth, her brother Reg and his wife Sarah, Ruth's sister Annie, and Tom, Annie's next-door-neighbour...

. He continued his training with the National Institute of Dramatic Arts Young Actors Studio, and then went on to hone his craft under the tutelage of directors on set and on stage.

Acting

Farris has most recently completed filming the Australian component of Geography Of The Hapless Heart, an international project of five films, with five directors across five countries exploring the notion of intimacy. He plays opposite Australian actress Maeve Dermody. Bonnie Wright

Bonnie Wright

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, Ginny Weasley from the Harry Potter (film series)

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, is the lead actress in the British component of the film.

In 2010, Farris starred in the Joseph Sims feature film Bad Behaviour alongside John Jarratt

John Jarratt

-Early life:Jarratt was born and grew up in Wongawilli, a small rural town near Wollongong, New South Wales and later in the Snowy Mountains area. Jarratt's father was a coal miner and later concreter, who worked on the Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme. Both his parents were of Irish origin....

. The film was selected as the closing night feature for the 2010 Melbourne Underground Film Festival

Melbourne Underground Film Festival

The Melbourne Underground Film Festival was formed out of disagreements over the content and running of the Melbourne International Film Festival...

, and received five awards including Best Actor for Lindsay. Bad Behaviour also appeared at the 2011 Cinequest Film Festival

Cinequest Film Festival

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, making its North American premiere and has since appeared at Cannes and Another Hole in the Head Festival in San Francisco.

His short films, including Peter Templeman’s Splintered and Rene Hernandez’ The Ground Beneath, have received much international recognition including a number of best actor awards. Splintered won the grand jury prize for Best Narrative Short at the Slamdance Film Festival

Slamdance Film Festival

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  in 2005. Splintered and The Ground Beneath were in contention for the 2006 and 2010 Academy Awards

Academy Awards

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 for Best Short Film (Live Action) respectively.

Farris has an extensive background in Australian theatre having worked for several leading Australian theatre companies including the Sydney Theatre Company

Sydney Theatre Company

The Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....

 under Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett is an Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award...

 and Andrew Upton

Andrew Upton

Andrew Upton is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is the husband of the actress Cate Blanchett.-Career:As a playwright, Upton created adaptations of Hedda Gabler, The Cherry Orchard, Cyrano de Bergerac, Don Juan and Uncle Vanya for the Sydney Theatre Company and Maxim...

’s Artistic Direction, La Boite Theatre Company

La Boite Theatre Company

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, Ensemble Theatre

Ensemble Theatre

The Ensemble Theatre is an Australian theatre company, situated in Kirribilli, New South Wales. It is promoted as Australia's longest continuously running professional theatre group, established in 1958.- References :...

, Belvoir St Theatre

Belvoir St Theatre

Belvoir St Theatre is an Australian theatre venue in Sydney. The venue in Belvoir Street, Surry Hills previously operated as the Nimrod Theatre, and was founded as "Belvoir St" in 1984 by Sue Hill and Chris Westwood...

, The Production Company and Christine Dunstan Productions.

Farris’ latest theatre credits include the Australian premiere of Anthony Neilson

Anthony Neilson

Anthony Neilson is a Scottish playwright and director commonly associated with the "in-yer-face theatre" movement and is known for his collaborative way of writing and workshopping his plays. His work is characterised by the exploration of sex and violence...

’s play Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness, a co-production between the Sydney Theatre Company

Sydney Theatre Company

The Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....

 and La Boite Theatre Company

La Boite Theatre Company

La Boite Theatre Company is a major Australian theatre company based in Brisbane, Queensland. La Boite is the second largest theatre company in Queensland. Established in 1925, it occupies an important place in Queensland’s cultural history. It is known for its bold, contemporary approach towards...

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Music

As composer, classical pianist

Pianist

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 and burlesque

Burlesque

Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...

 artist, Farris has performed at venues and clubs across Australia including the Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...

, Vanguard, Metro and Spanish Club.

Writing

As writer, Lindsay has completed the stage plays Sugar Bowl and Touch in 2006. Farris is also author of A young actor’s guide to becoming a Wanker.

Directing

Farris is Founder and Artistic Director of the National Youth Theatre Company and in 2010 worked alongside Bra Boy Sunny Abberton

Sunny Abberton

Sunny Abberton , is a founding member of the Australian surf tribe, the Bra Boys. Together with his brothers, Koby, Jai, and Dakota, Sunny Abberton achieved national and international attention in 2007 with the release of a feature-length documentary entitled Bra Boys: Blood is Thicker than Water,...

 to develop a documentary on youth theatre in Australia. Lindsay is also Executive Director of The Australian Ministry of Theatre, a company dedicated to the development of cultural initiatives for the sustainability of theatre practitioners and audiences.

Farris teaches regularly at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a state government school located in the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the leading Performing and Visual Arts schools in Australia...

 and has worked with students in performing arts at primary, secondary and tertiary schools across Australia including National Institute of Dramatic Arts and Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts , Edith Cowan University was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition comparable to the highest calibre of national and international training benchmarks to be able to meet industry needs around the globe.The school is located in the...

. Farris is also a regular lecturer at intensive education programmes including the NSW State Drama Camp, NSW Riverina School’s Drama Camp, National Institute of Dramatic Art

National Institute of Dramatic Art

The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...

 Young Actors Studio, NSW State Drama Company and NSW State Drama Ensemble. Farris also lectures regularly at schools and community centres on the importance of film

Film

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, theatre

Theatre

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, acting

Acting

Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....

, and drama

Drama

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 in education.

Community Service

Farris has had an ongoing commitment to improving the lives of Australians who have experienced exclusion, poverty, injustice and social isolation with a particular focus on youth and mental health. He has provided hands-on work with the homeless and disadvantaged at organisations including the Matthew Talbot Hostel, and at age nineteen Farris undertook a national Australian tour with a program to reduce peer pressure, bullying and social inhibitors to encourage primary and high school students to adopt healthier lifestyle choices - this program had a particular focus on youth suicide prevention. Farris’ commitment to raising awareness of these important issues has extended through the roles and projects he attaches himself to such as 1 in 100, Inside Out and Splintered. These projects generate public comment and debate about the important social issues they deal with. Over a number of years, Farris has also provided support to a number of Australian charities including Legacy Australia

Legacy Australia

Legacy is an Australian organisation, established in 1923 by ex-servicemen. The organisation has the aim of caring for the dependents of deceased Australian service men and women. The dependants of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Malayan emergency and Vietnam War deceased are cared for...

, The Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW, Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation, SANE Australia

SANE Australia

SANE Australia is a non-profit organisation which works to improve the attitudes toward and treatment of people with mental illnesses. It was formed in 1986 as Schizophrenia Australia Foundation, and is based in Melbourne....

, Life Without Barriers, The Schizophrenia Research Institute, Ovarian Cancer Australia, The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is a major public teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Missenden Road in Camperdown...

 Foundation and The Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia

Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia

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Theatre

Year	Play	Role	Notes
2002	Hello Dolly	Barnaby	The Production Company
2003	Hamlet Hamlet The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...	Hamlet	National Institute of Dramatic Art National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
2004	I'm Not Rappaport I'm Not Rappaport I'm Not Rappaport is a play by Herb Gardner originally staged by Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1984. Its Broadway debut production, directed by Daniel Sullivan, starring Judd Hirsch, Cleavon Little, Jace Alexander, and Mercedes Ruehl, opened on November 19, 1985 at the Booth Theatre, where it ran...	Gilley	Ensemble Theatre Ensemble Theatre The Ensemble Theatre is an Australian theatre company, situated in Kirribilli, New South Wales. It is promoted as Australia's longest continuously running professional theatre group, established in 1958.- References :...
	Seven Little Australians Seven Little Australians Seven Little Australians is a classic Australian children's novel by Ethel Turner. Set mainly in Sydney in the 1880s, it relates the adventures of the seven mischievous Woolcot children, their stern army father Captain Woolcot and flighty stepmother Esther.In 1994 the novel was the only book by an...	Unknown	new theatre
2005	Verbal Combat	Unknown	Brainstorm Productions
	Saving Cal and Mindi	Unknown	Brainstorm Productions
2006	Birds of Passage	Unknown	The Street Theatre Company
2007	One in a Hundred	Simon	The Street Theatre Company
	Love of the Nightingale	Tereus	National Institute of Dramatic Art National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
	Emergence	Ram	Synarcade
2008	Blowing Whistles	Mark	Focus Theatre / Belvoir St Theatre Belvoir St Theatre Belvoir St Theatre is an Australian theatre venue in Sydney. The venue in Belvoir Street, Surry Hills previously operated as the Nimrod Theatre, and was founded as "Belvoir St" in 1984 by Sue Hill and Chris Westwood...
2009	The Keeper	Man	Micah Projects
	Inside Out	Simon	Christine Dunstan Productions
	The Little Dog Laughed	Alex	Ensemble Theatre Ensemble Theatre The Ensemble Theatre is an Australian theatre company, situated in Kirribilli, New South Wales. It is promoted as Australia's longest continuously running professional theatre group, established in 1958.- References :...
2011	Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness	Nicholas Ludd	Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company The Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....  / La Boite Theatre Company La Boite Theatre Company La Boite Theatre Company is a major Australian theatre company based in Brisbane, Queensland. La Boite is the second largest theatre company in Queensland. Established in 1925, it occupies an important place in Queensland’s cultural history. It is known for its bold, contemporary approach towards...

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	All Saints (TV series) 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...	Nicholas	TV episode Episode An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
2003	Marking Time Marking Time Marking Time was an Australian television mini-series, consisting of four one-hour episodes. It first aired on 9 and 10 November 2003 on ABC-TV...	Student	TV episode Episode An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
	The Sleepover Club (TV Series)	Wolf	TV episode Episode An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
	Soul T.V.	Unknown	Short Film
	Splintered	Gavin	Short Film
	G.D. Drama	Unknown	Short Film
2004	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...	Cal	TV episode Episode An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
	All Saints (TV series) 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...	Wayne	TV episode Episode An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
	On the Lurk with Roy and H.G.	Young Bon Scott	Short Film
	Twists of Fate	Dennis	Feature Film
2007	Sea Patrol (TV Series) Sea Patrol (TV series) Sea Patrol is an Australian television drama, set on board HMAS Hammersley, a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy . The series focuses on the ship and the lives of its crew members....	Simon	TV episode Episode An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
2008	The Ground Beneath	Mate	Short Film
2009	Primal	Chad	Feature Film
2010	My Place (TV Series) My Place (TV series) My Place is an Australian children's television drama series based on the award-winning picture book of the same name by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins. The series first screened on ABC3 weeknights 8pm from 4 December 2009....	Earl	TV episode Episode An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
	Rescue: Special Ops Rescue: Special Ops Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Entertainment with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New South Wales Government.This drama series focuses on a...	Shane	TV episode Episode An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
	Bad Behaviour	Peterson	Feature Film
2011	Crosshairs	Beau	Short Film
	Geography of the Hapless Heart	Tal	Feature Film

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2004	Bondi Short Film Festival Bondi Short Film Festival The Bondi Short Film Festival is an annual one-day competitive short film festival open to amateur filmmakers held in the Australian city of Sydney, at Bondi Beach...	"Best Actor"	Splintered
2005	In The Bin Film Festival	"Best Actor"	Splintered
2010	Melbourne Underground Film Festival Melbourne Underground Film Festival The Melbourne Underground Film Festival was formed out of disagreements over the content and running of the Melbourne International Film Festival...	"Best Actor"	Bad Behaviour
2011	BloodFest Fantastique Film Festival	"Best Actor"	Primal

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