Nicholas Eadie
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Nicholas Eadie is an Australian television actor.
Born in Sydney, New South Wales to actor and Australian Broadcasting Commission radio announcer Mervyn Eadie, he attended Waverley College
from 1968 to 1976, studied Arts at University of New England
for one year in 1977, and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art
from 1978 to 1980. He gained success in Australian television shows starting with Cop Shop
and The Henderson Kids
. He has worked since with all the major Australian theatre companies with over 45 credits to his name. He won the Australian Film Institute
's Best Actor in Mini-Series award for Vietnam in 1987, which he co-starred with Nicole Kidman
. Was nominated again for his portrayal of World War II Academy Award
-winning cameraman Damien Parer
in John Duigan
's Fragments of War, and in 2002 for Halifax f.p.
.
He is best known for his television appearances in series such as Cop Shop, The Henderson Kids, A Country Practice
and Medivac
. He has appeared in leading roles in plays as diverse as Tennessee Williams
:"The Glass Menagerie" as The Gentleman Caller in a highly acclaimed performance,(1985) "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" as Brick opposite Victoria Longley as Maggie and the late great Bud Tingwell as Big Daddy, *(1991) He has played John Proctor three separate productions of "The Crucible": RQTC 1990, STC 1993, and STCSA 2002. to Sam Shepard
and Shakespeare
. The much loved Botanical Gardens in Sydney's Midsummer Night's Dream he performed for three seasons as Oberon. He played Sam in the original cast of Mamma Mia!
in Australia for two years. Eadie has been in the World premiere productions of Michael Gow
's Furious, Hannie Raison's Two Brothers, Tommy Murphy's Holding the Man
and the highly acclaimed Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America by Stephen Sewell
.
Eadie still resides in his home town of Sydney.
Born in Sydney, New South Wales to actor and Australian Broadcasting Commission radio announcer Mervyn Eadie, he attended Waverley College
Waverley College
Waverley College is a Roman Catholic, secondary, day school for boys, located at Waverley, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
from 1968 to 1976, studied Arts at University of New England
University of New England, Australia
The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....
for one year in 1977, and studied at the 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...
from 1978 to 1980. He gained success in Australian television shows starting with Cop Shop
Cop Shop
Cop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
and The Henderson Kids
The Henderson Kids
The Henderson Kids was an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten between 1985 and 1987. It was created and storylined by Roger Moulton, who also wrote 5 episodes in the first series and 2 episodes in the second series....
. He has worked since with all the major Australian theatre companies with over 45 credits to his name. He won the Australian Film Institute
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
's Best Actor in Mini-Series award for Vietnam in 1987, which he co-starred with Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
. Was nominated again for his portrayal of World War II Academy Award
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
-winning cameraman Damien Parer
Damien Parer
Damien Peter Parer was an Australian war photographer. He became famous for his war photography of the Second World War, and was killed by Japanese machinegun fire at Peleliu, Palau. He married Elizabeth Marie Cotter on 23 March 1944, and his son, producer Damien Parer, was born after his father...
in John Duigan
John Duigan
John Duigan, is an Australian film director.Duigan emigrated to Australia in 1961, having been born to an Australian father...
's Fragments of War, and in 2002 for Halifax f.p.
Halifax f.p.
Halifax f.p. is an Australian television drama series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2001. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims...
.
He is best known for his television appearances in series such as Cop Shop, The Henderson Kids, A Country Practice
A Country Practice
A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
and Medivac
Medivac (TV series)
Medivac was an Australian television drama series that ran on Network Ten from 1996 to 1998. There were 48 episodes produced. Medivac is an abbreviation of the term medical evacuation...
. He has appeared in leading roles in plays as diverse as Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays, screenplays and a volume of memoirs...
:"The Glass Menagerie" as The Gentleman Caller in a highly acclaimed performance,(1985) "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" as Brick opposite Victoria Longley as Maggie and the late great Bud Tingwell as Big Daddy, *(1991) He has played John Proctor three separate productions of "The Crucible": RQTC 1990, STC 1993, and STCSA 2002. to Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child...
and Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
. The much loved Botanical Gardens in Sydney's Midsummer Night's Dream he performed for three seasons as Oberon. He played Sam in the original cast of Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. Although the title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia", the plot is fictional, not...
in Australia for two years. Eadie has been in the World premiere productions of Michael Gow
Michael Gow
Michael Gow is an Australian playwright and director most famed for his 1986 work Away.As a student at Sydney University, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973-1976. After graduation, Gow went on to act with Nimrod, Thalia and Sydney theatre companies.He has been the Artist...
's Furious, Hannie Raison's Two Brothers, Tommy Murphy's Holding the Man
Holding the Man
Holding the Man is the best-selling memoir by the Australian writer, actor, and activist Timothy Conigrave. It was adapted for the stage by Tommy Murphy in 2006, and has become one of the most successful Australian stage productions in recent years.Holding the Man was published in February 1995 by...
and the highly acclaimed Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America by Stephen Sewell
Stephen Sewell (writer)
Stephen John Sewell is a highly acclaimed playwright, novelist and screenwriter who has produced some of Australia's most awarded plays and whose work has been widely performed both nationally and internationally....
.
Eadie still resides in his home town of Sydney.
Filmography
- Cop ShopCop ShopCop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
(TV series 1977) - UndercoverUndercoverBeing undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence...
(1984) - Kindred SpiritsKindred SpiritsKindred Spirits is a painting by the Hudson River School painter Asher Durand. It depicts the previously deceased painter Thomas Cole and his friend poet William Cullen Bryant in the Catskill Mountains...
(TV movie 1984) - The Henderson KidsThe Henderson KidsThe Henderson Kids was an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten between 1985 and 1987. It was created and storylined by Roger Moulton, who also wrote 5 episodes in the first series and 2 episodes in the second series....
(TV series 1985) - Run Chrissie Run!Run Chrissie Run!Run Chrissie Run! is a 1986 Australian film, directed by Chris Langman. Graham Hartley adapted the script from the novel When We Ran by Keith Leopold...
(1986) - Jenny Kissed Me (1986)
- Vietnam (TV mini-series 1987)
- Return to Snowy RiverReturn to Snowy RiverThe Man from Snowy River II is a 1988 Australian drama film, the sequel to The Man from Snowy River. It was released in the United States as Return to Snowy River, and in the United Kingdom as The Untamed....
(1988) - Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer (TV movie 1988)
- CeliaCelia (film)Celia is a 1988 Australian drama film written and directed by Ann Turner.-Plot:Set in rural Australia in the 1950s amidst the Red Scare and a rabbit plague, it stars Rebecca Smart as troubled nine year old Celia as the movie follows her descent into madness.-Cast:* Rebecca Smart as Celia...
(1989) - The Lancaster Miller Affair (TV mini-series 1990)
- Yellowthread StreetYellowthread StreetYellowthread Street was a 1990 ITV police drama about detectives of the Royal Hong Kong Police based on the novels by William Leonard Marshall....
(TV series 1990) - Prisoners of the SunBlood Oath (film)Blood Oath is a 1990 Australian feature film, known in some countries as Prisoners of the Sun. The film is based on the real-life trial of Japanese soldiers for war crimes committed against Allied prisoners of war on the island of Ambon, in the Netherlands East Indies , such as the Laha massacre of...
(1990) - Aya (1990)
- Tracks of Glory (TV mini-series 1992)
- Embassy (TV series 1992)
- A Country PracticeA Country PracticeA Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
(TV series 1993) - Halifax f.p: Words Without Music (TV movie 1994)
- Over the HillOver the HillOver the Hill is a 1992 drama film directed by George T. Miller. It stars Olympia Dukakis and Sigrid Thornton.-Cast:*Olympia Dukakis as Alma Harris*Sigrid Thornton as Elizabeth*Derek Fowlds as Dutch*Bill Kerr as Maurice*Steve Bisley as Bendedict...
(TV series 1994) - Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995)
- G.P. (TV series 1989-1996)
- FrontierFrontierA frontier is a political and geographical term referring to areas near or beyond a boundary. 'Frontier' was absorbed into English from French in the 15th century, with the meaning "borderland"--the region of a country that fronts on another country .The use of "frontier" to mean "a region at the...
(TV mini-series 1997) - Adrenalin (TV movie 1997)
- A Difficult Woman (TV mini-series 1998)
- Adrenalin Junkies (TV series 1996-1998)
- Halifax f.p: A Hate Worse Than Death (TV movie 2000)
- Savage Honeymoon (2000)
- The Lost WorldThe Lost World-Conan Doyle novel and adaptations:* The Lost World , a 1912 book* The Lost World , a silent film* The Lost World , set in Venezuela* The Lost World , set in Africa...
(TV series 2000) - BeastMasterBeastMaster (TV series)BeastMaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM movie The Beastmaster. The series aired for three complete seasons...
(TV series 2000) - Still LifeStill lifeA still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
(short 2005) - JewboyJewboyJewboy is a 2005 Australian film directed by Tony Krawitz. The film stars Ewen Leslie, Chris Hayward, Saskia Burmeister, and Nicholas Eadie. It won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Short Fiction Film, Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay in a Short.The film tells of a young...
(2005) - The Society Murders (TV movie 2006)
- Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got AwayUnderbelly Files: The Man Who Got AwayUnderbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away is an Australian made-for-television movie that aired on February 21, 2011 on the Nine Network. It is the last of three television movies in the Underbelly Files series, the other two being Tell Them Lucifer was Here and Infiltration.It recounts the true story...
(TV movie 2011)