Tristan Bancks
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Tristan Bancks is an actor and author, most known for his role as Tug O'Neale on Home and Away
between 1992-1994.
before landing a series regular role on Home and Away
. After leaving Home and Away, he spent four years in London
writing, researching and presenting television for ITV
, BBC
, Channel Four and Cable. He presented shows like Don't Try This At Home
, Sussed, and The Travel Channel
In 1999, Tristan left London to return to Australia to appear in Ivan Sen
's short drama Dust as well as Beneath Clouds
and Remote Area Nurse
. Since his return, Tristan has made a number of short films as writer and director, including adaptations of two award-winning stories - Sarah Armstrong
's The Long Wet and John Campbell
's The New Boots. Another film, Soar, screened at the London Film Festival
, Clermont-Ferrand
and Melbourne International Film Festival
.
His latest short film Every Day at School, was funded by SBS and Film Australia for their Change the World in Five Minutes campaign. It aims to inspire primary school classes all over the country to spend the first five minutes of every day changing the world in some small way.
For the past few years, he has been writing full-time. This include his 2009 release of Mac Slater Coolhunter 2: I Heart NY, which is the follow-up to The Rules of Cool. His other '09 releases are the Nitboy books - Bug Out and Lift Off. His first Young Adult novel, It's Yr Life, co-written by former Home and Away
actress and author Tempany Deckert
, was released in June 2009. Tristan has also written eight short novels in Macmillan's Kids Inc. series, about kids setting up their own businesses and ventures.
In 2004, Tristan Bancks won at the Flickerfest International Short Film Festival for his direction in Soar
Tristan has a sister Kerryn who is a newsreader for WIN Television
in the Illawarra
and NSW South Coast.
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...
between 1992-1994.
Biography
As a teenager, Bancks trained at Sydney's Q TheatreQ Theatre
The Q Theatre, seating 490 in 25 rows with a central aisle, was opened in 1924 near Kew Bridge in west London by Jack and Beatie de Leon, and was one of a number of small, committed, independent theatre companies which included the Hampstead Everyman, the Arts Theatre Club and the Gate Theatre Studio...
before landing a series regular role on 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...
. After leaving Home and Away, he spent four years in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
writing, researching and presenting television for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, Channel Four and Cable. He presented shows like Don't Try This At Home
Don't Try This at Home (TV series)
Don't Try This At Home was a reality show produced by LWT with Golden Square Pictures and broadcast on ITV between 16 May 1998 and 1 September 2001. It took up the slot of the Saturday challenge game show slot left by its long running and more sedate predecessor You Bet!...
, Sussed, and The Travel Channel
In 1999, Tristan left London to return to Australia to appear in Ivan Sen
Ivan Sen
Ivan Sen is an Australian filmmaker. Throughout the late 1990s Sen worked on numerous short films, before making his feature film debut with Beneath Clouds in 2002. He studied filmmaking at the Australian Film Television and Radio School, where he produced his first short films, working with the...
's short drama Dust as well as Beneath Clouds
Beneath Clouds
Beneath Clouds is a 2002 film by Australian director Ivan Sen.Lena has an absent Irish father she longs to see and an Aboriginal mother she finds disgusting...
and Remote Area Nurse
Remote Area Nurse
A Remote Area Nurse serves as a primary health care worker in remote areas of Australia, where population density and remoteness precludes the provision of permanent doctors....
. Since his return, Tristan has made a number of short films as writer and director, including adaptations of two award-winning stories - Sarah Armstrong
Sarah Armstrong
Sarah Armstrong is an Australian journalist and novelist. Over an eight year period she worked for the ABC on radio programs including AM, PM and The World Today where she won a Walkley Award...
's The Long Wet and John Campbell
John Campbell
- British political figures :* John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun , Lord Chancellor of Scotland, President of the Privy Council* John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll , Scottish soldier, Lord Steward, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey...
's The New Boots. Another film, Soar, screened at the London Film Festival
London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, , currently in its 54th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute...
, Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
and Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival is an acclaimed annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest in the World....
.
His latest short film Every Day at School, was funded by SBS and Film Australia for their Change the World in Five Minutes campaign. It aims to inspire primary school classes all over the country to spend the first five minutes of every day changing the world in some small way.
For the past few years, he has been writing full-time. This include his 2009 release of Mac Slater Coolhunter 2: I Heart NY, which is the follow-up to The Rules of Cool. His other '09 releases are the Nitboy books - Bug Out and Lift Off. His first Young Adult novel, It's Yr Life, co-written by former 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...
actress and author Tempany Deckert
Tempany Deckert
Tempany Deckert is an Australian actress and author. She is best known for her role on popular soap opera Home and Away.-Early life:...
, was released in June 2009. Tristan has also written eight short novels in Macmillan's Kids Inc. series, about kids setting up their own businesses and ventures.
In 2004, Tristan Bancks won at the Flickerfest International Short Film Festival for his direction in Soar
Tristan has a sister Kerryn who is a newsreader for WIN Television
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
in the Illawarra
Illawarra
Illawarra is a region in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a coastal region situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the Shoalhaven or South Coast region. It encompasses the cities of Wollongong, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and the town of Kiama. The central region contains Lake...
and NSW South Coast.
TV
- Remote Area NurseRemote Area NurseA Remote Area Nurse serves as a primary health care worker in remote areas of Australia, where population density and remoteness precludes the provision of permanent doctors....
(2006).... as Grub - Beneath CloudsBeneath CloudsBeneath Clouds is a 2002 film by Australian director Ivan Sen.Lena has an absent Irish father she longs to see and an Aboriginal mother she finds disgusting...
(2006).... as Grub - Dust (2002).... as Dean
- Home and AwayHome and AwayHome 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...
(1992–1994).... as Tug O'Neale.
Books
- Mac Slater Coolhunter 1: The Rules Of Cool (2008)
- Mac Slater Coolhunter 2: I Heart NY (2009)
- Nitboy: Lift Off (2009)
- Nitboy: Bug Out (2009)
- It's Yr Life (with Tempany DeckertTempany DeckertTempany Deckert is an Australian actress and author. She is best known for her role on popular soap opera Home and Away.-Early life:...
) (2009) - My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up (2011)
- Galactic Adventures: First Kids in Space (2011)