Guy Edmonds
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Guy Edmonds | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, Writer, Director |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Website | guyedmonds.com |
Guy Edmonds is an Australian born director, writer, actor and author.
Edmonds co created, wrote, directed and starred in the Emmy award-winning series Hardball and Spooky Files. He also co-authored the hit book series Zombie Diaries and Zoo Crew.
Edmonds is also an actor he is best known for his work on such programmes as Home and Away, A Moody Christmas and Underbelly: Razor, and on stage in the world premiere productions of Holding the Man as Timothy Conigrave in Australia and London's West End, and Rupert alongside Academy Award nominee James Cromwell in Australia and Washington D.C, USA.
Career
[edit]In November of 2024, his next project and feature film debut, Nest, was announced - starring Felix Mallard.
Edmonds co-created, wrote, directed and starred in ABC's Emmy award winning, and twice Emmy nominated, live action comedy series Hardball. Playing for twenty-three episodes over two seasons, this series earned Guy an Australian Directors' Guild nomination for Best Direction. Hardball also won Best Children’s Fiction Program at the Prix Jeunesse International Awards, BANFF Rockies, The Remis, Japan Prize, and more.
Edmonds created and wrote Dance Spies, with Northern Pictures in Australia. He's co-written two critically-acclaimed kids book series - Zoo Crew, published by Scholastic, and Zombie Diaries, published by Hardie Grant. Zombie Diaries has, so far, been translated into seven languages. Both seasons of BBC/ABC's Spooky Files, on which he's co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor, are out now. He's made several award winning short films, and was a directing finalist at the prestigious Tropfest Film Festival. He has a number of new film and television projects in development as a writer and director.
In 2024, Edmonds would team up with Northern Pictures to produce Dance Spies.[1]
Guy's acting career spans two decades with over fifty credits on stage and screen. Some screen credits include Wellmania, The Messenger, The Code, Spooky Files, Underbelly: Razor, Hardball, A Moody Christmas, Home and Away, The Secrets She Keeps and more.
Edmonds has appeared on stage and has starred in many world premiere productions, including Holding the Man in Australia and London's West End, and Rupert in Australia and Washington D.C, USA and many more.
Edmonds is also a voice over artist, having lent his voice to award winning TV and radio campaigns for local and international brands.
Personal life
[edit]Guy is married to Australian actress and editor HaiHa Le and they have two children together.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Television appearances
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Messenger | Gavin Rose | 3 episodes | |
| Wellmania | Chad | 3 episodes | ||
| 2019-2021 | Hardball | Bevan Stone | 14 episodes | [3] |
| 2020 | The Secrets She Keeps | Detective Poulos | 3 episodes | |
| 2014-2020 | Black Comedy | Guest Cast | 3 episodes | [4] |
| 2016 | The Code | Gary Hunter / Youngblood | 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | Wingman | Scott | 7 episodes | |
| The Kangaroo Gang | Georgie Gardiner | 1 episode | ||
| The Moodys | Hayden Roberts | 1 episode | [5] | |
| 2013 | Wonderland | Jason | 1 episode | |
| Camp | Cop | 1 episode | ||
| House Husbands | Liam | 2 episodes | ||
| Crime Plays | Beau | Video Game | ||
| 2012 | A Moody Christmas | Hayden Roberts | 6 episodes | |
| 2011 | Underbelly: Razor | Greg 'The Gunman' Gaffney | 8 episodes | |
| At Home with Julia | Male Journo | 1 episode | ||
| Home and Away | Brodie Upton | 10 episodes | ||
| 2009 | Double Take | Various | 11 episodes | |
| 2007 | Hammer Bay | Mike Richmond | TV movie | |
| 2005 | All Saints | Stuart Mapleston | 20 episodes |
Film appearances
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rapid Fear | Nick Morelli | ||
| 2009 | Invasion | Simon | Short film | |
| 2010 | It's a Treat | David | Short film | |
| 2011 | Cupid | Cupid | Short film | |
| Liv | Sam | Short film | ||
| 2012 | Awkward Horse | Various | ||
| Almost | Tom | Short film | ||
| The Red Valentine | The Man | Short film | ||
| Silver Stiletto | Silver Stiletto | Short film | ||
| Census | Davin | Short film | ||
| 2014 | A Better Man | Short film | ||
| 2015 | Life After Death | Joe | Short film | |
| Super Awesome! | Gary Eastwood | |||
| Doing Time | David | Short film | ||
| Bedlam | George Kilner | |||
| The Witching Hour | Man | Short film | ||
| 2016 | Unified | Dalton Evans | Short film | |
| Drone | Dalton | |||
| 2017 | Going Vego | Ian | Short film | |
| 2020 | The Immortal | The Immortal | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dance Spies | Writer/Creator | 2 episode | |
| 2023-present | Spooky Files | Writer/Creator | 10 episodes | [6] |
| 2019-21 | Hardball | Writer/Creator | 22 episodes | [7] |
| 2018 | News of the Wild | Writer | ||
| 2016 | Hardball | Writer | Short film | |
| 2015 | Super Awesome! | Writer | ||
| 2012 | Awkward Horse | Writer |
Director
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-present | Spooky Files | Director | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Hardball | Director | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Hardball | Director | Short film |
| 2015 | Super Awesome! | Director | |
| 2012 | Awkward Horse | Director |
Theatre credits
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emerald City | Ensemble Theatre | [8] | |
| 2020 | Crunch Time | Luke | ||
| 2018 | Degenerate Art | Himmier | Red Line | |
| 2016 | Betrayal | Robert | Ensemble Theatre | |
| 2015 | Dream Home | Paul | [9] | |
| 2013–14 | Rupert | Young Rupert | Playhouse, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney | |
| 2014 | The Witches | All | Malthouse Theatre | |
| 2006–08, 2010 | Holding the Man | Stables Theatre, Sydney, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Brisbane Powerhouse, Malthouse Theatre, Trafalgar Studios, London | ||
| The Lover | ||||
| 2010 | Orestes 2.0 | Stables Theatre, Sydney | ||
| Fortune and Men's Eyes | ||||
| 2008 | Emergency | NIDA Parade 2 Studio | ||
| 2008 | Pool (No Water) | Darlinghurst Theatre | ||
| 2007 | Toy Symphony | Belvoir Street Theatre | ||
| 2007 | The Merchant of Venice | Belvoir Street Theatre | ||
| 2006 | The Cold Child (Das Kalte Kind) | Stables Theatre, Sydney | ||
| 2002 | Building the Wall | QUT | ||
| 2001 | Dirty Caff | Cement Box Theatre, Brisbane | ||
| It's About Time | World premiere in London |
References
[edit]- ^ Staff, Writer. "Northern Pictures re-teams with Guy Edmonds for 'Dance Spies'". Northern Pictures. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Clement, Jessica (5 February 2015). "Real life couple Guy Edmonds and HaiHa Le continue onstage romance". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (10 February 2021). "Filming wraps on Hardball S2 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (17 January 2020). "Returning: Black Comedy | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (13 September 2013). "Cameras roll on The Moodys | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Writer, Staff (23 September 2024). "Spooky Files returns for an even spookier and action-packed season two this October". About the ABC. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (20 July 2018). "Filming underway on ABC Me's Hardball | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Staff, Writer. "EMERALD CITY". Ensemble Theatre. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Tongue, Cassie (5 February 2015). "Review: Dream Home, Ensemble Theatre". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/214309 [bare URL]
External links
[edit]- Guy Edmonds at IMDb
- Guy Edmonds' Website
