Neil Pigot
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Neil Pigot (born 28 December 1961) is an Australian actor who is perhaps best known in Australia for his role as Inspector Falcon Price in the highly successful television series Blue Heelers. Pigot has appeared in over 100 episodes of television, a number of feature films and has presented several documentaries on his pet subject Australian military history. A highly regarded and award-winning stage actor, he is also the author of several works of non-fiction.
Early life
Pigot began life in
Career
Pigot began work with the semi professional Lieder Southern Regional Theatre in Goulburn NSW in the early 1980s first appearing as Meriman the butler in
Pigot's television credits include leading guest roles in over twenty television series and several telemovies beginning with GP in the 1980s up until recent appearances in The Kettering Incident for Foxtel. Notable series include The Man from Snowy River, The Games, The Adventures of Lano and Woodley, The Secret Life of Us, Laid, Marshal Law, Wicked Science, Stingers, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Neighbours, Society Murders and The Doctor Blake Mysteries. For nine years he performed the role of Inspector Falcon Price on the drama series Blue Heelers for which he is best known. Australian films Pigot has been featured in include Head On, Lucky Country, The Condemned, Stepsister from Planet Weird, Red Dog, The Dish, Oranges and Sunshine and Blessed.
Pigot is also a documentary writer and presenter who specialises in Australian military history and has fronted 2 series and three stand alone feature documentaries for Fox History on the subject.
In 1994, he completed his first work of non-fiction The Changi Diary. He also recorded an album The Changi Songbook, a compilation of original songs written by an Australian
Personal life
Pigot lived and worked in many Australian cities and in the UK before returning to the place of his birth in 1995. In 2001 he married his longtime partner Rachel Mackie, an academic. He has a step daughter, Keone Dodd. The couple divorced in 2016. He is lifelong collector of stamps and contemporary Australian Art and is an avid cook and gardener which has led to active involvement with both the
Filmography
Film/Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202? | Stringybark | John Kelly | |
| 2022 | Slant | Martin | |
| 2021 | Some Happy Day | Radio Announcer | |
| Total Control (TV series) | Stephen | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Strangers to The World | Bishop | |
| 2018 | Back In Very Small Business
|
Radio Talkback Host | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Australia Day | Michael Bester | |
| 2017 | Mrs McCutcheon | Parncut | Short |
| 2017 | Pillars | Richard | Short |
| 2016 | The Kettering Incident [1][2] [3] | Dominic Harrold | 8 episodes |
| Secret City (TV series) | Brian Huxley | 3 episodes | |
| 2013 | Breaker Morant [4] | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2013-16 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Derek Alderton | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Laid | Hilary | 1 episode |
| Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Ted Coglan | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Red Dog (film) | Vet | |
| The Digger [5] | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2010 | Oranges and Sunshine | James | |
| 2009 | For Valour[6] | Narrator | Documentary |
| Rush | Eddie | 1 episode | |
| Blessed | Sergeant Kerrick | ||
| Dark Frontier | Carver | ||
| 2007 | Neighbours | Christian Johnson | 7 episodes |
| The Condemned | Wade | ||
| 2006 | The Society Murders | DS Steve Waddell | TV Movie |
| 1997-06 | Blue Heelers [7] | Russell Falcon-Price | 42 episodes |
| 2005 | Wicked Science | Earl | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Stingers (TV series) | Barry Hunter | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Marshall Law | Brett | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Like It Is | Narrator | Short |
| The Secret Life of Us | Mad Dog Martin | 2 episodes | |
| 2000 | The Dish | Journo | |
| 2000 | Stepsister from Planet Weird | Fred Larson | TV Movie |
| 1997-99 | The Adventures of Lano and Woodley | Sgt Pearce | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Redball | Bingo Wright | |
| 1998 | The Games | David Pigot | 1 episode |
| Head On | Senior Constable | ||
| 1997 | State Coroner | Senior Constable | 1 episode |
| The Last of the Ryans | Speed | TV Movie | |
| 1996 | Snowy River: The Mcgregor Saga
|
Ambrose Wylie | 1 episode |
| 1994 | GP | Dave | 1 episode |
| 1991 | The Girl From Tomorrow | Cameraman | |
| 1990 | Home and Away | Electrician | 1 episode |
References
- ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/04/the-kettering-incident-teaser.html
- ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/05/airdate-the-kettering-incident.html
- ^ http://www.australiantelevision.net/kettering-incident/cast.html
- ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/10/airdate-breaker-morant-the-retrial.html
- ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2011/04/airdate-the-digger.html
- ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2009/04/airdate-for-valour.html
- ^ http://www.australiantelevision.net/bh/cast.html