Paul Denny
Paul Denny | |
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Allora, Queensland , Australia | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990s - present |
Paul Denny is an Australian stage, television, and film actor.
Early life
Paul Denny grew up in
Fiddler On The Roof staged as part of the Allora annual community concert. He went on to perform in the annual concert in later years, including Monty Python skits.[2]
After finishing school, he studied acting at university.[2]
Career
After graduating, Denny moved to Brisbane to pursue his acting career. In the second year, he won his first professional acting job, playing several roles in a production of Hamlet that toured Queensland for around six months.[2]
His good friend Adam Zwar wrote and directed a one-man show for Denny, called The Fall and Fall of Jeromy, which ran between 1993 and 1996 to critical acclaim. This proved a breakthrough, and Denny started getting regular parts at the two Brisbane professional theatre companies, as well as being offered various roles in film and TV.[2]
In 2001, he played the lead in the international production of Johnno from the novel by David Malouf.[1]
In 2003, he and his future wife Rebecca decided to move to Melbourne, which has a larger film and television industry.[2]
In 2013, he appeared in the long-running TV soap Brian O'Loughlin.[1]
By June 2014, he had appeared in more than 50 theatre productions.[1]
Awards and nominations
Stage
- 1997 – Matilda Award for Scar[3]
- 2003 – Matilda Award for The Removalists and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg[3]
Television
Acting credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Tunnel Vision | Driver | Clive Fleury |
| 1996 | Joey | Davo | Ian Barry |
| 2000 | The Love of Lionel's Life | Darren | John Ruane |
| 2001 | Finding Hope | Savage | Geoffrey Nottage |
| 2001 | Hildegarde | Constable Peters | Di Drew |
| 2004 | Under the Radar | Eric | Evan Clarry |
| 2007 | Rats and Cats | Bruce | Tony Rogers
|
| 2008 | Cue Howard | Lionel Brown | Pasan Chandraweera |
| 2008 | Numurkah | Robbo | Ryan Coonan |
| 2009 | In Her Skin | Paramedic | Simone North |
| 2010 | Hawke | Curly | Emma Freeman |
| 2011 | Purged | Sean | Michael Craft |
| 2012 | Last Dance | Duty Sergeant | David Pulbrook |
| 2015 | A Journey Through Time with Antony | Chef Tony | Janet Chun |
| 2018 | The BBQ | Ray | Stephen Amis |
| 2019 | Ride Like a Girl | Owner #4 | Rachel Griffiths |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Lady Blue | Younger Man | Episode "Designer White" |
| 1998 | Adrenalin Junkies | Jake | Episode "Code Purple" |
| 1998 | The Day of the Roses | Constable Holman | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Blue Heelers | Peter Matarazzo | Episode "Too Late to Say Sorry" |
| 2008 | Satisfaction | Martin | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Dirt Game | Miner | Episode "Silent Night" |
| 2010 | Wilfred | Tony | Episode "Dog Star" |
| 2010 | Rush | Paul | Episode "Snatch" |
| 2010-2011 | Offspring (TV series) | Sam Jenkins | 7 episodes |
| 2012 | Australia on Trial | Henry Dangar | Episode "Massacre at Myall Creek" |
| 2012 | Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | Bruce Francis | Episode "#1.1" |
| 2010-2012 | Lowdown | Bob Geraghty | 16 episodes |
| 2013 | Neighbours | Brian O'Loughlin[4]
|
5 episodes |
| 2014 | Fat Tony & Co. | Hippy Paul | Episode "The Tony Special" |
| 2014 | How to Talk Australians | Dan Kelly | Episode "G'Day Knackers" |
| 2016 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Mick Lancaster | Episode "For Whom the Bell Tolls" |
| 2016 | Little Acorns | Paul | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2016 | Winners & Losers | Anthony Reeves | Episode "iBloom" |
| 2016 | Bruce | Private Perse | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Ronny Chieng: International Student | Gerard | Episode "Asian Rules Football" |
| 2017 | Utopia | Dennis | Episode "On the Defence" |
| 2019 | Mr. Black | Malcolm Woolridge/Malcolm Woolride | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | My Life Is Murder | Dan | Episode "Lividity in Lycra" |
| 2019 | Squinters | Rex Sharp | Episode "Bless the Broken Road" |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-1995 | Hamlet | Guildenstern, Fortinbras et al. | Sue Rider | La Boite Theatre
|
| 1993-1995 | The Fall and Fall of Jeromy | One person show | Adam Zwar | Metro Arts Theatre |
| 1993-1995 | Woyzeck | Woyzeck | Metro Arts Theatre | |
| 1993-1995 | Hamlet | Horatio | Twelfth Night Theatre | |
| 1996 | Bouncers | Judd | Lewis Jones | La Boite Theatre
|
| 1996 | Abigail's Party | Tony | Simon Chan | Backstreet Theatre |
| 1996 | The Fall and Fall of Jeromy | One-person show | Adam Zwar | Metro Arts Theatre |
| 1996 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander | QUT Woodward Theatre | |
| 1997 | Scar | 2-hander | Sean Mee | La Boite Theatre
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| 1997 | Blackrock | Toby | Jackie McKimmie | La Boite Theatre
|
| 1997 | When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? | Teddy | QUT Woodward Theatre | |
| 1998 | Third World Blues | Graham | Mark Radvan | City Theatre |
| 1998 | The John Wayne Principle | Robbie | Lewis Jones | La Boite Theatre
|
| 1998 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Strut & Fret Theatre Company | |
| 1999 | He Died with a Felafel in His Hand | John | Lewis Jones | La Boite Theatre
|
| 1999 | First Asylum | Peter | Lewis Jones | La Boite Theatre
|
| 1999 | Rio Saki and Other Falling Debris | Louis | Sean Mee | La Boite Theatre
|
| 1999 | Romeo and Juliet | Mercutio | Sue Rider | La Boite Theatre
|
| 1999 | Third World Blues | Graham | Mark Radvan | La Boite Theatre
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| 2000 | He Died with a Felafel in His Hand | John | Lewis Jones | La Boite Theatre
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| 2000 | Milo's Wake | Ned | Jim Vile | La Boite Theatre
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| 2000 | Mrs. Warren's Profession | Frank Gardner | Michael Gow | Queensland Theatre Company
|
| 2001 | Seems Like Yesterday | Johnno | Nadine McDonald | Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts |
| 2001 | Dirt | Carl, Phil | Michael Gow | Queensland Theatre Company
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| 2001 | Fred | Barry | Michael Gow | Queensland Theatre Company
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| 2001 | Richard II | Henry Bollingbrook | Michael Gow | Queensland Theatre Company
|
| 2002 | Richard III | Catesby | Michael Gow | Bell Shakespeare Company national tour
|
| 2002 | The Fortunes of Richard Mahony | Purdy | Michael Gow | Queensland Theatre Company
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| 2003 | The Removalists | Kenny | Lewis Jones | La Boite Theatre
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| 2003 | Così | Nick/Justin | Adam Cook | La Boite Theatre
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| 2003 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg | Brian | Carol Burns | Queensland Theatre Company
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| 2004 | The Cherry Orchard | Lopakhin | Katy Wilde | 45 Downstairs |
| 2004 | The Conquest of the South Pole | Slupianek | Todd McDonald | The Store Room |
| 2004 | Terrorism | Various | Victor Bizzotto | Theatre@Risk |
| 2006 | Johnno | Johnno | Stephen Edwards | |
| 2006 | Delicacy | Neil | Wesley Enoch | Victorian Trades Hall |
| 2007 | Johnno | Johnno | Stephen Edwards | La Boite Theatre / Brisbane Festival / Derby Playhouse UK
|
| 2008 | Primrose Hill | One-person show | Russell Fletcher | La Mama |
| 2009 | Realism | Klimenko | Melbourne Theatre Company | |
| 2012 | Helicopter | He | Leticia Cáceres | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2015 | Jumpers for Goalposts | Joe | Tom Healey | Red Stitch Actors Theatre |
References
- ^ a b c d e Denny, Paul (June 2014). "Paul Denny". Erinsborough News (Interview). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Denny, Paul (2 May 2013). "Interview: Paul Denny". The Perfect Blend (Interview). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Paul Denny". The Wheeler Centre. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ACP Magazines: 40.
External links
- Official website (archived 2022)
- Paul Denny at IMDb
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