Ian Meadows | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Relatives | Neroli Meadows (sister) Paul Ritter (grandfather) |
Ian Meadows is an Australian actor, playwright and writer.
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Early life and education
Born and raised in Collie, Western Australia, Meadows trained at Curtin University and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating in 2005.[1] His older brother Ross Meadows played hockey for Australia and his younger sister Neroli Meadows is a sports journalist on Fox Sports Australia and Fox Footy.[2]
Acting career
Meadows's highest profile television role to date was as Rocco Cooper, a young troubled boy who was forced by his brother to try and take out Sally Fletcher, on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away.[3]
Other roles have included a part in The Shark Net, "Elliot" in Tripping Over, a single-episode role as "Jeff Weiss" on All Saints, and a major role in the short films Brothers, Legacy, Water, as well as the 2009 film Mao's Last Dancer and the miniseries The Pacific. Theatre credits include "Modern International Dead" at the Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney in 2008 for which he earned a nomination for "Best Newcomer" at the Sydney Theatre Awards 2008.[1]
He appeared in the Russian play Ladybird at the Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney in March 2009, which he also helped produce and re-write to localise in Australia. In 2010, he has a recurring role on police series Rush, playing James, the son of Inspector Kerry Vincent (played by Catherine McClements). He also played as Pvt. Cecil Evans on the HBO miniseries The Pacific which was filmed mostly on Australia.[citation needed]
In 2011, Meadows was seen in the ABC telemovie Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, playing the role of photographer Andrew Cowell,[4] and was also in season three episode of East West 101, playing Simon. Also in 2011, he reprised his guest starring role of James Vincent on Rush.[5]
Meadows starred in A Moody Christmas, an ABC comedy series which aired on ABC1 in the weeks leading up to Christmas 2012.[6] A follow-up series The Moodys aired on ABC1 in early 2014.[citation needed]
During 2016 and 2017, Meadows played a leading role in Network 10's Australian drama series, The Wrong Girl.[citation needed]
Meadows appears as Matt Aldin in the 2021 Netflix drama Clickbait.[citation needed]
Meadows is also a writer, having written episodes for Spirited, SLiDE, Offspring, The Moodys, Playing for Keeps and RFDS. Meadows starred in the Horror drama film Scare Campaign as lead character Marcus.[7]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Award | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Best Newcomer | Sydney Theatre Awards | Modern International Dead | Nominated | [8][9] |
| 2010 | Best Screenplay in a Short Film | AFI Awards[a] | A Parachute Falling in Siberia | Nominated | [10] |
| 2010 | Best Screenplay in a Short Film | AWGIE Awards[b] | A Parachute Falling in Siberia | Won | [10][11] |
| 2011 | Best Live Action Short Film | Bruce Corwin Award | A Parachute Falling in Siberia | Nominated | [12] |
| 2012 | Television – Series | AWGIE Awards | Spirited (episode "Living in Oblivion") | Nominated | [13] |
| 2013 | Emerging Playwrights | NSW Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights | Between Two Waves | Won | [10][14][15] |
| 2014 | Best Direction | AACTA Awards[c] | The Turning | Nominated | [16] |
| 2014 | Best Screenplay | AFCA Awards[d] | The Turning | Nominated | [17] |
| 2019 | Most Outstanding Supporting Actor | Logie Awards | Dead Lucky | Nominated | [18] |
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Shark Net | Ritchie Male | Miniseries (episode 3) |
| 2006 | All Saints | Jeff Weiss | "One for the Road" (S9E18) |
| 2006–07 | Home and Away | Rocco Cooper | Seasons 19–20 (recurring, 16 episodes) |
| 2006 | Tripping Over | Elliot | Miniseries (episodes 3, 4 & 5) |
| 2009 | 3 Acts of Murder | George Floyd | TV movie |
| 2010 | The Pacific | Pvt. Cecil Evans | Miniseries; "Basilone" (episode 2) |
| 2010–11 | Rush | James Vincent | Seasons 3–4 (recurring, 5 episodes) |
| 2011 | Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away | Der. Sgt. Tim Fry | TV movie |
| 2011 | Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo | Andrew Cowell | Miniseries (episodes 1 & 2) |
| 2011 | East West 101 | Simon | "Transit of Venus" (S3E4) |
| 2012 | A Moody Christmas | Dan Moody | Season 1 (main, 6 episodes) |
| 2014 | Rake | Paul Wendon | Season 3 (recurring, 4 episodes) |
| 2014 | The Moodys | Dan Moody | Season 1 (main, 8 episodes) |
| 2014 | Parer's War | Terry Banks | TV movie |
| 2015 | 8MMM Aboriginal Radio | Jake | Season 1 (main, 6 episodes) |
| 2016–17 | The Wrong Girl | Pete Barnett | Seasons 1–2 (main, 18 episodes) |
| 2018 | Dead Lucky | Corey Baxter | Miniseries (episodes 1–4) |
| 2018 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | John | "Lisa" (S2E7) |
| 2021 | Clickbait | Matt Aldin | Miniseries (episodes 1–8) |
| 2021 | RFDS | Shaun Everett | (S1E6) |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | John 'Rocky' Robinson: Roll with the Punches | Mark Kingston | Short |
| 2003 | Brothers | Patty | Short |
| 2005 | Postcard Vernosti | David | Short |
| 2006 | Iron Bird | Thomas | Short |
| 2007 | The Other Half | Dean | Short |
| 2007 | The Last Supper | (unknown/unnamed role) | Short |
| 2008 | Legacy | Donald | Short |
| 2009 | Early Checkout | Porter | Short |
| 2009 | Water | Ryan | Short |
| 2009 | Mao's Last Dancer | WTC Backstage Manager | Feature |
| 2011 | Happy Birthday | Katey's Dad (voice) | Short |
| 2011 | Colin the Dog's Fabulous Midnight Adventure and Another Story | Younger Giles | Short |
| 2013 | The Fragments | Joel | Short |
| 2016 | Scare Campaign | Marcus | Feature |
| 2016 | Killing Ground | Ian Smith | Feature |
| 2016 | Measuring the Jump | Lee | Short |
Writing and other credits
- Water (2009, short film) – writer
- A Parachute Falling in Siberia (2010, short film) – writer / director
- Spirited (2010–2011, S1E2, S1E4 & S2E9) – writer
- Offspring (2011, S2E5) – writer
- SLiDE (2011, S1E8) – writer
- Four Deaths in the Life of Ronaldo Abok[19] (2011, theatre production) ― writer / co-director
- Between Two Waves[20] (2012, theatre production) – writer
- The Turning (2013, feature film, segment "Defender") – writer (screenplay) / director
- The Moodys (2014, S1E7) – writer
- House Husbands (2017, S3E5 & S3E8) – writer
- Operation: Native (2017, documentary) – self appearance
- The Wrong Girl (2017, S2E3 & S2E8) – writer
- Playing for Keeps (2018, S1E3 & S1E7) – writer
- On the Ropes (2018, miniseries, 4 episodes) – writer
- SeaChange (2019, S4E7) – writer
- RFDS (2021, S1E1, S1E2, S1E5 & S1E6) – writer
Book
- "Between Two Waves", by Ian Meadows. Currency Press, 1 October 2012.[21]
Notes
- ^ AFI Award shared with Sarah Shaw.
- ^ AWGIE Award shared with Sarah Shaw.
- ^ AACTA Award shared with Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel , Yaron Lifschitz, Anthony Lucas, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page, Stephen Page, Simon Stone, Warwick Thornton, Marieka Walsh, Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham.
- ^ AFCA Award shared with Marieka Walsh, Warwick Thornton, Jub Clerc, Justin Monjo, Kris Mrksa, Rhys Graham, Ashlee Page, Marcel Dorney, Claire McCarthy, Emily Ballou, Mia Wasikowska, Andrew Upton, David Wenham, Jonathan auf der Heide, Justin Kurzel, Circa Contemporary Circus.
References
- ^ a b "Rise and shine". Brisbane Times. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ Molloy, Shannon (2 July 2016). "The Wrong Girl star Ian Meadows says sister Neroli comes out on top in talented clan". The Sunday Telegraph.
- ^ Downie, Stephen (24 January 2007). "Role grows more varied". News.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ "Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo | TV Tonight".
- ^ "Watch full episodes of TV shows for free on 10 play".
- ^ "Throng.com.au". ww17.throng.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Barton, Steve (20 February 2015). "100 Bloody Acres Team Launch Scare Campaign". Dread Central. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "2008". sydneytheatreawards.com. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Supple, Augusta (18 March 2009). "Ian Meadows". australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "IAN MEADOWS". hlamgt.com.au. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Comedy Writing Shines At The 2010 AWGIES". awg.com.au. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2011 Awards)". imdb.com. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (11 July 2012). "AWGIE Awards 2012: nominees". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Ian Meadows wins NSW Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights". artsreview.com.au. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Shihab, Zainab Hussain (11 December 2013). "Belvoir announces $20,000 fellowship winner". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "3rd AACTA Awards". aacta.org. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "The 2014 Australian Film Critics Association Film & Writing Awards were held at ACMI on Saturday March 1st". auscritic.com. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Logies 2019 nominations: Full list of winners". news.com.au. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Four Deaths in the Life of Ronaldo Abok". kjtheatrediary.com. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "BETWEEN TWO WAVES". griffintheatre.com.au. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Meadows, Ian (1 October 2012). "Between Two Waves (Current Theatre Series)". Amazon UK. ISBN 978-0868199498.
External links
- Ian Meadows at IMDb
- Ian Meadows on TV.com
- Sydney Morning Herald Review of Ian Meadow's "Modern International Dead" performance
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