Water Rats
The Nine Network (ended 2001)
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Colin Friels
Frank Holloway
Born in Scotland on the 25th of September 1952, Colin Friels moved to Australia when he was 11 in 1963. He settled down in Melbourne, where he then went on to the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1976, where he met his now wife, Australian actress Judy Davis. Colin has since gone on to do many movies and TV shows, including movies such as: Malcolm, Weekend With Kate, Dingo, Dark City and Tom White. And TV shows such as: Police Rescue, Water Rats and most recently, the BlackJack series.moreless -
Catherine McClements
Rachel Goldstein
Catherine McClements was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1965. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1985. Best known for her role as Rachel Goldstein inWater Rats, most recently, Catherine has been in the Channel Ten police drama Rush, playing Kerry Vincent, and Tangle, a family drama on Foxtel, playing Christine Williams. She has won both an AFI award and ASTRA award for her role in Tangle.
Catherine's partner is Polish-born actor Jacek Koman, who she has been with since 1990. They have two children.
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Toni Scanlan
Helen Blakemore
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Peter Bensley
Jeff Hawker
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Steve Bisley
Jack Christey
Steve Bisley was born on December 26 1951, in Lake Munmorah. He is a well known actor in Australia, often called "The Biz" by colleagues and fans. He has starred in TV shows such as: Water Rats, Police Rescue, Halifax F.P and most recently, East of Everything and Sea Patrol.moreless -
Raelee Hill
Tayler Johnson
Raelee Hill a flame-haired and freckled Australian actress. Her first major role was as Loretta Taylor in Paradise Beach, Water Rats, and is most widely-known internationally for her part as 'Sikozu Svala Shanti Sugaysi Shanu' in the sci-fi television series Farscape.moreless -
Aaron Pedersen
Michael Reilly
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Brett Partridge
Gavin Sykes
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Jay Laga'aia
Tommy Tavita
Jay Laga'aia was born to Samoan parents in Auckland, New Zealand, on September 10, 1963. An avid fan of sport, especially rugby's All Blacks, Jay first wanted to be a rugby player; but being a performer at heart he instead pursued acting and has since become one of the more recognisable faces to come out of New Zealand. Over the last 20 years he has had a varied and successful career in television, radio, movies and theatre. Jay has duel citizenship in Australia and New Zealand so he can pursue his career on both shores.moreless -
Dee Smart
Alex St Clare
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Allison Cratchley
Emma Woods
Allison Cratchley grew up in Sydney, Australia and attended school in Sydney's northern beaches where she studied Drama for her HSC (High School Certificate). She is happily married with a gorgeous little girl, Claudia. From a young age, Allison loved acting and was always the young girl dancing up a storm or acting out a scene for family and relatives. However, because there were no drama classes on the northern beaches, her acting was put on hold till she could drive and take herself to the city. Allison gained an Associate Diploma in Journalism and an Introductory in Psychology from Sydney University. She then undertook training at the Actors' Centre in Sydney. She has also studied in New York at the HB Studios and has had intensive acting training in Sydney with industry guru, Annie Swan. Allison has appeared in numerous Australian TV productions such as Water Rats, Murder Call, Rafferty's Rules and Home and Away. Allison's Australian film credits include Dating the Enemy and The Finder.moreless -
Aaron Jeffery
Terry Watson
Born in Auckland he moved to Australia at the age of 17, and studied at NIDA. He graduated in 1993, and began his television career on the children's programme Ship to Shore. He currently plays the character of Alex Ryan on the drama McLeod's Daughters. In 2004 won the Silver Logie in the Logie Awards of 2004.
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Jeffery used to live in Gawler, South Australia, with his wife Melinda Medich and his daughter Ella Blu, born 2003.
In late 2005 Aaron Jeffery became estranged from his wife Melinda.They divorced soon after. He now splits his time between Auckland and Sydney, in order to spend time with his young daughter. Since the divorce, Aaron has dated his McLeod's Daughters co-star Michelle Langstone, Peta Wilson, and Vanessa Gray. He is currently still dating his McLeod's Daughters co-star Zoe Naylor (Regan McLeod). -
Sophie Heathcote
Fiona Cassidy
Star of Water Rats, recently passed away. The 33-year-old mother of two, best known for starring in A Country Practice and Grass Roots, died of an aneurysm in Connecticut in the United States after battling skin and pancreatic cancer. Fellow actor Peter Mochrie said Heathcote was a good friend who would be sadly missed. "She was inspirational, funny and energetic - a great person," he said. "We were at NIDA together 15 years ago and we went on to Water Rats. She was part of the original cast. "Today I'm very sad. I was always found her to be a really vibrant soul. I'm devastated." Advertisement: Last year, Heathcote moved to New York with her husband, advertising boss Chris Clarke, their daughter and 16-month-old son. Heathcote won an AFI award in 2000 for her role in ABC's Grass Roots. She was widely known for her role as Steve Brennan in A Country Practice and Constable Cassidy in Water Rats. Heathcote graduated from NIDA in 1994 alongside Bridie Carter, Tom Long and Martin Kovacic. In 2001, she quit acting to concentrate on her natural cosmetics business, Ki, which is the Japanese word for energy.moreless -
Peter Mochrie
John "Knocker" Harrison
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Jeremy Callaghan
Kevin Holloway
Jeremy is presently living in Vannes, France with his wife and two children. He is currently employed as a freelance journalist and produces articles regularly on architecture and decor in conjuction with his photographer wife for European Elle magazine. He placed his acting career on hold in 2005 to focus himself on his children and family. Jeremy is an accomplished actor in theatre, television and movies and is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy for Performing Arts. An avid reader and advocate of arts and environmental conservation, he promotes as a major cause the preservation and protection of the Kimberley region of Australia. See www.savethekimberley.commoreless -
Joss McWilliam
Lance Rorke
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Brooke Satchwell
Sophie Ferguson
Brooke first appeared as a foot on a Clarke shoe advert and then in various other adverts. A year passed and Brooke became very interested in forensic psychology, in fact she spent most of the summer of 1996 in a morgue, but left to do the Neighbours auditions before the freezer doors were opened. Neighbours gave her the call back and offered her the role of teenager Anne Wilkinson, She soon became one of Neighbours most-loved characters as she left the show in 2000, after 4 years on the show.moreless -
Andrew Gilbert
Jimmy Holloway
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Treffyn Koreshoff
David Goldstein
Treffyn is a wonderful actor, starring in TV series, movies and several short films. He excels in senior drama at Fort Street High School and played the part of "Brutus" in a production of "Julius Caesar".
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He's a cultured, intelligent and quick witted boy, though still with the dirty mind of any 15 year old boy.
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Allison Cratchley
Emma Woods
Allison Cratchley grew up in Sydney, Australia and attended school in Sydney's northern beaches where she studied Drama for her HSC (High School Certificate). She is happily married with a gorgeous little girl, Claudia. From a young age, Allison loved acting and was always the young girl dancing up a storm or acting out a scene for family and relatives. However, because there were no drama classes on the northern beaches, her acting was put on hold till she could drive and take herself to the city. Allison gained an Associate Diploma in Journalism and an Introductory in Psychology from Sydney University. She then undertook training at the Actors' Centre in Sydney. She has also studied in New York at the HB Studios and has had intensive acting training in Sydney with industry guru, Annie Swan. Allison has appeared in numerous Australian TV productions such as Water Rats, Murder Call, Rafferty's Rules and Home and Away. Allison's Australian film credits include Dating the Enemy and The Finder.moreless -
John Samaha
Radio operator
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Rod Taylor
Coach
Parents:
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William Sturt Taylor and Mona Stewart
Father of CNBC anchor Felicia Taylor (by his second wife, Mary Hilem) .
Most famous film roles were The Time Machine (1960) and The Birds (1963). Also worked with Doris Day on two films, Do Not Disturb and Glass Bottom Boat.
Has been in 5 television series, the first was Hong Kong, arguably his best show, with Bearcats! (1971), Oregon Trail (1977), Masquerade (1983), Outlaws (1986) following. Recurring roles in Falcon Crest and Walker, Texas Ranger (as Alex Cahill's father). Did several episodes of Murder, She Wrote as Jessica Fletcher's Irish friend, Rory Lanahan. Also did multiple episodes of Playhouse 90.
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Claudia Black
Beth Williams
Claudia Black is best known for her portrayal of Aeryn Sun in the science fiction television series Farscape, and Vala Mal Doran on Stargate: SG-1. She was born in Sydney, Australia on October 11, 1972. However, there has been some dispute over her actual year of birth, as when she is asked about her birthday, she simply replies October 11. In addition to Farscape and Stargate: SG-1, Claudia has also appeared in such movies as Queen of the Damned, Pitch Black and Naked in London. She has also done a lot of voice work. She also reprized her roles of Aeryn Sun for the miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, and Vala Mal Doran in The Ark of Truth and Continuum. In addition to acting, Claudia also has some talent singing, having gotten her start in plays and musical theater. She can currently be heard on Paul Goddard's album, 2am Flight. She currently resides in Los Angles with her husband and two sons.moreless -
Anthony Simcoe
Jake Carlton
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Lani Tupu
Fereti Tauita
Lani Tupu was born on 4th November, 1955, in Auckland, New Zealand. He is a classically trained actor, and was educated at Rongotai College and Wellington Teacher's Training College. He was awarded a Queen Elizabeth 11 Arts Council Bursary in 1977 to enter New Zealand Drama School, where he graduated in 1978. Lani left New Zealand for Australia in 1985 to "branch out across the big pond".
He has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. These include the Best New Talent at the 1984 Feltex Television awards, several awards from the New Zealand Film Television Awards (1993) for Best Dramatic Performance and a Best Actor award for "Talk of the Town", which he also directed, at the Dreamaker Festival in Ontario, Canada. He was also finalist for the Male Performance Supporting Role at the 1986 Listener Film Television Awards for his work in the the film "Send a Gorilla", and was nominated for Best Actor in 1985.
Lani Tupu participated in the foundation of an Australian theatre group called "The Walkers and Talkers", which is no longer running, and has also served as an acting coach and taught "Acting for the Camera" in Australia and New Zealand. He also runs weekly workshops on "Screen Acting" at the Actors Centre in Sydney, Australia. Tupu is active in stage production, both as a director and actor, and spends considerable time behind the camera. He directed "Going Home" for the stage as well as the critically acclaimed and award-winning short film "Talk of the Town".
Lani Tupu's tv appearances include:
"Mission Impossible" (1988), "Time Trax" (1993), "The Feds" (1993), "High Tide" (1994), "Water Rats" (1996), "The New Adventures of Flipper" (1996), "House Gang" (1998), "The Lost World" (1999/2000), "Farscape" (1999-2003), "Green Sails" (2000), "The Finder" (2001), "Revelations" (2002), "Grass Roots" (2003), "Stingers" (2002/2004), "Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars" (2004) (Voice of Pilot).
Lani Tupu's movie appearances include:
"Sons for the Return Home" (1979), "Send a Gorilla" (1988), "The Punisher" (1989), "Marlin Bay" (1992), "Heart of Fire" (1997) (USA: "Tanker Incident"), "Lantana" (2001), and "Liquid Bridge" (2003), "The Condemned" (2007) and "Welcome Home" (2007).moreless -
Lani Tupu
Fereti Tavita
Lani Tupu was born on 4th November, 1955, in Auckland, New Zealand. He is a classically trained actor, and was educated at Rongotai College and Wellington Teacher's Training College. He was awarded a Queen Elizabeth 11 Arts Council Bursary in 1977 to enter New Zealand Drama School, where he graduated in 1978. Lani left New Zealand for Australia in 1985 to "branch out across the big pond".
He has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. These include the Best New Talent at the 1984 Feltex Television awards, several awards from the New Zealand Film Television Awards (1993) for Best Dramatic Performance and a Best Actor award for "Talk of the Town", which he also directed, at the Dreamaker Festival in Ontario, Canada. He was also finalist for the Male Performance Supporting Role at the 1986 Listener Film Television Awards for his work in the the film "Send a Gorilla", and was nominated for Best Actor in 1985.
Lani Tupu participated in the foundation of an Australian theatre group called "The Walkers and Talkers", which is no longer running, and has also served as an acting coach and taught "Acting for the Camera" in Australia and New Zealand. He also runs weekly workshops on "Screen Acting" at the Actors Centre in Sydney, Australia. Tupu is active in stage production, both as a director and actor, and spends considerable time behind the camera. He directed "Going Home" for the stage as well as the critically acclaimed and award-winning short film "Talk of the Town".
Lani Tupu's tv appearances include:
"Mission Impossible" (1988), "Time Trax" (1993), "The Feds" (1993), "High Tide" (1994), "Water Rats" (1996), "The New Adventures of Flipper" (1996), "House Gang" (1998), "The Lost World" (1999/2000), "Farscape" (1999-2003), "Green Sails" (2000), "The Finder" (2001), "Revelations" (2002), "Grass Roots" (2003), "Stingers" (2002/2004), "Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars" (2004) (Voice of Pilot).
Lani Tupu's movie appearances include:
"Sons for the Return Home" (1979), "Send a Gorilla" (1988), "The Punisher" (1989), "Marlin Bay" (1992), "Heart of Fire" (1997) (USA: "Tanker Incident"), "Lantana" (2001), and "Liquid Bridge" (2003), "The Condemned" (2007) and "Welcome Home" (2007).moreless -
Anthony Russell
Warren Tyson
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Peter Phelps
Jimmy Formica
Born in Sydney Peter Phelps is an Australian actor. He began acting in the early 1980s with an on-going roles in The Restless Years, Sons and Daughters, Stingers and he was also one of the lifeguards in the first series of Baywatch.moreless -
Roxane Wilson
Suzy Abromavich
Roxane Wilson is an Australian actress who has had many guest roles in Australian Television Shows. She is mostly known for her roles in Stingers and The Alice. -
Ian Bliss
Max Prescott
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