Russell Kiefel
THEATRE
AND NO MORE SHALL WE PART Role: Don. Dir: Sam Strong / Griffin Theatre. 2011.
THE BUSINESS – role: Proctav. Dir: Cristabel Sved. Belvoir Street Theatre 2011
OUR TOWN Role: Professor Willard/Constable Warren/Jo Stoddard. Dir: Iain Sinclair / Sydney Theatre 2010
POWER OF YES Role: Main cast. Dir: Sam Strong / Company B Belvoir. 2010
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Role: Doctor. Dir: Liv Ullman / Sydney Theatre Company / Washington DC / New York 2009.
**Winner for, Outstanding Non-Resident Production, Helen Hayes Award USA 2010. **
NATIONAL SCRIPT WORKSHOP Roles: Various. Dir: Various / PWA 2009
THE ALCHEMIST Role: Lovewit. Dir: John Bell / Bell Shakespeare Co.. Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth. 2009
THE BERRYMAN – workshop Role: Alex. Dir: Susie Dee / HothouseTheatre. 2008
HAMLET Role: Ghost & Gravedigger. Dir: Marion Potts / Bell Shakespeare / Sydney & Melb. 08
KING TIDE Role: Jack. Griffin Theatre Co. 2007 / Dir: Patrick Nolan
THE BONE ORCHARD – NATIONAL SCRIPT WORKSHOP 2007, CANBERRA Role: Lenny. Playwriting Aust.
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS – NATIONAL SCRIPT WORKSHOP 2007, CANBERRA Role: Pat. Playwriting Australia
PATRICK WHITE PLAYWRIGHTS AWARD 2007 Role: Manbeast as Peter doubling as Alex. Dir:Julian Meyrick. STC.
SELF ESTEEM Role: Rob. Dir: Brendan Cowell / Wharf 2 Loud STC
THE GATES OF EGYPT Role: Frank. Dir: Kate Gaul / Company B Belvoir
AMERICAN BUFFALO Role: Don. Dir: John Halpin / QTC.
STUFF HAPPENS Role: Dick Cheney/Segei Lavrov. Dir: Neil Armfield / Company B Belvoir.
RAY’S TEMPEST Role: Ray. Dir: Richard Roxburgh / Company B Belvoir.
THE SPOOK Role: Frank/Agent 2. Dir: Neil Armfield / Company B Belvoir.
OUR LADY OF SLIGO Role: Jack. Dir: Kate Gaul / Company B.
RUN RABBIT RUN Role: Norm Lipson. Dir: Kate Gaul / Company B Belvoir.
RABBIT Role: Driver. Griffin Dir: Kate Gaul / Theatre Company.
MACBETH Role: Macbeth. Dir: Ben Winspear / Sydney Theatre Company.
NOWHERE. Role: Snow. Dir: Aubrey Mellor / Playbox Theatre.
INSOUCIANCE AND THE PRODIGAL SON Role: Geoff Carter. Dir: Aubrey Mellor / Playbox Theatre
MACBETH Role: Banquo. Dir: Ian Judge. Sydney Theatre Company.
KING LEAR Role: Gloucester. Dir: Barrie Kosky. Bell Shakespeare Company.
DON’S PARTY Role: Mal. Dir: Rosalba Clemente. State Theatre Company of SA.
THE ALCHEMIST Role: Surly. Dir: Neil Armfield. Belvoir Street Theatre.
SIMPATICO Role: Carter. Dir: David Bell. Queensland Theatre Company.
HAMLET Role: Guildenstern. Dir: Neil Armfield Belvoir Street Theatre & tour.
THE TEMPEST Role: Antonio. Dir: Neil Armfield. Belvoir Street Theatre & tour.
THE BLIND GIANT IS DANCING. Role: Michael Wells. Dir: Neil Armfield. Belvoir Street Theatre.
SAINT JOAN Role: Bandricourt/Courtier. Dir: Gale Edwards. Sydney Theatre Company.
SYDNEY STORIES I: The Price of Prayer. Role: Sean. Dir: David Berthold / STC.
SYDNEY STORIES I: Family Running for Mr Whippy. Role: Dad. Dir: Adam Cook. STC.
PASSION I & II Role: Brian, Max and Man. Dir: Ros Horin. Griffin Theatre Company.
KING LEAR. Role: Earl of Kent. Dir: Rodney Fisher. Sydney Theatre Company.
HOTEL SORRENTO. Role: Dick. Dir: Aubrey Mellor/David Berthold. Royal QLD Theatre Co.
TWELFTH NIGHT Role: Antonio. Dir: Rodney Fisher. Royal QLD Theatre Co.
A CHEERY SOUL Role: Mr Custance/ various roles. Dir: Neil Armfield. Royal QLD Theatre Company.
SHADOW & SPLENDOUR. Role: Otto and others. Dir: Jim Sharman. Royal Queensland Theatre Company.
KING GOLGRUTHA. Role: Ormont/Tortilla/Alfonso. Dir: Simon Phillips. State Theatre Company of SA.
RACING DEMON. Role: Tommy Adair. Dir: Rodney Fisher. Sydney Theatre Company.
THE REVENGER’S TRAGEDY Role: Antonio. Dir: Jules Wright. Sydney Theatre Company.
THE TEMPEST. Role: Antonio. Belvoir Dir: Neil Armfield. Street Theatre.
TAMING OF THE SHREW. Role: Grumio. Dir: Aubrey Mellor. Royal Queensland Theatre Company.
GHOSTS Dir: Aubrey Mellor. Royal Queensland Theatre Company.
MAJOR BARBARA Role: Bill Walker. Dir: Rodney Fisher. Royal Queensland Theatre Company.
POPULAR FRONT Role: Tom Aikens. Dir: Errol O’Neill. Brisbane Theatre Company.
RECRUITING OFFICER Role: Justice Balance. Dir:Terry O’Connell. Royal Queensland Theatre Company.
NIGHT AND DAY Dir: Greg Gesch. Royal Queensland Theatre Company.
THE LADY AOI Dir: David Bell. TN Theatre Company.
HEDDA GABLER Role: Eilert Louborg. Dir: Rick Billinghurst. TN Theatre Company.
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Role: Valentin. Dir: Egil Kipste. Nimrod Company.
THE WINTER’S TALE Role: Polixenes. Dir: John Gaden, Gale Edwards / STCSA.
ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Role: Duke. Toured. Dir: Robin Lefevre. Promcon Management.
DREAMS IN AN EMPTY CITY Role: Chris. Dir: Neil Armfield.
THE DOLL TRILOGY. Sydney Theatre Company, at the Drama Theatre.
Summer of the 17th Doll, Role: Joseph. Dir: Rodney Fisher. Other Times, Kid’s Stakes
THE SEASON AT SARSAPARILLA Role: Ern. Dir: Neil Armfield. STCSA.
NETHERWOOD Role: Mr Stubbs. Dir: Jim Sharman. STCSA for Festival of Sydney.
TWELFTH NIGHT Role: Sebastian. Dir: Neil Armfield. STCSA for Festival of Sydney.
SUNRISE Role: Tristan. Dir: Jim Sharman. STCSA.
THE BLIND GIANT IS DANCING Role: Bruce Fitzgerald. Dir: Neil Armfield. STCSA.
PAL JOEY. Role: the Tailor . Dir: Jim Sharman. STCSA.
NETHERWOOD Role: Mr Stubbs. Dir: Jim Sharman. STCSA.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Role: Peter Quince. Dir: Jim Sharman. STCSA
BLOOD WEDDING Role: Bridegroom. Dir: Jim Sharman. STCSA.
TWELFTH NIGHT Role: Sebastian. Dir: Neil Armfield. STCSA.
ROYAL SHOW Role: Chook. Dir: Jim Sharman. STCSA.
PRINCE OF HOMBURG Role: Truchs. Dir: Louis Nowra. STCSA.
SILVER LINING Role: The Count. Dir: Jim Sharman. STCSA.
MOTHER COURAGE Dir: Jim Sharman. STCSA.
MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM Dir: Jim Sharman. STCSA
LULU Dir: Jim Sharman. STCSA.
NO NAMES, NO PACK DRILL Role: Rebel. Dir: AarneNeeme. Hunter Valley Theatre Company.
MISS JULIE/BLACK COMEDY Dir: Ted Craig. Old Tote Theatre Company.
THE TEMPEST Role: Calaban. Dir: Ted Craig. Old Tote Theatre Company.
TWELFTH NIGHT Role: Viola. Dir: John Bell. Nimrod Theatre.
DR. FAUSTUS Role: Mephistopheles. Technical Smile Syndicate.
ABELARD & HELOISE Old Tote Theatre Company.
TELEVISION
SPIRITED Series 2. Role: The Engineer. Dir: Rowan Woods. Southern Star /Foxtel 2011
RAKE Role: Warwick Torrens / Essential Media and Entertainment Pty Ltd / ABC. 2010.
UNDERBELLY -The Golden Mile Role: Mel Mal. Dir: Tony Tilse / Screentime Australia/Nine Network. 2009
A MODEL DAUGHTER:THE KILLING OF CAROLINE BYRNE Role: Coroner Abernethy. Dir: Tony Tilse/ Screentime 09
CHANDON PICTURES – Series 2.Role: Warwick (semi regular) Dir: Rob Carlton / Chandon Productions/ Foxtel. 2008
CHIFLEY’S FIFTY DAYS Role: Lloyd Ross. Film Australia 2008
ALL SAINTS Role: Lenny Kovic. Seven Network 2008
TO CATCH A KILLER (Murder in the Outback) Role: Thesby. Dir: Tony Tilse / Ten Network
McLEOD’S DAUGHTERS Role: Lead guest. Nine Network
ALL SAINTS Role: Ian Cosgrove. Dir: Shawn Seet / Seven Network
HEADLAND Role: Lionel Travers. Dir:Tony Tilse /Seven Network Operations
RAPID RESPONSE Role: Coleman Dir: Shawn Seet / Southern Star Productions
FIREFLIES – Pilot & Series Role: Sharpie (Main cast regular). Dir:Rowan Woods & others /West St Productions
STINGERS Det Insp Andrew Blighe (returning guest). BSLM Productions.
THE JUNCTION BOYS. Role: Doake. Fox Production Services.
SOMETHING IN THE AIR – 4 episodes Role: Tas. Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier, ABC TV Drama.
SEACHANGE Role: Ian Cameron. Artist Services Film Productions Pty Ltd.
STINGERS Role: Inspector Andrew Bligh. BSLM Productions
BLUE HEELERS Role: Keith Cashell. West Street Productions No 7.
WATER RATS – 2 episodes Role: West. Quicksilver Productions.
STINGERS Role: China. Simpson Le Mesurier Films.
A DIFFICULT WOMAN Role: Prime Minister. West Street Productions.
BIG SKY – 2 episodes Role: Roberts. West Street Productions.
WILDSIDE – 3 episodes Role: Don Kapper. Gannon Jenkins.
HOME AND AWAY Role: Howard Martin. Amalgamated Television Services.
THE HOSTAGES Role: Jim Erwin. JNP Movietel.
BLUE HEELERS Role: Mal Truesdale. Southern Star Entertainment.
HEARTBREAK HIGH Role: Norm Rivers. Gannon Television.
HOME AND AWAY Role: Roy. Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd.
ESCAPE FROM JUPITER Role: Gilbert. Film Australia Pty Ltd.
POLICE RESCUE III Role: Pellegrini. Southern Star Xanadu No. 2 Pty Ltd.
PATRICK WHITE. Dir: Jim Sharman /ABC TV Documentary
THE LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL Role: Brogan. Dir: Michael Jenkins / Prod: Steve Knapman /ABC TV
RUSTY BUGLES Role: Dean Maitland. Dir: John Matthews /ABC TV
CALL ME MR BROWN Role: Ray Poynting. Dir: Scott Hicks /Kino Film Company.
FILM
GLIMMER (short film) Role: Scared Man. Rotor Studios. 2010.
THE FARM Role: Tom. Dir: John Harvey / Brown Cab Productions 2009
MY FLESH AND GORE. Role: Gore Greenwald. Dir: Hugh Sullivan / AFTRS 2007
HALF WINDSOR Role: Lead. Leapfrog Productions. / Dir: Sophie Miller
DOGWATCH Role: Palmer. Black Ray Films/Dir: Laurie McInnes.
FRESH AIR Role: Preacher. Dir: Neil Mansfield. R B Films
RADIANCE Role: Priest. Eclipse Films Pty Ltd/Dir: Rachel Perkins.
WHO HAS KILLED ROLAND MOSH Role: Ralph Swanning. AFTRS Short Film/Dir: Sebastian Craig.
WANTED Role: Frank. Cine 2000 Company Limited.
THE LIE DETECTOR TEST. Role: Cop # 1. Short Film. Critical Mass Productions.
THE WELL Role: Mr Grossman. West Street Productions No.3 P/L. Dir: Samantha Lang.
CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION Role: Barry. Dir: Peter Duncan. Rev Kids Pty Ltd.
ESCAPE FROM ABSOLOM Role: Iceman. Platinum Pictures Pty Ltd.
THE GIRL WHO CAME LATE Role: Nell’s father. View Films Pty Ltd/ Dir: Kathy Mueller.
TWELFTH NIGHT Role: Sea Captian. Dir: Neil Armfield. Twelth Night Pty Ltd/
BREAKER MORANT. Role: Christian Botha. South Australian Film Corporation/ Dir: Bruce Beresford.
THE SINGER & THE DANCER . Role: Pete. Dir: Gillian Armstrong
WRITER
OUT OF NOWHERE – Draft development, Film Victoria.
OUT OF NOWHERE – Resident. Australian National Playwrights Conf.
NEIGHBOURS – Scriptwriter. The Grundy Organisation. 1996-1997
ADULT RECREATIONS – Play produced by Topic Line, Townsville and Brisbane. 1995-1996
BURNT – Screenplay. Developed by Platypus Prod. 1991-1995
DRAMA COACH
1997-1998 HOME & AWAY – Drama Coach – Main regular cast.
TRAINING
Graduate – The National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1974
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