Alan David Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
Alan David Lee (born 1955 or 1956[1]) is an Australian actor.
Early life
Lee grew up on a farm in Kenya before moving to Australia when he was 7.[1][2]
He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1981. When he had initially applied, he was encouraged to gain practical life experience first, so he withdrew his application and moved to North Queensland where he drove road trains in Mount Isa, cut railway sleepers, and was a truck driver. Following that, he moved to Birmingham, England, where he worked in a steel factory, and with a local theatre company at night. When he eventually reapplied and was accepted at NIDA, Lee says he felt he had more clarity and was more resilient.[2]
Career
Lee's television and film credits include Prisoner, Special Squad, The Cowra Breakout, Murder Call, All Saints, Water Rats, Blue Heelers, McLeod's Daughters and H2O: Just Add Water.
Lee has performed as Hamlet at the Q Theatre; as Jack and Harry Tuesday in the Queensland Theatre Company's Man from Mukinupin; as Chris in Gale Edwards's production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons for Sydney Theatre Company; and as Tom in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie.
Lee teaches Aboriginal actors at the Eora Performing Arts Centre - where he also directed his first play, Ned Manning's Not This Little Black Duck.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Wilde's Domain | David Wilde | TV movie |
| 1986 | Twelfth Night | Feature film | |
| 1987 | Alterations | Robert | TV movie |
| 1991 | Deadly | Constable Barry Blaney | Feature film |
| 1992 | Frankie's House | Martin Stuart-Fox[3] | TV movie |
| 1992 | Over the Hill | Carlton | TV movie |
| 1994 | Police Rescue: The Movie | Simmo | TV movie |
| 1995 | Sahara | Osmond Bates | TV movie |
| 1996 | The Beast | Les | TV movie |
| 2003 | Temptation | Mark | TV movie |
| 2012 | Fatal Honeymoon | Simmons | TV movie |
| 2014 | Parer's War | Father English | TV movie |
| Kokoda | Brigadier Arnold Potts | TV documentary film | |
| Dramatic Monologue | |||
| Cracked Soles | |||
| Bandage |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1915 | TV miniseries | |
| 1982–83 | Prisoner | Tony Berman | TV series |
| 1983 | Patrol Boat | Vince Walsh[1] | TV series |
| 1984 | Bodyline | Eddie Paynter[1] | TV miniseries |
| 1983 or 1984 | Carson's Law | TV series | |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Jimmy Steele | TV series |
| 1985 | The Cowra Breakout | Stan Davidson[4] | TV miniseries |
| Losing | Ken | ||
| 1987 | Willing and Abel | Gary Conway | TV series |
| 1987 | Willesee's Australians | Arthur Cushing | TV series |
| 1988 | A Country Practice | John Nash | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Joe Wilson | Jack Barnes | TV miniseries |
| 1993 | G.P. | Jack Connor | TV series, episode: "Fugue in a Minor Key" |
| 1996, 2000 | Water Rats | Various | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Murder Call | Robin Elbin | TV series, episode: "Wages of Sin" |
| 1998 | Children's Hospital | Terry Voyt | TV series, episode: "Future Shock" |
| Heartbreak High | Army Recruitment Officer | TV series | |
| 1999, 2007 | All Saints | Various | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2001–02 | BackBerner | Various | TV series |
| Let's Vote | The President | ||
| 2001 | Corridors of Power | Kevin | TV series |
| 2002 | Blue Heelers | Bruce Hinton | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2003 | McLeod's Daughters | Eric Cooper | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Through My Eyes | Gilroy | |
| 2005 | Love My Way | Father Chris | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2006–10 | H2O: Just Add Water | Don Sertori | TV series |
| Blue Water High | Ray | TV series | |
| 2009 | The Cut | Jimmy Bartlett | TV series, episode: "Picking the Seam" |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Submariners | Q Theatre[5] | ||
| 1985 | Jonah Jones | Chook Fowles | Sydney Theatre Company[6] | |
| 1987 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Q Theatre[7] | |
| 1987 | Pericles[8] | |||
| The Man from Mukinupin | Jack & Harry Tuesday | Queensland Theatre Company[2] | ||
| 1988–1990 | The Glass Menagerie | Tom[9] | Marian Street Theatre | |
| 1989 | All My Sons | Chris Keller[10] | Wharf Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company[11] | |
| 1991 | Rebecca | Jack Favell | Marian Street Theatre[12] | |
| 1992 | The Heidi Chronicles | Scoop | Ensemble Theatre[13] | |
| 1997 | Milo | Toby | Q Theatre[14] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Alan enjoying a dream run". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 June 1984. pp. 65, 67. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 Payne, Pamela (11 September 1990). "Lee's 'slow' road-train to success". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ Wallace, Mark (5 October 1992). "'Vietnam in focus'". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ Morris, Joan (15 April 1985). "The Cowra Breakout". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ Charlton, Prue (5 July 1983). "Life in a submarine—in all its graphic tediousness". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 10. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Kippax, H. G. (28 October 1985). "On stage, the larrikin loses touch with dinkum Aussie". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 14. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bishop, Pat (15 March 1987). "Emphasis on bottle robs play of depth". The Sun-Herald. p. 106. Retrieved 7 March 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Kippax, Harry (3 June 1987). "Pericles fails to be heroic or colourful". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ Evans, Bob (13 September 1990). "Finely cut Glass". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 5s. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Carmody, John (26 August 1989). "Miller's tale a timely choice". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ Evans, Bob (17 August 1989). "Sluggish dream backfires". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 12. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bennie, Angela (1 July 1991). "Rebecca has lost her mystery". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 12. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Wasserstein, Wendy (2 June 1992). "The Heidi Chronicles". Tharunka. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ Waites, James (18 November 1997). "A dead cow and dope before dinner". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Newspapers.com.