Chris Haywood
Haywood in July 2012
Born
Chris Haywood

c.1948
Billericay, Essex, England
Alma materEast 15 Acting School
Years active1972present
SpouseWendy Hughes[1]
Children5[2]

Chris Haywood (born c.1948) is an English-born Australian actor, writer and producer, with close to 500 screen performances to his name. Haywood has also worked as a casting director, art director, sound recordist, camera operator, gaffer, grip, location and unit manager.

Early life and education

Haywood was born around 1948[3] in Billericay, Essex, England. He spent his early childhood in Chelmsford before moving to High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire where he attended Royal Grammar School from 1959 to 1965. He then started working in the cellars of a local wine shipper before gaining a place at E15 Acting School. After graduating in 1970 he emigrated to Australia.[3]

Career

Soon after arriving in Sydney, Haywood became involved with the Nimrod Theatre Company, helping to build the premises with scrap timber.[3]

He was the artistic director of the Pros and Cons Playhouse at Parramatta Gaol from 1979 to 1981, and established the drama service on Kiribati National Radio.[4]

His acting career encompasses roles in many films and television series.

Haywood is the Patron of the Friends of Waverley Library, where he inaugurated The Nib Literary Award, now known as the Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award. The prize is an annual award of $20,000 given for the quality of research for a published work of literary merit written by an Australian writer and published in the previous 12 months.

Haywood is now the Deputy Captain of VRA Hawkesbury and coxswain of their rescue boat. He is also currently working as a coxswain in the Australian pearling industry for Broken Bay Pearl Farm.[5]

Television

TV credits as an actor include: Homicide, Essington, Against the Wind, Five Mile Creek, Return to Eden, Waterfront, A Good Thing Going, Boys From The Bush, Water Rats, Farscape, McLeod's Daughters, All Saints, Stingers, Grass Roots, Home and Away, The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce and The Pacific. Haywood appeared in Neighbours as Walter Mitchell in June 2013.[6]

TV credits as a writer: Alvin Purple additional material (1976).

Personal life

Haywood was married to actress, Wendy Hughes, c. 1980 and they had a child.[7][8] They had met while filming Newsfront (1978), their relationship developed soon after.[9] In April 1980 Haywood and Hughes portrayed "screen parents" in a childbirth film, For a Child Called Michael, shown to expecting parents at Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne.[10] The couple separated in 1982.[11]

Awards

His performances have been honoured with three Awards from the Australian Film Institute (from a total of eight nominations) for his roles in the feature films A Street to Die and Emerald City, and for television in Stingers as well as the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Kiss or Kill and the Asian Film Festival Award for In Search of Anna. He garnered three Logie Awards for his work on television-for Essington, A Good Thing Going and Janus. He won the Best Actor award at the Tampa Bay Film Festival in Florida.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleCharacterNotes
2018Reef BreakAustralian Diplomat1 episode
2018HarrowConnelly1 episode
2017Wolf CreekTomEpisode: "Journey"
2017The LetdownGene2 episodes
2016Secret CityLloyd Rankin2 episodes
2016Black ComedyElenco InvitadoEpisode # 2.5
2012–16RakeJuez Beirworth3 episodes
2013Redfern NowDoctorEpisode: "Dogs of War"
2013NeighboursWalter Mitchell / Dave10 episodes
2013Top of the LakeJockMiniseries, Episode # 1.2
2010-18RakeJudge / Judge Beinworth / Prosecution4 episodes
2010The PacificJohn LeckieMiniseries, 2 episodes
2009My PlaceMr. O'Sullivan2 episodes
2007Home and AwayBruce Campbell31 episodes
2007The Starter WifeMr. LewisEpisode: "Hour 1"
2006Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen KingDr. BognerEpisode: "The Road Virus Heads North"
2004StingersStevey DawesEpisode: "Brave New World"
2004Through My EyesDes Sturgess Q.C.Miniseries
2004Salem's LotUncreditedMiniseries
2003Fat Cow MotelRey RoyEpisode #1.9
2000–03Grass RootsGeorge Hasnakov18 episodes
2002All SaintsPeter Buchanan12 episodes
2001The Day of the RosesInformantMniseries
2001Mcleod's DaughtersBob3 episodes
2001BackBernerStanley TrundleEpisode #1.130
1999–2000FarscapeSorcerer Maldis2 episodes
1999WildsideJim SummersEpisode # 2.17
1996–98House GangMike10 episodes
1998Good Guys Bad GuysFrank ConroyEpisode: "You Say Etics, I Say Ethics"
1997Murder CallJack TelferEpisode: "Hot Shot"
1997FrontierWard StephenMiniseries
1996Water RatsPeter AndersonEpisode: "Wrecked"
1996Sun on the StubbleConductor del TrenMiniseries
1996Naked: Stories of MenBishEpisode: "Fisherman's Wake"
1996Pacific DriveBill Garland
1996Snowy River: The McGregor SagaMorell2 episodes
1994–95JanusMichael Kidd24 episodes
1995FireDetective Ron ChandlerEpisode: "Glory Days"
1993The Feds: BetrayalDaniel "Mac" McIntyreTV miniseries
1993G.P.Jack MolineauxEpisode: "One Perfect Day"
1991–92Boys from the BushDennis Tontine19 episodes
1986Cyclone TracySteveMiniseries
1984WaterfrontErnieMiniseries
1984Five Mile CreekMcCreaEpisode: "Home and Away"
1984Carson's LawFrank White1 episode
1984The ExplorersKing1 episode
1983Return to EdenJason Peebles2 episodes
1982A Country PracticeDuke2 episodes
1981Women of the SunAlfMiniseries, episode: ”Maydina the Shadow"
1981Holiday IslandCosmosEpisode: "Mother's Revenge"
1980The Timeless LandJohnnyMiniseries
1979Patrol BoatParkesEpisode: "Follow the Leader"
1979JokesVarious characters
1978-81Cop ShopVarious characters9 episodes
1978Glenview HighBlueEpisode "Easy Money"
1978Against the WindJohn LearyMiniseries, episode: "The Tree of Liberty"
1977BlueyChrisEpisode: "The Wrong Coffin"
1976The Sullivans
1976Alvin PurpleRod "Spike" Morley13 episodes
1976RushCrewEpisode: "La Belle France"
1976HomicideGreg FergusonEpisode: "Third Generation"
1976Luke’s KingdomArthur CageMiniseries, 1 episode
1975Shannon's MobRichard PollardEpisode: "Mixed Doubles"
1975Matlock PolicePete WilliamsEpisode: "The Contessa"
1975Quality of MercyKurtEpisode: "Send Him on His Way Rejoicing"
1975The ExplorersPerformer1 episode
1975Division 4Bogey1 episode
1972The Aunty Jack ShowGorilla / American at party2 episodes

Films

YearTitleCharacterNotes
2022The Aussie BoysJack
2021Love You Like ThatBede
2020Sweet RiverNigelFeature film
2020Groundhog NightRalphShort film
2019Dirt MusicWarwickFeature film
2019The ProjectionistJackShort film
2018SkewwhiffBillShort film
2017Third World ManClinton FinchShort film
2017BoarJackShort film
2017Australia DayDr Ian NorrisFeature film
2016The DamJackShort film
2016Gangster DragJimmyShort film
2015The SpaDonShort film
2014Wedding of the YearBedeFeature film
2014The Bugle's CallBluebrokerShort film
2014Love is NowBenFeature film
2013Return to Nim's IslandGrantFeature film
2013Spirit HarbourCyrilShort film
2013The InterviewerPaul DexterShort film
2012Almayer's FollyCaptain FordFeature film
2012Dangerous RemedySir Arthur RylahTV movie
2011SwerveArmstrongFeature film
2011Busong: Palawan FateLandowner
2011Sleeping BeautyManFeature film
2010Savages CrossingChrisFeature film
2010Beneath Hill 60Colonel Wilson RutledgeFeature film
2009The Boys Are BackTomFeature film
2009False WitnessBrowningTV movie
2009CorrespondenceQuentin SamuelsShort film
2008The Last Confession of Alexander PearceRobert KnopwoodFeature film
2008The View from GreenhavenDashiellFeature film
2008SalvationArchitectFeature film
2008A Pretty PennyJackShort film
2008The Weight of Sunken TreasureMichael DooleyShort film
2008You Better Watch OutSantaShort film
2007The TankShort film
2007SwingMr DoyleShort film
2006SoloArkanFeature film
2006VendMechanic 1Short film
2006The Water DiaryLunch GuestShort film
2006JindabyneGregoryFeature film
2006Hotel VladivostokManShort film
2005JewboySamFeature film
2005AdriftAlbertShort film
2004BlackJack: Sweet ScienceWayne TippetTV movie
2004The WidowerNeville
2004Human TouchEdwardFeature film
2003Lennie Cahill Shoots ThroughTwinkFeature film
2003Paradise FoundCharles ArnaudFeature film
2003SubteranoClearyFeature film
2002Stuffed BunnyFather of MarcusShort film
2002The NuggetDougFeature film
2002Black and WhiteDetective Sergeant KarskensFeature film
2001My Husband, My KillerGeorge CannellisTV movie
2001The Diaries of Vaslav NijinskyOscarFeature film
2001One Night the MoonSergeantShort film
2000The Monkey's MaskDad FitzpatrickFeature film
2000InnocenceMinisterFeature film
2000MuggersGeorge Roy RogersFeature film
1999Molokai: The Story of Father DamienClayton StrawnFeature film
1999Change of HeartHarry
1997Oscar and LucindaMr. JuddFeature film
1997FableFlaggShort film
1997BlackrockDetective Sergeant WilanskyFeature film
1997Kiss or KillDetective HummerFeature film
1997One Way TicketBertieTV movie
1996Lust and RevengeGeorge OliphantFeature film
1996ShineSamFeature film
1996Cabbie of the YearShort film
1995Singapore Sling: Old FlamesSonny
1994Muriel's WeddingKen BlundellFeature film
1994ExileSacerdoteFeature film
1994Bernie's Magic MomentBernieShort film
1993Touch MeClaudeShort film
1992AlexMr. JackFilm
1992The Nun and the BanditMichael StanleyFilm
1992The Last Man HangedSheriffTV movie
1991A Woman's TaleJonathanFeature film
1991Sweet TalkerGerald BostockFeature film
1990Quigley Down UnderMajor Ashley-PittFeature film
1990AyaMacFeature film
1990Golden BraidBernardFeature film
1990Call Me Mr. BrownPeter MacariFeature film
1990Plead Guilty, Get a BondShort film
1989IslandJanisFeature film
1988Emerald CityMike McCordFeature film
1988The Navigator: A Medieval OdysseyArnoFeature film
1988ManifestoWangoFeature film
1988Warm Nights on a Slow Moving TrainStationmasterFeature film
1988A Day and a HalfShort film
1988The First KangaroosJames GiltinanFeature film
1987The Tale of Ruby RoseHenry RoseFeature film
1987Don Quixote of La ManchaVoiceAnimated TV movie
1987The Bit PartMichael ThorntonFeature fun
1986Call Me Mr. BrownFeature film
1986Dogs in SpaceManFeature film
1986MalcolmWillyFeature film
1986King Solomon's MinesVoiceAnimated TV movie
1986Double ScullsPaul WeberFeature film
1985Burke & WillsTom McDonaghFeature film
1985Wills & BurkeConstableSpoof film
1985A Street to DieCol TurnerFeature film
1985The Coca-Cola KidKimFeature film
1984StrikeboundWattie DoigFeature film
1984RazorbackBenny BakerFeature film
1984The Great Gold SwindlePeter DuvnjakFeature film
1983The Return of Captain InvincibleMaitre D'Feature film
1983Man of FlowersDavidFeature film
1982Lonely HeartsDetectiveFeature film
1982The ClinicDr. Eric LindenFeature film
1982Running on EmptyFotógrafoFeature film
1982The Man from Snowy RiverCurlyFeature film
1982HeatwavePeter HousemanFeature film
1982Attack Force Z"Sparrer" BirdFeature film
1982With PrejudiceRogersonFeature film
1982FreedomPhilFeature film
1981Wrong Side of the RoadPolicemanFeature film
1981Maybe This TimeThe SalesmanFeature film
1980Breaker Morant'Corporal SharpFeature film
1980Dead Man's FloatThugFeature film
1979KostasMartinFeature film
1978In Search of AnnaJerryFeature film
1978NewsfrontChris HewittFeature film
1978A Good Thing GoingTerryTV movie
1977Out of ItWarren
1976DeathcheatersCarniceroFeature film
1976The TrespassersSandyFeature film
1975IvanhoeVoiceAnimated TV movie
1975The RemovalistsRobFeature film
1975The Great MacarthyWarburtonFeature film
1974The Cars That Ate ParisDarrylFeature film
1974EssingtonSquiresTV movie
1972The Money GameThe Worker (voice)TV movie

As crew

YearTitleNotes
2015Force of DestinyArt Director
2015The CraterCasting Director
2001The Diaries of Vaslav NijinskyAssistant to the Director & Manager
1991The Media ProjectProducer
1989IslandAssistant to the Light Technician
1986MalcolmManager
1976Alvin PurpleWriter (episode "Ciao Alvin")

Theatre

YearPlayCharacterDirectorTheatreNotes[12]
2014Bingo UNITThe JudgeJohn BaylisChifley Theatre SA, Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre SA-
2010Hippolytos Raised--Roundhouse Theatrewith Travis Ash, Stephanie Bennett, Charlotte Green & Pierce Wilcox
2010QuackDr LittlewoodChris MeadGriffin Theatre Company at Stables Theatrewith Jeanette Cronin, Charlie Garber & Aimee Horne
2008Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBig DaddyGale EdwardsMTC at Victorian Arts Centrewith Martin Henderson, Gary Files, Essie Davis & Rebekah Stone[13]
2004Victory: Choices in ReactionMobberleyJudy DavisSTCwith Peter Carroll, Judy Davis, Marta Dusseldorp & Colin Friels
2000A Cheery Soul-Neil ArmfieldCompany B and STC at Drama Theatrewith Vanessa Downing, Rohan Nichol, Robyn Nevin & Geoff Morrell
1997Black MaryFred BrittenAngela ChaplinCompany 8 at Wilson Streetwith Lillian Crombie, Jerome Ehlers, Margaret Harvey & Irma Woods
1993–1994The Rise and Fall of Little VoiceRay SayWayne HarrisonPlayhouse, The Wharf Theatrewith Magda Szubanski, Angela Toohey & Felix Williamson
1993Summer of the AliensEric / Mr ErvinAngela ChaplinSTC at Wharf Theatrewith Toni Collette, Penny Cook & Damon Herriman
1980She'll Be Right-Chris HaywoodParramatta Correctional Centrewith Laurence Bettarel
1978Smiles and Piles-Ken BoucherKirribilli Pub Theatrewith Sean Scully, Julie McGregor, Mary Lou Stewart & Peter Corbett
1977Going HomeJimRichard WherrettNimrodwith Gary Day, James Elliott, Nancye Hayes & Catherine Wilkin
1977Yamashita--The Playhouse-
1976The Recruiting Officer-Kenneth HorlerNimrodwith Carol Burns, Peter Carroll, Max Cullen, Lynette Curran, John Gaden, Ivar Kants, Barry Otto, & Chris Haywood
1975The Ride Across Lake Constance-Richard Wherrett-with Christine Amor, Peter Carroll & Kate Fitzpatrick
1975Ginge's Last StandTiger BrownKenneth HorlerNimrodwith Peter Carroll, Bill Charlton, Kate Fitzpatrick & Robyn Nevin
1974My Foot, My TutorWarden / WardRichard WherrettNimrodwith Peter Carroll
1974Well Hung-Kenneth HorlerNimrodwith Peter Carroll, Peter Corbett & Tony Llewellyn-Jones
1974KookaburraSteveRichard WherrettRussell Street Theatrewith Peter Carroll, Maggie Dence, Robyn Nevin & Tony Llewellyn-Jones
1973KookaburraSteveSimon HopkinsonNimrodwith Jenny Brown, Peg Christensen & Lloyd Cunnington
1973Who?--The Vic Theatre, The Pram Factorywith Bill Garner & John Smythe
1973JumpersJumperPeter JamesRussell Street Theatrewith David Clendinning, Peter Flett, Jonathan Hardy & John Wood
1973KasparPrompterRichard WherrettNimrodwith Lex Marinos, Berys Marsh, Philip Sayer & Andrew Sharp
1973The Dumb WaiterAlexCharles KempThe Pram Factorywith Max Gillies
1973The Tooth of CrimeCrowJohn BellNimrodwith Michael Caton, Tony Llewellyn-Jones & Anna Volska
1971, 1972The Removalists-John BellPlaybox Theatrewith Martin Harris, Sandra MacGregor, Jacki Weaver & Janie Stewart
1972On Yer Marx: Housey-Aarne NeemeNimrodwith Diane Craig, Max Cullen, Nick Enright, John Wood, Chris Haywood, Denny Lawrence, Lex Marinos, Carole Skinner, Terry Bader, Barry Lovett
1972On Yer Marx: Bigotry V.C.Super GrooverAarne NeemeNimrodwith Diane Craig, Max Cullen, Nick Enright, John Wood, Chris Haywood, Denny Lawrence, Lex Marinos, Carole Skinner, Terry Bader, Barry Lovett
1972The Legend of King O'MalleyAndrew Fisher / The Revivalist / PoliticianRichard WherrettHunter Theatre, Old Tote Theatre, Richbrooke Theatre, Downstage Theatre, Mercury Theatre, Civic Theatre Fijiwith Elaine Cusick, Angus McLean & Jacki Weaver
-RushamonBandit-St Martin's Theatre-
-A Midsummer Night’s DreamBottom-Independent Theatre-
-The Government InspectorLexia-Old Tote Theatre Company-
-The Dutch CourtesanHalifernes Reinesaire-Old Tote Theatre Company-
-Arturo AIFish-Old Tote Theatre Company-
-The Man of ModeJohn Trat-Old Tote Theatre Company-
-Julius CaesarTitinius-Barn Theatre, Loughton-
-Dandy DickFrench Waiter-Barn Theatre, Loughton-
-The EnemyPaul-Barn Theatre, Loughton-

References

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  4. "Chris Haywood: Actor" (PDF). Shanahan Management Pty Ltd. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. "Our Story". Broken Bay Pearl Farm. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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  12. Ausstage - Theatre - Actor Chris Haywood
  13. Cat on a Hat Tin Roof
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