Steve Bisley

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name = Steve Bisley

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1984 film "Silver City".
Winner - Best Supporting Actor
1985 film "The Big Steal".
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Steve Bisley (born 1951 at Lake Munmorah, New South Wales) is an Australian film and television actor, who attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

Acting career

Bisley's major television roles have included the Australian police dramas "Water Rats" and "Police Rescue", as well as "Halifax f.p.". He had a role in the Australian television medical drama series "Flying Doctors". He also had a regular appearance in the third and final season of the critically acclaimed Australian satirical television series "Frontline".

In his youth and continuing to present day he has been close friends with actor Mel Gibson, with whom he starred in the movies "Summer City" and "Mad Max". The latter role is his best known performance, in which he played "Jim Goose", the best friend and partner to Gibson's character. The "Mad Max" trilogy has since became a cult classic, and was the film that launched Gibson to mainstream stardom.

Bisley is also a well-known stage actor, appearing in Drama productions. His stage roles include that of Banjo Paterson in the musical theatre production of "" — from August, 2002 through to October, 2002.

In July, 2003, he presented a season of television documentaries on the National Geographic Channel. In 2004 he guest starred in "Stingers". Steve Bisley is currently appearing in the new Australian drama "Sea Patrol" as Commander Steve Marshall.

Awards

* Winner AFI award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1984 film "Silver City".
* Winner AFI award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1990 film "The Big Steal".

References

* "The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia — Theatre . Film . Radio . Television — Volume 1" — Ann Atkinson, Linsay Knight, Margaret McPhee — Allen & Unwin Pty. Ltd., 1996
* "The Australian Film and Television Companion" — compiled by Tony Harrison — Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994

External links

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* [http://www.australiantelevision.net/water_rats/profiles/bisley.html Steve Bisley's "Water Rats" profile] - Australian Television Information Archive