Tony Martin (Australian actor)

Australian actor (born 1953)

For the comedian, see Tony Martin (comedian).

Tony Martin

Born|

Anthony Martin

(1953-01-01) January 1, 1953 (age 72)

Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1978–present
Spouses|

* Lucy Martin (divorced)

Rachael Blake

(m. 2003)​

Children| Justin Martin

Anthony Martin (born 1 January 1953) is an Australian actor.

## Career

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Martin is best known by Australian audiences for his portrayal of Detective Bill McCoy in the ABC's television series Wildside,[1] and to older audiences as Rev Bob Brown in the TV series E Street. He played Bill Southgate in Heartbreak High.

He has also gained much acclaim as his portrayal of notorious underworld figure Arthur "Neddy" Smith in the Australian miniseries Blue Murder.[2] He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1000 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for his role in The Interview.[3]

## Personal life

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He married Rachael Blake on 21 December 2003.[4] They later appeared alongside one another in HBO Asia's presentation of Serangoon Road. His son, Justin, is also an actor, with appearances in Somersault and Blue Water High to his credit.

## Filmography

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### Films

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Type

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1981  | The Killing of Angel Street | Les  | Feature film
1985  | Archer | Stockrider  | TV movie
1986  | Twelfth Night | Police Officer  | Feature film
1988  | The First Kangaroos | Dan Frawley  | TV movie
Evil Angels | Lincoln Kingston  | Feature film
1996  | Parklands | Cliff  | Feature film
1998  | The Interview | Detective Sergeant John Steele  | Feature film
2000  | Blindman’s Bluff | Jean  | Short film
The Shot |  | Short film
At the Edge of the World | The Husband  | Short film
Ariadne | Don Lazic  | Short film
2001  | The Big House | Williams  | Short film
2003  | Inspector Gadget 2 | Dr Claw  | Feature film
The Forest | Ben  | TV movie
2006  | Bye Bye Tim | Warwick  | Short film
Candy | Jim Wyatt  | Feature film
2009  | Closed for Winter | John Mills  | Feature film
2010  | Cropped | Bax  | Short film
2011  | Scumbus | Luke  | Feature film
Blood Brothers | Tony Gilham  | TV movie
2014  | Healing | Egan  | Feature film

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Type

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1965  | The Mike Douglas Show | Co-host  | TV series, 5 episodes
1978  | Chopper Squad | Tony  | TV series, 1 episode
1980  | Spring & Fall | Car Owner  | TV series, 1 episode
1982  | 1915 | Ned Reid  | Miniseries, 3 episodes
1985  | Palace of Dreams | Clarry  | Miniseries, 2 episodes
Colour in the Creek | Tom  | Miniseries, 1 episode
Zoo Family | Manuel  | TV series, 1 episode
1987-88  | Captain James Cook | Wilkinson  | Miniseries, 2 episodes
1989–93  | E Street | Reverend Bob Brown  | TV series, 381 episodes
1993  | G.P. | Garry Preston  | TV series, 1 episode
1994–95  | Heartbreak High | Bill Southgate  | TV series, 52 episodes
1995  | Blue Murder | Arthur ‘Neddy’ Smith  | Miniseries, 2 episodes
1997–99  | Wildside | Bill McCoy  | TV series, 60 episodes
2000  | The Games | Jack O’Shea, Barman (cameo)  | TV series, 1 episode
2003  | Bad Cop, Bad Cop | Gary Moon  | Miniseries, 1 episode
2004  | Jessica | Joe Bergman  | Miniseries
2005  | The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant | Martin  | Miniseries, 3 episodes
2009  | False Witness | Bill Murray  | Miniseries
2013  | Serangoon Road | Macca, Australian journalist  | TV series, 8 episodes
2016  | Girt By Fear | The Jolly Swagman  | TV series, 1 episode
2017  | Blue Murder: Killer Cop | Arthur ‘Neddy’ Smith  | Miniseries, 2 episodes
2020  | Operation Buffalo | Attorney-General Richard Wilcox, MP  | Miniseries, 6 episodes

## References

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1. ^ "The real McCoy". TV Week. 30 May 1998.
2. ^ Marlborough, Patrick (26 July 2022). "Blue Murder: nothing has exposed Australia's mean streak better than this sleazy drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
3. ^ "The Interview - Review - Photos - Ozmovies". www.ozmovies.com.au.
4. ^ "Rachael Blake". Who Magazine. No. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

## External links

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* Tony Martin at IMDb

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AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

* Simon Chilvers / Peter Kowitz (1986)
* Nicholas Eadie / Steve Jacobs (1987)
* Ed Devereaux / Ernie Dingo (1988)
* Bill Hunter / Peter Kowitz (1989)
* Frankie J. Holden (1990)
* Gary Sweet (1991)
* Gary Sweet (1992)
* Peter Phelps (1993)
* Aaron Blabey (1994)
* Colin Friels / Steven Vidler (1995)
* Tony Martin (1996)
* David Wenham (1997)
* Stephen Dillane (1998)
* Jeremy Sims (1999)
* Andy Anderson / Geoff Morrell (2000)
* David Field / Samuel Johnson (2001)
* Joel Edgerton (2002)
* Shane Bourne (2003)
* Abe Forsythe (2004)
* Shane Bourne (2005)
* David Wenham (2006)
* Stephen Curry (2007)
* Gyton Grantley (2008)
* Roy Billing (2009)
* Richard Roxburgh (2010)
* Alex Dimitriades (2011)
* Richard Roxburgh (2012)
* Lachy Hulme (2013)
* Ashley Zukerman (2014)
* Joel Jackson (2015)
* Samuel Johnson (2016)
* Hugo Weaving (2017)
* Damon Herriman (2018)
* Scott Ryan (2019)
* Fayssal Bazzi (2020)
* Scott Ryan (2021)
* Mark Coles Smith (2022)
* Hugo Weaving (2024)

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