Alan David Lee

Summary

Alan David Lee (born 1955 or 1956[1]) is an Australian actor.

Alan David Lee
Born1955 (age 68–69)
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor

Early life

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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

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Wilde's Domain David Wilde TV movie
1986 Twelfth Night Messenger Feature film
1987 Alterations Robert TV movie
1991 Deadly Constable Barry Blaney Feature film
1992 Over the Hill Carlton TV movie
1993 Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story E.R. Doctor TV movie
1994 Police Rescue: The Movie Simmo TV movie
1995 Sahara Osmond Bates TV movie
1996 The Beast Les TV movie
2000 Risk Young Auditor Feature film
2003 Temptation Mark TV movie
2009 Down Under Mystery Tour Alan Feature film
2010 Kokoda Brigadier Arnold Potts TV documentary film
2012 Mabo John Byrne TV movie
2012 Fatal Honeymoon Simmons TV movie
2012 The Custodian Bill Nelson Feature film
2014 Parer's War Father English TV movie
2020 Bloody Hell William Hudson Feature film
Dramatic Monologue
Cracked Soles
Bandage

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 1915 Corporal TV miniseries, 1 episode
1982–83 Prisoner Tony Berman TV series, 22 episodes
1983 Patrol Boat Vince 'Walshy' Walsh[1] TV series, 6 episodes
1984 Special Squad Jimmy Steele TV series, 1 episode
1984 Carson's Law Martin Barnes TV series, 5 episodes
1984 Bodyline Eddie Paynter[1] TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1984; 1991 The Cowra Breakout Stan Davidson[3] TV miniseries
1985 Possession TV series
1986 The Great Bookie Robbery Detective Sergeant Townsend Miniseries, 3 episodes
Losing Ken
1987 Willing and Abel Gary Conway TV series
1987 Willesee's Australians Arthur Cushing TV series, episode 8: "Jack Davey"
1988 Joe Wilson Jack Barnes TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1988 A Country Practice John Nash TV series, 2 episodes
1992 Frankie’s House Martin Stuart-Fox[4] Miniseries
1993 G.P. Jack Connor TV series, episode: "Fugue in a Minor Key"
1994 Police Rescue Simmo TV movie: "Police Rescue in Action"
1996, 2000 Water Rats Jim Flemming / Tom McKelvey 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"
1999 Heartbreak High Army Recruitment Officer TV series, 1 episode
1999; 2007 All Saints Christian / John Jeffries TV series, 2 episodes
2001–02 BackBerner Gary Morris / Mark Hitchens – Labor MP / Gavin Letchkey – Liberal MP TV series, 5 episodes
Let's Vote The President
2001 Corridors of Power Kev 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 Miniseries
2005 Love My Way Father Chris TV series, 2 episodes
2006 Blue Water High Ray TV series
2006–10 H2O: Just Add Water Don Sertori TV series
2009 The Cut Jimmy Bartlett Miniseries, episode: "Picking the Seam"
2022 Expats Len TV series

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
1979 Interview UNSW with NIDA
1983 Submariners Cock Q Theatre, Penrith[5]
1983 On the Wallaby John Q Theatre, Penrith
1985; 1986 Jonah Jones Chook Fowles Wharf Theatre with STC, Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA[6]
1986 Mixed Doubles Wharf Theatre with STC for Sydney Festival
1987 Hamlet Hamlet Q Theatre, Penrith[7]
1987 Pericles[8] Wharf Theatre with STC
1988–1990 The Glass Menagerie Tom[9] Marian Street Theatre, Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1989 The Man from Mukinupin Jack & Harry Tuesday Suncorp Theatre with Queensland Theatre Company[2]
1989 All My Sons Chris Keller[10] Wharf Theatre with STC[11]
1991 Rebecca Jack Favell Marian Street Theatre[12]
1992 The Heidi Chronicles Scoop Ensemble Theatre[13]
1997 Milo Toby Q Theatre, Penrith[14]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Alan enjoying a dream run". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 June 1984. pp. 65, 67. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ a b c d 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.
  3. ^ Morris, Joan (15 April 1985). "The Cowra Breakout". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ^ Wallace, Mark (5 October 1992). "'Vietnam in focus'". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. ^ 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.  
  6. ^ 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.  
  7. ^ Bishop, Pat (15 March 1987). "Emphasis on bottle robs play of depth". The Sun-Herald. p. 106. Retrieved 7 March 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ Kippax, Harry (3 June 1987). "Pericles fails to be heroic or colourful". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  9. ^ Evans, Bob (13 September 1990). "Finely cut Glass". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 5s. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  10. ^ Carmody, John (26 August 1989). "Miller's tale a timely choice". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  11. ^ Evans, Bob (17 August 1989). "Sluggish dream backfires". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 12. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  12. ^ Bennie, Angela (1 July 1991). "Rebecca has lost her mystery". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 12. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  13. ^ Wasserstein, Wendy (2 June 1992). "The Heidi Chronicles". Tharunka. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  14. ^ 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.  
  15. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/2422
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