# Graham Harvey (actor)

Graham Harvey (born c.1960) is an Australian actor, best known for his roles in television soap operas.

## Early life and education

Harvey was born in Adelaide. He studied acting at Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

## Career

His first television role after graduating from NIDA was Robbie McGovern, a repatriated veteran, in The Sullivans. Harvey quit The Sullivans in late 1980, however, as his character was in the middle of an important storyline, he agreed to work beyond his expired contract. In 1981, he starred in a stage production of No Names, No Pack Drill alongside Christine Jeston at the Queensland Theatre Company. In 1984, he played Errol Barr in the New Zealand feature film Constance.
His major television roles include The Young Doctors as Dr. David Henderson, Return to Eden as Chris Harper, E Street as Michael Sturgess, and Neighbours as Rob Evans – a love interest for Joanna Hartman (Emma Harrison).
Harvey has also guested in a number of television dramas, including A Country Practice in 1981 and 1989, G.P. and Embassy in 1990, and a 1992 episode of The Flying Doctors.
In 1993, Harvey starred as Peter Walker in the ABC documentary film The Last Man Hanged, which tells the story of Ronald Ryan, the last man to be legally executed in Australia.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Constance | Errol Barr | |
| 1997 | Violet's Visit | Alex | |
| 2010 | Mrs Wright | Theodor | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Skyways | Greg Freeman | Episode 182: "The Unkindest Cut of All" |
| 1980–1981 | The Sullivans | Robbie McGovern | 201 episodes |
| 1982 | Sara Dane | Duncan | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1982–1983 | The Young Doctors | Dr. David Henderson | 74 episodes |
| | Return to Eden | Chris Harper | |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | Kenneth Turner | Season 1, episode 55: "Scent of Battle" |
| 1990 | G.P. | Alex Brewster | Season 2, episode 10: "Payback" |
| 1990 | Embassy | Tom | Season 1, episode 7: "With Prejudice" |
| 1990–1991 | E Street | Michael Sturgess | 98 episodes |
| 1981–1992 | A Country Practice | Geoff Hutton / Dr Brad Kurnell / Lachie Hughes | 6 episodes |
| 1992 | The Flying Doctors | Joey Conway | Season 9, episode 25: "The Accomplice" |
| 1993 | The Last Man Hanged | Peter Walker | TV documentary film |
| 1996 | Neighbours | Rob Evans | 13 episodes |
| 1997 | Water Rats | Gary Mayo | Season 2, episode 7: "End of the Line" |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Price | Season 1, episode 38: "Edge of Reality" |
| 2007 | All Saints | Adam Jarvis | Season 10, episode 11: "Life Interrupted" |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1975 | The Winslow Boy | | Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA |
| 1979; 1981 | The Seagull | Constantine Trepliov | NIDA Theatre, Sydney, SGIO Theatre, Brisbane with QTC |
| 1979 | The Beggar's Opera | | NIDA Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Canberra |
| 1979 | The Ballad of the Sad Café | | NIDA Theatre, Sydney |
| 1981 | No Names... No Pack Drill | Harry 'Rebel' Potter | SGIO Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre Company |
| 1981 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Cut Purse / Others | Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 1982 | What the Butler Saw | | Marian Street Theatre, Sydney |
| 1983–1985 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Jennings / Master Crummles / Mr Pike | Theatre Royal Sydney, State Theatre, Melbourne, Festival Theatre, Adelaide with The MLC Theatre Royal Company, STC, MTC & J. C. Williamson’s |
| 1985 | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod |
| 1985 | The Real Thing | | Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 1986 | Sweet Bird of Youth | Tom Junior | Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Opera Theatre, Adelaide, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, Princess Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1986 | Measure for Measure | | Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC |
| 1987 | No(h) Exit | | Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC |
| 1987 | The Winter’s Tale | | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod |
| 1987 | The Golden Age | | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod |
| 1987 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod |
| 1988 | Death of a Salesman | | Glen Street Theatre, Sydney |
| 1989 | The Normal Heart | | Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC |
| 1990 | Burn This | | Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC |
| 1994 | Straight and Narrow | | Sydney Opera House |
| 1994 | The Gift of the Gorgon | Philip | Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane with RQTC |
| 1998 | My Night with Reg | | Newtown Theatre, Sydney with Esoteric Entertainment |
| 1999 | The Merchant of Venice | Antonio | Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Canberra, Melbourne Athenaeum, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Geelong Arts Centre, Orange Civic Theatre, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth with Bell Shakespeare |
| 2009 | Starlight Express | Swing | TSB Arena, Wellington |