# Lindsay Farris

Lindsay Farris is an Australian Māori actor, writer, producer, and musician.

## Career
### Stage work

Farris has worked for several Australian theatre companies, including the Sydney Theatre Company, La Boite Theatre Company, Ensemble Theatre, Belvoir, The Production Company, and Christine Dunstan Productions.
Farris' theater credits include the critically acclaimed title role of Hamlet in the Sport For Jove Theatre Company production at the Seymour Centre, for which he received a 2012 Sydney Theatre Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in an Independent Production. In 2011, he appeared in the Australian premiere of Anthony Neilson's play Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness, a co-production between the Sydney Theatre Company and La Boite Theatre Company.
Farris appeared as Dakin in the Alan Bennett play The History Boys at the Sydney Opera House.
In May 2013, Farris reprised his role of Hamlet in Sport For Jove Theatre Company's return season of the play. Farris appeared in Noises Off and Mojo, both for the Sydney Theatre Company.
Farris was the founder and artistic director of the National Youth Theatre Company.

### Film and television

Farris appeared in Peter Templeman's 2005 short film Splintered, which won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2005.
In 2009, Farris appeared in Reneé Hernandez’s short film The Ground Beneath, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
Farris starred in the Joseph Sims feature film Bad Behaviour alongside John Jarratt. The film was selected as the closing night feature for the 2010 Melbourne Underground Film Festival and received five awards including Best Actor for Farris.
In 2010, Farris worked alongside Sunny Abberton to develop a documentary on youth theatre in Australia. Farris is also executive director of the Australian Ministry of Theatre, a company that supports theatre actors.
In 2015, Farris worked on Gods of Egypt for Lionsgate Entertainment. Prior to this, Farris appeared in the Australian component of Geography of the Heart. He also worked on Alan Ball's HBO show Virtuoso and appeared as Dom Loneragan on Home and Away for the Seven Network. Farris co-produced and starred in Observance, Joseph Sims-Dennett's second feature film.
In 2017, Farris appeared in the PBS drama Mercy Street for Scott Free Productions and as Carl Logan in Sisters for Endemol Shine Australia.
In 2018, he appears as Dalton in Ash vs Evil Dead.
In 2019, he appeared in CJZ's My Life Is Murder for Acorn TV and Network 10.

### Directing and writing

Farris has taught at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts and has worked with students in performing arts at primary, secondary and tertiary schools across Australia including the National Institute of Dramatic Art and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
Farris is a regular lecturer at intensive education programs, including the New South Wales (NSW) State Drama Camp, NSW Riverina School's Drama Camp, Big Day Out, National Institute of Dramatic Art Young Actors Studio, NSW State Drama Company, and NSW State Drama Ensemble.
Farris wrote the screenplay for Untitled Lindsay Farris Project, for which he was shortlisted for the 2018 Screencraft Pilot Launch Competition and was a finalist for the 2019 Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship and Table Read My Screenplay Competition. Farris wrote the stage plays Sugar Bowl and Touch.
Farris is the author of the book A Young Actor's Guide to Becoming a Wanker.

### Music

Farris is a pianist who has performed in the Sydney Opera House, Vanguard, Metro, and The Spanish Club.

## Credits
### Theatre

| Year | Play | Role | Company |
| 2002 | Hello Dolly | Barnaby | The Production Company |
| 2003 | Hamlet | Hamlet | National Institute of Dramatic Art |
| 2004 | I'm Not Rappaport | Gilley | Ensemble Theatre |
| 2004 | Seven Little Australians | Unknown | New theatre |
| 2005 | Verbal Combat | Unknown | Brainstorm Productions |
| 2005 | Saving Cal and Mindi | Unknown | Brainstorm Productions |
| 2006 | Birds of Passage | Unknown | The Street Theatre Company |
| 2007 | One in a Hundred | Simon | The Street Theatre Company |
| 2007 | Love of the Nightingale | Tereus | National Institute of Dramatic Art |
| 2007 | Emergence | Ram | Synarcade |
| 2008 | Blowing Whistles | Mark | Focus Theatre / Belvoir St Theatre |
| 2009 | The Keeper | Man | Micah Projects |
| 2009 | Inside Out | Simon | Christine Dunstan Productions |
| 2009 | The Little Dog Laughed | Alex | Ensemble Theatre |
| 2011 | Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness | Nicholas Ludd | Sydney Theatre Company / La Boite Theatre Company |
| 2012 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Sport For Jove Theatre Company |
| 2013 | The History Boys | Dakin | The Peach Theatre Company |
| 2013 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Sport For Jove Theatre Company |
| 2014 | Noises Off | Timothy Allgood | Sydney Theatre Company |
| 2014 | Mojo | Baby | Sydney Theatre Company |

### Filmography

| Year | Film | Production Company, director, Role | Type | Notes |
| 2002 | All Saints | Nicholas | TV episode | |
| 2003 | Marking Time | Student | TV episode | |
| 2003 | The Sleepover Club (TV Series) | Burberry Productions, Dir. Kate Woods, Wolf | TV episode | |
| 2003 | My Soul Is Too Much Charged | AFTRS, Dir. Justine Gilmer, Harry Winchester | Short Film | |
| 2003 | Splintered | Dir. Peter Templeman, Gavin | Short Film | Won Best Actor at the In The Bin Short Film Festival 2005 |
| 2003 | G.D. Drama | Unknown | Short Film | |
| 2004 | Blue Water High | Southern Star Productions, Cal | TV episode | |
| 2004 | All Saints | SNO, Dir. Chris Seeto, Wayne | TV episode | |
| 2004 | On the Lurk with Roy and H.G. | Hecktown Pty. Ltd., Dir. Adam Blaiklock, Young Bon Scott | Short Film | |
| 2004 | Twists of Fate | On The Mark Films, Dir. Mark Eder, Dennis | Feature Film | |
| 2007 | Sea Patrol (TV Series) | Sea Patrol Productions, Dir. Geoff Bennett, Simon | TV episode | |
| 2008 | The Ground Beneath | Passion Pictures, Dir. Rene Hernandez, Mate | Short Film | |
| 2010 | Primal | Primal Films, Dir. Josh Reed, Chad | Feature Film | Nominated for Best Actor at the BLOODFEST FANTASTIQUE FILM FESTIVAL |
| 2010 | My Place | Rusty Fig Productions, Dir. Sam Lang, Earl | TV episode | |
| 2010 | Rescue: Special Ops | Southern Star, Dir. David Caesar, Shane | TV episode | |
| 2010 | Bad Behaviour | Sterling Cinema Australia, Dir. Joseph Sims, Peterson | Feature Film | Received Best Actor award at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival |
| 2011 | Crosshairs | 17 Degrees South Films, Dir. Mike Hoath, Beau | Short Film | |
| 2011 | Geography of the Heart | Sun Productions, Dir. Samantha Rebillet, Tal | Feature Film | |
| 2011 | Elixir | Brodie Higgs Productions, Dir. Brodie Higgs, Phillipe | Feature Film | |
| 2011 | Paradise Lost | Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros., Dir. Alex Proyas | Feature Film | |
| 2012 | Chicom | Amos – Litton-Strain, Dir. Brendon McDonall, Charlie | Short Film | |
| 2012 | Agent Provocateur | Sirin Productions, Dir. Sophie Wiesner, Ljubo | Short Film | |
| 2012 | Hamlet | Dir. L. Hall, Hamlet | Feature | |
| 2013 | Observance | Sterling Cinema Australia, Dir. Joseph Sims, Parker | Feature Film | |
| 2013 | Shift | Deceptionworks, Dir. James Croke, Adam | Short Film | |
| 2014 | The Code | Playmaker Media, Dir. Shawn Seet, Dean | Television | |
| 2014 | Parer's War | Parer's War Pty. Ltd, Dir. Alister Grierson, Max Dupain | Feature Film | |
| 2015 | Winter | Cornerstone Pictures, Dir. Ian Watson, Martin Jenkins | Television | |
| 2015 | Virtuoso | HBO, Executive Prod. Alan Ball, Elton John, David Furnish, Heinrich Von Faust | Television | |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Mystery Clock Cinema, Summit Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures, Dir. Alex Proyas | Feature Film | |
| 2016 | Home and Away | The Seven Network, Dom Loneragan | Television | |
| 2017 | Mercy Street | Scott Free Productions, Dir. Laura Innes, Declan Brannan | Television | |
| 2017 | Sisters | Endemol Shine, Prod. Imogen Banks, Carl Logan | Television | |
| 2018 | Ash vs Evil Dead | Starz, Produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert & Bruce Campbell. Dalton | Television | |
| 2019 | My Life is Murder | Network Ten, CJZ | Television | |
| TBA | R.U.R. | Mystery Clock Cinema, MoJo Global Arts, Alex Proyas. Harry Doman | Feature Film | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Role | Result |
| 2004 | Bondi Short Film Festival | "Best Actor" | Splintered | Gavin | Won |
| 2005 | In The Bin Film Festival | "Best Actor" | Splintered | Gavin | Won |
| 2010 | Melbourne Underground Film Festival | "Best Actor" | Bad Behaviour | Peterson | Won |
| 2011 | BloodFest Fantastique Film Festival | "Best Actor" | Primal | Chad | Nominated |
| 2012 | Sydney Theatre Awards | "Best Actor in an Independent Production" | Hamlet | Hamlet | Nominated |
| 2018 | Screencraft Pilot Launch Competition | Best Screenplay | Untitled Lindsay Farris Project | Writer | Finalist |
| 2019 | Table Read My Screenplay - Hollywood | Best Screenplay | Untitled Lindsay Farris Project | Writer | Finalist |
| 2019 | Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship | Best Feature Film or Television Pilot | Untitled Lindsay Farris Project | Writer | Finalist |