While a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, he was given an uncredited role in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and subsequently appeared as a leading actor in the micro budget surf drama Summer City (both in 1977).
Saat menjadi murid di National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney, ia diberi peran yang tak disebutkan dalam film I Never Promised You a Rose Garden dan kemudian tampil sebagai pemeran utama dalam film drama surf berbiaya kecil Summer City (keduanya pada 1977).