Andrew McFarlane (Australian actor) facts for kids

Andrew McFarlane (born in 1951) is a well-known Australian actor. He has acted in many plays, TV shows, and movies.

Early Life

Andrew McFarlane was born in Albany, Western Australia. His family later moved to Melbourne. There, he went to Camberwell Grammar School. He enjoyed being in school plays and was part of the school cadets.

Acting Career

Andrew McFarlane started his acting journey on TV. He appeared in police shows like Homicide and Matlock Police. He then got a regular part in Division 4.

Famous TV Roles

One of his first big roles was playing John Sullivan in the TV show The Sullivans. This show was about a family during World War II. Andrew left the show after a year and a half. His character, John, was reported missing in the story. Writers hoped he would come back, and he did for a TV movie called The John Sullivan Story. For this role, Andrew won a Sammy Award in 1977 for best supporting actor.

Later, he played the main character, Dr. Tom Callaghan, in the miniseries The Flying Doctors. He continued this role in the TV series that followed. He left the show for a while but came back for more episodes.

Andrew has also appeared in other popular Australian TV shows. He played a police prosecutor in Rafferty's Rules. He was the father of Tasha Andrews in Home and Away. In 2005, he played Bobby Hoyland in Neighbours.

Other Notable Work

Since 2000, Andrew McFarlane has been a presenter on Play School. This is a very popular children's TV show in Australia. He also helped tell stories on Australian History for ABC.

He played Brian Reynolds, Paul's father, in the TV series Spellbinder. He was also Hugh Delaney in the miniseries The Alice. In 2009, he acted in the series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. In 2010, he performed in a musical for the first time. It was Fame – The Musical in Sydney.

More recently, Andrew has had important roles in other TV series. These include Love Child (2014), Devil's Playground (2014), and Glitch (2015). He also appeared in Cleverman (2016) and Newton's Law (2017). His most recent TV appearances include The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and Mother and Son in 2023.

Awards and Recognition

Andrew McFarlane has won several awards for his acting.

• In 1977, he won a Sammy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Sullivans.
• In 2014, he won an ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor for Devil's Playground.
• In 2023, he won Best Performance in a Supporting Role at the Sydney Theatre Awards for his work in the play Hubris & Humiliation.

Selected Film and TV Roles

Andrew McFarlane has been in many films and TV shows. Here are some of them:

Films

• 1976: Break of Day as Tom Cooper
• 1977: Born to Run as Doone Boyd
• 1979: John Sullivan Story, TheThe John Sullivan Story as John Sullivan
• 1988: Boulevard of Broken Dreams as Jonathan Lovell
• 2002: Heroes' Mountain as Mike Sodergren
• 2007: Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance as Trevor Morgan
• 2015: Truth as Dick Hibey
• 2018: Riot as Neville Wran

Television Series

• 1974–75: Division 4 as Constable Roger Wilson
• 1976–77: The Sullivans as John Sullivan
• 1979–1983: Patrol Boat as Lieutenant David Keating
• 1986–1991: The Flying Doctors as Dr. Tom Callaghan
• 1995–97: Spellbinder as Dr Brian Reynolds
• 2004: Home and Away as Ian Osbourne
• 2005: Neighbours as Bobby Hoyland
• 2005–06: The Alice as Hugh Delaney
• 2009: Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities as Donald Mackay
• 2014: Love Child as Jim Millar
• 2014: Devil's Playground as Father Andrassi
• 2015: Glitch as Vic Eastley
• 2016: Cleverman as Geoff Matthews
• 2017: Newton's Law as Eric Whitley
• 2023: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart as Dr. Harris
• 2023: Mother and Son as Principal Worstin

Theatre Performances

Andrew McFarlane has also had a long career in theatre. He has performed in many plays across Australia.

• 1975: The Importance of Being Earnest at Sydney Opera House
• 1978: The Club as Geoff
• 1981: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Brick
• 1989: The Normal Heart as Bruce
• 1991: King Lear as Edgar
• 1995: Emerald City as Colin
• 2001: The Graduate as Mr Braddock
• 2007: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as George
• 2010: Fame – The Musical as Mr Myers
• 2015: Deathtrap as Sidney Bruhl
• 2019: Mary Stuart as Leicester
• 2023: Hubris & Humiliation as Roland McNamara

See also

In Spanish: Andrew McFarlane para niños