Colin Friels

Known for: Acting

Born: 1952-09-25 (age 73)

From: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Colin Friels is an Australian actor born on September 25, 1952, in Kilwinning, Scotland. He is known for his roles in film, television, and theatre, including winning an AFI Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Malcolm (1986).

Filmography (77)

MOVIE
Fences
2022
as Father
MOVIE★ 6.0
Interceptor
2022
as Frank Collins
TV★ 5.8
Underbelly: Vanishing Act
2022
as George K
TV★ 7.0
Wakefield
2021
as Baz
TV★ 5.6
Total Control
2019
as Jack Ramsey
TV★ 6.9
Mystery Road
2018
as Tony Ballantyne
TV★ 5.5
The Secret Daughter
2016
as Jack Norton
MOVIE
The Crossing
2016
as The Captain
TV
DNA Nation
2016
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
2015
as Self
TV
Sydney Sailboat
2015
as Terry (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.4
Schapelle
2014
as Mick Corby
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Turning
2013
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
2012
as Garth Bruce
MOVIE★ 7.1
Mabo
2012
as Justice Moynihan
TV★ 5.2
Killing Time
2011
as Lewis Moran
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Eye of the Storm
2011
as Athol Shreve
MOVIE★ 4.3
A Heartbeat Away
2011
as Mayor Riddick
MOVIE★ 6.1
Matching Jack
2010
as Professor Nelson
MOVIE★ 6.1
Tomorrow, When the War Began
2010
as Dr. Clements
MOVIE
Lest We Forget
2010
as Sam
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Nothing Men
2010
as Jack Simpson
MOVIE
Blind Company
2009
as Geoff Brewster
TV
Gangs of Oz
2009
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Informant
2008
as Doug Lamont (as Colin Friel)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Australia: Land of Parrots
2008
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 7.0
BlackJack: Ghosts
2007
as Jack Kempson
TV★ 10.0
Air Australia
2007
as Himself - Narrator
TV
Bastard Boys
2007
MOVIE★ 7.0
BlackJack: At the Gates
2006
as Jack Kempson
MOVIE★ 6.0
BlackJack: Dead Memory
2006
as Jack Kempson
MOVIE★ 5.1
BlackJack: Ace Point Game
2006
as Jack Kempson
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Book of Revelation
2006
as Olsen
MOVIE★ 6.3
Solo
2006
as Jack Barrett
MOVIE★ 6.6
BlackJack: In the Money
2005
as Jack Kempson
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Illustrated Family Doctor
2005
as Ray Gill
MOVIE★ 6.4
BlackJack: Sweet Science
2004
as Jack Kempson
MOVIE★ 5.0
Tom White
2004
as Tom White
TV★ 8.0
The Mystery of Natalie Wood
2004
as Nick Gurdin
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Mystery of Natalie Wood
2004
as Nick Gurdin
TV★ 7.7
BlackJack
2003
MOVIE★ 10.0
Max's Dreaming
2003
as Mark Bryce
MOVIE★ 7.0
BlackJack
2003
as Jack Kempson
MOVIE★ 6.2
Black and White
2002
as Father Tom Dixon
MOVIE★ 7.0
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
2001
as George Temple
MOVIE★ 4.8
My Husband, My Killer
2001
as Bob Inkster
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Man Who Sued God
2001
as David Myers
TV★ 10.0
The Farm
2001
as Tom Cooper
MOVIE★ 7.3
Dark City
1998
as Det. Eddie Walenski
MOVIE★ 6.6
Mr. Reliable
1996
as Wally Mellish
MOVIE★ 6.2
Cosi
1996
as Errol
TV★ 6.2
Water Rats
1996
as Frank Holloway
MOVIE★ 7.0
Back of Beyond
1995
as Connor
MOVIE★ 6.7
Angel Baby
1995
as Morris Goodman
TV★ 7.3
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
as Lt. Col. Fouts
TV★ 6.2
Halifax f.p.
1994
as Kevin Tait
MOVIE★ 5.0
A Good Man in Africa
1994
as Morgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner
TV★ 6.6
Stark
1993
as Sly Morgan
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Nostradamus Kid
1993
as American Preacher
MOVIE★ 5.8
Dingo
1991
as John Anderson
MOVIE★ 6.3
Class Action
1991
as Michael Grazier
TV★ 6.7
Police Rescue
1991
as Lew
MOVIE★ 3.3
Weekend with Kate
1990
as Richard Muir
MOVIE★ 6.4
Darkman
1990
as Louis Strack Jr.
MOVIE★ 5.0
Grievous Bodily Harm
1988
as Tom Stewart
MOVIE★ 6.8
Ground Zero
1987
as Harvey Denton
MOVIE★ 6.5
High Tide
1987
as Mick
MOVIE★ 5.3
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
1987
as Man
MOVIE★ 7.3
Kangaroo
1986
as Richard Somers
MOVIE★ 6.5
Malcolm
1986
as Malcolm Hughes
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Man in the Iron Mask
1985
as Phillipe
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Coolangatta Gold
1984
as Adam Lucas
MOVIE★ 6.4
Buddies
1983
as Mike
TV★ 6.5
For the Term of His Natural Life
1983
as Richard Devine / Rufus Dawes
MOVIE★ 5.5
Monkey Grip
1982
as Javo
MOVIE★ 4.9
Hoodwink
1981
MOVIE
Underbelly: Vanishing Act
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as George K