Guy Edmonds

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Guy Edmonds is an Australian born director, writer, actor and author. He co-created, wrote, acted in and directed the Emmy award-winning comedy series Hardball. He co-authored the hit book series Zombie Diaries and Zoo Crew. As an actor he is best known for his work on such programmes as Home and Away, A Moody Christmas and Underbelly: Razor, and on stage in the world premiere productions of Holding the Man as Timothy Conigrave in Australia and London's West End, and Rupert alongside Academy Award nominee James Cromwell in Australia and Washington D.C, USA.

Biography[edit]

Guy co-created/wrote, acted in and was a director on ABC's Emmy® award winning, and twice Emmy® nominated, live action comedy series Hardball. Playing for twenty-three episodes over two seasons, this series earned Guy an Australian Directors' Guild nomination for Best Direction. Hardball also won Best Children’s Fiction Program at the Prix Jeunesse International Awards, BANFF Rockies, The Remis, Japan Prize, and more.

Edmonds has appeared in Dance Spies, which he had created and written, it was co-produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment in Canada and Northern Pictures in Australia. He's co-written two critically-acclaimed kids book series - Zoo Crew, published by Scholastic, and Zombie Diaries, published by Hardie Grant. Zombie Diaries has, so far, been translated into seven languages. BBC/ABC's Spooky Files, on which he's co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor, is out 2023. He's made several award winning short films, and was a directing finalist at the prestigious Tropfest Film Festival. He has a number of new film and television projects in development as a writer and director.

Guy's acting career spans two decades with over fifty credits on stage and screen. Some screen credits include Wellmania, The Messenger, The Code, Spooky Files, Underbelly: Razor, Hardball, A Moody Christmas, Home and Away, The Secrets She Keeps and more.

On stage, Edmonds has starred in many world premiere productions, including Holding the Man in Australia and London's West End, and Rupert in Australia and Washington D.C, USA and many more.

Emonds is also a voice over artist, having lent his voice to award winning TV and radio campaigns for local and international brands.

Filmography[edit]

Film & television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2023 The Messenger Gavin Rose 3 episodes
Wellmania Chad 3 episodes
2019-2021 Hardball[1] Bevan Stone 14 episodes
2020 The Immortal The Immortal Short film
The Secrets She Keeps Detective Poulos 3 episodes
2014-2020 Black Comedy[2] Guest Cast 3 episodes
2017 Going Vego Ian Short film
2016 Drone Dalton
The Code Gary Hunter / Youngblood 3 episodes
Unified Dalton Evans Short film
2015 Life After Death Joe Short film
Super Awesome! Gary Eastwood
Doing Time David Short film
Bedlam George Kilner
The Witching Hour Man Short film
2014 Wingman Scott 7 episodes
A Better Man Short film
The Kangaroo Gang Georgie Gardiner 1 episode
The Moodys[3] Hayden Roberts 1 episode
2013 Wonderland Jason 1 episode
Camp Cop 1 episode
House Husbands Liam 2 episodes
Crime Plays Beau Video Game
2012 Awkward Horse Various
Almost Tom Short film
The Red Valentine The Man Short film
Silver Stiletto Silver Stiletto Short film
A Moody Christmas Hayden Roberts 6 episodes
Census Davin Short film
2011 Cupid Cupid Short film
Liv Sam Short film
Underbelly: Razor Greg 'The Gunman' Gaffney 8 episodes
At Home with Julia Male Journo 1 episode
Home and Away Brodie Upton 10 episodes
2010 It's a Treat David Short film
2009 Double Take Various 11 episodes
2009 Invasion Simon Short film
2007 Hammer Bay Mike Richmond TV movie
2005 All Saints Stuart Mapleston 20 episodes
2004 Rapid Fear Nick Morelli

Writer[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2024 Dance Spies Writer/Creator 1 episode
2023 Spooky Files Writer/Creator 5 episodes
2019-21 Hardball[4] Writer/Creator 22 episodes
2018 News of the Wild Writer
2016 Hardball Writer Short film
2015 Super Awesome! Writer
2012 Awkward Horse Writer

Director[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Spooky Files Director 2 episodes
2021 Hardball Director 3 episodes
2016 Hardball Director Short film
2015 Super Awesome! Director
2012 Awkward Horse Director

Theatre credits[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
Degenerate Art
2020 Crunch Time Ensemble Theatre
2016 Betrayal Ensemble Theatre
2015 Dream Home Ensemble Theatre
2013–14 Rupert Playhouse, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney
2014 The Witches Malthouse Theatre
2006–08, 2010 Holding the Man Stables Theatre, Sydney, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Brisbane Powerhouse, Malthouse Theatre, Trafalgar Studios, London
The Lover
2010 Orestes 2.0 Stables Theatre, Sydney
Fortune and Men's Eyes
2008 Emergency NIDA Parade 2 Studio
2008 Pool (No Water) Darlinghurst Theatre
2007 Toy Symphony Belvoir Street Theatre
2007 The Merchant of Venice Belvoir Street Theatre
2006 The Cold Child (Das Kalte Kind) Stables Theatre, Sydney
2002 Building the Wall QUT
2001 Dirty Caff Cement Box Theatre, Brisbane
It's About Time World premiere in London

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