Oliver Ackland

Oliver Ackland
Ackland at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1979-11-09) 9 November 1979 (age 45)
Sydney, Australia
OccupationTelevision actor
Years active1988–present

Oliver Ackland (born 9 November 1979) is an Australian actor.[1][2][3]

Biography

In 2009 he was awarded the inaugural Heath Ledger scholarship by Australians in Film.

Ackland starred in Ben Lucas' Wasted on the Young, which premiered at the 2010 Sydney Film Festival and screened at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. His other feature film credits include Roger Scholes’ Cable and John Hillcoat's feature The Proposition.

In 2011, he appeared as 'Toby Raven' in the mini-series realization of Tim Winton's Cloudstreet, directed by Matthew Saville, and as 'Rhys' in The Slap, adapted from the novel by Christos Tsiolkas. Ackland's other television credits include All Saints, Always Greener, Young Lions and Outriders. He also appeared in the telemovie Emerald Falls and co-starred in the miniseries Jessica, both directed by Peter Andrikidis.

In 2012, Ackland was seen in the comedy horror film, 100 Bloody Acres, directed by Colin and Cameron Cairnes, Richard Gray's feature Blinder and the ABC telemovie, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab.

Ackland has appeared in numerous short films including Maggie Betts' 2014 film Engram (starring alongside Isabel Lucas), Damian Walshe-Howling's The Bloody Sweet Hit and Eve directed by Hannah Hilliard.

Filmography

Film

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Proposition Patrick Hopkins
2005 Cable Pauli TV movie
2006 Eve Jack Short film
2007 The Bloody Sweet Hit Dylan Short film
2008 Emerald Falls Steve Landers TV movie
2009 Emergence Adam Short film
2010 Wasted on the Young Darren
2011 50-50 Charlie Short film
2011 Tinman Jim Short film
2012 100 Bloody Acres James
2012 The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Brian TV movie
2013 Blinder Tom Dunn
2014 Engram Short film
2019 Dick Dick Short film

Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2001 Outriders Vince 26 episodes
2002 Young Lions Liam Episode: "Serial Killer: Part 1"
2003 Always Greener Matt Payne Episode: "Great and Not So Great Expectations"
2003 Home and Away Steven Ross Episode: "1.3479"
2003 Pirate Islands Mars 26 episodes
2003 Out There Peter Logan Episode: "Peggy"
Episode: "Some Wombats Have All the Luck"
2004 Jessica Jack Thomas TV miniseries
2011 Cloudstreet Toby Raven TV miniseries
2011 The Slap Rhys Episode: "Hector"
Episode: "Anouk"
2014 Party Tricks Tom Worland 6 episodes
2015 Satisfaction Julian 1 episode
2015–16 The Originals Tristan de Martel 11 episodes
2019 Secret Bridesmaids' Business Alex 6 episodes [4]
2020 Bloom Young Donnie 5 episodes
2022-23 Home and Away Lloyd 3 episodes
2024 Critical Incident Peter Emery 6 episodes [5]

Music videos

Year Artist Title Role
2015 Mysteries Newly Thrown Dan Burnstall
2016 Broods Heartlines Boyfriend/Waiter

References

  1. ^ Foutch, Haleigh (2 July 2013). "Damon Herriman, Anna McGahan, Oliver Ackland, and Jamie Kristian Talk 100 Bloody Acres, the Film's Unique Tone". Collider. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ^ Ng, Philiana (29 July 2016). "How Indie Duo Broods' 'Heartlines' Music Video Brought Technology to a New Level". ET (Entertainment Tonight). CBS Studios Inc. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. ^ Abrams, Natalie (27 July 2015). ""Vampire Diaries, 'Originals" add a bunch of new faces". Entertainment. EW.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. ^ Knox, David (9 May 2019). "Cameras roll on Secret Bridesmaids' Business for Seven | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ^ Knox, David (16 July 2024). "Airdate: Critical Incident | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2024.