Paul Blackwell

Born: 1954-07-11

Paul Blackwell was a well-known Australian stage actor and occasional film actor. He attended the National Institute of Dramatic Arts from 1980 to 1982 and has appeared in many productions from some of Australia's best-known theatre companies, including Company B, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Patch Theatre and Opera Australia. He has appeared in several films, though often in small parts. His only major film role was the 1996 film The Quiet Room directed by Rolf De Heer; it was critically acclaimed and was screened as part of the main competition of the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. His recent film appearances include Candy, directed by Neil Armfield and starring Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush and Abbie Cornish; December Boys, starring Daniel Radcliffe; Hey Hey its Esther Blueburger and the silent film Dr. Plonk, another collaboration with Rolf De Heer. 


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Like Minds

as Geoff Burns
Released: 2006-08-03

A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.

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Candy

as Phillip Dudley (uncredited)
Released: 2006-05-25

A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his...

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December Boys

as Watson
Released: 2007-09-14

For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger...

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Cut

as Vanessa's Manager
Released: 2000-02-23

A group of film students set out to finish filming a movie that was never completed after its...

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100 Bloody Acres

as Charlie Wick
Released: 2012-08-04

Reg and Lindsay run an organic fertiliser business. They need a fresh supply of their "secret...

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The Last Showing

as Police Officer
Released: 2014-08-22

A couple trapped in a cinema are manipulated into becoming unwilling actors in a film being...

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Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

as Mr. Duke
Released: 2008-03-20

This film is a smart, rueful and dead-on portrait of life's unending quest to fit in; and the...

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Dr. Plonk

as Paulus
Released: 2007-08-30

A scientist & inventor in 1907, Dr Plonk, predicts that the world will end in 101 years, unless...

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The Quiet Room

as Father
Released: 1996-03-21

A seven-year-old girl adopts a vow of silence in protest when her quarrelsome parents grow...

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