Abe Forsythe

Abe Forsythe
Born	Abraham Forsythe (1981-07-26) 26 July 1981 Australia
Occupation	Actor, director, writer, producer
Spouse(s)	Helen Dallimore

Abe Forsythe (born Abraham Forsythe on 26 July 1981) is an Australian film and television actor, director, writer and producer. He is the son of actor and comedian Drew Forsythe.

Career

He first appeared on the TV series The Miraculous Mellops. He has since appeared as Campbell Todd on the Australian TV series Always Greener, starred in the mini-series Marking Time and starred and directed the 2003 film Ned. He also directed and starred in a parody of The Matrix called Computer Boy. Forsythe has also written a number of acclaimed sketches for the late night sketch comedy series Comedy Inc - The Late Shift. He also starred in the Australian/British television series co-production Tripping Over.

Forsythe has also guest starred in several Australian TV shows, including Blue Heelers, All Saints, Water Rats and Blue Water High.

In 2009, Forsythe wrote and directed the Tropfest short Being Carl Williams. The short won second prize and the Best Comedy award.^[1] The 2010 Tropfest saw him win first prize with Shock, a short tribute to Radio Personality Kyle Sandilands.

In 2012 he played a lead role in one of Australia's most popular TV mini-series ever. Forsythe played John Cornell in the Australian drama Howzat! Kerry Packer's War which was based on Packer's takeover of cricket in 1977, and the establishment of World Series Cricket.

Personal life

Forsythe is married to Helen Dallimore, star of the musical Wicked.^[2]^[3]

Selected filmography

Title	Character	Year
'Laid	Charlie	2010
Tripping Over	Nic	2006
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant	Sam	2005
Fireflies	Hank Sharp	2004
Post	Jaysen Chappell	2004
Marking Time	Hal Fleming	2003
Ned	Ned Kelly	2003
Always Greener	Campbell Todd	2001
Computer Boy	Agent Smith	2000
Escape from Jupiter	Kingston	1994
The Miraculous Mellops	Unknown	1991

References

↑ "Tropfest 2009 – Winners". Urban Cinefile. 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
↑ Wolf, Matt (17 July 2009). "London Notes: Helen Dallimore". Broadway.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
↑ "2008 Helpmann Awards Nominations Announced". WireImage. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2009-04-12. Newly engaged Abe Forsythe and Helen Dallimore attend the nominations for the 2008 Helpmann Awards at Her Majesty's Theatre on June 30, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.

External links

Abe Forsythe at the Internet Movie Database

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

Simon Chilvers (a) and Peter Kowitz (b) (1986) Nicholas Eadie (a) and Steve Jacobs (b) (1987) Ed Devereaux (a) and Ernie Dingo (b) (1988) Peter Kowitz (a) and Bill Hunter (b) (1989) Frankie J. Holden (c) (1990) Gary Sweet (1991) Gary Sweet (1992) Peter Phelps (1993) Aaron Blabey (1994) Colin Friels and Steve Vidler (1995) Tony Martin (1996) David Wenham (1997) Stephen Dillane (1998) Jeremy Sims (1999) Geoff Morrell and Andy Anderson (c) (2000) Samuel Johnson and David Field (c) (2001) Joel Edgerton (2002) Shane Bourne (d) (2003) Abe Forsythe (d) (2004) Shane Bourne (e) (2005) David Wenham (2006) Stephen Curry (2007) Gyton Grantley (2008) Roy Billing (2009) Richard Roxburgh (2010) Alex Dimitriades (2011) Richard Roxburgh (2012) Lachy Hulme (2013)

Key: (a)= Winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini Series (b)= Best Actor in a Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeature (c)= Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, in a Mini-Series or Telefeature (d)= Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy (e)= Best Lead Actor in Television All other names, which aren't marked with a letter next to their name, have won the current Lead Actor in a Television Drama award.

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