Nathan Page
| Nathan Page | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 August 1971 (age 44) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah-Jayne Howard |
| Children | 2 |
Nathan Page is an Australian actor, perhaps best known for his distinctive voice and his role as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
Early life
Page grew up in an Airforce family and moved around Australia frequently as a child.[1] A former cyclist, Page attended the Australian Institute of Sport[2] with Stuart O'Grady and competed in Europe with Lance Armstrong.[3] He retired from professional cycling at the age of 19 due to various injuries[4] and because he could not remain competitive in Europe without performance-enhancing drugs. He recalled "It was an era that was plagued by drugs and it was very hard to see your way through to a long career... because I stayed clean, you could beat them some of the time, but not all of the time."[3]
Describing his decision to take up acting after ending his cycling career, Page has said "I went into a wilderness for a while and had nothing to fall back on, then I decided to do something that was going to scare me".[3] He began with "a little Tuesday night drama class"[5] and graduated from the Centre for Performing Arts, Adelaide (now the Adelaide College of the Arts) in 1996.[6]
Career
In the first years of his acting career, Page primarily worked in theatre productions in Adelaide.[7] He appeared in the films Strange Fits of Passion in 1999 and Sample People in 2000.[6] In 2003, Page had a recurring role in the third series of The Secret Life of Us as Charlie, Richie Blake's boyfriend.[6] In 2009, he was lauded for his performance as Ray "Chuck" Bennett in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.[8]
In 2011, he played Alasdair "Mac" Macdonald, the husband of Ita Buttrose in Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, an ABC mini-series about Buttrose's life. After the series aired, Macdonald sued the ABC for defamation for erroneously depicting him as deserting his family. Scenes of Page's performance in Paper Giants were played in court as evidence. The ABC later issued a formal apology to Macdonald.[9]
In 2012, Page starred as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson in the first series of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries opposite Essie Davis, with whom he had appeared in a stage production of MacBeth in Adelaide in July 1998.[10] Miss Fisher has been very successful, with an average of more than 1.5 million viewers per episode in Australia and global distribution in more than 120 territories.[11] The ABC aired the second and third series of Miss Fisher in 2013 and 2015.
In 2013, Page played Henry Stokes in Underbelly: Squizzy on Nine Network. In 2015, he played Koz Krilich in Hiding on the ABC.
Page also works as a voice actor and has voiced numerous television commercials in Australia.[12]
Personal life
He lives outside of Melbourne with his wife, New Zealander, dancer and choreographer Sarah-Jayne Howard,[13] and their two sons, Duke and Frankie.[14]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hiding | Kosta "Koz" Krilich | 8 episodes |
| 2012–present | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries[15] | John "Jack" Robinson | 34 episodes |
| 2013 | Underbelly: Squizzy | Henry Stokes | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Redfern Now | Homicide Detective | episode "Pretty Boy Blue" |
| 2011 | Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo | Alasdair "Mac" Macdonald | 2 episodes – miniseries |
| 2009 | All Saints | Paul | episode "Safe Haven" |
| 2007 | Home and Away | Colin Marshall | episode # 1.4532 |
| 2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Ray "Chuck" Bennett | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | The Secret Life of Us | Charlie | 12 episodes |
| 2002 | White Collar Blue | Rick Calliope | episode # 1.4 |
Film
Theatre
| Year | Work | Character | Director | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nightcafe | – | Gavin Webber | – | with Kate Harman, Alice Hinde & Kyle Page |
| 2006 | Peribanez | – | Neil Armfield | Seymour Theatre | with Leeanna Walsman, Socratis Otto & Nathaniel Dean[16][17] |
| 2006 | Been So Long | – | Syd Brisbane | – | with Evan Jureidini, Hannah Norris & Brendan Rock |
| 2005 | Already Elsewhere | – | Kate Champion | Drama Theatre | with Fiona Cameron, Kirstie McCracken & Byron Perry |
| 2004 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | – | Benedict Andrews | Belvoir St. Theatre | with Jacek Koman, Tim Draxl, Anthony Phelan & Socratis Otto |
| 2003 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | – | David Field | – | with Loretta Brades, Rosalba Clemente & Peter Kowitz |
| 2002 | Same But Different | – | Kate Champion | – | with Brian Harrison, Shaun Parker & Byron Perry |
| 2001 | Design for Living | – | Rodney Fisher | Playhouse Theatre | with Josephine Byrnes, Narjic Fogerty, Patrick Frost & Rhys Muldoon |
| 1998 | Macbeth | – | Rodney Fisher | – | with Laurence Coy, Essie Davis, Jeremy Sims & John Walter |
| 1997 | Features of Blown Youth | – | Benedict Andrews | The Queens Theatre | with Valerie Berry, Syd Brisbane & Richard Kelly |
| 1997 | Mercedes/In the Solitude of the Cotton Fields | – | – | The Queens Theatre | with Rebecca Harvey & Frank Whitten |
| 1996 | The Lower Depths | – | Rosalba Clemente | Price Theatre | with Jody Anderson, Pamela Graham & Jane Walker |
| 1996 | Anger's Love | – | Peter Dunn | The Street Theatre | with Josh McIntyre, Gabrielle Reilly & Sean Weatherly |
| 1995 | The Fairy Queen | – | Jack Edwards | Scott Theatre | with Catriona Barr, Pamela Graham & Samantha Rogers |
References
- ↑ http://www.4bc.com.au/radio/nathan-page-from-squizzy-20130905-2t8eg#.VC0YtGd0zIV
- ↑ Sams, Christine (1 September 2013). "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries: partners in crime". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 Sams, Christine (6 September 2013). "Actor recycles history of staying clean". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ "Nathan Page Cyclist". TV Week. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "Nathan Page almost missed role". Herald Sun. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.showcast.com.au/showcast/View/ViewActorProfile?actorId=9281&d=yps0HbA0vfLVMFktQSkFug
- ↑ http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/237092
- ↑ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/underbelly-stars-out-of-work/story-e6frg6n6-1225710549521
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/abc-apology-to-buttroses-exhusband-read-in-court-20120430-1xtu0.html
- ↑ http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/60430
- ↑ http://if.com.au/2014/06/13/article/Miss-Fishers-Murder-Mysteries-back-for-a-third-season/BZTXIVTIMG.html
- ↑ http://www.kathyevans.com.au/nathan-page/
- ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/archive/specials/no-pauses-for-pregnant-dancer-sarah-jayne-howard/story-fn7fmlou-1226236941286
- ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10709888
- ↑ Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Official Website
- ↑ Armfield gives 'Spain's Hamlet' its Aussie premiere at the University's York Theatre
- ↑ Theatre Review :: Peribanez
External links
- Nathan Page at the Internet Movie Database
- Nathan Page: the official Nathan Page website.
- Nathan Page on Instagram.