Oliver Ackland
| Oliver Ackland | |
|---|---|
 Ackland at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born |
Oliver Ackland 9 November 1979 Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Television actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Website | Oliver Ackland at IMDB |
Oliver Ackland (born 9 November 1979) is an Australian actor.
Biography
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.
Most recently, he appeared as ‘Toby Raven’ in the highly acclaimed mini-series realisation of Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet, directed by Matthew Saville, and as ‘Rhys’ in The Slap, adapted from the multi award winning 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.
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 highly acclaimed feature The Proposition.
Ackland has also appeared in numerous short films including Damian Walshe-Howling’s The Bloody Sweet Hit and Eve directed by Hannah Hilliard.
In 2009 he was awarded the inaugural Heath Ledger Scholarship by Australians in Film.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Proposition, TheThe Proposition | Patrick Hopkins | |
| 2006 | Eve | Jack | Short film |
| 2007 | Bloody Sweet Hit, TheThe Bloody Sweet Hit | Dylan | Short film |
| 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 | |
| 2013 | Blinder | Tom Dunn | |
| 2014 | Engram | Short Film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Outriders | Vince Frasca | 26 episodes |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Liam Quinlan | Episode: "Serial Killer: Part 1" |
| 2003 | Always Greener | Matt Payne | Episode: "Great and Not So Great Expectations" |
| 2003 | Home and Away | Stephen 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 movie |
| 2005 | Cable | Pauli | TV movie |
| 2008 | Emerald Falls | Steve Landers | TV movie |
| 2011 | Cloudstreet | Toby Raven | TV miniseries |
| 2011 | Slap, TheThe Slap | Rhys | Episode: "Hector" Episode: "Anouk" |
| 2012 | Mystery of a Hansom Cab, TheThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab | Brian Fitzgerald | TV movie |
| 2014 | Party Tricks | Tom Worland | 6 Episodes |
| 2015 | Satisfaction | Julian | 1 Episode |
| 2015 | The Originals | Tristan de Martel | Guest star |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mysteries | Newly Thrown | Dan Burnstall |