Troy Honeysett

Troy Honeysett
Honeysett in the premiere of Garry Stewart's contemporary re-working of classical ballet Giselle.
Born	Troy James Honeysett Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	National Institute of Dramatic Art, Te Whaea
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present 2006–2010 (dancer)
Website	www.troyhoneysett.com

Troy Honeysett (/hˈəni.sɛt/;) is an Australian actor.^[1] He is also known for his time with Australian Dance Theatre and his "ferocious athleticism" on stage.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Honeysett is a graduate from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney, Australia, and Te Whaea, Wellington, New Zealand.^[7][8][9] He is the face of Builders Academy Australia.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Background

Honeysett was born in Alice Springs, Northern Territory and began ballet later in life, having proven himself a proficient gymnast and international martial arts competitor.^[14][15] He became a Principal dancer with Australian Dance Theatre (ADT), and during this time toured full-length dance works throughout Europe, The United States and Japan.^[16][17] Honeysett left ADT to attend the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) to pursue acting.^{[18][19][20][21]}

Honeysett makes his American feature film debut in Universal Pictures' Hard Target 2 (release date pending).^[22][23][24] He has been credited in productions by Australian companies Pinchgut Opera, Theatre Of Image and Bell Shakespeare; various screen roles.^{[25][26][27][28][29]}

Honeysett plays action-hero "Bob the Builder" in an advertising campaign from Builders Academy Australia - the first television release was banned from free-to-air broadcast for "glamourising unsafe workplace behaviour".^[30][31][32]

Other screen appearances include ABC Television's Artscape documentary series – Artists at Work^[33][34] and The Making of Collision Course.^[35] He appeared in Seasons Two and Three of reality-television series So You Think You Can Dance Australia, with Guest Performances by Australian Dance Theatre, also assisting ADT's Associate Choreographer creating and teaching as Guest Choreographers.^[36] Honeysett was first seen on screen in The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular (film).

Filmography

Key

	Indicates a film that has not yet released
	Indicates a documentary

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Hard Target 2	Jonny Sutherland	Feature film
2016	Saralysis	Sack	Feature film
2016	Tackling Romeo	Coop Dorelli	Feature film
2015	Spear	White Man	Feature film
2015	Silent Disco	Hero	Short film
2011	Collision Course	Himself	Art film
2003	The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular	Acrobat	TV film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2015	Builders Academy: A Legend Is Born	Bob	Foxtel	Commercial
2014	Builders Academy: We Can Fix It	Bob	Foxtel	Commercial
2014	The 14th Annual Helpmann Awards	Presenter	Arena	Live ceremony
2011	The Making of Collision Course	Himself	ABC	Documentary
2010	Artscape: Artists At Work	Himself	ABC	Documentary
2009–2010	So You Think You Can Dance Australia	Himself	Network Ten	3 episodes             (Season 3, Episode 23) "Grand Finale" (Season 2, Episode 17) "Top 10: Performances" (Season 2, Episode 16) "Top 12: Results"
2009	The 7PM Project	Julian Schiller	Network Ten	1 episode             (Season 1, Episode 25)  Stunt double (segment)
2008	Don't Try This At Home	Himself	Free-to-air	Commercial

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Production Co.	Notes
2014–2015	Monkey... Journey To The West	Boatman	Sydney Opera House Canberra Theatre Brisbane Powerhouse Riverside Theatre	Bell Shakespeare Theatre Of Image	Also martial arts tricker
2014	Der Rauchfangkehrer	Peter	City Recital Hall	Pinchgut Opera	Also assistant director, choreographer
2014	Australian Dance Awards	Himself	Joan Sutherland Theatre	Australian Dance Council	Live VO announcer
2009	Australian Dance Awards	Himself	State Theatre	Australian Dance Council	Guest performer

Dance

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
2011	NSW Business Chamber Awards	Himself	Sydney Town Hall	Guest soloist
2010	Be Your Self	Principal	Her Majesty's Theatre	Australian premiere
2009	Slack --New Breed	Principal	Sydney Opera House	w/ Sydney Dance Company
2009	Zero-sum	Principal	WOMADelaide	World premiere
2008–2009	Giselle (G)	Principal	(33 venues) Le Grand T, Nantes, FR Théâtre de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FR Théâtre de Nîmes, FR Le TAP, Poitiers, FR L’apostrophe, Cergy-Pontoise, FR Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide, AU Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, LU Espace des Arts, Chalon-sur-Saône, FR Château Rouge, Annemasse, FR Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, FR Southbank Centre, London, ENG Stadsschouwburg Groningen, NL Cultuurcentrum De Werf, Aalst, BE Cultuurcentrum Hasselt, BE Teatro Sociale di Trento, IT Le Rive Gauche, Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, FR Bonlieu Scène Nationale, Annecy, FR Teatro Central, Seville, ES Cultuurcentrum Magdalenazaal, Brugge, BE Schouwburg Kunstmin, Dordrecht, NL Le Toboggan, Décines-Charpieu, FR La Rampe, Échirolles, FR Mercat de les Flors, Barcelona, ES Theater de Veste, Delft, NL Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie, Leeuwarden, NL Schouwburg Tilburg, NL Goudse Schouwburg, Gouda, NL Schouwburg Arnhem, NL Theater de Vest, Alkmaar, NL Het Zaantheater, Zaandam, NL Parktheater Eindhoven, NL Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, NL Wonderland Ballroom, Adelaide, AU	(9 countries) France Australia Luxembourg England Netherlands Belgium Italy Spain
2008	G'Day USA	Guest	Jazz at Lincoln Center	United States
2007	Devolution	Principal	(3 venues) Bonlieu Scène Nationale, Annecy, FR Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, FR Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, AU	(2 countries) France Australia
2006–2007	Held	Guest	(26 venues) Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, SCT The Lowry, Salford, ENG New Victoria Theatre, Woking, ENG Hall for Cornwall, Truro, ENG Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, ENG Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe, ENG Derngate Theatre, Northampton, ENG Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, WAL Theatre Royal, Glasgow, SCT City Hall, Sheffield, ENG Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, ENG Stadsschouwburg Groningen, NL Theater Castellum, Alphen aan den Rijn, NL Schouwburg Tilburg, NL Bonlieu Scène Nationale, Annecy, FR La Rampe, Échirolles, FR Festspielhaus, St. Pölten, AT La Comète, Châlons-en-Champagne, FR Teatro Central, Seville, ES Château Rouge, Annemasse, FR Théâtre des Salins, Martigues, FR Le Parvis, Tarbes, FR Cultuurcentrum De Warande, Turnhout, BE Maison de la Culture, Bourges, FR Espace Michel-Simon, Noisy-le-Grand, FR Saitama Arts Theater, Tokyo, JP	(8 countries) Scotland England Wales Netherlands France Austria Spain Belgium Japan
2005	Kylián Suite II	Himself	Te Whaea Theatre	New Zealand
2004	Currently Under Investigation	Himself	Te Whaea Theatre	New Zealand

References

1. Groves, Don (20 December 2013). "Top marks for the actors' classes of 2013". IF Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
2. Searle, Deborah (18 March 2010). "Australian Dance Theatre – Be Your Self". Dance Informa Magazine. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
3. Brissenden, Alan (23 February 2010). "Performance with a din in the head". The Australian. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
4. "ADT Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Australian Dance Theatre. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
5. "ADT Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Australian Dance Theatre. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
6. "ADT Annual Report 2007". Australian Dance Theatre. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
7. "NZSD Students & Graduates". New Zealand School of Dance. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
8. "NIDA National Courses 2011 – Student Profiles" (PDF). National Institute of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
9. "Traditional Qi – Testimonials". Traditional Qi. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
10. Green, Ricki (19 September 2014). "The Builders Academy launches a new recruitment TV + radio campaign via Sense". Campaign Brief. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
11. "Sense re-invent ‘Bob the Builder’ to promote Builders Academy". mUmBRELLA. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
12. Milne, Peter (22 September 2014). "Campaign: Builder Bob Nails It In Builders Academy Campaign". B&T. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
13. "Builders Academy superhero Bob keeps tools in check in second TV campaign from Sense". mUmBRELLA. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
14. "ADT Bio – Archive". adt.org.au. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
15. Iu, Maria (28 November 2008). "Australian Dance Theatre: G". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
16. Bollen, Jonathan. "Romance: Excavated & Mutated". RealTime issue No. 93 Oct–Nov 2009 pg. 37. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
17. "12 Australian Choreographers – g; 2008". RealTime issue No. 0 pg. web. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
18. "NIDA Annual Report 2011" (PDF). National Institute of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
19. "NIDA Annual Report 2012" (PDF). National Institute of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
20. "NIDA Annual Report 2013" (PDF). National Institute of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
21. "NIDA Presents "THE TROJAN WOMEN"". Wherevent.com – 13 pass multimedia. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
22. "Hard Target 2 Filming This Fall, John Woo Producing". Manly Movie. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
23. "Hard Target 2 is Coming?". The Action Elite. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
24. Wolfson, Rebecca (1 December 2015). "From Universal 1440 Entertainment: Hard Target 2". PRNewswire. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
25. McDowall, Carolyn (7 July 2014). "Pinchgut Opera The Chimney Sweep – Art of Finding Mr Right". The Culture Concept. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
26. Jackson, Kevin (9 October 2014). "Monkey. Journey to the West". Theatre Diary. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
27. Hawke, Deborah (23 April 2015). "Monkey…Journey to the West". The Barefoot Review. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
28. "SPEAR". FilmFest. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
29. Lawson, Valerie (1 March 2015). "Tackling Romeo set for a new life but we should never forget the performance of Australia’s great dancer, Russell Page". Dancelines. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
30. Chung, Frank (24 October 2014). "Builders Academy ad slammed by ad watchdog for depicting unsafe work practices". news.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
31. Readhead, Harry (25 October 2014). "‘Superhero builder’ advert penalised for ‘glorifying dangerous behaviour’". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
32. Ward, Miranda (23 October 2014). "‘Superhero’ Builders Academy ad falls foul of ASB over unsafe work practices". mUmBRELLA. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
33. "Artists at Work – Australian Dance Theatre". ABC Arts Online. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
34. "Artscape – Artists at Work: Australian Dance Theatre". ABC1. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
35. "Artscape: The Making of Collision Course". ABC Television. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
36. Black, Elisa (13 December 2008). "Dance moguls pounce on Adelaide". adelaidenow Advertiser-Sunday Mail-Messenger. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Troy Honeysett at the Internet Movie Database
• Troy Honeysett at AusStage