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词条 Roy Billing
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  1. Career

  2. Awards

  3. Charity

  4. References

  5. External links

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Roy Harwood Billing {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 1947) is a New Zealand television actor, now based in Sydney, Australia. He was brought up in Ruawai, Northland, New Zealand.

Career

Billing has starred in many television shows and had main roles on Bad Cop, Bad Cop, Dossa and Joe and Hell Has Harbour Views. Billing also had a recurring role on Blue Heelers as Senior Constable Ian Goss, on Always Greener as Eddie McGill, in Packed to the Rafters as Ron Barrett, and in Under the Mountain. In 2000 he featured in the film The Dish, portraying the Mayor of Parkes in a comedy about the moon landings. He also appeared as part of the ensemble on the 2006 season of Thank God You're Here. He has had a guest role on All Saints.

From 2012 Billing has played Harry Strang in the Jack Irish television drama series and television movies adapted from the detective novels by Peter Temple.

In 2009, Billing played Griffith drug lord Robert Trimbole in the high-rating drama series A Tale of Two Cities, starring alongside Matthew Newton. He also starred in the film Charlie and Boots. Roy played the part of Chief Dufflepud in the 2010 film The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as well as a recurring character in the Nine Network police drama Cops L.A.C..

He started acting with Theatre Corporate, Auckland in the late 1970s. Early roles in New Zealand were in Sea Urchins a 1980-84 New Zealand TV series, the 1982 films The Scarecrow and Beyond Reasonable Doubt, the 1985 film Came a Hot Friday, and as Captain Gordon Vette in the 1988 miniseries The Aftermath.

In 2013 he appeared in the New Zealand television comedy Agent Anna, for which he agreed to be paid at New Zealand rates.

Awards

In 1999, Billing was nominated in the 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role' award at the AFI Awards for his role in Siam Sunset. In 2009, Billing won the 'Best Actor in a Television Drama' award at the AFI Awards, and was nominated for the 'Outstanding Actor' award at the 2010 Logies for his role in Underbelly.

Billing's career achievements were honoured in 2009 when he was inducted into the Australian Film Walk of Fame.[1]

On 26 January 2015, Billing was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to the performing arts, particularly as an actor, and to the community".[2][3]

Charity

Billing is a national ambassador for the cancer charity Dry July and has supported the charity for over 4 years.[4]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://southern-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/putting-on-the-ritz/|title=Putting on the Ritz|publisher=Southern Courier|accessdate= 23 June 2011}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division|url=http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2015/Media%20Notes%20-%20OAM%20(A-E).pdf|format=pdf|page=15|publisher=Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia|date=26 January 2015|accessdate=26 January 2015}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Australia Day honours: NSW residents recognised with Orders of Australia|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-26/nsw-australia-day-honours-recipients/6044232|publisher=ABC News|date=26 January 2015|accessdate=26 January 2015}}
4. ^http://www.dryjuly.com

External links

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  • {{IMDb name|id=0006355|name=Roy Billing}}
  • Roy Billing at NZ On Screen
  • Courting With Justice documentary [https://web.archive.org/web/20090424070306/http://www.taylormedia.com.au/production_courting_with_justice_synopsis.htm]
  • Interview from New Zealand Listener of 2 August 2003, pages 12-13
  • Photo of Roy Billing (right) in Underbelly
  • Roy Billing - Actor Profile
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