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Ewen Leslie
Born (1980-07-27) 27 July 1980 (age 44)
Fremantle
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present

Ewen Leslie (born 27 July 1980) is an Australian stage, film and television actor.

Early life

He was born in Fremantle and attended South Terrace Elementary School. He gained a scholarship to study theatre at John Curtin College of the Arts and at age 12 was cast in the TV series Ship to Shore after his mum saw an ad in the newspaper calling for auditions. He was accepted into the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts straight out of high school and graduated in 2000.

Career

Theatre

His first work on Sydney stages was performing at the Old Fitzroy Hotel theatre in Woolloomooloo. In 2007 he was cast by Philip Seymour Hoffman in Riflemind, a play by Andrew Upton which premiered at the Sydney Theatre Company. He was offered a place in the STC Actors Company by Robyn Nevin, and in 2009 won a Helpmann Award and a Sydney Theatre Award for his performance as Prince Hal/Henry V opposite Cate Blanchett in The War of the Roses (directed by Benedict Andrews). In 2010 he played Richard III at the Melbourne Theatre Company directed by Simon Philips. Alison Croggon in The Australian wrote: 'This is a deeply intelligent performance, physically and emotionally unafraid. It marks the ascension of a remarkable actor'. He won his second Helpmann Award and a Green Room Award for this performance. The following year he played Hamlet in a sellout season at the Melbourne Theatre Company (a role he would reprise in 2013 in Sydney for Belvoir St Theatre). He played one of the lead roles in The Wild Duck (directed by Simon Stone) which had successful seasons in Sydney, Melbourne and Oslo for The Ibsen Festival. In 2013 he was The Player in STC's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opposite Toby Schmitz and Tim Minchin. In 2015 he played the title role in Belvoir's award-winning production of Ivanov.

Film and television

His first break came when he was cast as the lead role in Jewboy, a film that screened at the Cannes Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival for which he was nominated for an AFI Award. He spent the next few years doing short films with David Michod, Garth Davis, Leon Ford, Luke Doolan, Ben Briand and appearing in various TV shows. In 2008 he played one of the leads in Matthew Newton's Three Blind Mice which won the FIPRESCI International Critics Award at the London Film Festival. In 2011 he played an alcoholic shut-in named Birdmann in Julia Leigh's Sleeping Beauty which played in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. That same year he was cast as the lead role in Dead Europe, a film directed by Tony Krawitz and based on Christos Tsiolkas' novel of the same name. He received AACTA Award, FCCA Award and Australian Film Critics Association nominations for his work in the film. Following this he played barrister Bryan Keon-Cohen in Mabo, journalist Matt Peacock in Devil's Dust and Detective Les Paris in The Mule opposite Hugo Weaving and Angus Sampson. In 2015 he played Keith Murdoch in Deadline Gallipoli alongside Sam Worthington, Hugh Dancy and Joel Jackson. He then played the role of Oliver in The Daughter, an adaptation of Ibsen's The Wild Duck, directed by Simon Stone, co-starring Geoffrey Rush, Paul Schneider, Miranda Otto, Odessa Young and Sam Neill.

Credits

Feature films

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Larrikins (voice) Filming
2015 The Daughter Oliver
2014 The Mule Les Paris
2013 The Railway Man Thompson
2012 Dead Europe Isaac Nominated - Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Australian Film Critics Association for Best Actor
Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
2011 Sleeping Beauty Birdmann
2008 Three Blind Mice Sam
2006 Kokoda Wilstead
2005 Jewboy Yuri Nominated - AFI Award for Best Achievement in Craft in a Non-Feature
Nominated - Movie Extra Filmink Awards - Best Australian Newcomer
1998 Justice Bully #1

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Rake Bevan 3 Episodes
2016 Janet King Patrick Bocarro 5 Episodes
2015 Deadline Gallipoli Keith Murdoch
2014 Wonderland Nick Deakin 8 Episodes
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Hugo 1 Episode: The Course Whisperer
2012 Redfern Now Mr. Parish 2 Episodes: Stand Up & Pokies
2012 Devil's Dust Matt Peacock Won - Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries
2012 Mabo Bryan Keon-Cohen Nominated - Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries
2009 My Place Mr Bracey 1 Episode
2007 Lockie Leonard John East 7 Episodes
2006 Love My Way Duc 8 Episodes
2003 All Saints Tony Hunter 3 Episodes
2002 The Junction Boys Luke Mason TV Film
2001 Wild Kat Morgan 13 Episodes
1997 The Gift Bully #1 1 Episode
1996 Bush Patrol Dave 1 Episode
1993 Ship to Shore Guido 52 Episodes

Short films

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Face James Dir: Luke Tierney
2015 Death in Bloom Mr. Crumples Dir: Dael Oates
2013 Scene 16 Luka Dir: Katie Wall
2012 Suspended Dave Dir: Damian Walshe-Howling
2009 Apricot Marcel Dir: Ben Briand
2008 Netherland Dwarf Dad Dir: David Michod
2007 Katoomba Don Dir: Leon Ford
2005 The Mechanicals Toast Man Dir: Leon Ford
2004 Sold Out Punter Dir: Luke Doolan

Theatre

Year Production Role Director Company Notes
2015 Ivanov Ivanov Eamon Flack Belvoir St Theatre Nominated - Sydney Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role
2015 Thyestes Atreus Simon Stone Belvoir St Theatre Performed at Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in Paris. Replaced Mark Winter.
2013 Hamlet Hamlet Simon Stone Belvoir St Theatre Replaced Toby Schmitz for final 2 weeks.
2013 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead The Player Simon Philips Sydney Theatre Company Nominated - Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play
Nominated - Sydney Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated - Glug Award for Best Supporting Actor
2013 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick Pollitt Simon Stone Belvoir St Theatre
2011 Hamlet Hamlet Simon Phillips Melbourne Theatre Company
2011 The Wild Duck Hjalmar Ekdal Simon Stone Belvoir St Theatre Nominated - Green Room Award for Best Male Actor
Nominated - Sydney Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role
2010 The Trial Josef K Matthew Lutton Malthouse Theatre/Sydney Theatre Company
2010 Richard III Richard III Simon Phillips Melbourne Theatre Company Winner - Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play
Winner - Green Room Award for Best Male Actor
2009 The Promise Marat Simon Stone Belvoir St Theatre
2009 The War of the Roses Prince Hal/Henry V Benedict Andrews Sydney Theatre Company Winner - Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play
Winner - Sydney Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role
2008 Gallipoli Billy Hughes/Atatürk Nigel Jamieson Sydney Theatre Company
2008 The Serpent's Teeth Sam Lewis Pamela Rabe and Tim Maddock Sydney Theatre Company
2007 Riflemind Lee Philip Seymour Hoffman Sydney Theatre Company
2007 Dead Caesar Cassius Tamara Cook Sydney Theatre Company
2007 Paul Yeshua Wesley Enoch Belvoir St Theatre
2005 Shakesperealism Lewis Tamara Cook Tamarama Rock Surfers
2004 This Blasted Earth Father/Scarlett Leland Kean Tamarama Rock Surfers
2004 Cross Sections Aaron Chris Mead Tamarama Rock Surfers
2003 Chicks Will Dig You! Seb Tamara Cook Belvoir St Theatre - Downstairs
2003 Woyzeck Doctor Leland Kean Tamarama Rock Surfers
2002 Etta Jenks James Kim Hardwick Darkinghurst Theatre Company

Awards

Year Category Award Production Result
2015 Best Actor in a Lead Role Sydney Theatre Awards Ivanov (Belvoir) Nominated
2014 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play Helpmann Awards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (STC) Nominated
2014 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 3rd AACTA Awards Dead Europe Nominated
2014 Best Supporting Actor Glug Awards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (STC) Nominated
2013 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Sydney Theatre Awards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (STC) Nominated
2013 Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries Equity Awards Devil's Dust Won
2013 Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries Equity Awards Mabo (TV film) Nominated
2012 Best Male Actor Green Room Awards The Wild Duck (Malthouse Theatre) Nominated
2012 Best Ensemble - Theatre Companies Green Room Awards The Wild Duck (Malthouse Theatre) Nominated
2012 Best Actor Film Critics Circle of Australia Dead Europe Nominated
2012 Best Actor Australian Film Critics Association Dead Europe Nominated
2011 Best Actor in a Lead Role Sydney Theatre Awards The Wild Duck (Belvoir) Nominated
2010 Best Male Actor Green Room Awards Richard III (MTC) Won
2010 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play Helpmann Awards Richard III (MTC) Won
2009 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play Helpmann Awards War of the Roses (STC) Won
2009 Best Actor in a Lead Role Sydney Theatre Awards War of the Roses (STC) Won
2006 Best Australian Newcomer Movie Extra Filmink Awards Jewboy Nominated
2005 Outstanding Achievement in Craft in a Non-Feature AFI Awards Jewboy Nominated

References

Further reading

Interviews

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