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Full Name
  
Ian Meadows

Education
  
Role
  
Actor


Name
  
Ian Meadows

Occupation
  
Actor

Plays
  
Between Two Waves

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Born
  
4 February 1983 (age 41) (
1983-02-04
)

Relatives
  
Grandson of Paul Ritter

Siblings
  
Ross Meadows, Neroli Meadows

Nominations
  
AACTA Award for Best Direction, Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Film

Movies
  
The Turning, Underbelly Files: The Man Who, 3 Acts of Murder, Early Checkout, Iron Bird

Similar People
  
Jonathan Auf Der Heide, Claire McCarthy, Yaron Lifschitz, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell

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Ian Meadows (born 4 February 1983) is an Australian actor and writer.

Contents

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Early life and education

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Born and raised in Collie, Western Australia, Meadows trained at Curtin University and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating in 2005. His older brother Ross Meadows played hockey for Australia and his younger sister Neroli Meadows is a sports journalist on Fox Sports Australia and Fox Footy.

Acting career

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Meadows's highest profile television role to date was as Rocco Cooper, a young troubled boy who was forced by his brother to try and take out Sally Fletcher, on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away.

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Other roles have included a part in The Shark Net, "Elliot" in Tripping Over, a single-episode role as "Jeff Weiss" on All Saints, and a major role in the short films Brothers, Legacy, Water, as well as the 2009 film Mao's Last Dancer and the miniseries The Pacific. Theatre credits include "Modern International Dead" at the Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney in 2008 for which he earned a nomination for "Best Newcomer" at the Sydney Theatre Awards 2008. He appeared in the Russian play "Ladybird" at the Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney in March 2009, which he also helped produce and re-write to localise in Australia. In 2010, he has a recurring role on police series Rush, playing James, the son of Inspector Kerry Vincent (played by Catherine McClements). He also played as Pvt. Cecil Evans on the HBO miniseries The Pacific which was filmed mostly on Australia.

In 2011, Meadows was seen in the ABC telemovie Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, playing the role of photographer Andrew Cowell, and was also in season three episode of East West 101, playing Simon. Also in 2011, he reprised his guest starring role of James Vincent on Rush.

Meadows most recently starred in A Moody Christmas, a new ABC comedy series which aired on ABC1 in the weeks leading up to Christmas 2012. A follow up series The Moodys aired on ABC1 in early 2014.

Meadows is also a writer, having written episodes for Spirited, SLiDE, Offspring and The Moodys. Meadows is set to star in the upcoming Horror drama film Scare Campaign.

Filmography

Actor
2021
RFDS (TV Series) as
Shaun Everitt
- Episode #1.6 (2021) - Shaun Everitt
2021
Clickbait (TV Mini Series) as
Matt Aldin
- The Answer (2021) - Matt Aldin
- The Son (2021) - Matt Aldin
- The Detective (2021) - Matt Aldin
- The Brother (2021) - Matt Aldin
- The Mistress (2021) - Matt Aldin
- The Reporter (2021) - Matt Aldin
- The Wife (2021) - Matt Aldin
- The Sister (2021) - Matt Aldin
2018
True Story with Hamish & Andy (TV Series) as
John
- Lisa (2018) - John
2018
Dead Lucky (TV Mini Series) as
Corey Baxter
- Episode #1.4 (2018) - Corey Baxter
- Episode #1.3 (2018) - Corey Baxter
- Episode #1.2 (2018) - Corey Baxter
- Episode #1.1 (2018) - Corey Baxter
2016
The Wrong Girl (TV Series) as
Pete
2016
Measuring The Jump (Short) as
Lee
2016
Killing Ground as
Ian Smith
2016
Scare Campaign as
Marcus
2015
8MMM Aboriginal Radio (TV Series) as
Jake
- Episode #1.6 (2015) - Jake
- Episode #1.5 (2015) - Jake
- Episode #1.4 (2015) - Jake
- Episode #1.3 (2015) - Jake
- Episode #1.2 (2015) - Jake
- Episode #1.1 (2015) - Jake
2014
Parer's War (TV Movie) as
Terry Banks
2014
The Moodys (TV Mini Series) as
Dan Moody
- Commitments (2014) - Dan Moody
- Baby Shower Blues (2014) - Dan Moody
- Vote 1 Terry Moody (2014) - Dan Moody
- Sean's Day in Court (2014) - Dan Moody
- Easter Epiphanies (2014) - Dan Moody
- Bridget's Surprise 40th (2014) - Dan Moody
- Happy Anniversary Kevin & Maree (2014) - Dan Moody
- Australia Day (2014) - Dan Moody
2014
Rake (TV Series) as
Paul Wendon
- Episode #3.7 (2014) - Paul Wendon
- Episode #3.5 (2014) - Paul Wendon
- Episode #3.4 (2014) - Paul Wendon
- Episode #3.3 (2014) - Paul Wendon
2013
The Fragments (Short) as
Joel
2012
The Moodys (TV Mini Series) as
Dan Moody
- Last Minute Airfare (2012) - Dan Moody
- Water Under the Bridge (2012) - Dan Moody
- I'm Walt Roskow (2012) - Dan Moody
- Decapod Crustaceans (2012) - Dan Moody
- Operation Sex Via the Homeless (2012) - Dan Moody
- Separate Seats (2012) - Dan Moody
2011
Colin the Dog's Fabulous Midnight Adventure and Another Story (Short) as
Younger Giles
2011
Happy Birthday (Short) as
Katey's Dad (voice)
2010
Rush (TV Series) as
James Vincent
- Threats (2011) - James Vincent
- Episode #3.17 (2010) - James Vincent
- Run (2010) - James Vincent
- Cooked (2010) - James Vincent
- Brawl (2010) - James Vincent
2011
East West 101 (TV Series) as
Simon
- Transit of Venus (2011) - Simon
2011
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo (TV Mini Series) as
Andrew Cowell
- Part Two (2011) - Andrew Cowell
- Part One (2011) - Andrew Cowell
2011
Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away (TV Movie) as
Det. Sgt. Tim Fry
2010
The Pacific (TV Mini Series) as
Pvt. Cecil Evans
- Basilone (2010) - Pvt. Cecil Evans
2009
Mao's Last Dancer as
WTC Backstage Manager
2009
Water (Short) as
Ryan
2009
Early Checkout (Short) as
Porter
2009
3 Acts of Murder (TV Movie) as
George Lloyd
2008
Legacy (Short) as
Donald
2007
The Last Supper (Short)
2006
Home and Away (TV Series) as
Rocco Cooper
2007
The Other Half (Short) as
Dean
2006
Tripping Over (TV Mini Series) as
Elliot
- Episode #1.5 (2006) - Elliot
- Episode #1.4 (2006) - Elliot
- Episode #1.3 (2006) - Elliot
2006
Iron Bird (Short) as
Thomas
2006
All Saints (TV Series) as
Jeff Weiss
- One for the Road (2006) - Jeff Weiss
2006
I Was Only 19 (Music Video) as
Young Veteran
2005
Postcard Vernosti (Short) as
David
2003
Brothers (Short) as
Patty
2003
The Shark Net (TV Mini Series) as
Ritchie Male
- Part 3 (2003) - Ritchie Male
2003
John 'Rocky' Robinson: Roll with the Punches (Short) as
Mark Kingston
Writer
-
Upright (TV Series) (developed for screen - 8 episodes, 2022) (written by - 1 episode, 2022)
- Enough's Enough (2022) - (creator)
- Harmless Untruths (2022) - (creator)
- Eskimo Jonestown (2022) - (creator)
- Fold (2022) - (creator)
- Reparations (2022) - (creator)
- Bananas (2022) - (creator) / (written by)
- Tomatoes (2022) - (creator)
- Reunion (2022) - (creator)
-
RFDS (TV Series) (creator - 6 episodes, 2021) (written by - 5 episodes, 2021)
- Episode #1.8 (2021) - (creator) / (written by)
- Episode #1.7 (2021) - (creator)
- Episode #1.6 (2021) - (written by)
- Episode #1.5 (2021) - (creator) / (written by)
- Episode #1.4 (2021) - (creator)
- Episode #1.3 (2021) - (creator)
- Episode #1.2 (2021) - (creator) / (written by)
- Episode #1.1 (2021) - (written by)
2019
SeaChange (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Paradise Reclaimed: It's Kissing Time (2019) - (written by)
-
On the Ropes (TV Mini Series) (additional writing - 3 episodes, 2018) (written by - 1 episode, 2018)
- The Truth (2018) - (written by)
- In Fighting (2018) - (additional writing)
- No Returns (2018) - (additional writing)
- The Fire (2018) - (additional writing)
2018
Playing for Keeps (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.7 (2018) - (written by)
- Episode #1.3 (2018) - (written by)
2017
The Wrong Girl (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- Episode #2.8 (2017) - (written by)
- Episode #2.3 (2017) - (written by)
2017
House Husbands (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- Episode #5.8 (2017) - (written by)
- Episode #5.3 (2017) - (written by)
2014
The Moodys (TV Mini Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Baby Shower Blues (2014) - (written by)
2013
The Turning (screenplay - segment "Defender")
2011
SLiDE (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.8 (2011) - (written by)
2010
Spirited (TV Series) (written by - 3 episodes)
- Yesterday's Hero (2011) - (written by)
- I Remember Nothing (2010) - (written by)
- Everybody Loves You When You're Dead (2010) - (written by)
2011
Offspring (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Way You Are (2011) - (written by)
2010
A Parachute Falling in Siberia (Short) (written by)
2009
Water (Short) (written by)
Producer
2021
RFDS (TV Series) (producer - 5 episodes)
- Episode #1.8 (2021) - (producer)
- Episode #1.4 (2021) - (producer)
- Episode #1.3 (2021) - (producer)
- Episode #1.2 (2021) - (producer)
- Episode #1.1 (2021) - (producer)
Director
2013
The Turning (segment "Defender")
2010
A Parachute Falling in Siberia (Short)
Thanks
2014
Sunday (thanks)
2009
Echo (Short) (special thanks)
Self
2017
Occupation: Native (Documentary)
2016
Scare Campaign: Australian Premiere Q&A (Video documentary short) as
Self

References

Ian Meadows Wikipedia