Kerry James Casey (9 November 1954 Wagga Wagga NSW – 25 November 2015 Darlinghurst NSW) was an Australian actor, writer, director, and performance teacher. He worked in bilingual theatre in Australia with companies using Greek, French, Vietnamese, and Italian languages and cultures in performance.
Kerry Casey was born in Wagga Wagga New South Wales, the third of six children of James Casey, a telegraphist and Trade Union Official, and Joan Gaffney. He spent his childhood mostly in country New South Wales, in the towns of Wagga Wagga, Captain's Flat, and then Milton - moving each time his father got a promotion. The family settled in Sydney in 1967.
He undertook his secondary education at St Gregory's Campbelltown, Marcellin College Randwick, and finally, Vaucluse Boys High School (where he was a contemporary of George Smilovici).
He undertook tertiary study at the University of New South Wales. He spent over thirty years moving between the acting and teaching professions.
He married Maria Moutoudis, and was the father of their three children.
He completed a Bachelor of Arts with a Diploma of Education at the University of New South Wales in 1978, and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the Australian Defence Forces Academy in 2014.
In addition to the below screen and theatre appearances, he also appeared in television commercials for an array of well-known products including King Gee Pants and Maltesers.
2010: An Inspector Calls, played Arthur Burling; The Actors Forum; Directed by Malcolm Frawley
2009: La Princesse et la Revolution, played Madame Tussaud; Melbourne tour; Theatre LOTE Fantastique
2006: Political Fiction.; lead; Old Fitzroy Theatre; Sydney.
2006: Party Political, played Kim Beazley; Newtown Theatre; Sydney
2005: The Ghost Gum, lead, directed by Megan Finlay; Short and Sweet
2005: La Princesse et la Revolution, played Madame Tussaud. National Maritime Museum Theatre for Les Genies de la Mer
2002/2004 Runners-up.; Played the armchair fanatic; directed by Debra Iris-Batten for Legs on the Wall. Sydney Opera House and National Tours.
2002 King Lear, played the Duke of Gloucester, directed by Tanya Glenny for Harlos Productions.
2000 A Lifetime Slapping Water Buffalo on the Arse. Lead, directed by Paul Rogers. Sidetrack Theatre. Co-producer.
2000 Inland, male voice, directed by Gretchen Miller, The Studio, Sydney Opera House.
1999 Toss, directed by Paul Rogers. Friend in Hand Hotel. Sydney.Co-producer.
1997 Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence, directed by Glen Elston for 6 months in the Royal Botanic Gardens.Sydney.
1996 Coriolanus, directed by Steven Berkoff for Bell Shakespeare Company. Melbourne Festival. Sydney Opera House and national tour.
1996 Conversations with Charlie, played Charlie Chaplin, directed by Bruce Kellar for Citymoon, Asian Theatre Festival. Belvoir St Theatre
1992–1995 The Leaping Loonies. 4 years with the MO AWARD winning. Slapstick/acrobatic/improv troupe completing 2 national tours, live TV appearances and countless performances in schools, clubs, pubs, parks, stadia, theatres and country shows.
1990 Witnesses, Cicada Theatre Co. The Pilgrim Theatre.
1981–95 Hat, Cane and Suitcase 14 years as a street and event performer –character based improvisations incorporating audience participation, original texts, mime, juggling, acrobatics, magic and rope walking.
1989 The Remedy, Giallo, Sydney Metropolitan Opera. The Parade Theatre.
1989 Medea. Jason, directed by Bryan Joyce for Freewheels.
1988 Les Enfants du Paradis, Co B, Belvoir.
1988 The Intruder, The Grandfather, directed by Euan Upston. The Performance Space. Sydney.
1988 A Piece of Monologue, by Samuel Beckett. Harold Park Hotel.
1987 The Cherry Orchard. Gayev, directed by Don Mamouney. Fortune National Capitol Theatre.
1987 Tartuffe. Cleant, directed by Don Mamouney. Fortune NCT
1987 Not I, by Samuel Beckett, directed by Edmund Falzon, Fortune NCT.
1986 Manichino, directed by Don Mamouney Fortune NCT and The Wharf Theatre, Sydney.
1986 Pierrot and the Detective. The Detective; Sydney Festival commission.
1986 The Men Who Stole the Sky. a Sydney Festival commission.
1986 Fat City Circus, Adelaide Festival Fringe, performer and co-producer.
1985 Alpha/Zero Unlimited. A Sydney Festival commission.
1985 Dimboola. Bayonet, NSW clubs tours.
1985 Dodo in Love. Yank, Erskineville Hotel, Erskineville.
1983 Fidelio, by Beethoven, Opera Australia.
1983 La Traviata, Opera Australia.
1983 Dialogues of the Carmelites, Poulenc, Opera Australia.
1983 The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder, Tightrope Theatre Co.Sydney
1983 Beautiful Tigers, Picasso, Tightrope Theatre Co.
1983 Adriana le Coeurvreur, Opera Australia.
1982 The Cheated, The Father, directed by Kai Tai Chan; One Extra Co. TPS.
1982 The Giant, Theatre of the Deaf. The Stables. Sydney.
1981 Mannequins Too, directed by Jim Hughes. Anthill Theatre, Melbourne.
2007 Thursday's Fictions, played Friday, directed by Richard Allen, Physical TV,for ABC TV
2002 George of the Jungle 2, played Grouchy Gorilla; Village Roadshow & Disney.
2001 Dil Chanta Hai, (Heart's Desire), played Clown; Excel Entertainment (India).
2000 Moulin Rouge!, directed by Baz Luhrmann for Bazmark Film p/L
1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, suit-actor for Goldar; directed by Brian Spicer for 20th Century Fox
2009 Gangs of Oz Series 2. Channel 7. Directed by Katie Hides
2000 All Saints. Detective Layton, Amalgamated TV.
1999 Murder Call.; 'Grave Matters', Carlo Ghilberti, director Richard Sarrell, West Street Productions
1998 Water Rats, Patrick Macguire, director Scott Dartford Davis, Quicksilver Productions.
1992 Police Rescue, Target One, Southern Star Xanadu.
1990 Mission Top Secret, Grundy Television for ABC.
1990 English at Work, SBS TV
1986 Five Times Dizzy, SBS TV
1985 GP, Tom Scarhall.
2011 Coco, Curie et Jeanne d'Arc. Theatre LOTE Fantastique.
2009 Cellodiva.
2003 La Princesse et la Revolution, for Theatre LOTE Fantastique.
2003 Bouncers. Empire Hotel, Kings X. 'an astounding night out' – Kings X Times.
2002 Le Bossu (de Notre Dame). Writer/director for Theatre LOTE. Winner of the Frater Award for Excellence in Performances for Students.
1999 Homer Rules …the Odyssey, an original, demotic adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, for Take Away Theatre and Carnivale.
1988 Silent Partners, a mime/cabaret touring nationally.
1981–95 Hat, Cane and Suitcase, street, event and outdoor performances.
1986 Pierrot and the Detective, Sydney Festival commission, 2BL's Pick for 'Best of the Festival'.
1986 The Men Who Stole the Sky. Sydney Festival commission.
1984 Alpha/Zero Unlimited. Sydney Festival commission.
2003 La Princesse et la Revolution, with Louise Hall.
2002 Le Bossu (de Notre Dame), with Louise Hall after Victor Hugo.
2002 Legs on the Wall with Deb Batten and ensemble.
1999 Homer Rules …the Odyssey, with Freida Kritas and ensemble.
1992-5 Leaping Loonies, skits and texts including the hit narrative poem, How I Joined the Loonies
1981–95 Hat, Cane and Suitcase.
1986 Manichino, with Don Mamouney and ensemble.
1986 Pierrot and the Detective.
1986 The Men Who Stole the Sky with David Horton.
1985 Alpha/Zero Unlimited with Brian Keogh and Maggie Craigie.
1982 The Giant, with Margie Brown after Oscar Wilde.
1982 The Cheated, with Louis Nowra, including the song, Her Voice is Gone.
1981 Mannequins Too, poems, scenes and texts with Jim Hughes.
2011 HSC Drama at Sydney Secondary College.
2008 Drama coordinator Fort Street High.
2008 Rehearsal classes for Sidetrack Production of Checkpoint Zero.
2008 NIDA workshops in Meyerhold Biomechanics.
2006-7 Director of Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA).
2004-6 NIDA: Film and the Actor's Body. Movement for film acting and Meyerhold Biomechanics.
2004-6 Australian Institute of Music tutor in Music Theatre and Acting.
1983–2005 Ensemble Studios classes in Mime, Mask and Commedia de l'Arte.
2003-4 Centre for Cross Cultural Relations, ANU; lectures and workshops with Greg Denning in Academic Performance and Making Theatre.
2003/4 Classes at Aerialize and Legs on the Wall in Voice,Speech and Text in Physical Performance.
1998–2001 Conservatorium of Music High, created program and gave lectures and classes in The Instrumentalists Use of the Body in Making and Playing Music.
1996 Bell Shakespeare Company, classes in Mime for Steven Berkoff and company.
1995 Odyssey House, The Body, Performance and Addiction, for recovering addicts.
1990 Arundel House, RPAH, Performance Therapy.
1989 Sydney Metropolitan Opera, Commedia del'Arte and Opera Bouffa.
1987 Company B. Belvoir, rehearsal classes.
1987 Conservatorium of Music, lectures and workshops in Contemporary Performance for Composition and Music Theatre.
1986-7 Fortune National Capital Theatre, company trainer.
1984-6 The Drama Studio, classes in Mask & Commedia de l'Arte and the research project Shakespeare and the Commedia de l'Arte.
1985 Hellenic Art Theatre, Mask and Chorus for production of Lysistrata.
1983 Macquarie University, classes in Mime..
Honours and awards
2002 Frater Award Excellence in Performance for Students for Le Bossu (de Notre Dame)
1991 Mo Award Specialty Act with the Leaping Loonies plus three further nominations.
1986 Radio National's Best of the (Sydney) Festival for Pierrot and the Detective.
1986 Adelaide Festival Fringe. 4 stars for Fat City Circus.
