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Mark Hembrow (born 1955 in Brisbane) is an Australian actor, writer and musician. His parents were Vernon Charles Hembrow, who was an English Literature lecturer at the Teachers Training College at Kelvin Grove and his mother Sally Hembrow, was a daytime women's television presenter and cook on the Channel Nine series 'Living Graciously' which aired from 1963-1973. She was a forerunner for women in television, food, fashion and interior decor. Sally also had a radio show on 4KQ named 'Hotline to the Oven'. Mark's education was at Ashgrove State School and then St. Peters Lutheran College Indooroopilly.
Mark first stepped on stage at the second play ever performed at La Boîte Theatre Company, as Barnaby Tucker in The Matchmaker and then in Hayfever and Fetch Me A Fig Leaf the musical, all directed by Graham Johnson. He then did a musical, Once Upon a Mattress at the Arts Theatre Brisbane, which was to be his last amateur production at aged 17.
At 18 years of age, Mark first started working professionally for the main company at Queensland Theatre Company where he worked in productions over two years while doing in-service training. Productions included 'Springle' a secondary school theatre and education production, written by Billy Brown to celebrate 100 years of education. He also performed in Equus, School for Scoundrels, Savages, Jumpers, The Department, Hamlet and Fourth of July before heading to Sydney.
His first professional jobs in Sydney were with the Old Tote Theatre Company (Now Sydney Theatre Company) in a production of Night of the Iguana and on Television series Young Doctors as Georgie Saint. He then worked on two musicals, Rocky Horror Show and Paradise Regained. And then in his first feature, Goodbye Paradise directed by Karl Schultz.
Mark proceeded to do many ABC tv shows and feature films, until he decided to walk away from the industry to raise his three daughters in the Mountains, during this time he wrote two feature film scripts and was composing music. Mark's return to the screen has been the Straits directed by Rachael Ward and Old School starring Bryan Brown and Sam Neil by Matchbox Productions.
Mark Hembrow Examples of Acting Work
Filmography
Actor
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The Crypto Kids (filming) as
Charles Balak
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Run (Short) (post-production) as
The valet
2019
Chiroptera as
Boris
2015
Brothers (Short) as
Todd
2014
Old School (TV Mini Series) as
Perry Robertson
- Easy Money (2014) - Perry Robertson
2012
The Straits (TV Mini Series) as
Ambrose
- Epiphanies (2012) - Ambrose (as Mark Hambrow)
2003
Swimming Upstream as
Tommy
2001
The Lost World (TV Series) as
Hyde
- The Outlaw (2001) - Hyde
2000
Tales of the South Seas (TV Mini Series)
- Fast Company (2000)
1998
Misery Guts (TV Series) as
Arnold Flashman
- Sole Search (1998) - Arnold Flashman
- Flash of Inspiration (1998) - Arnold Flashman
- Wheels on Fire (1998) - Arnold Flashman
- Paradise Lost (1998) - Arnold Flashman
1997
Heaven's Burning as
Truck Driver
1995
On the Dead Side
1995
G.P. (TV Series) as
Mr. David 'Dave' Barber
- What About Your Heart? (1995) - Mr. David 'Dave' Barber
1993
Time Trax (TV Series) as
Rufio Jans
- Photo Finish (1993) - Rufio Jans
1993
Wet and Wild Summer! as
Max
1993
Phoenix (TV Series) as
Damian Thorpe
- Married to the Job (1993) - Damian Thorpe
1992
Redheads as
Brewster
1992
The Adventures of Skippy (TV Series) as
Paul Watson
- Skippy and the Trailbiker (1992) - Paul Watson
1991
Animal Park (TV Movie) as
Jim Pryor
1990
The Last Island as
Frank
1988
The Flying Doctors (TV Series) as
Tony Downes / Bob Archer
- Brother's Keeper (1990) - Tony Downes
- Borrowed Time (1988) - Bob Archer
1989
Out of the Body as
David Gaze
1988
Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer (TV Movie) as
Padre
1988
Sons of Steel as
Mal
1988
Return to Snowy River as
Seb
1987
Running from the Guns as
Peter
1987
High Tide as
Mechanic
1986
Last Chance (TV Movie) as
Angus (uncredited)
1986
The Great Bookie Robbery (TV Mini Series)
1985
Anzacs (TV Mini Series) as
Dick Baker / Pte. Dick Baker
- The Big Push (1985) - Dick Baker
- The Great Adventure (1985) - Pte. Dick Baker
1983
At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture as
L.D. Jones
1983
Platypus Cove as
Paddy O'Neil
1982
Goodbye Paradise as
Igor
1982
1915 (TV Mini Series) as
Boof Lucas
- The Last Day of the Year (1982) - Boof Lucas
- Hands Across the Sea (1982) - Boof Lucas
- Soldiers of the King (1982) - Boof Lucas
- Your Country Needs You (1982) - Boof Lucas
1980
Spring & Fall (TV Series) as
Mickey
- Thanks Brother (1982)
- The Slammer (1980) - Mickey
1982
The Highest Honor (TV Movie) as
Able Seaman F.W. Marsh
1982
Jonah (TV Mini Series) as
Waxy
- Episode #1.4 (1982) - Waxy
- Episode #1.3 (1982) - Waxy
- Episode #1.2 (1982) - Waxy
- Episode #1.1 (1982) - Waxy
1981
Australian Theatre Festival (TV Series)
- Rusty Bugles (1981)
1981
Desire (Short)
1980
Home Sweet Home (TV Series) as
Brian
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1980) - Brian
1977
The Young Doctors (TV Series) as
Georgie Saint
1978
Father, Dear Father in Australia (TV Series) as
Ken
- A Home from Home (1978) - Ken
1978
Shimmering Light (TV Movie) as
Peter
Writer
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The Crypto Kids (writer) (filming)
2010
The Argues: The Movie (story) / (co-writer)
Producer
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The Crypto Kids (producer) (filming)
2010
The Argues: The Movie (producer)
Director
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The Crypto Kids (filming)
2010
The Argues: The Movie
Soundtrack
1977
The Young Doctors (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.123 (1977) - (performer: "If I Had Time" - uncredited)
- Episode #1.121 (1977) - (performer: "If I Had Time" - uncredited)