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Russell Dykstra (born 31 December 1966) is an Australian actor of screen, stage and TV.

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Russell Dykstra
Dykstra in 2013, at the Addams Family rehearsal
Born	(1966-12-31) 31 December 1966 (age 55) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation	Actor

Early life

Dykstra grew up in the Brisbane suburb of Calamvale.[1]

Dykstra first appeared on stage at age 10 in a theatre production of Toad of Toad Hall. He later studied acting at the University of Southern Queensland, and in his early career worked alongside fellow actor Geoffrey Rush with the Grin and Tonic theatre troupe.[2][3] Dykstra also studied at the school of Jacques Lecoq in Paris and Philippe Gaulier in London.[4]

Career

Dykstra’s one-man show Children of the Devil toured nationally in 1996-98 with funding from the Australia Council, earning him a Matilda Award[5] and a Victorian Green Room Award[6] nomination for Best Actor.[7][8][9][10]

Shortly thereafter Dykstra made his feature film debut in the critically acclaimed Soft Fruit, directed by Christina Andreef, for which he received an AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (1999) and a Film Critics’ Circle Award nomination (2000).[11][12][13]

In 2007 Dykstra was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Romulus, My Father directed by Richard Roxburgh.[14][15] Other film appearances include Oranges and Sunshine, Clubland, Lantana, Garage Days, Ned Kelly, View from Greenhaven Drive, The Wannabes and Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger.

Dykstra’s theatre credits are extensive, including God of Carnage,[16] The Wonderful World of Dissocia,[17][18] The Unlikely Prospect of Happiness,[19] for the Sydney Theatre Company and Babyteeth,[20][21] Ray’s Tempest, The Underpants, The Laramie Project, Yibiyung and The Ham Funeral for Company B. His performances in Toy Symphony and Stuff Happens earning him national theatre Helpmann Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 2006 and 2008 and a Sydney Theatre Award (2007).[22] Dykstra has also worked with the Malthouse Theatre, Theatre of Image, Griffin Theatre, Ensemble, La Boite Theatre and The Queensland Theatre Company.[23]

Television credits include the Australian TV series Spirited, Wild Boys, My Place, Scorched, Blackjack, ABC TV’s Loot, All Saints and White Collar Blue.

Dykstra is perhaps most well known for his portrayal of the character Barney, in the award winning ABC TV series Rake.

In 2013 Dykstra appeared as Uncle Fester in the Australian production of the Broadway musical The Addams Family.[24] For this performance Dykstra was honored with his third Helpmann Award, for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (2013).[25]

Currently Dykstra is playing Pumbaa in the Australian tour of Disney's The Lion King.[26] For this performance Dykstra received a Sydney Theatre Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical (2013) and was nominated Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical at the 14th Annual Helpmann Awards.[27][28]

In 2015 Dykstra won his second Equity Award, for Most Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series, for his portrayal of Barney in the ABC TV series Rake.[29]

Filmography

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Medivac	1996	Fitzpatrick
Soft Fruit	1998	Bo	AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (1999) | Film Critics’ Circle Award nomination (1999)
Bondi Banquet	1999	Rufus
Beach Story (short film)	2000	Frank
Lantana	2001	Michael
Garage Days	2001	Bruno
Versus (short film)	2001	Jay
Water Rats (series	2001	Tino
Grass Roots (series)	2001	Bill Hooks
Backburner (TV show)	2002	Mr Dennis McCauley
Blackjack (series)	2002	Buchanan
Stuffed Bunny (short film)	2002	Man
Ned Kelly	2002	Wild Wright
The Wannabees	2002	Marcus
White Collar Blue (series)	2003	Dale Trindle
All Saints (series)	2003	Grant Jenkins
Loot (series)	2003	Bruno Batelli
Amorality Tale (short film)	2004	Brian Chappell
The Water Diary (short film)	2005	Rog
Blackjack: Ghosts (series)	2006	Buchanan
Clubland	2006	Shane
Romulus, My Father	2006	Mitru	AFI Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor (2007)
The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry (series)	2007	Henry’s Dad and Tough Guy
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger	2007	Osmond Blueburger
View from Greenhaven Drive	2007	Tim
Strike Team (series)	2008	Keith
My Place (series)	2009	Mr. Merry
Nightwalking (short film)	2009	Voices
Spirited (Series 1)	2009	Adam
Rake (Series 1)	2010	Barney Meagher	Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Wild Boys (series	2011	Winston
Oranges and Sunshine	2011	Dan
Rake (Series 2)	2012	Barney Meagher
Maiden (short film)	2013	Mick
Rake (Series 3)	2013	Barney Meagher
Rake (Series 4)	2016	Barney Meagher
Slam	2018	Paul Koustakidis

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result	Work
Victorian Green Room Award	1998	Best Male Actor	Nominated	Children of the Devil
Brisbane Theatre Critics’ Matilda Award	1998	Best Male Actor	Won	Children of the Devil
Film Critics’ Circle Award	1999	Best Male Actor	Nominated	Soft Fruit
Australian Film Institute Award (AFI)	1999	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Won	Soft Fruit
Helpmann Award	2006	Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play	Won	Stuff Happens
Australian Film Institute Award (AFI)	2007	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	Romulus, My Father (Film)
Sydney Theatre Critics Circle Award	2007	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Won	Toy Symphony
Helpmann Award	2008	Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play	Won	Toy Symphony
Equity Award	2011	Most Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series	Won	RAKE Series 1
USQ Alumnus Awards	2013	Outstanding Alumnus of the Year	Won	Outstanding Achievement
Helpmann Award	2013	Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical	Won	The Addams Family
Sydney Theatre Critics Circle Award	2013	Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical	Nominated	The Lion King
Helpmann Award	2014	Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical	Nominated	The Lion King
Equity Award	2015	Most Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series	Won	RAKE Series 3

References

External links

• Russell Dykstra at IMDb

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