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Nathan Page is an Australian actor. He is best known for his commercial voice-over work and his role as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
Nathan Page | |
|---|---|
| Born | Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
| Spouse | Sarah-Jayne Howard |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
editNathan Page grew up in an Air Force family and moved around Australia frequently as a child.[1]
Cycling
editA former cyclist, Page attended the Australian Institute of Sport[2] with Stuart O'Grady and competed in Europe with Lance Armstrong.[3][4] He retired from professional cycling at the age of 19 due to various injuries and his inability to remain competitive in Europe without performance-enhancing drugs.[5] He recalled "It was an era that was plagued by drugs, and it was very hard to see your way through to a long career... because I stayed clean, you could beat them some of the time, but not all of the time."[3]
Describing his decision to take up acting after ending his cycling career, Page has said "I went into a wilderness for a while and had nothing to fall back on, then I decided to do something that was going to scare me".[3] He began with "a little Tuesday night drama class"[6] and graduated from the Centre for Performing Arts, Adelaide (now the Adelaide College of the Arts) in 1996.[7]
Acting career
editIn the first years of his acting career, Page primarily worked in theatre productions in Adelaide.[8] In 2002 he appeared in Same, same But Different, a major work created by Kate Champion and performed by dance theatre company Force Majeure, along with dancer and fellow Adelaidean Roz Hervey, actor Ben Winspear, and others. The work was performed at Sydney Festival, Brisbane Festival, Sydney Opera House, and the Melbourne Festival.[9]
He appeared in the films Strange Fits of Passion in 1999 and Sample People in 2000.[7] In 2003, Page had a recurring role in the third series of The Secret Life of Us as Charlie, Richie Blake's boyfriend.[7] In 2009, he was lauded for his performance as Ray "Chuck" Bennett in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.[4]
In 2011, Page played Alasdair "Mac" Macdonald, the husband of Ita Buttrose in Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, an ABC mini-series about Buttrose's life. After the series aired, Macdonald sued the ABC for defamation for erroneously depicting him as deserting his family. Scenes of Page's performance in Paper Giants were played in court as evidence. The ABC later issued a formal apology to Macdonald.[10]
In 2012, Page co-starred as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson in the first series of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries opposite Essie Davis, with whom he had appeared in a stage production of MacBeth in Adelaide in July 1998.[11] Miss Fisher has been very successful, with an average of more than 1.5 million viewers per episode in Australia and global distribution in more than 120 territories.[12] The ABC aired the second and third series of Miss Fisher in 2013 and 2015.
In 2013, Page played Henry Stokes in Underbelly: Squizzy on Nine Network. In 2015, he played Koz Krilich in Hiding on the ABC.
In 2016, Page returned to the stage for the first time in ten years.[13] He played Vinnie in The Distance with the Melbourne Theatre Company and starred as Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps with the State Theatre Company of South Australia in Adelaide.[13][14]
Page also works as a voice actor. He has voiced numerous television commercials for such companies as BMW, Kubota Tractor Corporation, and ASICS, as well as the Royal Australian Navy.[15]
Nathan was cast as a lead actor in the 2020 film Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears.[citation needed]
He appeared in the 2020 thriller film Escape from Pretoria, filmed in Adelaide in March 2019.[16]
In 2022 he appeared in an episode of the TV thriller series The Tourist, playing Constable Alex.[17][better source needed]
Recognition
editA photograph of Page, titled The Chameleon IV, 2015 by Sydney-based photographer Sam McAdam-Cooper, was a finalist for the National Photographic Portrait Prize in 2016. Finalist photographs were displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra and were exhibited throughout Australia in 2016 and 2017.[18]
Personal life
editAs of 2012[update] Page was living in Adelaide with his wife, New Zealand dancer and choreographer Sarah-Jayne Howard,[19] and their two sons.[20]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Tourist | Constable Alex | 1 episode |
| 2019 | The Hunting | Sam | 4 episodes (mini-series) |
| 2015 | Hiding | Kosta "Koz" Krilich | 8 episodes |
| 2012–2015 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries[21] | John "Jack" Robinson | 34 episodes |
| 2013 | Underbelly: Squizzy | Henry Stokes | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Redfern Now | Homicide Detective | episode "Pretty Boy Blue" |
| 2011 | Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo | Alasdair "Mac" Macdonald | 2 episodes (mini-series) |
| 2009 | All Saints | Paul | episode "Safe Haven" |
| 2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Ray "Chuck" Bennett | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Home and Away | Colin Marshall | episode # 1.4532 |
| 2003 | The Secret Life of Us | Charlie | 12 episodes |
| 2002 | White Collar Blue | Rick Calliope | episode # 1.4 |
Film
editTheatre
edit| Year | Work | Character | Director | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The 39 Steps | Richard Hannay | Jon Halpin | Dunstan Playhouse, Merrigong Theatre Company,[22] Canberra Theatre, and Geelong Arts Centre | with Anna Steen, Tim Overton and Charles Mayer |
| 2018 | After Dinner | Stephen | Corey McMahon | Dunstan Playhouse | with Elena Carapetis, Jude Henshall, Ellen Steele, and Rory Walker[23] |
| 2016 | The 39 Steps | Richard Hannay | Jon Halpin | Dunstan Playhouse | with Anna Steen, Tim Overton and Charles Mayer |
| 2016 | The Distance | Vinnie | Leticia Cáceres | Southbank Theatre, The Sumner | with Nadine Garner, Katrina Milosevic and Martin Blum |
| 2007 | Nightcafe | – | Gavin Webber | – | with Kate Harman, Alice Hinde and Kyle Page |
| 2006 | Peribanez | – | Neil Armfield | Seymour Theatre | with Leeanna Walsman, Socratis Otto and Nathaniel Dean[24][25] |
| 2006 | Been So Long | – | Syd Brisbane | – | with Evan Jureidini, Hannah Norris and Brendan Rock |
| 2005 | Already Elsewhere | – | Kate Champion | Drama Theatre | with Fiona Cameron, Kirstie McCracken and Byron Perry |
| 2004 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | – | Benedict Andrews | Belvoir St. Theatre | with Jacek Koman, Tim Draxl, Anthony Phelan and Socratis Otto |
| 2003 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | – | David Field | – | with Loretta Brades, Rosalba Clemente and Peter Kowitz |
| 2002 | Same But Different | – | Kate Champion | – | with Brian Harrison, Shaun Parker and Byron Perry |
| 2001 | Design for Living | – | Rodney Fisher | Playhouse Theatre | with Josephine Byrnes, Narjic Fogerty, Patrick Frost and Rhys Muldoon |
| 1998 | Macbeth | – | Rodney Fisher | – | with Laurence Coy, Essie Davis, Jeremy Sims and John Walter |
| 1997 | Features of Blown Youth | – | Benedict Andrews | The Queens Theatre | with Valerie Berry, Syd Brisbane and Richard Kelly |
| 1997 | Mercedes/In the Solitude of the Cotton Fields | – | – | The Queens Theatre | with Rebecca Harvey and Frank Whitten |
| 1996 | The Lower Depths | – | Rosalba Clemente | Price Theatre | with Jody Anderson, Pamela Graham and Jane Walker |
| 1996 | Anger's Love | – | Peter Dunn | The Street Theatre | with Josh McIntyre, Gabrielle Reilly and Sean Weatherly |
| 1995 | The Fairy Queen | – | Jack Edwards | Scott Theatre | with Catriona Barr, Pamela Graham and Samantha Rogers |
References
edit- ^ "Nathan Page from Squizzy". 4BC. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Sams, Christine (1 September 2013). "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries: partners in crime". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Sams, Christine (6 September 2013). "Actor recycles history of staying clean". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Underbelly star Nathan Page out of work". The Courier Mail. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Nathan Page Cyclist". TV Week. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Nathan Page almost missed role". Herald Sun. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Nathan Page". Showcast. 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Nathan Page". The Australian Live Performance Database. AusStage. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Same, same But Different". Force Majeure. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
- ^ Hall, Louise (30 April 2012). "ABC apology to Buttrose's ex-husband read in court". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Macbeth". The Australian Live Performance Database. AusStage. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries back for a third season". IF Magazine. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ a b Nunn, Louise (12 August 2016). "Nathan Page: Stepping up for 39 Steps". The Advertiser. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Herbert, Kate (11 March 2016). "Theatre review: The Distance, Melbourne Theatre Company". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Nathan Page". Scout Voice Management. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Radcliffe-starrer 'Escape From Pretoria' kicks off in South Australia". if.com.au. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ The Tourist (TV Series 2022–2024) - IMDb. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Current and previous exhibitions, National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Writer, Vanessa Keys Arts (4 January 2012). "No pauses for this pregnant woman". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Auckland Arts Festival: Moving Wright along". The New Zealand Herald. 3 March 2011. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Official Website
- ^ https://merrigong.com.au/ [bare URL]
- ^ "After Dinner by Andrew Bovell - State Theatre Company South Australia".
- ^ Armfield gives 'Spain's Hamlet' its Aussie premiere at the University's York Theatre
- ^ Theatre Review :: Peribanez