Ian Meadows

For the archaeologist, see Ian Meadows (archaeologist).

Ian Meadows
Born1983
Collie, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationCurtin University
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright, writer
Years active2003–current
Known forHome and Away
Mao's Last Dancer
The Pacific
RelativesNeroli Meadows (sister)
Paul Ritter (grandfather)

Ian Meadows is an Australian actor, playwright and writer.

Early life and education

Born and raised in Collie, Western Australia, Meadows trained at Curtin University and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating in 2005.[1] 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.[2]

Acting career

Meadows' 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.[3]

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.

Meadows' 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.[1] 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, Meadows had a recurring role in police series Rush, playing James, the son of Inspector Kerry Vincent (played by Catherine McClements). He also played Pvt. Cecil Evans in HBO miniseries The Pacific, which was filmed mostly in Australia.[citation needed]

In 2011, Meadows was seen in the ABC telemovie Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, playing the role of photographer Andrew Cowell,[4] and also appeared in a season three episode of East West 101, playing Simon. That same year, he reprised his guest starring role of James Vincent in Rush.[5]

Meadows starred in A Moody Christmas, an ABC comedy series which aired on ABC1 in the weeks leading up to Christmas 2012.[6] A follow-up series The Moodys aired on ABC1 in early 2014.[citation needed]

During 2016 and 2017, Meadows played a leading role in Network 10's Australian drama series, The Wrong Girl.[citation needed] He starred in the 2016 horror drama film Scare Campaign, as lead character Marcus.[7] He then appeared as Matt Aldin in the 2021 Australian/American Netflix drama Clickbait.[citation needed]

Meadows is also a writer, having written episodes for Spirited, SLiDE, Offspring, The Moodys, Playing for Keeps and RFDS.

Awards and nominations

Year Category Award Work Result Ref
2008 Best Newcomer Sydney Theatre Awards Modern International Dead Nominated [8][9]
2010 Best Screenplay in a Short Film AFI Awards[a] A Parachute Falling in Siberia Nominated [10]
2010 Best Screenplay in a Short Film AWGIE Awards[b] A Parachute Falling in Siberia Won [10][11]
2011 Best Live Action Short Film Bruce Corwin Award A Parachute Falling in Siberia Nominated [12]
2012 Television – Series AWGIE Awards Spirited (episode "Living in Oblivion") Nominated [13]
2013 Emerging Playwrights NSW Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights Between Two Waves Won [10][14][15]
2014 Best Direction AACTA Awards[c] The Turning Nominated [16]
2014 Best Screenplay AFCA Awards[d] The Turning Nominated [17]
2019 Most Outstanding Supporting Actor Logie Awards Dead Lucky Nominated [18]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Shark Net Ritchie Male Miniseries, episode 3
2006 All Saints Jeff Weiss Season 9, episode 18: "One for the Road"
2006–07 Home and Away Rocco Cooper Seasons 19–20, 16 episodes
2006 Tripping Over Elliot Miniseries, episodes 3–5
2009 3 Acts of Murder George Floyd TV movie
2010 The Pacific Pvt. Cecil Evans Miniseries, episode 2: "Basilone"
2010–11 Rush James Vincent Seasons 3–4, 5 episodes
2011 Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away Der. Sgt. Tim Fry TV movie
2011 Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo Andrew Cowell Miniseries, episodes 1 & 2
2011 East West 101 Simon Season 3, episode 4: "Transit of Venus"
2012 A Moody Christmas Dan Moody Season 1, 6 episodes
2014 Rake Paul Wendon Season 3, 4 episodes
2014 The Moodys Dan Moody Season 1, 8 episodes
2014 Parer's War Terry Banks TV movie
2015 8MMM Aboriginal Radio Jake Season 1, 6 episodes
2016–17 The Wrong Girl Pete Barnett Seasons 1–2, 18 episodes
2018 Dead Lucky Corey Baxter Miniseries, episodes 1–4
2018 True Story with Hamish & Andy John Season 2, episode 7: "Lisa"
2021 Clickbait Matt Aldin Miniseries, episodes 1–8
2021 RFDS Shaun Everett Season 1, episode 6

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 John 'Rocky' Robinson: Roll with the Punches Mark Kingston Short film
2003 Brothers Patty Short film
2005 Postcard Vernosti David Short film
2006 Iron Bird Thomas Short film
2007 The Other Half Dean Short film
2007 The Last Supper (unknown/unnamed role) Short film
2008 Legacy Donald Short film
2009 Early Checkout Porter Short film
2009 Water Ryan Short film
2009 Mao's Last Dancer WTC Backstage Manager Feature film
2011 Happy Birthday Katey's Dad (voice) Short film
2011 Colin the Dog's Fabulous Midnight Adventure and Another Story Younger Giles Short film
2013 The Fragments Joel Short film
2016 Scare Campaign Marcus Feature film
2016 Killing Ground Ian Smith Feature film
2016 Measuring the Jump Lee Short film
2017 Operation: Native Self appearance Documentary

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Electra New Theatre, Perth with WAAPA
2005 The Tempest Ron Stone Park, Perth with WAAPA
2006 MAJ Monologues - The Risk Accessor Daniel Brainbox
2008 The Modern International Dead Luke Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney
2009 Ladybird Dima Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2011 The Coming World Ed Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney
2011 Neighbourhood Watch Martin Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2012; 2014 Between Two Waves Daniel Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA
2013 Other Desert Cities Trip Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
2014 Blue/Orange Bruce Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
War Deak Hayman
House Family Play Featured Hayman
The Risk Assessor Daniel Brainbox
2015 The Weir Brendan Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC

[19][20]

As writer / director

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Water Writer Short film
2009 Ladybird Producer / Re-writer Theatre production with Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2010 A Parachute Falling in Siberia Writer / director Short film
2010–11 Spirited Writer Season 1, episodes 2 & 4, season 2, episode 9
2011 Offspring Writer Season 2, episode 5
2011 SLiDE Writer Season 1, episode 8
2011 Four Deaths in the Life of Ronaldo Abok Writer / Co-director Riverside Theatres Parramatta with True West Theatre[21]
2012 Between Two Waves Writer Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA[22]
2012; 2014 Between Two Waves Playwright Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA
2013 The Turning Writer (screenplay) / Director feature film, segment "Defender"
2014 The Moodys Writer Season 1, episode 7
2017 House Husbands Writer Season 3, episodes 5 & 8
2017 The Wrong Girl Writer Season 2, episodes 3 & 8
2018 Playing for Keeps Writer Season 1, episodes 3 & 7
2018 On the Ropes Writer Miniseries, 4 episodes
2019 SeaChange Writer Season 4, episode 7
2021 RFDS Writer Season 1, episodes 1-2 & 5-6

Book

Notes

  1. ^ AFI Award shared with Sarah Shaw.
  2. ^ AWGIE Award shared with Sarah Shaw.
  3. ^ AACTA Award shared with Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Anthony Lucas, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page, Stephen Page, Simon Stone, Warwick Thornton, Marieka Walsh, Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham.
  4. ^ AFCA Award shared with Marieka Walsh, Warwick Thornton, Jub Clerc, Justin Monjo, Kris Mrksa, Rhys Graham, Ashlee Page, Marcel Dorney, Claire McCarthy, Emily Ballou, Mia Wasikowska, Andrew Upton, David Wenham, Jonathan auf der Heide, Justin Kurzel, Circa Contemporary Circus.

References

  1. ^ a b "Rise and shine". Brisbane Times. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. ^ Molloy, Shannon (2 July 2016). "The Wrong Girl star Ian Meadows says sister Neroli comes out on top in talented clan". The Sunday Telegraph.
  3. ^ Downie, Stephen (24 January 2007). "Role grows more varied". News.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo | TV Tonight". 7 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Watch full episodes of TV shows for free on 10 play".
  6. ^ "Throng.com.au". ww17.throng.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ^ Barton, Steve (20 February 2015). "100 Bloody Acres Team Launch Scare Campaign". Dread Central. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ "2008". sydneytheatreawards.com. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. ^ Supple, Augusta (18 March 2009). "Ian Meadows". australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "IAN MEADOWS". hlamgt.com.au. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Comedy Writing Shines At The 2010 AWGIES". awg.com.au. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2011 Awards)". imdb.com. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  13. ^ Knox, David (11 July 2012). "AWGIE Awards 2012: nominees". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Ian Meadows wins NSW Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights". artsreview.com.au. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  15. ^ Shihab, Zainab Hussain (11 December 2013). "Belvoir announces $20,000 fellowship winner". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  16. ^ "3rd AACTA Awards". aacta.org. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  17. ^ "The 2014 Australian Film Critics Association Film & Writing Awards were held at ACMI on Saturday March 1st". auscritic.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Logies 2019 nominations: Full list of winners". news.com.au. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  19. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/409765
  20. ^ http://imcompany.com.au/actors/ian-meadows/
  21. ^ "Four Deaths in the Life of Ronaldo Abok". kjtheatrediary.com. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  22. ^ "BETWEEN TWO WAVES". griffintheatre.com.au. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  23. ^ Meadows, Ian (1 October 2012). "Between Two Waves (Current Theatre Series)". Amazon UK. ISBN 978-0868199498.