COLIN FRIELS

Colin lived in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire Scotland until he was approx. 12-15 before moving to Australia. After moving to Australia, he tried out for and started his training at NIDA. Some of his fellow students, included his wife, Judy Davis, as well as Mel Gibson and Dennis Olsen. During his time on the screen, Colin had a down fall in 1997, when he Suffered from pancreatic cancer and nearly died. He is now in full remission.

Colin has two children, to his wife Judy Davis. (Jack and Charlotte). Often Colin will appear in films opposite his wife. Some of these include: "Hoodwink," "Kangaroo," "High Tide" and "The Man Who Sued God."

After all of Colin's successes he landed the role of Frank Holloway on channel nine's acclaimed popular police drama WATER RATS in 1996. Colin had many up's and down's over the years, and as Frank Holloway his main was his partner Rachel Goldstien (Catherine McClements). Sadly Frank left in season 5 in 2000, sailing away into the sunset, after a teary farewell to Goldie, after asking her to go with him.

Date of birth (location)
25 September, Scotland, United Kingdom

BIOGRAPHY

Credits

"Bastard Boys" (2007) (mini Series)
"BlackJack: Ghosts" (2007) .... Jack Kempson
"BlackJack: At the Gates" (2006) .... Jack Kempson
"BlackJack: Dead Memory" (2006) .... Jack Kempson
"The Book of Revelation" (2006) .... Olsen
"Solo" (2006) .... Jack Barrett
"BlackJack: Ace Point Game" (2005) .... Jack Kempson
"BlackJack: In the Money" (2005) .... Jack Kempson
"The Illustrated Family Doctor" (2005) .... Ray Gill
"BlackJack: Sweet Science" (2004) (TV) .... Jack Kempson
"Tom White" (2004) .... Tom White
"The Mystery of Natalie Wood" (2004) .... Nick Gurdin
"Temptation" (2003) .... Roberto Francobelli
"BlackJack" (2003) .... Jack Kempson
"Max's Dreaming" (2003) .... Mark Bryce
"Black and White" (2002) .... Father Tom Dixon
"My Husband My Killer" (2001) .... Bob Inkster
"The Man Who Sued God" (2001) .... David Myers
"Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story" (2001) .... George Temple
"The Farm" (2001) (mini Series) .... Tom Cooper
"Marriage Acts" (2000) .... David McKinnon
"Water Rats" .... Detective Senior Constable Frank Holloway (113 episodes, 1996-1999)
"Dark City" (1998) .... Det. Eddie Walenski
"Mr. Reliable" (1996) .... Wally Mellish
"Cosi" (1996) .... Errol
"Space: Above and Beyond" .... Lt. Colonel Fouts (1 episode, 1995)
"Angel Baby" (1995) .... Morris Goodman
"Back of Beyond" (1995) .... Connor
"A Good Man in Africa (1994)" .... Morgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner
"Halifax f.p: Hard Corps" (1994) .... Kevin Tait
"Stark" (1993) .... Sly Morgan
"The Nostradamus Kid" (1993) .... American Preacher
"Seven Deadly Sins" (1993) (mini Series) .... Pride
"Police Rescue" .... Lew Campbell (1 episode, 1992)
"The Last Man Hanged" (1992) .... Ronald Ryan
"Dingo" (1991) .... John Anderson
"Class Action" (1991) .... Michael Grazier
"Weekend with Kate" (1990) .... Richard Muir
"Darkman" (1990) .... Louis Strack Jr.
"Grievous Bodily Harm" (1988) .... Tom Stewart
"Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train" (1988) .... Man
"High Tide" (1987) .... Mick
"Ground Zero" (1987) .... Harvey Denton
"Malcolm" (1986) .... Malcolm Hughes
"Kangaroo" (1986) .... Richard Somers
"The Man in the Iron Mask" (1985) (voice) .... Phillipe/Louis XIV
"The Coolangatta Gold" (1984) .... Adam Lucas
"For the Term of His Natural Life" (1983) .... Rufus Dawes
"Buddies" (1983) .... Mike
"Monkey Grip" (1982) .... Javo
"Prisoners" (1981) .... Nick
"Hoodwink" (1981) .... Robert
"Big Toys" (1980)

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