He is a member of Media Alliance (Australian Equity), British Equity, Canadian Equity, Writers Guild of Canada and A.C.T.R.A., as well as the Australian Writers Guild.

In 1993 he co-founded The Period Pieces Company bringing the classics back to life. In 1998 he became Artistic Director of the series - "Crossing the Line", a festival of plays written by estbalished screenwriters.

BIOGRAPHY

AS A DIRECTOR

THEATRE:

DOROTHY PARKER SAYS MICHELE STAYNER CHAPEL OFF CHAPEL

GOSSAMER MERLYN / MALTHOUSE CROSSING THE LINE

SNOOP " " " " " "

ALLISON'S RUB LA MAMA COURTHOUSE THEATRE

FOR MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL

WE'RE ALL HERE NAT. THEATRE CO. THEATREWORKS

AS AN ACTOR/DIRECTOR FOR PERIOD PIECES:

LO SPOSO DELUSO (1 ACT OPERA) DIRECTOR

THE DEVIL IS AN ASS DIRECTOR

ROOKERY NOOK DIRECTOR

WHEN WE ARE MARRIED DIRECTOR

THE MEDIEVAL MYSTERY PLAYS DIRECTOR

TRELAWNY OF THE WELLS DIRECTOR

A FLEA IN HER EAR HERR SHWARTZ DIRECTOR AS WELL

THERE'S ONE IN EVERY MARRIAGE VATELIN

THE MALCONTENT MALEVOLE

THE RIVALS SIR ANTH. ABSOLUTE DIRECTOR AS WELL

AS AN ACTOR:

THEATRE

ART ON TRIAL NARRATOR/COMMENTATOR ART GALLERY OF N.S.W. ETC.

MYSTERIES B KEENE/TAYLOR THEATRE PROJECT ALIVE AT WILLIAMSTOWN PIER BILLY BECKETT THEATRE

WITNESS RUEBEN HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

FOR BETTER FOR WORSE BARTON PAGE CHAPEL OFF CHAPEL

OSCAR WILDE AT THE CAFE ROYALE OSCAR WILDE MELB. INT. FEST. - MIETTA'S

A HARD GOD PADDY CASSIDY N.E.T.C.

WOMAN IN MIND REV. GERALD GANNET M.T.C.

OCCUPATION COMEDIAN GEORGE COPPIN WRITER'S THEATRE

MASTER CLASS STALIN H.V.T.C.

HURLY BURLY MICKEY M.T.C.

SHORTS AT THE WHARF LEADS S.T.C

BORN YESTERDAY HARRY BROCK OPERA HOUSE - S.T.C.

INSIGNIFICANCE THE SENATOR S.T.C. - PLAYBOX

WOODWORM EDWIN PLAYBOX

CRIMES OF THE HEART DOC PORTER M.T.C.

GARY FILES

THEATRE

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT JAMIE PLAYBOX

BURIED CHILD DODGE ADELAIDE FEST. - PLAYBOX

CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS WESTON ADELAIDE FEST. - PLAYBOX

THE DANCE OF DEATH EDGAR PLAYBOX

THE LADY FROM MAXIM'S ETIENNE/EMILE OLD TOTE THEATRE CO.

HENRY IV (I&II) HOTSPUR/JUSTICE SILENCE S.T.C. OF S.A.

THEY SHOOT HORSES DON'T THEY ROCKY S.T.C. OF S.A.

CITY SUGAR LEONARD BRAZIL M.T.C. & S.T.C. OF S.A.

TELEVISION:

PIG'S BREAKFAST (SERIES) 1& 2 KEVIN HOWARD SOUTHERN STAR/ CHANNEL 9

STATE CORONER LIONEL MORLEY CRAWFORD/HARVEY TAFT

CORRELLI HENRY BARNES A.B.C. - T.V.

BLUE HEELERS DES LANG M&M-CH 7

BLUE HEELERS KEN FORBES M.P. M&M-CH.7

THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER CLARENDON PRO FILMS

BUTTERFLY ISLAND PHILIP PHELPS MEDIACAST P/L

THE COL'N CARPENTER SHOW TONY CH. 10

E.A.R.T.H. FORCE DR CURT FREEMAN WARNER/ROADSHOW

SKIRTS SAM McHEATH SIMPSON/LE MESURIER

INSIDE RUNNING ZEKE LA RUSSO A.B.C.-T.V.

THE FLYING DOCTORS MURRAY McLENNON CRAWFORD PRODUCTIONS

A COUNTRY PRACTICE NEVILLE CRISP J.N.P.

RAFFERTY'S RULES FRANKIE A.T.N. - 7

HOUSE RULES BILLY BLAKE A.B.C. - T.V.

THE SHADOW OF THE NOOSE JUSTICE WILLS B.B.C. - T.V.

THE FOUR MINUTE MILE DR. HIDDLESTONE A.B.C./B.B.C. CO-PRO.

THE TRUE BELIEVERS FRED DALY ABC/R'SHOW, COOTE/CARROLL

NEIGHBOURS (SERIES) TOM RAMSAY GRUNDY ORGANISATION

THE LOCAL RAG GEORGE O'SHEA A.B.C. - T.V.

THE GREAT BOOKIE ROBBERY SLASHER GREY P.B.L. PRODUCTIONS

PRIME TIME E. HAYWARD ECCLES A.B.C. - T.V.

PRISONER FRED FERGUSON GRUNDY ORGANISATION

THE SULLIVANS KEITH BRIDGES CRAWFORD PRODUCTIONS

PUNISHMENT KEN BURCHETT GRUNDY ORGANISATION

RUSTY BUGLES CORP. ANDY EDWARDS A.B.C. - T.V.

KINGSWOOD COUNTRY JACK STUBBS R.S. PRODUCTIONS

COP SHOP SID PEAKE CRAWFORD PRODUCTIONS

PATROL BOAT COMM. H. STERLING U.S.N. A.B.C. - T.V.

DESERT FOXES FRED KRAPPER A.B.C. - T.V.

BELLBIRD DAVID EMERSON A.B.C. - T.V.

POWER WITHOUT GLORY JACK SMITHERS A.B.C. - T.V.

SPECIAL T.V. SERIES FOR CHILDREN:

THE VOICE OF ZARDOR IN THE ANIMATED SERIES "OCEAN GIRL" FOR MEDIA WORLD FEATURES. ALSO MANIPULATED AND VOICED THE LEAD MUPPETS SIMON SMEDLEY AND AUNT MATILDA IN TWO SERIES FOR A.B.C. - T.V. MELBOURNE - 'THE ARCADE SHOW' AND 'SMEDLEY'S WEEKLY'

FILM:

DEAD END CHIEF SUPER. SHERMAN B & B FILMS

MULL BROTHER BAXTER UKIYO FILMS

EVIL ANGELS PROF. CHAIKIN EVIL ANGELS FILMS

ABRA-CADBRA KLAW/DR. CADABRA AL ET AL (ANIMATED FEATURE)

THE LITTLEST CONVICT THE GOVENOR YORRAM GROSS ANIMATION

THE CLUB P. LANDY S.A.F.C.

THE MONEY MOVERS ERNEST SAINSBURY S.A.F.C.

GARY FILES

RADIO

PERCY GRAINGER (PERCY) A.B.C. SCHOOLS JOHN PATRICK

A PHOENIX TOO FREQUENT A.B.C. - DRAMA HENRY CUTHBERTSON

ROOTS " " PAT KENNEDY

THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL " " HENRY CUTHBERTSON

ICE AGE " " " " "

THE SUMMER OF GIANT SUNFLOWERS " " DAVID CHANDLER

POOR FELLER MY COUNTRY " " FRANK ZEPPLE

MR MERGENTHWERKER'S LOBBLIES " " " "

PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITH RED HAIR " " HENRY CUTHBERTSON

INSIDE THE PRISON " " " " "

WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN " " " " "

ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA " " " " "

THE ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL " " JOHN HANNAFORD

WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE " " " " "

FISH TALES " " ANNE MCINERNEY

THE OUTLAW OF THE NIGHT SKY " " " " "

THE UNBORN " " " " "

EXTENSIVE WORK FOR THE A.B.C. (WRITING AND PERFORMING) IN A LARGE SPECTRA OF PROGRAMMES FROM CURRENT AFFAIRS TO THE BOOK PROGRAMME AND RADIO HELICON.

BOOKS READ: "ALL WRETCHES HANG", "THE MONEY MOVERS", "THE CALL OF THE WILD", "WHITE LIGHT", "RED NIGHTS" AND "DETECTIVE'.

NARRATION:

THREE SERIES FOR A.B.C.-T.V.:

WILDSCREEN NATURAL HISTORY DEPT. AUSTRALIAN

OUT OF EMPIRE OPEN LEARNING AUST./VARIOUS

PLANTS OPEN LEARNING AUSTRALIAN

THREE PROGRAMMES FOR S.B.S. - T.V.:

STILL ON THE SAME WAY ORCALIA P/L

NOTHING IN WRITING FROM CAPTAIN COOK " "

A LONG TIME DREAM " "

NARRATON FOR OVERSEAS:

VANCOUVER AIRPORT TOUCH SCREEN/C.D. ROM CANADIAN

FIRE AWARENESS FOR CANADA/U.S.A. AMERICAN

COMMERCIALS:

MAD PROFESSOR "TIME MACHINE FOUREX" SAATCHI & SAATCHI - LONDON

INT. AWARD WINNER

SILLY PRESENTER FLEET SYSTEMS X 6

VOICE OVERS & RADIO:

MULTIPLE AMERICAN, VARIOUS BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN FOR VILLAGE ROADSHOW. ONGOING ACCENTS AND CHARACTERS FOR A RANGE OF COMMERCIALS.

GARY FILES

AS A WRITER/PERFORMER

STAGE

HE WROTE A NEW RECITATIVE FOR "LO SPOSO DELUSO" A ONE ACT OPERA BY MOZART, PERFORMED AT THE GRAND MUSIC PROMENADE THEN AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA FOR THE UFFIZI DRAWINGS EXHIBITION. HE ALSO WROTE AND PERFORMED "WEDGWOOD - AN 18TH CENT. FIRST" A PERIOD MONOLOGUE FOR THE THREE CENTURIES OF WEDGWOOD EXHIBITION AS WELL AS "THE SPIRIT OF ART" A MUSICAL MONOLOGUE, FOR THE NARRATIVES NUDES AND LANDSCAPES EXHIBITION. ALL PIECES DONE IN THE GREAT HALL OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA WERE DESIGNED TO GO WITH SPECIAL EVENING VIEWINGS AT THE GALLERY.

WROTE, DIRECTED AND PERFORMED WITH JOAN SYDNEY AND MATTHEW KING "THE MAPLE LEAF BIRTHDAY PARTY' A COMPILATION OF POETRY AND PROSE BY FAMOUS CANADIAN WRITERS AND POETS AT MIETTA'S.

WROTE, DIRECTED AND PERFORMED THE ACTING SEGMENT OF "AN ELIZABETHAN CHRISTMAS" FOR GEORGE FAIRFAX AND THE VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS FUNDRAISING EVENT AT ORMOND HALL.

TELEVISION

WROTE A PILOT 'A HIT AT BREAKFAST' FOR THE PROPOSED SERIES "COMMERCIAL BREAKS" FOR WORLD MEDIA TELEVISION - PRINCIPALS: STEVE MANN AND TREVOR YOUNG.

RADIO

WROTE AND PERFORMED THE COMEDY SERIES "BRUCE ROXON THE ALL AUSTRALIAN TIME TRAVELLER" FOR THE P.E.G. UNIT OF THE A.B.C.

WON AN A.W.G.I.E. FOR A COMEDY SERIAL IN FOUR HALF HOURS CALLED "UNCLE VINNY'S WIRELESS" WHICH HE WROTE FOR THE A.B.C. COMEDY UNIT IN SYDNEY.

GARY ADAPTED AND READ THE SCI-FI BOOK 'THE MAN IN THE MAZE' AND THE CANADIAN CLASSIC 'NEVER CRY WOLF' BY FARLEY MOWATT FOR A.B.C. - RADIO, AUSTRALIA WIDE. HE HAS ALSO ADAPTED 'TOMORROW'S CHILD' FOR A.B.C. - SCHOOLS.

AUDIO VISUALS

THREE PROGRAMMES FOR 'VISTEL' FOR - SPECIAL EVENT VIDEO P/L.

OVERSEAS WORK - CANADA

AS AN ACTOR:

THEATRE:

THE BEST OF JEST REVIEW TELLER'S CAGE RESTAURANT

RELATIVELY SPEAKING GREG THEATRE CALGARY

BUTLEY BUTLEY BASTION THEATRE B.C.

R & G ARE DEAD GUILDENSTERN PRESS THEATRE

TWELFTH NIGHT FABIAN NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE

AC-DC GARY NEW THEATRE

LOOT HAL THEATRE PLUS

A QUIET DAY IN BELFAST CHARLIE MCLARNON TARRAGON THEATRE

TWELFTH NIGHT FESTE TORONTO ARTS THEATRE

THE TRAIL CHAPLAIN " " "

LOOT HAL SAIDYE BRONFMAN CENTRE

PHILADELPHIA HERE I COME PUBLIC GAR THEATRE NEW BRUNSWICK

THE MAN IN THE GLASS BOOTH CHARLIE COHN SAIDYE BRONFMAN CENTRE

THE ITALIAN STRAW HAT FELIX AVON THEATRE STRATFORD

THERE'S ONE IN EVERY MARRIAGE JEAN " " "

GARY FILES

THEATRE:

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY STANLEY THEATRE CALGARY

DRACULA RENFIELD " "

TRIP (ROCK MUSICAL) SLATT " "

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW TRANIO " "

THE FATHER DOCTOR " "

THE KNACK COLIN " "

THE HOSTAGE THE HOSTAGE STRATFORD NATIONAL THEATRE

MROZAK TRILOGY GRANDSON/POSTMAN (OTTAWA)

THE SNOW QUEEN MR STORYTELLER MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE

HARRY NOON AND NIGHT SOLDIER " " "

HAIL SCRAWDYKE WICK " " "

OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR MULTIPLE PARTS CREST THEATRE TORONTO

THE PROVOKED WIFE JACK HEARTFREE " " "

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW BIONDELLO MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE

MOTHER COURAGE ORD. OFFICER /PEASANT " " "

BOX OF SMILES CLOWN LEAD " " "

TELEVISION:

THE FRANKIE HOWERD SHOW HARDIN C.B.C. (SERIES)

A VERY QUIET STREET ANGIE STERNO PRODUCTIONS

PROPHECY SPECIAL O.E.C.A.

POLKA DOT DOOR CHILDREN'S SERIES "

MUTATIS MUTANDI SHOESTRING THEATRE C.B.C. - MONTREAL

THE RELUCTANT BRIDEGROOM " " " " " "

THE DOOR " " " " " "

FILM:

HENRY HUDSON JOHN THOMAS NATIONAL FILM BOARD

SELKIRK SETTLERS DR JOHN ALLEN " " "

RADIO:

FAMOUS CANADIAN TRIALS C.B.C. - DRAMA RUPERT KAPLAN

LAND OF THE LOST CONTINENT " " J. FRANK WILLIS (PROD./DIR.)

LOVE AMONGST THE RUINS " " JOHN REEVES

BIRD LOVERS " " JEAN BARTELS

RED RIVER VOICES " " JOHN REEVES

THE AGE OF ELEGANCE (SIX OF SERIES) FREDD RADIGAN

CALIGUA (SCIPIO) " JEAN BARTELS

OVERPROOF " " JOHN REEVES

THE VOLCANOES OF SAN DOM. " " JOHN WOOD

A MATTER OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE " " FRED DIEHL

MARRIAGE IN AN ORDINARY HOUSE " " " "

GO AMERICAN ALL THE WAY (TREVOR) " " "

RICH MAN'S ROUTE (SILAS) " " "

WHITEPASS AND CHILKOOT TRAIL " " " "

A PLACE WHERE THEY KEEP LIONS " " " "

LETTERS OF A REMITTANCE MAN " " ALAN KING

THE ONE REMAINING DECISION (ROY) " JEAN BARTELS

THE WELL (BENSON) " ALAN KING

BUSH & SALON - A LETTER FROM UPPER CANADA " " (SERIES)

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE REALLY TRYING " JEAN BARTELS

B.& S. - FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE SEA " ALAN KING

B.& S. - ANNA JAMESON IN CANADA " " "

GARY FILES

RADIO:

THE DEVIL'S PETITION (ED MORRIS) RON HARTMANN

B.& S. - THE EMMIGRANT (CHARLES) " ALAN KING

A SPELL IN DOCK " " JOHN REEVES

555 - 2020 (DAVID) PETER DONKIN

B.& S. - WHISKEY ON THE WHOOP UP JOHN REEVES

B.& S. - DUNWICH TOWNSHIP SCOTCH JEAN BARTELS

ARMED CAMPS (DANNY) DAVID HUTCHISON

HONOUR BOUND (ALF) EITHNE BLACK

CEASAR AND CLEOPATRA (PTOLEMY) PETER DONKIN

THE HABITANT POET (WM. DRUMMOND) CLAUDETTE LENIHAN

GOWING UP WASP (MURRAY) JEAN BARTELS

GRIP (H.N.C.) ALAN KING

PLAYING THE GAME CHALMERS ADAMS

MAIGRET IN SOCIETY (JULIEN) PETER DONKIN

LEAVE TAKING (ANGELO) " " "

THE LETTER BIRGIT KOCH

TOWN OF STRANGERS (TONY) PETER DONKIN

MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL (3RD KNIGHT) JOHN REEVES

THE APPLE CART (SEMPRONIUS) PETER DONKIN

PUDDLE THUMPER (PUDDLE THUMPER) " " "

THE CAHERSHAMMON HERESY DOUG MACDONALD

HALLEUJAH TRAIL '98 " " "

DEATH OF A SCIENTIFIC HUMANIST (PATRICK) IRENE PROTHROE

FOUNDRY HOUSE (JOE) " " "

THE SUMMER OF TIMOTHY ONCE (TIMOTHY ONCE) EARPLAY (P.B.S.)

THE EINSTEIN CONNECTION (LO LOBEY) C.B.C. - RADIO

" "

ALSO OTHER WORK WITH RUPERT CAPLAN & EARL PENNINGTON IN MONTREAL, DIGBY PEERS AND FREDD RADIGAN IN TORONTO, & GUS KRISTENSON IN WINNIPEG.

DUBBING:

LUCY AND THE MIRACLES BELLEVUE/PATHE JOHN S. GAISFORD

ORANGE WATERING CART " " " " " "

SHOK AND SHER " " " " " "

CIRCUS ADVENTURES " " " " " "

THE MELTING POT " " " " " "

AS A WRITER:

FOR THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORP.-RADIO. SERIES AND VARIOUS RUNNING PROGRAMMES:

"DENTISTS IN'.......THE AGE OF ELEGANCE'(SERIES)

"DOCTORS IN'..... "

'MAKEUP IN'..... "

'ANATOMY OF A RUNNING START' THE BUSH AND THE SALON (SERIES)

'INTOXICATING TRAVEL IN UPPER CANADA' "

'A YANKEE FINDS QUEBEC' "

'GAS MASK' SUNDAY THEATRE

'TOMORROW'S CHILD "

CONTINUING SATIRICAL SKITS 'AS IT HAPPENS'

SERIES OF ARTICLES ON AUSTRALIA 'SYNDICATION'

17 EPISODE SERIES 'THE MANY FACES OF MUSIC'

GARY FILES

OVERSEAS WORK - ENGLAND

AS AN ACTOR

THEATRE:

YOUR OWN THING PURSER/S'MANAGER COMEDY THEATRE LONDON

BABES IN THE WOOD BARNUM-BALLIOL COLCHESTER REPERTORY

BREASTS OF TIRESIAS DURHAM APPOLINAIRE FEST. INTERNATIONAL THEATRE CLUB

THE PROMISE MARAT LIVERPOOL PLAYHOUSE

THE RIVALS SIR LUCIUS O'TRIGGER COLCHESTER REPERTORY

THE CASE OF THE FRIGHTENED LADY LORD LEBANON " "

THE ANNIVERSARY HENRY " "

BABES IN THE WOOD PANTO/BROKERS MAN " "

SANCTICITY MARASCHINO TRAVERSE (EDINBURGH FEST.)

" " INTERNATIONAL THEATRE CLUB

CLOPE PIERROT " " "

THE GUY FOY " " "

A TALE OF TWO CITIES DR MANETTE BRISTOL OLD VIC CO.

THE CREEPER MICHEL " " " "

ANDORRA THE INNKEEPER " " " "

BARTHOLOMEW FAIR LANTHORN LEATHERHEAD " " " "

MAN AND SUPERMAN HECTOR MALONE " " " "

SERGEANT MUSGRAVE'S DANCE WALSH " " " "

OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR EUROPEAN TOUR THEATRE WORKSHOP - LONDON

WAR SONG FLT. LT. RAY ANDERSON HAMPSTEAD THEATRE CLUB

TELEVISION:

THE SHADOW OF THE NOOSE JUDGE (2 EPS) B.B.C. - T.V. (1988)

THE SPIES IGOR GOUZENKO B.B.C. - T.V.

SOFTLY SOFTLY JOSEPH WARR " "

THE YOUNG VISITORS KONSTANTIN " "

BRUNO MAURICE " "

FILM:

THE DIRTY DOZEN DRIVER M.G.M.

NOTE: GARY WAS INVOLVED IN THE VOICE TEAM DOING GERRY ANDERSON PUPPET FEATURES FOR FILM AND TELEVISION IN LONDON ENGLAND, AS FOLLOWS:

THUNDERBIRD SIX JOHN AMERICAN ACCENT

CAPTAIN SCARLET CAPTAIN MAGENTA AMERICAN/VARIOUS

JOE 90 VARIOUS VARIOUS ACCENTS

SECRET SERVICE MATHEW ENGLISH/VARIOUS

DUBBING:

MALACHIAS CHRISTIAN WORLD WIDE STUDIOS

THE ADVENTURES OF GERRARD VARIOUS TWICKENHAM STUDIOS

FRAULEIN DOKTOR " GATE STUDIOS

NELSON " NELSON

RADIO:

MANY PRODUCTIONS FOR B.B.C. RADIO COVERING SCHOOLS, RELIGION, DRAMA AND SPECIAL PROGRAMMES - THE MOST NOTABLE BEING:

GARY FILES

RADIO:

THEIR VERY OWN AND GOLDEN CITY STONEY JACKSON

OVERLAND PATROL MONTY BLAIR

RECORDING:

ARGO RECORDS LONDON