Biography
Colin Friels is an Australian actor of stage, film and television. Born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, he moved to Australia as a child and trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, graduating in 1976.
He is known for his leading role in the 1986 comedy Malcolm, for which he won the AFI Award for Best Actor, and for appearances in films including Darkman (1990), Dark City (1998) as Detective Eddie Walenski, The Man Who Sued God (2001) and Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010). His television credits include the series Water Rats (1996–1999) and Mystery Road (2018).
Friels has frequently collaborated with his wife, actress Judy Davis, on stage and screen, and has received additional awards including AACTA/AFI and Logie honours as well as Helpmann Awards for theatre work.
