Acting
Community Rating
6.1
TMDB estimate
Born
July 11, 1954
Died
February 24, 2019 (age 64)
Born in
Adelaide, South Australia
Paul Blackwell was a well-known Australian stage actor and occasional film actor. He attended the National Institute of Dramatic Arts from 1980 to 1982 and has appeared in many productions from some of Australia's best-known theatre companies, including Company B, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Patch Theatre and Opera Australia. He has appeared in several films, though often in small parts. His only major film role was the 1996 film The Quiet Room directed by Rolf De Heer; it was critically acclaimed and was screened as part of the main competition of the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. His recent film appearances include Candy, directed by Neil Armfield and starring Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush and Abbie Cornish; December Boys, starring Daniel Radcliffe; Hey Hey its Esther Blueburger and the silent film Dr. Plonk, another collaboration with Rolf De Heer.

The Last Showing
as Police Officer
2014

100 Bloody Acres
as Charlie Wick
2012

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
as Mr. Duke
2008

December Boys
as Watson
2007

Dr. Plonk
as Paulus
2007

Like Minds
as Geoff Burns
2006

Candy
as Phillip Dudley (uncredited)
2006

Cut
as Vanessa's Manager
2000

Holby City
as Hospital Patient
1999

The Quiet Room
as Father
1996
Sweet Dreamers
as Train Lout
1982