Arthur Angel
{{Short description|Australian actor (born 1970)}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox person
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| birth_place = Thessaloniki, Greece
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| years_active = 1993–present
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Arthur Angel is an Australian film, television and stage actor of Greek heritage.{{cite web |url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/10/28/life/film/gafs-launch-a-vision-for-a-new-greek-australian-cinema/|title=GAFS launch: A vision for a new Greek Australian cinema|website=Neos Kosmos|access-date=11 August 2024}} He has appeared in films including Metal Skin (1994), Ghost Rider (2007), Van Diemen's Land (2009),{{cite web|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/review-van-diemens-land-50fe7a1ca277/|title=Review: Van Diemen's Land|date=27 September 2009|website=Film School Rejects|access-date=27 September 2009}} The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010),{{cite web |url=https://mattsmoviereviews.net/movie-critic-reviews/chronicles-of-narnia-voyage-of-dawn-treader.html|title=THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER|website=Matt's Movie Reviews|access-date=15 August 2024}} Red Dog (2011),{{cite web |url=https://thereelbits.com/2011/10/16/red-dog-passes-20-million-at-australian-box-office/|date=6 October 2011|title=Red Dog passes $20 million at Australian box office|website=The Reel Bits|access-date=11 August 2024}} The Legend of Ben Hall (2016),{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/legend-ben-hall-955785/|date=16 December 2016|title='The Legend of Ben Hall': Film Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=11 August 2024}} That's Not Me (2017),{{cite web|url=https://if.com.au/indie-comedy-thataes-not-me-wraps-filming/|date=18 July 2016|title=Indie comedy That's Not Me wraps filming|website=Inside Film|access-date=11 August 2024}} West of Sunshine (2017),{{cite web|url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2017/10/31/life/film/west-of-sunshine-a-place-where-love-is/|date=31 October 2017|title='West of Sunshine': a place where love is|website=Neos Kosmos|access-date=11 August 2024}} My First Summer (2020) and the upcoming Fear Below (2024).{{cite web|url=https://if.com.au/rising-floodwaters-halt-production-on-matthew-holmes-fear-below/|title=Rising floodwaters halt production on Matthew Holmes' 'Fear Below'|date=21 October 2022|website=Inside Film|access-date=11 August 2024}}
On television, he is known for his roles in the series Heartbreak High (1996), Stingers (2002–2004), Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012), Mystery Road (2018), Preacher (2019) and Last King of the Cross (2023).
Career
Angel made his feature film debut in 1994 as Paul Secchi in director Geoffrey Wright's Metal Skin opposite Aden Young.
Angel has appeared in a number of Australian and international feature films and television series most notably as Vanno in Red Dog{{cite web|url=https://if.com.au/josh-lucas-to-star-in-red-dog|title=Josh Lucas to star in Red Dog |date=30 May 2010|website=Inside Film|access-date=30 May 2010}} and Robert Greenhill in Van Diemen's Land.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/van-diemens-land-20100217-obxb.html|date=28 September 2009 |title=Van Diemen's Land|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=28 September 2009}}
Angel directed and starred in the short film Boy Saviour (2017).{{cite web|url=https://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-films/2017/11/17/boy-saviour|title=Boy Saviour - Interview with Arthur Angel|date=October 2017|website=We Are Moving Stories|access-date=11 August 2024}}
In 2022, Angel joined the cast of the period-set shark thriller Fear Below.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3785803/fear-below-next-shark-attack-horror-movie-takes-place-in-1940s-australia|title='Fear Below' – Next Shark Attack Horror Movie Takes Place in 1940s Australia|date=26 October 2023|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=26 October 2023}} Angel was announced in the casting line-up for the upcoming war drama The Guns of Muschu in April 2024.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/guns-of-muschu-australia-wartime-survival-film-cast-1235978771/|date=23 April 2024|title=Cast Assembled for 'The Guns of Muschu' Australian Wartime Survival Film|website=Variety|access-date=11 August 2024}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Note |
|---|
| 1994
| Metal Skin | Paul Secchi | |
| 2007
| Officer Edwards | |
| 2009
| Robert Greenhill | |
| 2010
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Rhince | |
| 2011
| Red Dog | Vanno | |
| 2016
| Edward Morriss | |
| rowspan=2 | 2017
| Steve |
| That's Not Me
| Nick | |
| 2018
| Old Bones Patron | |
| 2020
| Mick | |
| 2024
| Bartender Jessie | |
| 2025
| Ernie Morgan | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1993
| Snowy | Salvatore | Series |
| 1994
| Dino | Series |
| 1995
| Emilio | Series |
| 1996
| Antonio | Series |
| 1998
| Wildside | Mario Milos | Series |
| 2000
| Vincenzo Bellini | Series |
| 2001
| Stefanos Pappadopoulos | Series |
| 2002–2004
| Stingers | George Soulos | Series |
| 2007–2010
| The Librarians | Nikko | Series |
| rowspan=3 | 2011
| Underbelly Files: Infiltration | Vinnie Messina | TV Movie |
| Small Time Gangster
| Wasel | Mini-series |
| Rush
| Jeff Crombie | Series |
| rowspan=3 | 2012
| Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Ben Rodgers |
| Australia on Trial
| Carboni | Mini-series |
| Dangerous Remedy
| Marinkovic | TV Movie |
| rowspan=3 | 2018
| Chris Kollias | Series |
| Wrong Kind of Black
| Con | Series |
| Back in Very Small Business
| Costa | Mini-series |
| 2019
| Preacher | Craig | Series |
| 2020
| Halifax:Retribution | Strano | Series |
| 2023
| Elias Cirilo | Series |
| 2024
| Swift Street | Sergio | Series |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0029434}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes-person|arthur-angel}}
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Category:21st-century Australian male actors
Category:Australian male film actors