Josef Ber
{{Short description|Australian actor, director and writer}}
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}}Josef Ber is an Australian actor, director and writer, best known for his role as Sergeant Dominic Wales in the television series Rush.[http://www.tv.com/story/16439.html Cops with a difference] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629004629/http://www.tv.com/story/16439.html|date=29 June 2011}}[http://ten.com.au/rush.htm Rush - Official Page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220210200/http://ten.com.au/rush.htm|date=20 February 2011}}
Early life
Ber grew up in Sydney Australia. He went to school at Marayong Heights Public School, Lorien Novalis
and Baulkham Hills High School. He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1997.
Ber started out as a singer in his teens, performing at Australia’s Wonderland.
Career
In addition to his role as Sergeant Dominic Wales in Rush, Ber has had recurring roles in McLeod's Daughters (2004; 2007), East West 101 (2009), Janet King (2016) and Pieces of Her (2022). He appeared in Home and Away as several characters (spanning from 1990 to 2017).
Other television appearances include guest roles in Love My Way, The Surgeon, All Saints, Young Lions, Murder Call, Wildside and Water Rats.
Ber's first stage performance, was in the musical Grease, which toured Australia and New Zealand in the early 90's. Since then he has appeared on stage regularly. He most recently toured Australia as Bill Austin in Mamma Mia! (2017–2018), and appeared as Sir Joseph Porter in H.M.S. Pinafore for Sydney Festival (2021). https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/6289
Ber has written, directed, produced and edited four short films, including Jack's Promise (2015) written exclusively for Cinema Australia.https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2015/05/18/focus-on-st-kilda-film-festival-3-director-josef-ber-on-his-short-film-jacks-promis/
In 2024, Ber appeared in the third season of award-winning political drama Total Control.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2023-05-31 |title=Total Control filming third and final series {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/05/total-control-filming-third-and-final-series.html |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=TV Tonight |language=en-AU}} and as Hugh Horvat in the miniseries Critical Incident.
Personal life
Ber has two daughters together with his partner. He is both a rugby league and baseball fan, supporting Wests Tigers and LA Dodgers.https://artsreview.com.au/on-the-couch-with-josef-ber/
Filmography
=Television=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
| 1993 | E Street | Hank Williams | TV series, 1 episode |
| rowspan="2" |1998 | Water Rats | Owen | episode "Mocha Fudge" |
| Wildside | Officer Colin Ryan | episodes #1.24 & #1.25 | |
| 2000 | Murder Call | Michael Frampton | episode "Paid in Full" |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Officer Craig Simons | episode "Drag Racing" |
| 2004 | All Saints | Dusty Crow | episode "Happy Families" |
| rowspan="2" |2005 | Dramatically Black | episode "Plains Empty" | |
| The Surgeon | Obstetric Registrar | episode #1.3 | |
| 2004–07 | McLeod's Daughters | Hugh Mcleod | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | The Alice | Amon Fitzsimmons | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2007 | Love My Way | Bruce | episode "And in the End" |
| 2008–10 | Rush | Sergeant Dominic 'Dom' Wales | 41 episodes |
| 2009 | East West 101 | Agent Doug Ford | 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2011 | Rescue: Special Ops | Blake Owens | 1 episode |
| Wild Boys | Mr Prescott | 1 episode | |
| rowspan="2" |2012 | Tricky Business | Adrian Penn | 1 episode |
| Devil's Dust | Ted Banton | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Redfern Now | Luis | 1 episode |
| 2014 | ANZAC Girls | Major Sherwin | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Australia:The Story of Us | Geoff Maiden | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| rowspan="2" |2016 | Janet King | Robbie Carter | 5 episodes |
| Brock | James Macintosh | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 1990; 1999; 2005; 2006; 2012; 2017 | Home and Away | Dr. Matthews / Student / Johnno / Will Shepard | 14 episodes |
| 2022 | Pieces of Her | Detective Shooltz | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Strife | Eddy (Auctioneer) | TV series, 1 episode |
| rowspan="2" |2024 | Total Control | Dominic | TV series, 5 episodes |
| Critical Incident | Hugh Horvat | TV series, 6 episodes |
=Film=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
| 1999 | Powderburn | Clay | Feature film |
| 2002 | The Junction Boys | Pine | TV movie |
| 2003 | Ned{{Cite web |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/804/Ned |title=Film - Ned |access-date=27 February 2011 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629175910/http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/804/Ned |url-status=dead }} | Joe Byrne / Orderly | Feature film |
| 2005 | The Umbrella | Smoker | Short film |
| 2008 | $9.99 | Voice role | Animated stop-motion film |
| 2011 | Babies from the Future | Agent Johnstone | Short film |
| 2011 | Things to Do | Tim | Short film |
| 2012 | Treading Water | John | Short film |
| 2014 | Notes | Short film | |
| 2015 | Jack's Promise | Allistair | Short film |
| 2015 | Talk to Someone | Joe | Short film |
| 2015 | Three Kings | Donnie / Rick / George | Short film |
| 2016 | Down Under | Police Officer | Feature film |
| 2018 | The Defector | Teddy Knox | Short film |
| 2019 | Break Street | Uncle Frank | Short film |
==As director, writer, producer & editor==
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
| 2005 | The Umbrella | Short film | Also cinematographer & composer |
| 2014 | Notes | Short film | |
| 2015 | Jack's Promise | Short film | |
| 2019 | Break Street | Short film |
Theatre
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
| 1992–93 | Grease | Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, State Theatre, Melbourne with Gordon/Frost Organisation | |
| 1995 | The Kid | Dean | NIDA |
| 1996 | Philistines | Teterev | NIDA |
| 1996 | The Wild Duck | Dinner Guest | NIDA |
| 1996 | Henry VI | Winchester / Richard Plantagenet | NIDA |
| 1996 | The Caucasian Chalk Circle | NIDA | |
| 1996 | Baby Doll | NIDA | |
| 1997 | The Hostage | Rio Rita | NIDA |
| 1999 | Polly Blue | Belvoir Street Theatre with Siren Theatre Co | |
| 2000 | Wanna Go Home Baby? | Belvoir Street Theatre with Siren Theatre Co | |
| 2001 | The Laramie Project | Moisés Kaufman / Rulon Stacey / Phil Laurie / Jon Peacock / Cal Rerucha / Aaron McKinney / John McAdams / Anonymous / Reverend Davis, Baptist Minister | Belvoir Street Theatre |
| 2001 | The Tempest | Glen Street Theatre with Bell Shakespeare | |
| 2002 | Lobby Hero | Ensemble Theatre | |
| 2003 | Bash | Glen Street Theatre with Ulladulla Picture Co | |
| 2003 | Frozen | Belvoir Street Theatre with Siren Theatre Co | |
| 2004 | Run Rabbit Run! | Mark Courtney / Norman Nicholas / Peter Macourt | Belvoir Street Theatre |
| 2005 | Rice Pudding | Seymour Centre with Siren Theatre Co for Short and Sweet | |
| 2005 | A Foetal Moment | Cat and Fiddle Hotel, Sydney with for Gestation Productions | |
| 2006 | Human Resources | Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney with Siren Theatre Co | |
| 2007 | Floyd Collins | Sydney Theatre with Kookaburra Musical Theatre | |
| 2007 | Tiger Country | Eddie | Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2008 | Twelfth Night | Wharf Theatre, Sydney | |
| 2008 | All the Blood and All the Water | Casula Powerhouse with Riverside Productions | |
| 2012 | Porn.Cake | Bill | Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2012 | My First Time | Sydney Opera House with Kay & McLean Productions | |
| 2015 | Misterman | Voiceover artist | Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney, Theatre Royal, Backspace, Hobart with Siren Theatre Company |
| 2016 | Savages | Rabbit | Eternity Playhouse, Sydney with Darlinghurst Theatre Comoany |
| 2017 | The Ham Funeral | Stables Theatre, Sydney with Siren Theatre Company | |
| 2017–18 | Mamma Mia! | Bill Austin | Canberra Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Crown Perth, Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Festival Theatre, Adelaide |
| 2019 | Nothing | The Man | Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart with Blue Cow Theatre Inc & Siren Theatre Company |
| 2021 | H.M.S. Pinafore | Sir Joseph Porter | Riverside Theatres Parramatta with Siren Theatre Company for Sydney Festival |
| Pan | |||
| Responsive Project #2 | STC |
https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/6289https://belvoir.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-Laramie-Project.pdf
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0073213}}
- [http://www.tv.com/josef-ber/person/353400/summary.html Josef Ber on TV.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629004614/http://www.tv.com/josef-ber/person/353400/summary.html |date=29 June 2011 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110220203238/http://ten.com.au/rush-josef-ber.htm Josef Ber - Rush: Cast]
- [http://www.nida.edu.au/ National Institute of Dramatic Art "NIDA"]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120329143626/http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorid=10346 Josef Ber]
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Category:Australian male film actors