Matt Holmes (actor)
{{short description|Australian actor (born 1976)}}
{{for|the Canadian actor|Matthew Currie Holmes}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}
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| birth_place = Albury, New South Wales, Australia
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| education = Newington College
Actors College of Theatre and Television
| occupation = Actor
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| nationality = Australian
| website = [http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=812339 Matthew Holmes as Swain (Chris Blake)]
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Matthew Holmes (born 17 July 1976 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actor.
Education
Holmes attended Newington College (1981–1993).Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp91 He gained an Advanced Diploma in Acting at the Actors College of Theatre and Television.[http://www.actt.edu.au Actors College of Theatre and Television]
Career
Holmes played one of the main characters in Sea Patrol's 2007–2011 seasons – Petty Officer Chris Blake, the Coxswain of a fictional Royal Australian Navy Patrol Boat. He made his first appearance in the first season (2007), and remained on the show until its series end. He appeared in sixty-eight episodes, with the finale being broadcast in June 2011.
He appeared as Constable Matthew "Matt" Graham on the Seven Network Australian police drama series Blue Heelers.
Holmes is also recognised for appearing in two television ads – one for the website [http://www.seek.com.au seek.com.au] and the other for the Victoria and Queensland Government's Drink-Driving campaign. He also appears in the "Working Like a Machine?" Kit Kat ad.
Filmography
=Film=
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2012
| The Interviewer | Feature film |
| 2014
| North | Feature film |
=Television=
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|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes !Ref |
| rowspan="3" |2005
|Peter |1 episode | |
| BlackJack: In the Money
| rowspan="2" |Derek Chubb | rowspan="2" |TV movie | |
| BlackJack: Ace Point Game
| |
| 2005–06
| Constable Matt Graham | 21 episodes | |
| 2008
| Senior Constable Sam Webster | 16 episodes | |
| 2007-11
| Chris 'Swain' Blake, CV | 68 episodes |
| 2010
| Ian Lothar | 1 episode | |
| rowspan="3" |2013
| Chase Diggins | 1 episode | |
| Perception
| Phil Carlson | 1 episode | |
| CSI
| Curtis LeBlanc | 1 episode | |
| rowspan="3" |2014
| Augie Travis | 1 episode | |
| Salem
| William Hooke | 2 episodes | |
| True Blood
| Charles Dupont | 2 episodes | |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|Hollywood Hitman | Dave | 2 episodes | |
| Bones
| Alex | 2 episodes | |
| 2016
|NCIS | Griffin | 1 episode | |
| 2018
| PM Philip Burke | 2 episodes | |
| 2023
| FBI Special Agent Cummins | 1 episode |
| 2024
|Carl Hayes |6 episodes | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=2161378|name=Matt Holmes}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7-0HkcCueY "Seek and You Will Find – seek.com.au" Advertisement Video]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NDlUUb96_I "Only A Little Bit – QLD. Government Drink-Driving Campaign" Advertisement Video]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R8JLORpdww "Holmes Wields The Willow"] – a pilot episode for a new miniseries on the life and times of Jim Higgs (one of Australia's leading post war test batsman)
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Category:Australian male television actors
Category:Australian male stage actors
Category:Male actors from Sydney
Category:People educated at Newington College
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