Matthew Dyktynski

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Matthew Dyktynski is an Australian actor and comedian, graduating from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992.

Career

=Television=

Dyktinski has played lead roles on television series Shock Jock and Raw FM, and has appeared on The Man from Snowy River, Stingers, Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Halifax f.p., All Saints, The Secret Life of Us, House Husbands and Offspring.

=Film=

Dyktinski's movie credits include Love and Other Catastrophes (1996), Japanese Story (2003) and Wil (2006), in which he played the title role.

=Comedian=

As a comedian, Dyktinski has toured the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. He spent several years living in London, performing as a regular stand up comic. He has also performed at the Edinburgh Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival as well as a sold-out season at London’s Soho Theatre.{{cite web |date=16 April 2019 |title=Matt Dyktynski |url=https://www.rgm.com.au/entertainment/matt-dyktynski/ |website=rgm.com.au}}

=Radio & voiceover work=

Dyktinski has undertaken voiceover and narration work, including campaigns for Digital Radio Plus, Kellogg's and Fairfax.{{cite web |title=Matt Dyktynski – Book a Comedian | Stand up Comedians |url=https://standupcomedians.com.au/australian-comedian/matt-dyktynski/ |website=standupcomedians.com.au}} He co-hosted Perth’s Mix 94.5 BIG BREAKFAST, for eight years alongside Clairsy and Kymba. His final show was on Friday 15 September 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/matt-dyktynski-steps-down-from-mix94-5s-breakfast-show-after-eight-years/ | title=Matt Dyktynski steps down from Mix94.5's Breakfast Show after eight years | date=13 September 2023 }}

=Theatre=

Dyktinski Is currently working on a musical that he has written together with his wife, called Funeral – The Musical which had its first public reading in August 2023.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Type

1996

| Love and Other Catastrophes

| Ari

| Feature film

1997

| Mr. Nice Guy

| Cooking Show Floor Manager

| Feature fim

1997

| True Love and Chaos

| Rusty

| Feature film

1997

| Heaven's Burning

| Moffat

| Feature film

1997

| Road to Nhill

| Brett

| Feature film

1999

| Dead End

| Ben Sykes

| Feature film

2000

| Pozieres

| Eric Liddy

| TV movie

2001

| Sparky D Comes to Town

| Ratko

| TV movie

2003

| The Referees

| Nick

| Short film

2003

| Japanese Story

| Bill Baird

| Feature film

2003

| Takeaway

| Burgies Manager

| Feature film

2006

| Wil

| Wilbur Schindel

| Feature film

2010

| A Very Short War

| Cliff Carpenter

| Documemtary film

2010

| Beat

| Gordon's friend

| Short film

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Type

1994

| G.P.

| Eddie

| TV series, 1 episode

1996

| The Man from Snowy River

| Aaron Jones

| TV series, 1 episode

1997-98

| Raw FM

| Robert Anderson

| TV series, 13 episodes

1998

| State Coroner

| Ewan McGregor

| TV series, 1 episode

1999

| Stingers

| Rob Rosen

| TV series, 3 episodes

2000

| Water Rats

| Jim Ignatowski

| TV series, 2 episodes

1999-2000

| Blue Heelers

| Sam Turner / Clayton Saunders

| TV series, 2 episodes

2000

| Sit Down, Shut Up

| Duke

| TV series, 1 episodes

2001

| Horace and Tina

| Warwick Bell

| TV series, 3 episodes

2001

| Halifax f.p.

| Richard Petty

| TV series, episode: The Scorpion’s Kiss

2001

| Something in the Air

| Paul Danielson

| TV series, 2 episodes

2001

| The Bob Downe Show

| Guest

| TV series, 1 episode

2001-02

| Shock Jock

| Barry Gold

| TV series, 26 episodes

2002

| Short Cuts

| Stuart

| TV series, 1 episode

2002

| The Secret Life of Us

| Dermot

| TV series, 1 episode

2005

| The Voice of God

| Joshua

| Podcast series

2008

| All Saints

| Sebastian Powers

| TV series, 1 episode

2010

| Rake

| Mr Gardener

| TV series, 1 episode

2011

| Rush

| Yuri Gringko

| TV series, 2 episodes

2012

| Offspring

| Tim

| TV series, 5 episodes

2012

| Tricky Business

| Edward Nugent

| TV miniseries, 1 episode

2012

| Lowdown

| Lachlan Reid

| TV series, 1 episode

2013

| Mr & Mrs Murder

| John Roux

| TV series, 1 episode

2013

| The Doctor Blake Mysteries

| Dr Kenneth Laine

| TV series, 1 episode

2014

| House Husbands

| Rodge

| TV series, 1 episode

References

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