Rob Carlton

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| image = Rob Carlton - Flickr - Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer.jpg

| caption = Carlton at the premiere of Les Misérables in Sydney in December 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|5|4}}

| birth_place =

| birth_name = Robert Carlton

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1986–present

| spouse = Adrienne Ferreira

| children = Jim Carlton
Leo Carlton

| father = Jim Carlton

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Rob Carlton (born 4 May 1971) is a Logie Award winning Australian actor and writer. He is best known for writing and starring in the comedy series Chandon Pictures. He also had starring roles in the comedy satire The Hollowmen and Netflix's television adaptation of Boy Swallows Universe. His father was Jim Carlton, Australian businessman, politician, and humanitarian.{{Cite web |title=Jim Carlton farewelled at memorial service |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/jim-carlton-farewelled-at-memorial-service/tmx4uba54 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=SBS News |language=en}}

Career

Carlton has been a professional actor since the age of 14 and has appeared in many television series from Young Ramsay to A Country Practice, Home and away, Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Fireflies, McLeod's Daughters and All Saints.{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,23317856-16947,00.html?from=public_rss | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919152217/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,23317856-16947,00.html?from=public_rss | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 September 2012 | title=Beat goes on for Chisel}} He has also appeared in many movies including Emu Runner, Strange Bedfellows, You Can't Stop the Murders and The Year My Voice Broke. Carlton trained with the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney, Australia for many years learning the foundations of acting for screen and stage.

In the mid-1990s, Carlton was living in Los Angeles. He accepted the role of continuity coordinator for an Australian film in Melbourne.{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/an-oscar-winning-performance/id1186143861?i=1000461075944&l=en|title=Tall Tales & True: An Oscar-winning performance|website=Apple Podcasts|url-status=live|access-date=2020-04-03|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401102531/https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/an-oscar-winning-performance/id1186143861?i=1000461075944&l=en}}

Carlton starred in the short film Carmichael & Shane, which was the winner of Tropfest in 2006. He also wrote, co-produced and co-directed the film. He co-starred with his real-life twin sons Jim and Leo, who played the title characters Carmichael and Shane. He also won the award for Best Male Actor.

In April 2011, Carlton starred in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo as the acerbic and charismatic king of Australian media, Kerry Packer. The mini-series rated strongly over two nights on 17 and 18 April 2011 and his performance, along with co-star Asher Keddie as Ita Buttrose, was well received by audiences and critics alike. In April 2012, he won a Silver Logie Award for his performance in the role.

Carlton had a supporting role in the 2012 Australian comedy Any Questions for Ben?, created by Working Dog Productions.{{cite news |last=Schembri |first=Jim |title=Any Questions for Ben? |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/any-questions-for-ben-20120209-1rp05.html |work=The Age |location=Melbourne |accessdate=17 February 2012 |date=9 February 2012 |archive-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721132550/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/any-questions-for-ben-20120209-1rp05.html |url-status=live }} He also played a role in the TV series Conspiracy 365.

Additionally, Carlton is a professional speaker, who has worked as a master of ceremonies, compère, facilitator and motivational speaker.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ovations.com.au/presenter_detail/rob_carlton/26985/1 |title=Rob Carlton – motivational and professional – Speaker, Trainer, Entertainer – Ovations ! |access-date=10 June 2008 |archive-date=27 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080727012247/http://www.ovations.com.au/presenter_detail/rob_carlton/26985/1 |url-status=live }}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes !Ref
1986 \| The Last Warhorse \| Ray \| TV movie \|
rowspan="2" \| 1987 \| High Tide \| Pinball Boy \| Feature film \|
The Year My Voice Broke \| Pierdon \| Feature film \|
1991 \| Gotcha \| Surfer \| Short film \|
1992 \| Nemesis \| Waiter \| Feature film \|
1994 \| Cody: Bad Love \| Slipper \| TV movie \|
1996 \| Boys \| Tom Vare \| Feature film \|
1997 \| Barry and Garry \| Passing man \| Short film \|
1998 \| Venus Factory \| Cush \| \|
1999 \| Strange Fits of Passion \| Blackson \| Feature film \|
2000 \| Muggers \| Freddie \| Feature film \|
2001 \| The Finder \| Wheels \| TV movie \|
2003 \| You Can't Stop the Murders \| Barry \| Feature film \|
rowspan="2" \| 2004 \| Shank \| Michael \| Short film \|
Strange Bedfellows \| Monique \| Feature film \|
2005 \| The Writer \| Detective Stone \| Short film \|
2006 \| How Many Doctors Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb? \| Doctor \| Short film \|
2006 \| Carmichael & Shane \| Angus Wilson \| Short film - winner of Tropfest in 2006. Also wrote, co-produced and co-directed. \|
rowspan="4" \| 2012 \| How Many More Doctors Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb? \| Doctor \| Short film \|
Mabo \| Paddy Killoran \| TV movie \|
Mental \| Jack \| \|
Any Questions for Ben? \| Ben’s Dad \| Feature film \|
2014 \| Parer’s War \| Ken G. Hall \| TV movie \|
2015 \| Super Awesome! \| Kim Devine \| \|{{Cite web \|author=Staff Writer \|title=Rob Carlton, Annie Maynard set for Super Awesome! \|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/rob-carlton-annie-maynard-set-for-super-awesome/wkd53khsh \|access-date=2024-09-14 \|website=SBS What's On \|language=en}}
2017 \| Melon Grab \| Dad \| Short film \|
rowspan="2" \| 2018 \| Riot \| Jack Mundey \| TV movie \|
Emu Runner \| Stan \| Feature film \|
rowspan="2" \| 2020 \| The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee \| Father \| Feature film \|
Sweet River \| Wilkins \| \|{{Cite web \|last=Nash \|first=Cara \|date=2020-12-11 \|title=Rob Carlton: Life Is Sweet \|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/rob-carlton-life-is-sweet-and-sweet-river/ \|access-date=2024-09-14 \|website=FilmInk \|language=en-AU}}
2022 \| Svengali \| Detective Hester \| Short film \|
rowspan="2" \|2025 \| Dangerous Animals \| Dave \| Feature film
Kangaroo \|Ted \| \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

!Ref

1986

| The Last Warhorse

| Ray

| TV movie

rowspan="2" | 1987

| High Tide

| Pinball Boy

| Feature film

The Year My Voice Broke

| Pierdon

| Feature film

1991

| Gotcha

| Surfer

| Short film

1992

| Nemesis

| Waiter

| Feature film

1994

| Cody: Bad Love

| Slipper

| TV movie

1996

| Boys

| Tom Vare

| Feature film

1997

| Barry and Garry

| Passing man

| Short film

1998

| Venus Factory

| Cush

1999

| Strange Fits of Passion

| Blackson

| Feature film

2000

| Muggers

| Freddie

| Feature film

2001

| The Finder

| Wheels

| TV movie

2003

| You Can't Stop the Murders

| Barry

| Feature film

rowspan="2" | 2004

| Shank

| Michael

| Short film

Strange Bedfellows

| Monique

| Feature film

2005

| The Writer

| Detective Stone

| Short film

2006

| How Many Doctors Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb?

| Doctor

| Short film

2006

| Carmichael & Shane

| Angus Wilson

| Short film - winner of Tropfest in 2006.
Also wrote, co-produced and co-directed.

rowspan="4" | 2012

| How Many More Doctors Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb?

| Doctor

| Short film

Mabo

| Paddy Killoran

| TV movie

Mental

| Jack

Any Questions for Ben?

| Ben’s Dad

| Feature film

2014

| Parer’s War

| Ken G. Hall

| TV movie

2015

| Super Awesome!

| Kim Devine

|{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=Rob Carlton, Annie Maynard set for Super Awesome! |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/rob-carlton-annie-maynard-set-for-super-awesome/wkd53khsh |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=SBS What's On |language=en}}

2017

| Melon Grab

| Dad

| Short film

rowspan="2" | 2018

| Riot

| Jack Mundey

| TV movie

Emu Runner

| Stan

| Feature film

rowspan="2" | 2020

| The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

| Father

| Feature film

Sweet River

| Wilkins

|{{Cite web |last=Nash |first=Cara |date=2020-12-11 |title=Rob Carlton: Life Is Sweet |url=https://www.filmink.com.au/rob-carlton-life-is-sweet-and-sweet-river/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=FilmInk |language=en-AU}}

2022

| Svengali

| Detective Hester

| Short film

rowspan="2" |2025

| Dangerous Animals

| Dave

| Feature film

Kangaroo

|Ted

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes !Ref
1977-80 \| Young Ramsay \| \| TV series \|
1985-1993 \| A Country Practice \| Pete / Budgie Markham / Gerry Barnes / Grant Frazer \| TV series - 11 episodes \|
1988 \| Joe Wilson \| Tommy Spicer \| TV miniseries - 2 episodes \|
1989 \| E Street \| Keith Bradley \| TV series - 2 episodes \|
1991 \| Police Rescue \| Young Prisoner \| TV series - 1 episode \|
1991 \| Home and Away \| Graham \| TV series - 2 episodes \|
1995 \| Janus \| Brett Hayes \| TV series - 1 episode \|
1995 \| Spellbinder \| Biker \| TV series - 1 episode \|
1995 \| Eat My Shorts \| Noel \| \|
1997 \| Roar \| Morvern \| TV series - 1 episode \|
1998-2001 \| Water Rats \| David ‘Kiwi Dave’ Crowe / Barry Elliot \| TV series - 3 episodes \|
1999-2006 \| All Saints \| Hodgie / Ray Price / Col Beaty \| TV series - 3 episodes \|
2000 \| Farscape \| Vija \| TV series - 1 episode \|
2001 \| Blue Heelers \| Barry Lancer \| TV series - 2 episodes \|
2001 \| Do or Die \| Gavin Kovacs \| TV miniseries \|
2001 \| McLeod's Daughters \| Jed \| TV series - 1 episode \|
2003 \| Ocean Star \| Reg Davies \| TV series - 11 episodes \|
2004 \| Fireflies \| Kewie Holman \| TV series - 2 episodes \|
2007-09 \| Chandon Pictures \| Tom Chandon \| TV series - 16 episodes. Also creator, director & producer. \|
2008 \| The Hollowmen \| Kenny Pratt \| TV series - 3 episodes \|
2010 \| Underbelly: The Golden Mile \| Neville ‘Scully’ Scullion \| TV series - 10 episodes \|
2011 \| Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo \| Kerry Packer \| TV miniseries \|{{Cite web \|last=Idato \|first=Michael \|date=2012-07-29 \|title=Carlton to return as Packer in ABC show \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/carlton-to-return-as-packer-in-abc-show-20120729-236ec.html \|access-date=2024-09-14 \|website=The Sydney Morning Herald \|language=en}}
rowspan="2" \| 2012 \| Conspiracy 365 \| Vulkan Sligo \| TV miniseries \|
A Moody Christmas \| Elliot \| TV miniseries - 1 episode \|
2016 \| Rake \| Anders \| TV series - 1 episode \|
2017 \| Kiki and Kitty \| Bryce the Ice Man \| TV series – 4 episodes \|
2018 \| True Story with Hamish & Andy \| Officer Campbell \| TV series - 1 episode \|
2018 \| Wanted \| Karl Brady \| TV series - season 3, 4 episodes \|
2021 \| Total Control \| George Jeffries \| TV series - 6 episodes \|{{Cite web \|last=Knox \|first=David \|date=2021-03-25 \|title=Filming underway on Total Control S2 {{!}} TV Tonight \|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/03/filming-underway-on-total-control-s2.html \|access-date=2024-09-14 \|website=tvtonight.com.au \|language=en-AU}}
2022 \| Bali 2002 \| Robert Daniels \| TV miniseries \|
2022-23 \| Black Snow \| Victor Bianchi \| TV series - 6 episodes \|{{Cite web \|last=Knox \|first=David \|date=2022-07-12 \|title=Filming underway on upcoming Stan drama, Black Snow. {{!}} TV Tonight \|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/07/filming-underway-on-upcoming-stan-drama-black-snow.html \|access-date=2024-09-14 \|website=tvtonight.com.au \|language=en-AU}}
rowspan="3" \| 2023 \| Last King of the Cross \| The Fixer \| TV miniseries \|
North Shore \| Lloyd Macklin \| TV miniseries \|{{Cite web \|last=Knox \|first=David \|date=2022-11-14 \|title=Cameras roll on North Shore {{!}} TV Tonight \|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/11/cameras-roll-on-north-shore.html \|access-date=2024-09-14 \|website=tvtonight.com.au \|language=en-AU}}
Caught \|Tony Barber \|2 episodes \|
2024 \|Boy Swallows Universe \|Brian Robertson \|5 episodes \|
2025 \|The White Lotus \|Rupert \|1 episode \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

!Ref

1977-80

| Young Ramsay

| TV series

1985-1993

| A Country Practice

| Pete / Budgie Markham / Gerry Barnes / Grant Frazer

| TV series - 11 episodes

1988

| Joe Wilson

| Tommy Spicer

| TV miniseries - 2 episodes

1989

| E Street

| Keith Bradley

| TV series - 2 episodes

1991

| Police Rescue

| Young Prisoner

| TV series - 1 episode

1991

| Home and Away

| Graham

| TV series - 2 episodes

1995

| Janus

| Brett Hayes

| TV series - 1 episode

1995

| Spellbinder

| Biker

| TV series - 1 episode

1995

| Eat My Shorts

| Noel

1997

| Roar

| Morvern

| TV series - 1 episode

1998-2001

| Water Rats

| David ‘Kiwi Dave’ Crowe / Barry Elliot

| TV series - 3 episodes

1999-2006

| All Saints

| Hodgie / Ray Price / Col Beaty

| TV series - 3 episodes

2000

| Farscape

| Vija

| TV series - 1 episode

2001

| Blue Heelers

| Barry Lancer

| TV series - 2 episodes

2001

| Do or Die

| Gavin Kovacs

| TV miniseries

2001

| McLeod's Daughters

| Jed

| TV series - 1 episode

2003

| Ocean Star

| Reg Davies

| TV series - 11 episodes

2004

| Fireflies

| Kewie Holman

| TV series - 2 episodes

2007-09

| Chandon Pictures

| Tom Chandon

| TV series - 16 episodes.
Also creator, director & producer.

2008

| The Hollowmen

| Kenny Pratt

| TV series - 3 episodes

2010

| Underbelly: The Golden Mile

| Neville ‘Scully’ Scullion

| TV series - 10 episodes

2011

| Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo

| Kerry Packer

| TV miniseries

|{{Cite web |last=Idato |first=Michael |date=2012-07-29 |title=Carlton to return as Packer in ABC show |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/carlton-to-return-as-packer-in-abc-show-20120729-236ec.html |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

rowspan="2" | 2012

| Conspiracy 365

| Vulkan Sligo

| TV miniseries

A Moody Christmas

| Elliot

| TV miniseries - 1 episode

2016

| Rake

| Anders

| TV series - 1 episode

2017

| Kiki and Kitty

| Bryce the Ice Man

| TV series – 4 episodes

2018

| True Story with Hamish & Andy

| Officer Campbell

| TV series - 1 episode

2018

| Wanted

| Karl Brady

| TV series - season 3, 4 episodes

2021

| Total Control

| George Jeffries

| TV series - 6 episodes

|{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2021-03-25 |title=Filming underway on Total Control S2 {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/03/filming-underway-on-total-control-s2.html |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}

2022

| Bali 2002

| Robert Daniels

| TV miniseries

2022-23

| Black Snow

| Victor Bianchi

| TV series - 6 episodes

|{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2022-07-12 |title=Filming underway on upcoming Stan drama, Black Snow. {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/07/filming-underway-on-upcoming-stan-drama-black-snow.html |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}

rowspan="3" | 2023

| Last King of the Cross

| The Fixer

| TV miniseries

North Shore

| Lloyd Macklin

| TV miniseries

|{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2022-11-14 |title=Cameras roll on North Shore {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/11/cameras-roll-on-north-shore.html |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}

Caught

|Tony Barber

|2 episodes

2024

|Boy Swallows Universe

|Brian Robertson

|5 episodes

2025

|The White Lotus

|Rupert

|1 episode

Audiobooks

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role
2020 \| I Catch Killers: The Life And Many Deaths Of A Homicide Detective by Gary Jubelin \| Narrator

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

2020

| I Catch Killers: The Life And Many Deaths Of A Homicide Detective by Gary Jubelin

| Narrator

Personal life

Carlton is married to Adrienne Ferreira, an author, who wrote the book Watercolours. The couple lives in Avoca Beach, New South Wales with their twin sons, Jim and Leo Carlton.

Carlton spent some of his early years on Sydney's Northern Beaches, and attended Mona Vale Public School.

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=0138224|name=Rob Carlton}}

Category:Australian male film actors

Category:Australian male television actors

Category:Living people

Category:Logie Award winners

Category:1971 births