Tony Martin (Australian actor)

{{Infobox person

| name = Tony Martin

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1953|1|1}}

| birth_name = Anthony Martin

| birth_place = Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1978–present

| spouse = {{plainlist|

Lucy Martin (divorced)
{{marriage|Rachael Blake|2003}}

}}

| children = Justin Martin

}}

Anthony Martin (born 1 January 1953) is an Australian actor.

Career

Martin is best known by Australian audiences for his portrayal of Detective Bill McCoy in the ABC's television series Wildside,{{cite journal |title=The real McCoy |journal=TV Week |date=30 May 1998 |url=https://www.tvflashback.com.au/tv-week-the-real-mccoy-wildside-30th-may-1998/}} and to older audiences as Rev Bob Brown in the TV series E Street. He played Bill Southgate in Heartbreak High.

He has also gained much acclaim as his portrayal of notorious underworld figure Arthur "Neddy" Smith in the Australian miniseries Blue Murder.{{cite news |last1=Marlborough |first1=Patrick |title=Blue Murder: nothing has exposed Australia's mean streak better than this sleazy drama |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/jul/27/blue-nothing-has-exposed-australias-mean-streak-better-than-this-sleazy-drama |access-date=9 May 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=26 July 2022}} He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1000 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for his role in ''The Interview.{{cite web |title=The Interview - Review - Photos - Ozmovies |url=https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/interview |website=www.ozmovies.com.au}}

Personal life

He married Rachael Blake on 21 December 2003.{{cite news |title=Rachael Blake |url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/who/20180730/283403422543306 |access-date=9 May 2023 |work=Who Magazine |issue=30 July 2018}} They later appeared alongside one another in HBO Asia's presentation of Serangoon Road. His son, Justin, is also an actor, with appearances in Somersault and Blue Water High to his credit.

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Type
1981 \| The Killing of Angel Street \| Les \| Feature film
1985 \| Archer \| Stockrider \| TV movie
1986 \| Twelfth Night \| Police Officer \| Feature film
rowspan=2\|1988 \| The First Kangaroos \| Dan Frawley \| TV movie
Evil Angels \| Lincoln Kingston \| Feature film
1996 \| Parklands \| Cliff \| Feature film
1998 \| The Interview \| Detective Sergeant John Steele \| Feature film
rowspan=4\|2000 \| Blindman’s Bluff \| Jean \| Short film
The Shot \| \| Short film
At the Edge of the World \| The Husband \| Short film
Ariadne \| Don Lazic \| Short film
2001 \| The Big House \| Williams \| Short film
rowspan=2\|2003 \| Inspector Gadget 2 \| Dr. Claw \| Feature film
The Forest \| Ben \| TV movie
rowspan=2\|2006 \| Bye Bye Tim \| Warwick \| Short film
Candy \| Jim Wyatt \| Feature film
2009 \| Closed for Winter \| John Mills \| Feature film
2010 \| Cropped \| Bax \| Short film
rowspan=2\|2011 \| Scumbus \| Luke \| Feature film
Blood Brothers \| Tony Gilham \| TV movie
2014 \| Healing \| Egan \| Feature film

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Type

1981

| The Killing of Angel Street

| Les

| Feature film

1985

| Archer

| Stockrider

| TV movie

1986

| Twelfth Night

| Police Officer

| Feature film

rowspan=2|1988

| The First Kangaroos

| Dan Frawley

| TV movie

Evil Angels

| Lincoln Kingston

| Feature film

1996

| Parklands

| Cliff

| Feature film

1998

| The Interview

| Detective Sergeant John Steele

| Feature film

rowspan=4|2000

| Blindman’s Bluff

| Jean

| Short film

The Shot

| Short film

At the Edge of the World

| The Husband

| Short film

Ariadne

| Don Lazic

| Short film

2001

| The Big House

| Williams

| Short film

rowspan=2|2003

| Inspector Gadget 2

| Dr. Claw

| Feature film

The Forest

| Ben

| TV movie

rowspan=2|2006

| Bye Bye Tim

| Warwick

| Short film

Candy

| Jim Wyatt

| Feature film

2009

| Closed for Winter

| John Mills

| Feature film

2010

| Cropped

| Bax

| Short film

rowspan=2|2011

| Scumbus

| Luke

| Feature film

Blood Brothers

| Tony Gilham

| TV movie

2014

| Healing

| Egan

| Feature film

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Type
1965 \| The Mike Douglas Show \| Co-host \| TV series, 5 episodes
1978 \| Chopper Squad \| Tony \| TV series, 1 episode
1980 \| Spring & Fall \| Car Owner \| TV series, 1 episode
1982 \| 1915 \| Ned Reid \| Miniseries, 3 episodes
rowspan=3\|1985 \| Palace of Dreams \| Clarry \| Miniseries, 2 episodes
Colour in the Creek \| Tom \| Miniseries, 1 episode
Zoo Family \| Manuel \| TV series, 1 episode
1987-88 \| Captain James Cook \| Wilkinson \| Miniseries, 2 episodes
1989–93 \| E Street \| Reverend Bob Brown \| TV series, 381 episodes
1993 \| G.P. \| Garry Preston \| TV series, 1 episode
1994–95 \| Heartbreak High \| Bill Southgate \| TV series, 52 episodes
1995 \| Blue Murder \| Arthur ‘Neddy’ Smith \| Miniseries, 2 episodes
1997–99 \| Wildside \| Bill McCoy \| TV series, 60 episodes
2000 \| The Games \| Jack O’Shea, Barman (cameo) \| TV series, 1 episode
2003 \| Bad Cop, Bad Cop \| Gary Moon \| Miniseries, 1 episode
2004 \| Jessica \| Joe Bergman \| Miniseries
2005 \| The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant \| Martin \| Miniseries, 3 episodes
2009 \| False Witness \| Bill Murray \| Miniseries
2013 \| Serangoon Road \| Macca, Australian journalist \| TV series, 8 episodes
2016 \| Girt By Fear \| The Jolly Swagman \| TV series, 1 episode
2017 \| Blue Murder: Killer Cop \| Arthur ‘Neddy’ Smith \| Miniseries, 2 episodes
2020 \| Operation Buffalo \| Attorney-General Richard Wilcox, MP \| Miniseries, 6 episodes
2024 \| NCIS: Sydney \| ASIO Agent Terry Barnes \| TV series, 1 episode

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Type

1965

| The Mike Douglas Show

| Co-host

| TV series, 5 episodes

1978

| Chopper Squad

| Tony