Tiriel Mora (born 19 October 1958) is an Australian television and film actor.

Early life Tiriel Mora's parents were French-born visual artist Mirka Mora and German-born entrepreneur, art dealer and restaurateur Georges Mora. His older brothers are film director Philippe Mora and art dealer William Mora. He lived with his father in a hotel in St Kilda, and his mother lived nearby.

Mora decided that he wanted to be an actor at the age of five. When he turned eighteen he spent a year in London before returning to Australia to study at the University of New England. He was shortlisted for a place at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) several times, but was unsuccessful.

Career Mora is best known for his roles as the hard-nosed journalist Martin 'Marty' Di Stasio, in the cult satirical television series Frontline, and as the bumbling local solicitor Dennis Denuto, in 1997 comedy film The Castle.

His other television credits include a guest role in long-running soap opera Neighbours (1986) as Roger Yates, playing a Nebari called Silas in Farscape (1999–2003), Judge Renmark in ABC-TV's legal drama Janet King (2014) and Henry Bowditch in critically acclaimed period drama Love Child. In 2018, he appeared in a recurring guest role in Home and Away as lawyer Kurt Adams.

Further film credits include the 1993 biographical film My Forgotten Man (aka Flynn) opposite Guy Pearce, 2000 slasher film Cut, 2002 comedy-drama Garage Days, 2002 horror film Queen of the Damned opposite Aaliyah, and 2005 Peter Jackson blockbuster King Kong, alongside fellow Australian Naomi Watts. He had a voice role in the 2006 animated film Happy Feet, and appeared in the family adventure films Dinosaur Island (2014) and My Pet Dinosaur (2017). In 2020, he played Marduk in the independent Australian children’s fantasy film The Legend of the Five.

Mora also appeared in Qantas television advertisements in the 2000s.

Mora has also appeared in several stage productions. He worked with the now-defunct Anthill Theatre in South Melbourne under director Jean-Pierre Mignon. In 2014, he was the associated artistic director of the Katoomba Theatre Company.

Personal life In 2014, Mora was living in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, with his family.

Filmography

Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1983 The Return of Captain Invincible Graffiti Artist Feature film 1984 Strikebound Militant Miner Film Street Hero Junky Feature film Channel Chaos Police Feature film 1990 A Kink in the Picasso Stan Feature film 1992 A Slow Night at the Kuwaiti Cafe Rashid Feature film 1993 My Forgotten Man (aka Flynn) Sydney Station Porter Feature film 1994 Future Shlock Alvin Film 1997 The Castle Dennis Denuto Feature film 2000 Cut Archives Projectionist Feature film 2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Tourist Couple Feature film 2002 Queen of the Damned Roger Feature film Garage Days Thommo Feature film 2004 The Full Gamut Ted Smith Short film 2005 King Kong Fruit Vendor Feature film 2006 Happy Feet Kev (voice) Feature film Bye Bye Tim Dad Short film 2012 Windmills of my Mind Rex Short film 2013 Blue Drag Donaldson Short film The Wolverine Attorney (uncredited) Feature film 2014 Gecko Barry Short film Dinosaur Island Press Conference Host Feature film 2016 Gods of Egypt Rich Man Feature film2017 The Last Babushka Doll Jerry Short film My Pet Dinosaur Trevor Brown Feature film Otherlife Dr. Robert Amari Feature film 2018 Harmony Homeless Guy Feature film 2021 The Face US Marshall Hastings Short film Shark Sofie's Dad Short film The Replica Tom Short film

Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1984 Prisoner Kevin Stansfield 7 episodes 1986 Neighbours Roger Yates 1 episode 1987 Nancy Wake Judex Miniseries, 1 episode1990 Skirts Jimmy 1 episode Friday on My Mind Lawyer Miniseries 1991 The Flying Doctors Miner 1 episode Boys from the Bush Mel 1 episode Pugwall Okumura O'Shaughnessy 1 episode Col'n Carpenter Marco 1 episode 1992 Phoenix Gasper 1 episode1993 Time Trax Belmont / Bob Meyers 2 episodes Crimetime Ambo Officer TV movie Official Denial Dos TV movie1994 Newlyweds Delivery Man 1 episode Secrets Carlo 1 episode 1994–1997 Frontline Martin di Stasio 39 episodes 1995 Glued to the Tele Narrator TV movie 1995–2000 Blue Heelers Dave / Sgt Cammello 2 episodes 1996 Shark Bay Justin Farraday1997 Medivac Dr Dexter Haben 2 episodes Roar Brigg 1 episode1998 Wildside Tony Gorlass 2 episodes Water Rats Alfred 1 episodeSearch for Treasure Island Captain Escovar 6 episodes 1999 Farscape Salis 1 episode 1999–2008 All Saints David / Steve 2 episodes2000 Stepsister from Planet Weird S'vad / Fooop TV movie Dogwoman: A Grrrl's Best Friend Supt. Gary Brodziak TV movie Grass Roots David 3 episodes SeaChange Derek Brewer 1 episode Tales of the South Seas 1 episode 2001 Elixir George 2002 Nova Frank Hurley 1 episode The Secret Life of Us Marty 1 episode Shock Jock Neville Roach 13 episodes Heroes' Mountain Mark Powderly TV movie 2004 The Cooks George 1 episode2005 The Surgeon Dr. Jordy Roberts 3 episodes Hell Has Harbour Views Rob Carney TV movie2007 City Homicide Gerald Fox 1 episode Dead End 2008–2012 Underbelly Andrew's Barrister / ATO Officer 2 episodes 2009 A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne Rene Rivkin TV movie 2010 Rake Judge Ken 1 episode 2013 Absolutely Modern Ern Malley 2014 Janet King Judge Granville Renmark 4 episodes2015 Maximum Choppage Barry St Clair 1 episode Redfern Now: Promise Me Snr Con Browning TV movie2016 Frieda and Diego Diego Rivera Love Child Henry Bowditch 2 episodes 2017 The Comet Kids Rodney2018 Home and Away Kurt Adams 6 episodes Stinson Creek Principal Harding 3 episodes The Flip Side The Mechanic TV movie Book Week Principal Gilroy 2019 Smoke Between Trees MatthewsMr Inbetween Kim 1 episode2020 The Legend of the Five MarduckOperation Buffalo Hugh Blackett 1 episode 2021 This Little Love of Mine Mr Bailey2023 NCIS: Sydney Theo Blainey The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race Bob Bunyan TV movie2025The Twelve Philip Lee1 episode

Theatre YearTitleRoleNotes 1981 Exiles Black Cowboy Anthill Theatre, Melbourne 1982 The Condemned of Altona Franz Anthill Theatre, Melbourne Make Me Smile Lead role Comedy Theatre, Melbourne 1994 5 A Season of Plays: The Sun, The Moon and the Stars Interrogator Carlton Courthouse, Melbourne with Wintercourt Productions 1995 Scenes from a Separation Darcy Molyneux Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC 1996 The Rover Frederick Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC 2002 Hanging Man Scott Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC 2003 Black Milk Mishunya Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney with Splinter Theatre Company2004 In Our Name Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney Ladybird Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney The Westlands The Mayor Weatherboard Theatre Company

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