Alan David Lee (born 1955 or 1956) is an Australian actor.
Early life Lee grew up on a farm in Kenya before moving to Australia when he was 7.
He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1981. When he had initially applied, he was encouraged to gain practical life experience first, so he withdrew his application and moved to North Queensland where he drove road trains in Mount Isa, cut railway sleepers, and was a truck driver. Following that, he moved to Birmingham, England, where he worked in a steel factory, and with a local theatre company at night. When he eventually reapplied and was accepted at NIDA, Lee says he felt he had more clarity and was more resilient.
Career Lee's television and film credits include Prisoner, Special Squad, The Cowra Breakout, Murder Call, All Saints, Water Rats, Blue Heelers, McLeod's Daughters and H2O: Just Add Water.
Lee has performed as Hamlet at the Q Theatre; as Jack and Harry Tuesday in the Queensland Theatre Company's Man from Mukinupin; as Chris in Gale Edwards's production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons for Sydney Theatre Company; and as Tom in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie.
Lee teaches Aboriginal actors at the Eora Performing Arts Centre – where he also directed his first play, Ned Manning's Not This Little Black Duck.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1982 Wilde's Domain David Wilde TV movie 1986 Twelfth Night Messenger Feature film 1987 Alterations Robert TV movie 1991 Deadly Constable Barry Blaney Feature film 1992 Over the Hill Carlton TV movie 1993 Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story E.R. Doctor TV movie 1994 Police Rescue: The Movie Simmo TV movie 1995 Sahara Osmond Bates TV movie 1996 The Beast Les TV movie 2000 Risk Young Auditor Feature film 2003 Temptation Mark TV movie 2009 Down Under Mystery Tour Alan Feature film 2010 Kokoda Brigadier Arnold Potts TV documentary film2012 Mabo John Byrne TV movie Fatal Honeymoon Simmons TV movie The Custodian Bill Nelson Feature film 2014 Parer's War Father English TV movie 2020 Bloody Hell William Hudson Feature film Dramatic Monologue Cracked Soles Bandage
Television Year Title Role NotesRef 1982 1915 Corporal Miniseries, 1 episode 1982–1983 Prisoner Tony Berman 22 episodes 1983 Patrol Boat Vince 'Walshy' Walsh 6 episodes 1984 Special Squad Jimmy Steele Episode 36: "Return of the Cat" Carson's Law Martin Barnes 5 episodes Bodyline Eddie Paynter Miniseries, 2 episodes 1984; 1991 The Cowra Breakout Stan Davidson Miniseries 1985 Possession 1986 The Great Bookie Robbery Detective Sergeant Townsend Miniseries, 3 episodes Losing Ken 1987 Willing and Abel Gary Conway 1987 Willesee's Australians Arthur Cushing Anthology series, episode 8: "Jack Davey" 1988 Joe Wilson Jack Barnes TV miniseries, 2 episodes 1988 A Country Practice John Nash 2 episodes 1992 Frankie's House Martin Stuart-Fox Miniseries 1993 G.P. Jack Connor Episode: "Fugue in a Minor Key" 1994 Police Rescue Simmo TV movie: "Police Rescue in Action" 1996, 2000 Water Rats Jim Flemming / Tom McKelvey 3 episodes 1997 Murder Call Robin Elbin Episode: "Wages of Sin" 1998 Children's Hospital Terry Voyt Episode: "Future Shock" 1999 Heartbreak High Army Recruitment Officer 1 episode 1999; 2007 All Saints Christian / John Jeffries 2 episodes 2001–2002 BackBerner Gary Morris / Mark Hitchens – Labor MP / Gavin Letchkey – Liberal MP 5 episodes Let's Vote The President 2001 Corridors of Power Kev 2002 Blue Heelers Bruce Hinton 2 episodes 2003 McLeod's Daughters Eric Cooper 2 episodes 2004 Through My Eyes Gilroy Miniseries 2005 Love My Way Father Chris 2 episodes 2006 Blue Water High Ray 2006–2010 H2O: Just Add Water Don Sertori 2009 The Cut Jimmy Bartlett Miniseries, episode: "Picking the Seam" 2022 Expats Len
Stage
As actor Year Title Role Notes 1979 Interview UNSW, Sydney with NIDA1983 Submariners Cock Q Theatre, Penrith On the Wallaby John Q Theatre, Penrith 1985; 1986 Jonah Jones Chook Fowles Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC, Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA 1986 Mixed Doubles Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC for Sydney Festival1987 Hamlet Hamlet Q Theatre, Penrith Pericles Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC 1988–1990 The Glass Menagerie Tom Marian St Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA 1989 The Man from Mukinupin Jack & Harry Tuesday Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane with QTC All My Sons Chris Keller Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC 1991 Rebecca Jack Favell Marian St Theatre, Sydney 1992 The Heidi Chronicles Scoop Ensemble Theatre, Sydney 1997 Milo Toby Q Theatre, Penrith
As director Year Title Role Notes Not This Little Black Duck Director Eora Performing Arts Centre
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