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Joel Tobeck

Actor

Actor Joel Tobeck acted in a number of early titles directed by Niki Caro, including Cannes-nominated short film Sure To Rise (1994) and Caro's first feature Memory and Desire. In 1997 Tobeck won a NZ Film and TV award for Topless Women Talk About Their Lives, playing wannabe partner to Danielle Cormack's character. He re-teamed with Cormack for offbeat drama Channelling Baby, and played the bad guy in both the first Lawless telemovie (winning him another acting award) and This is Not My Life. Tobeck has also acted on American television hit Sons of Anarchy and Australian series The Doctor Blake Mysteries.

I don't have classic good looks ... but then I'd rather play the off-centre roles. I'm quite happy playing a drug addict or the bastard in the wheelchair. Joel Tobeck

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Interview

Joel Tobeck: On playing the bad guys...

Interview, 2010

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Interview

ScreenTalk Short: Joel Tobeck

Interview, 2018

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One Lane Bridge

2020 - 2022, As: Detective Senior Sergeant Stephen Tremaine - Television

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The Luminaries

2020, As: Ben Lowenthal - Television

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One Lane Bridge - First Episode

2020, As: Detective Senior Sergeant Stephen Tremaine - Television

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Mortal Engines

2018, As: City Driver (Bürgermeister) - Film

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Shortland Street - Past Memories

2017, Subject - Web

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McLaren

2017, As: Voice of Bruce McLaren - Film

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Hillary

2016, As: Bunny Fuchs - Television

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Westside

2016, As: Des McEwan - Television

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Hope and Wire - Full Series

2014, As: Greggo - Television

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The Waterside

2014, As: Greggo - Music video

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Agent Anna

2014, As: Grant - Television

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Siege

2012, As: Superintendent Sam Hoyle - Television

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Inside Tattooing

2012, Narrator - Television

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This is Not My Life

2010, As: Richard Foster - Television

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The Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell

2010, As: Ron - Film

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The Pretender - Series Two, Episode One

2008, As: Selwyn - Television

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Eagle vs Shark

2007, As: Damon (Lily's brother) - Film

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DNA and You

2005, Narrator - Television

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Interrogation

2005, As: Ken Pringle - Television

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The Pretender

2005 - 2008, As: Selwyn - Television

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bro'Town

2009, As: Joel Tobeck - Television

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The Making of Perfect Strangers

2004, Subject - Short Film

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Give It A Whirl

2006, Narrator - Television

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Perfect Strangers

2003, As: Bill - Film

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Mercy Peak

2001 - 2003, As: Cornell Van der Velter - Television

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Jackson's Wharf

1999 - 2000, As: Greg Smith - Television

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Channelling Baby

1999, As: Tony - Film

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Lawless

1999, As: Terry Bowers - Television

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Memory and Desire

1998, As: Nod - Film

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The Bar

1997, As: Smoking flirting man - Short Film

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Share the Dream

1997, As: Bosco - Television

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Topless Women Talk about Their Lives

1997, As: Neil - Film

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Topless Women Talk about Their Lives - Episode Two

1995, As: Neil - Television

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Topless Women Talk about Their Lives - First Episode

1995, As: Neil - Television

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Peach

1995, As: Mog - Short Film

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Riding High

1995, As: Hawk - Television

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The Call Up

1995, As: Turner - Television

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Topless Women Talk about Their Lives (Series)

1995, Neil - Television

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Old Bastards

1994, As: Waiter - Short Film

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Sure to Rise

1993, As: Parachutist - Short Film

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Shortland Street

1996, 2015 - 2016, As: Craig Develter, Jimmy Isaac - Television

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Moonrise (aka Grampire)

1992, As: McDonald's cashier - Film

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The Summer the Queen Came

1992, As: Miles - Television

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1990 Commonwealth Games promo - Join Together

1989, As: Running soldier - Commercial

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Strangers - Full Series

1989, As: Ludo - Television

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Just Me and Mario

1989, As: Customer - Short Film