JoelTobeck
- Actor
Actor Joel Tobeck had early starring roles in kidult series Strangers and Niki Caro's The Summer the Queen Came. In 1997 he won his first NZ Film and TV award, for the movie version of Topless Women Talk About Their Lives. Tobeck has gone on to play bad guys in This is Not My Life and American series Sons of Anarchy. His long CV also includes three seasons of Australian drama Tangle, and Kiwi miniseries Jonah and Black Hands.
Biography
Asked the key to success in the New Zealand screen industry, actor Joel Tobeck will tell you about "immersion". From learning about acting "by osmosis" as an usher at Auckland’s Mercury Theatre, to voicing radio adverts for eight hours a day at bFM, and auditioning eight times for a part in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys before winning it with "this crazy read — I just went for it"...Tobeck is known for his commitment.
Awards
2021 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Actor: for Black Hands
2019 Huawei Mate30 Pro New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Actor: for Alibi
“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.”
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