Matt Parkinson
Birthday: Born in in Perth, Western Australia
Deathday: Alive
Matthew Parkinson is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter and quiz show personality.
TV Credits
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
Character: Harry Lynch
Dr Lucien Blake left Ballarat as a young man. But now he finds himself returning to take over not only his dead father's medical practice, but also his on-call role as the town's police surgeon, only to find change is afoot, nothing is sacred, and no one is safe....
The Games
Character: Hal Parkinson
The Games was an Australian mockumentary television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC and had two seasons of 13 episodes each, the first in 1998 and the second in 2000. 'The Games' starred satirists John Clarke and Bryan Dawe along with Australian comedian Gina Riley and actor Nicholas Bell. It was written by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson. The series centred on the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and satirised corr...
The Chase Australia
Character: Himself - Chaser
Hosted by Larry Emdur, The Chase is a general knowledge race where players must ensure they stay one step ahead of the Chaser, some of the finest quiz brains in Australia...
Rob & Romesh Vs
Character: Self
After the success of their 2017 show with heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, funny men Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are back to interview more celebrities from the worlds of sport, entertainment, fashion, and more....
Stories from the Golf
Character: He
Slice of life tales told in five-minute episodes. In each instalment the Volkswagen Golf is hired by a different driver, whose reason for renting a car unravels the story....
Good News Week
Character: Self
Good News Week was an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in 1999. The show was revived for its second run when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike caused many of Network Ten's imported US programmes to cease production. Good News Week drew its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, ...
Question Everything
Character: Self
In a world dominated by fake news and outright lies, Question Everything dissects the news to sort the real from the rumours, separate fact from fiction and flatten conspiracy theories back down to Earth....
Aussie Inventions That Changed The World
Character: Self - Presenter
The 8 part series reveals a raft of great Australian inventors who turned game-changing ideas into a reality and forever changed how we live....
The Big Gig
Character: Himself
The Big Gig was a popular Australian TV comedy series from 1989-92 originally named Tuesday Night Live and based on the British TV series Saturday Live. It was broadcast by the ABC and was produced and directed by Ted Robinson, who started his career as the director of the second series of the acclaimed The Aunty Jack Show in the early 1970s and Neil Wilson who has worked for more than a decade throughout Asia and recently was consultant Producer and Director of Dancing with the Stars in Mumbai,...
Round the Twist
Character: Lanky
Round the Twist is a Logie Award-winning Australian children's television series about three children and their father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many bizarre magical adventures....
Movie Credits
Breakaway
Character: Soldier
When Joey, a prisoner on the run, takes Reginald, an accountant, as his hostage, he gets more than he bargained for....
Windrider
Character: Lurch
A rock star falls for a rich man's son who competitively board-sails the coast of Western Australia....