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BIOGRAPHY - PETER HOSKING

THEATRE || TELEVISION || FILM || INHOUSE || COMMERCIALS || AUDIO || PERSONAL

 

THEATRE 2010 A COUPLE OF POOR POLISH SPEAKING ROMANIANS Dir. David Piemer, Divadlo Na Zabradli, Prague 2009 CRAZY FOR YOU Dir. Terrence O'Connell, State Theatre, Melbourne, The Production Company THE PEN AND SWORD, directed and acted, Black Snow Theatre Company, Prague Fringe Festival 2008 EDMOND Dir. David Peimer, Black Snow Theatre Company, Prague A STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION Dir. Greg Carroll, Prague Fringe Festival, also Winter Fringe PUBLIC RELATIONS Dir. Brian Caspe The Prague Post Playwriting Competition 2007 42nd STREET Dir. Terrence O'Connell, State Theatre, Melbourne The Production Company TOPO Dir. Mike Bishop, Seymour Theatre, Sydney The Brain and Mind Research Institute A STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION Dir. Greg Carroll, Carlton Courthouse La Mama 2006 THE PAJAMA GAME Dir. Terrence O'Connell, State Theatre, Melbourne The Production Company 2005 TWELFTH NIGHT Dir. Glen Elston, Botanical Gardens (10 weeks) Australian Shakespeare Co. OKLAHOMA Dir. Terrence O'Connell, State Theatre The Production Company WINTER IN AMERICA Dir. Bruce Kerr, ACMI, Screenplay reading ScreenPlay SQUIZZY Dir. Greg Carroll, Carlton Court House, Play Reading The Writers Group 2004 ROMEO AND JULIET Dir. Greg Carroll Australian Shakespeare Co. (Botanical Gardens) 2003 PUSH UP Dir. Kaarin Fairfax Red Stitch Theatre BLACK MILK Dir. Tamzin Nugent Red Stitch Theatre THE FRAIL MAN Dir. Lauren Taylor Wal Cherry Play of the Year Reading - Playbox SEA OF LIONS Dir. Greg Carroll Reading of play by Bill Green - Comedy Club 2002 A STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION Dir. Greg Carroll Belvoir St Downstairs Theatre, Sydney 2001 DEATH BY EATING Dir. Greg Carroll, Comedy Club, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2000 CERTIFIED MALE Dir. Terry O'Connell, Playhouse, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne - 3 weeks Star City Showroom, Sydney - 9 weeks Regal Theatre, Perth - 5 weeks 1999 CERTIFIED MALE Dir. Terry O'Connell Civic Theatre, Newcastle - 1 week Athenaeum, Melbourne - 5 weeks ALIVE AT WILLIAMSTOWN PIER Dir. Ernie Gray, Playbox Theatre A POLICEWOMAN'S ABSURDITY Dir. Ernie Gray, The Carlton Courthouse POETSDAY Dir. Lucy Jones, La Mama 1998 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Dir. Glen Elston,Botanical Gardens - till March'99 A STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION Dir. Greg Carroll, The Adelaide Fringe Festival BRING ON THE TALENT Dir. Marita Wilcox, The Carlton Courthouse 1997 A STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION Dir. Greg Carroll, The Comedy Club HAMLET Dir. Mike Dickinson, Theatre UpNorth (Townsville) LEGACY Dir. Daniel Schlusser, The Carlton Courthouse Play Reading - INSIDE THE ISLAND Dir. Malcolm Robertson, Melbourne Arts Centre 1995 GRAND FINAL Dir. Peter Dunne. La Mama NO MAN'S ISLAND Dir. Mike Bishop Playbox (Theatre in the Raw) LOVE ME TENDER Dir. Joy Mitchell. The Stage ALL SOULS Dir. Rhonda Wilson. Playbox 1994 BUKOWSKI Dir. Faye Bendrups. St. Kilda Terminus BUDDY - Aust/NZ Tour Dir. Terry O'Connell Play Reading - THE PASSION Dir. Kerry Dwyer, Playbox Play Reading - SELLING SADDAM Dir. Denis Moore, Stewarts Hotel Dir. Nancy Black, The Carlton Courthouse 1993 CONDOR COMEDY THEATRE RESTUARANT M.C. (5 months) DISTURBING THE DUST Dir. Ariette Taylor. Playbox Workshop 1992 THE PASSION Dir. Kerry Dwyer. Playbox Workshop OTHELLO Dir. Roger Hodgemann. Melbourne Theatre Company JACK & THE BEANSTALK Dir. Terry Gill. Tivoli Play Reading THE OPTIMIST dir. Denis Moore, The Carlton Courthouse 1991 TWELFTH NIGHT Dir. David Heap. London Stage Co. Japanese Tour A ROYAL COMMISSION INTO THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY Dir. Frank Gallagher. Universal (Comedy Festival) Play Reading THE DEAD HEART Dir. Malcolm Robertson, Playbox Play Reading directed by George Fairfax (at The Malthouse) 1990 GRASS Dir. Greg Carroll. Theatre works ESTERHAZ Dir. George Fairfax. Playbox TIVOLI THEATRE RESTUARANT M.C. (4 months) 1989 NICE GIRLS Dir. Ros Horin. Playbox (Melbourne and Hobart) A ROYAL COMMISSION INTO CORRUPTION IN VICTORIA Dir. Mark Sherrifs. D24 Briefing Room (Comedy Festival) Play Reading THE ONES OUT OF TOWN Dir. John Ellis, The Studio (Vic. Arts Centre) 1988 PIAF Dir. Lois Ellis. Universal ESCAPE FROM A BETTER PLACE Dir. Lois Ellis. Universal LA MUSICA Victorian College of the Arts 1987 SUGAR BABIES Dir. Robina Beard, Aust. Elizabethan Theatre Trust National Tour 1986 BULL & BUSH THEATRE RESTUARANT (12 months) Dir. Terry Gill Play Reading GOD'S BEST COUNTRY Dir. Ray Lawler, Melbourne Theatre Co. BREAKING THE SILENCE Dir. Bruce Myles, Melbourne Theatre Company 1985 YELLOW GIRL Dir. Denis Moore. La Mama BLUE WINDOW Dir. Murray Copeland. Playbox CYRANO DE BERGERAC Dir. John Sumner. Melbourne Theatre Company STRIKE A LIGHT CONCERT Playhouse Play Reading BUT I'M STILL HERE Dir. Ray Lawler 1984 BULL & BUSH THEATRE RESTUARANT - all year 1983 BULL & BUSH THEATRE RESTUARANT 1982 BURIED CHILD Dir. Roger Pulvers. Playbox & Adelaide Festival CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS Playbox & Adelaide Festival PUSS IN BOOTS Dir. Terry Gill JACK & THE BEANSTALK Dir. Terry Gill 1981 THE TWO HEADED CALF Dir. Roger Pulvers. Pram Factory & Adelaide Festival NEWS UNLIMITED and THE COVENANT OF THE RAINBOW Dir. Roger Pulvers. La Mama 1980 ONE OF NATURE'S GENTLEMEN/THE LES DARCY SHOW (T.I.E.) Dir. Paul Trehair. Pram Factory 1979 ZASTROZZI Dir. Paul Trehair. Pram Factory PETER PAN Dir. Robina Beard. Comedy Theatre CHILDREN'S ARENA THEATRE Dir. Peter Tulloch (T.I.E.) 1978 LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Dir. Wilfred Last. Pram Factory   TELEVISION --- TOP 2007 BASTARD BOYS Prod: ABC, Dir: Ray Quint McLEOD'S DAUGHTERS Dir: Grant Brown 2005 LAST MAN STANDING Prod: Burberry Productions, Dir: Grant Brown NU COUNTRY TV: Channel 31 Produced and directed and presented 13 half hour episodes 2004 NU COUNTRY TV: Channel 31 Produced and directed 26 half hour episodes 2003 MDA Prod: ABC TV, Dir.: Arne Neeme NU COUNTRY TV: Channel 31 Produced, directed, shot and edited 13 half hour episodes 2002 STINGERS Prod: Simpson Le Mesurier 2001 SOMETHING IN THE AIR - ABC TV PONDEROSA - Dir: Kevin Dobson, Ep: Bare Knuckles 2000 STINGERS Prod: Simpson Le Mesurier 1999 HIGH FLYERSDir. Geoff Benett BLUE HEELERS Dir. Ricard Jasek 1998 STATE CORONER Dir. Paul Moloney Channel 7 BLUE HEELERS 1997 BLUE HEELERS 1996 GOOD GUYS, BAD GUYS Dir. Steve Jodrell Simpson Le Mesurier STATE CORONER (Series) Dir: Chris Thomson BLUE HEELERS Dir. Steve Mann STATE CORONER (Pilot) Dir. Paul Maloney Crawford Productions 1995 HALIFAX f.p. (Sweet Dreams) Dir. Steve Jodrell Simpson Le Mesurier THE FEDS Dir. Chris Thomson. Crawford Productions BLUE HEELERS Dir. Gary Conway. Channel 7 1994 BLUE HEELERS Dir. Gary Conway. Channel 7 1993 WEDLOCKED (Pilot) Dir. Kendall Flanagan. Channel 7 THE FEDS (Pilot) Dir. David Caesar. Crawford Productions THE FLOOD Dir. Chris Thomson. Warner Bros. 1992 TO THE END OF THE GALAXY AND TURN LEFT Dir. Paul Moloney. Crawford Productions BINGLES Dir. Ian McFadyen. Media Arts Productions TIME TRAX Dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith. Lorimar Telepictures NEIGHBOURS The Grundy Organisation THE LATE SHOW ABC 1991 EMBASSY Dir. Peter Andrikidis. ABC FLYING DOCTORS Dir. Ian Gilmour. Crawford Productions THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE Dir. Peter Baroutis. ABC 1990 SKIRTS Dir. Ian Gilmour. Simpson Le Mesurier THE GREAT AIR RACE ABC TV BOYS FROM THE BUSH Dir. Rob Marchand. Entertainment Media FLYING DOCTORS Dir. Catherine Miller. Crawford Productions A COUNTRY PRACTICE JNP Productions 1988 COMPLAINTS Dir. Bruce Petty. ABC Pilot FLYING DOCTORS Dir. Paul Moloney. Crawford Productions 1987 RAFFERTY'S RULES Channel 7 DUSTY - the series Dir. Colin Budds. A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE Dir. Ben Lewin. ABC TV 1986 THE FAST LANE (2nd Series) ABC TV. Co-lead (Dt. Sgt Blair) 8 Episodes INBETWEEN Dir. Mandy Smith. SBS TV PERRY Dir. Greg Dee. Television House JUST US Dir. Mandy Smith POTATO AND THE COBALD Dir. Karen Altman. ABC TV HENDERSON KIDS Dir. Chris Langman. Crawford Productions 1985 ANZACS Dir. George Miller. Simpson Le Mesurier CARSON'S LAW Dir. Howard Neil. Crawford Productions SPECIAL SQUAD Dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith. Crawford Productions FAME AND MISFORTUNE ABC TV THE GREAT BOOKIE ROBBERY LOCAL RAG ABC TV (Pilot) PRISONER The Grundy Organisation 1984 THE FAST LANE ABC TV. Co-lead 8 episodes 1983 CARSON'S LAW Dir. Mark Joffe. Crawford Productions COP SHOP Dirs. Bob Meillon and Howard Neil. Crawford Production THE KEEPERS Dir. Richard Sarrel. ABC TV WATERFRONT Dir. Chris Thomson 1982 PRISONER The Grundy Organisation HOME Dir. Doug Sharpe. ABC TV TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE DISAPPEARING Dir. Oscar Whitbread ABC TV COP SHOP Dir. Mark Joffe. Crawford Productions ALL THE RIVERS RUN Dir. Pino Amenta. Crawford Productions 1981 I CAN JUMP PUDDLES Dir. Doug Sharpe. ABC TV PRISONER The Grundy Organisation COME MIDNIGHT MONDAY Dir. Mark Callan. ABC TV COP SHOP Crawford Productions 1980 COP SHOP Crawford Productions (3 roles) THE SULLIVANS Crawford Productions (2 roles) SKYWAYS Dir. David Wilson Crawford Productions. GAIL Dir. John Gauci. ABC TV FILM --- TOP 2008 SNEZENKY A MACHRI PO 25 LETECH Dir: Viktor Taus (Feature, shot Prague) HEAD TO LOVE Dir: Van Kassabian (short - shot Krakow, Poland) YOU AND ME BOBBY SOX Dir: Rory Wilmer (music video clip, shot Prague) AARDVARK Dir: Nikolai Farver (short, Prague Film School) 2007 PERSONALITY PLUS Dir: Clem Maloney (Feature) 2005 TRIGGER Dir: Justin Batchelor (short) ROUGHEN Dir: Justin Batchelor (short) EINSTEIN'S SISTER Dir: Kass Uren (short) FINCTIONAL Dir: Ben Plazzer (short) 2001 RAZOR EATERS Dir: Shannon Young (Feature) 1999 THE WOGBOY Dir. Aleksi Vellis, Go Films (Feature) 1998 SIAM SUNSET Dir. John Polson, Artist Services (Feature) PRIDE Dir. Shunya Ito - (Feature, shot Kyoto, Japan) 1996 DEATHBED of an UNDERTAKER Dir. Katie Milwright VCA F&TS (short) 1995 RIVER STREET Dir. Tony Mahood (Feature) INTO EACH LIFE Dir. Lawson Bailey. Swinburne F&TS (short) 1992 CONCRETE NEST Dir. Doug Brooks. Swinburne F&TS (short) DEMI-GOD Dir. Rebecca McLean. Swinburne F&TS (short) 1990 SECRETS Dir. Rob Murphy. Swinburne F&TS (short) 1989 FRANK Swinburne F&TS (short) A KINK IN THE PICASSO Dir. Rosa Colosimo (Feature) 1987 EVIL ANGELS Dir. Fred Schepisi (Feature) LOVER BOY Dir. Geoffrey Wright (Feature) COMPO Dir. Nigel Buesst (Feature) 1986 WITH LOVE TO THE PERSON NEXT TO ME (Feature) 1985 DEATH OF A SOLDIER (LEONSKI) Dir. Philip Mora (Feature) JENNY KISSED ME Dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith (Feature) MALCOLM Dir. Nadia Tass (Feature) 1984 COPFILE Dir. Barry Peak (Feature) 1982 THE PIRATE MOVIE Dir. Ken Anakine (Feature) 1981 SQUIZZY Dir. Kevin Dobson (Feature) INHOUSE: --- TOP Roles in about 35 training films (mostly as presenter) for such companies as: ICI WENDY'S SUPER SUNDAES SHELTERED WORKSHOPS THE DAIRY BOARD NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK NISSAN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE GLAXO COLES BP TELECOM HOLDEN MITRE 10 PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM EPILEPSY SHELL AUTOFLEET ANZ BANK also privately produced training films TELEVISION COMMERCIALS --- TOP Lead role in about 33 television commercials AUDIO --- TOP Several decades of regular voice-over work, radio drama and audio book narration. Full details of my audio work can be found on this page The Balanced Particle Freeway (children's telemovie) - voice of "Mizuchi" the dragon Narrator of over 130 titles for various talking book companies since 1984 Narrator of the Year Award 1987 Narrator of TDK/Nat. Library Un-abridged Non-fiction Audio Book of the Year 1996 PERSONAL DETAILS --- TOP Born 1947 Hair Grey Eyes Hazel Weight 14 stone/ 90 kg Height: 6'2" Chest 40" Waist 36" Hips 41" Neck 16" O/side arm to wrist 26 1/2" (N.B. Long arms!!) Shoe size 10 (Australian size) Suit size 42" long

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