Erik Thomson
Erik Thomson is a Scottish-born New Zealand-Australian actor. He is known for playing Hades in the television series , Xena Warrior Princess and Young Hercules, Dr. Mitch Stevens in All Saints and Dave Rafter in Packed to the Rafters. Thomson won an Australian Film Institute Award for his performance in the Australian feature film Somersault.
Early life
Erik Thomson was born in Inverness, Scotland, and his family emigrated to New Zealand when he was seven. He studied performing arts at the New Zealand Drama School in Wellington and English Literature and drama at Victoria University of Wellington.Career
Thomson had a number of television roles in New Zealand, starting with Marlin Bay, a drama set in a casino and resort. He won a wider fan following for his occasional appearances as the god Hades in the series ' and ' Young Hercules, all three series of which were filmed in New Zealand.In 1995 he moved to Australia and landed regular roles in Pacific Drive, medical series All Saints and The Alice. He has had guest roles on such series as Wildside and Always Greener. From 2008 to 2013, Thomson played Dave Rafter on the Seven Network dramedy series Packed to the Rafters. from 2015 to 2018 he has the lead role in 800 Words.
Thomson's work in theatre includes roles in Complete Works of Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Twelve Angry Men, and Angels in America.
His movie credits include the role of soldier Simon Mollison in the 2008 film The Black Balloon with Toni Collette. He appeared in Somersault with Abbie Cornish and Sam Worthington, which scored him an AFI Award, and also featured in Accidents Happen with Geena Davis.
Thomson roles Malcom Downer in the 2019 film Storm Boy with Geoffrey Rush.
Filmography
Awards
Thomson won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Somersault, and was nominated for his work in The Black Balloon. On television he has been nominated for a Logie Award five times, and has won two Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor.Awards for Erik Thomson include:
| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Logie Awards | 2002 | Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor | ||
| Logie Awards | 2003 | Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor | ||
| Logie Awards | 2004 | Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor | ||
| Logie Awards | 2009 | Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor | ||
| Logie Awards | 2010 | Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor | ||
| Logie Awards | 2016 | Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor | ||
| Logie Awards | 2017 | Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor | ||
| Logie Awards | 2018 | Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor | ||
| AFI Awards | 2004 | AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | ||
| AFI Awards | 2008 | AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | ||
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