Heath Franklin
Heath Franklin is an Australian comedic performer, improviser and writer.Career
He appeared on The Ronnie Johns Half Hour sketch comedy show, ABC TV's Spicks and Specks, Working Dog's Thank God You're Here and in New Zealand, on 7 Days. He also appeared in the show Randling with the teammate: Felicity Ward. Heath is in the team: Ducks of war.
He is best known for his impersonation of the infamous Australian criminal Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read.
In 2010, Franklin starred in the New Zealand crime comedy, Predicament.Awards
In 2006, Franklin was nominated for the Inaugural Graham Kennedy Logie Award for "Most Outstanding New Talent" regarding his work on The Ronnie Johns Half Hour. He also performed warm-up duties for the Logies.
Franklin was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release for his DVD Make Deadshits History.Career appearances
TV appearances
As 'stage persona', "Chopper Read"
- Network Ten The Christmas Panel special
- The Comedy Channel's Stand Up Australia.
- The Comedy Channel's Cracker Festival Gala
- C4's Jono's New Show, New Zealand
- The Comedy Channel's Sydney Comedy Festival Gala,
- Network 10's 9am with David & Kim
- The Comedy Channel's Make Deadshits History - Pentridge Interstituals
- ABC's Spicks and Specks Xmas Special - "A Very Specky Christmas"
- TV3's Aotearoha-ha Christmas Comedy Gala
- The Comedy Channel's Sydney Comedy Festival Cracker Gala
- TV3's New Zealand Comedy Festival Gala
- C4's Jono's New Show, New Zealand
- TV3's 7 Days
- 10's Chopper's Republic Of Anzakistan, Australia
As himself
- The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, writer; performer
- Network 10's 9am with David & Kim
- ABC's Spicks and Specks
- ABC's Spicks and Specks "A Very Specky Christmas" 2008 Christmas special
- Network 10/Roving Enterprises' The 7pm Project
- Channel Seven/Working Dog's Thank God You're Here
- C4's Wanna-Ben
- ABC's Randling
As both
- Network 10/Southern Star's The Spearman Experiment
- Review with Myles Barlow
Film appearances
- Predicament, a 2010 film − Mervyn Toebuck
Radio appearances
- Triple M LocalWorks Merrick & Australia
