Oliver Ackland


Oliver Ackland is an Australian actor.

Biography

In 2012, Ackland was seen in the comedy horror film, 100 Bloody Acres, directed by Colin and Cameron Cairnes, Richard Gray's feature Blinder and the ABC telemovie, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab.
Most recently, he appeared as ‘Toby Raven’ in the mini-series realization of Tim Winton's Cloudstreet, directed by Matthew Saville, and as ‘Rhys’ in The Slap, adapted from the novel by Christos Tsiolkas. Ackland's other television credits include All Saints, Always Greener, Young Lions and Outriders. He also appeared in the telemovie Emerald Falls and co-starred in the miniseries Jessica, both directed by Peter Andrikidis.
Ackland starred in Ben Lucas’ Wasted on the Young, which premiered at the 2010 Sydney Film Festival and screened at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. His other feature film credits include Roger Scholes’ Cable and John Hillcoat’s feature The Proposition.
Ackland has appeared in numerous short films including Damian Walshe-Howling’s The Bloody Sweet Hit and Eve directed by Hannah Hilliard.
In 2009 he was awarded the inaugural Heath Ledger scholarship by Australians in Film.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos