Guy Edmonds is an Australian born director, writer, actor and author.

Guy Edmonds
Occupation(s)Actor, Writer, Director
Years active2004-present
Websiteguyedmonds.com

Edmonds co created, wrote, directed and starred in the Emmy award-winning series Hardball and Spooky Files. He also co-authored the hit book series Zombie Diaries and Zoo Crew.

Edmonds is also an actor he is best known for his work on such programmes as Home and Away, A Moody Christmas and Underbelly: Razor, and on stage in the world premiere productions of Holding the Man as Timothy Conigrave in Australia and London's West End, and Rupert alongside Academy Award nominee James Cromwell in Australia and Washington D.C, USA.

Career

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In November of 2024, his next project and feature film debut, Nest, was announced - starring Felix Mallard.

Edmonds co-created, wrote, directed and starred in ABC's Emmy award winning, and twice Emmy nominated, live action comedy series Hardball. Playing for twenty-three episodes over two seasons, this series earned Guy an Australian Directors' Guild nomination for Best Direction. Hardball also won Best Children’s Fiction Program at the Prix Jeunesse International Awards, BANFF Rockies, The Remis, Japan Prize, and more.

Edmonds created and wrote Dance Spies, with Northern Pictures in Australia. He's co-written two critically-acclaimed kids book series - Zoo Crew, published by Scholastic, and Zombie Diaries, published by Hardie Grant. Zombie Diaries has, so far, been translated into seven languages. Both seasons of BBC/ABC's Spooky Files, on which he's co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor, are out now. He's made several award winning short films, and was a directing finalist at the prestigious Tropfest Film Festival. He has a number of new film and television projects in development as a writer and director.

In 2024, Edmonds would team up with Northern Pictures to produce Dance Spies.[1]

Guy's acting career spans two decades with over fifty credits on stage and screen. Some screen credits include Wellmania, The Messenger, The Code, Spooky Files, Underbelly: Razor, Hardball, A Moody Christmas, Home and Away, The Secrets She Keeps and more.

Edmonds has appeared on stage and has starred in many world premiere productions, including Holding the Man in Australia and London's West End, and Rupert in Australia and Washington D.C, USA and many more.

Edmonds is also a voice over artist, having lent his voice to award winning TV and radio campaigns for local and international brands.

Personal life

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Guy is married to Australian actress and editor HaiHa Le and they have two children together.[2]

Filmography

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Television appearances

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2023 The Messenger Gavin Rose 3 episodes
Wellmania Chad 3 episodes
2019-2021 Hardball Bevan Stone 14 episodes [3]
2020 The Secrets She Keeps Detective Poulos 3 episodes
2014-2020 Black Comedy Guest Cast 3 episodes [4]
2016 The Code Gary Hunter / Youngblood 3 episodes
2014 Wingman Scott 7 episodes
The Kangaroo Gang Georgie Gardiner 1 episode
The Moodys Hayden Roberts 1 episode [5]
2013 Wonderland Jason 1 episode
Camp Cop 1 episode
House Husbands Liam 2 episodes
Crime Plays Beau Video Game
2012 A Moody Christmas Hayden Roberts 6 episodes
2011 Underbelly: Razor Greg 'The Gunman' Gaffney 8 episodes
At Home with Julia Male Journo 1 episode
Home and Away Brodie Upton 10 episodes
2009 Double Take Various 11 episodes
2007 Hammer Bay Mike Richmond TV movie
2005 All Saints Stuart Mapleston 20 episodes

Film appearances

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2004 Rapid Fear Nick Morelli
2009 Invasion Simon Short film
2010 It's a Treat David Short film
2011 Cupid Cupid Short film
Liv Sam Short film
2012 Awkward Horse Various
Almost Tom Short film
The Red Valentine The Man Short film
Silver Stiletto Silver Stiletto Short film
Census Davin Short film
2014 A Better Man Short film
2015 Life After Death Joe Short film
Super Awesome! Gary Eastwood
Doing Time David Short film
Bedlam George Kilner
The Witching Hour Man Short film
2016 Unified Dalton Evans Short film
Drone Dalton
2017 Going Vego Ian Short film
2020 The Immortal The Immortal Short film
Writing credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2024 Dance Spies Writer/Creator 2 episode
2023-present Spooky Files Writer/Creator 10 episodes [6]
2019-21 Hardball Writer/Creator 22 episodes [7]
2018 News of the Wild Writer
2016 Hardball Writer Short film
2015 Super Awesome! Writer
2012 Awkward Horse Writer

Director

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Year Title Role Notes
2023-present Spooky Files Director 5 episodes
2021 Hardball Director 3 episodes
2016 Hardball Director Short film
2015 Super Awesome! Director
2012 Awkward Horse Director

Theatre credits

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2025 Emerald City Ensemble Theatre [8]
2020 Crunch Time Luke
2018 Degenerate Art Himmier Red Line
2016 Betrayal Robert Ensemble Theatre
2015 Dream Home Paul [9]
2013–14 Rupert Young Rupert Playhouse, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney
2014 The Witches All Malthouse Theatre
2006–08, 2010 Holding the Man Stables Theatre, Sydney, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Brisbane Powerhouse, Malthouse Theatre, Trafalgar Studios, London
The Lover
2010 Orestes 2.0 Stables Theatre, Sydney
Fortune and Men's Eyes
2008 Emergency NIDA Parade 2 Studio
2008 Pool (No Water) Darlinghurst Theatre
2007 Toy Symphony Belvoir Street Theatre
2007 The Merchant of Venice Belvoir Street Theatre
2006 The Cold Child (Das Kalte Kind) Stables Theatre, Sydney
2002 Building the Wall QUT
2001 Dirty Caff Cement Box Theatre, Brisbane
It's About Time World premiere in London

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References

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  1. ^ Staff, Writer. "Northern Pictures re-teams with Guy Edmonds for 'Dance Spies'". Northern Pictures. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ Clement, Jessica (5 February 2015). "Real life couple Guy Edmonds and HaiHa Le continue onstage romance". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ Knox, David (10 February 2021). "Filming wraps on Hardball S2 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. ^ Knox, David (17 January 2020). "Returning: Black Comedy | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ Knox, David (13 September 2013). "Cameras roll on The Moodys | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  6. ^ Writer, Staff (23 September 2024). "Spooky Files returns for an even spookier and action-packed season two this October". About the ABC. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  7. ^ Knox, David (20 July 2018). "Filming underway on ABC Me's Hardball | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  8. ^ Staff, Writer. "EMERALD CITY". Ensemble Theatre. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  9. ^ Tongue, Cassie (5 February 2015). "Review: Dream Home, Ensemble Theatre". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  10. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/214309 [bare URL]
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