Max Cullen
Theatrical Experience
1963-68
- Studied acting under Hayes Gordon at The Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
- Appeared in over one dozen plays at The Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
- Writing sketches, designing sets, posters and directing
Stage Acting Credits
2010 - Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Feste, Bell Shakespeare Company
2008 - On The Wallaby-A Salute To Henry Lawson, Old Court House - Gunning
2007 - Love Lies Bleeding, Sydney Theatre Company
2007 - Lawson:Demons And Dreams, Henry Lawson, Theatre Royal
2005-06 - A Couple of Blaguards, Andrew McKinnon Productions
2005 - The Daylight Atheist – Sydney Theatre Company, SA Theatre Company
2004 - Scenes from A Separation, Sydney Theatre Company
2003 - Waiting For Godot, Belvoir Company B. Sydney
2003 - The One Day of The Year, Sydney Theatre Company
2002 - Buried Child, Belvoir Company B. Sydney
2002 - All My Sons, The Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2001 - Ashes to Ashes, Downstairs Belvoir, Sydney
2001- I Ought To Be in Pictures, Herb, The Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2000 - The Small Poppies, Theo, Belvoir Company B and Dublin Festival
2000 - A Couple of Blaguards, Frank McCourt, The Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2000 - The Great Man, Terry Kavanagh, Sydney Theatre Company
1999 - Cloudstreet, Sam Pickles, Belvoir Company B. Tour; Zurich, London, Dublin
1999 - The Sunshine Boys; The Siege of Frank Sinatra, The Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
1997 - Death of A Salesman, Willy Loman, Opera House, The Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
1995-96 - As You Like It, Sydney Theatre Company
1994 - Hamlet, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
1992 - The Cheery Soul, Adelaide Festival
1991 - Revenger’s Tragedy; Racing Demon;
- The Government Inspector, Sydney Theatre Company
1991 - Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll, Seymour Centre
1990 - The Tempest, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
1989 - The Ham Funeral, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney
1989 - Emerald City, David Merrick Productions; London West End
1988 - Emerald City, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney Opera House
1988 - This Old Man Came Rolling Home, Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC)
1988 - Streetcar Named Desire, Jon Nicholls Productions, Sydney, Brisbane
1987 - Siestas in a Pink Hotel, Sydney Theatre Company
1986 - Sons of Cain, Sydney Theatre Company, London, Wyndham Theatre, West End
1985 - Sons of Cain, STC/MTC, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, (written for Max by David Williamson) Adelaide
1981 - Hamlet, Sydney Theatre Company, Opera House
1980 - The Siege of Frank Sinatra, Stable Theatre, Sydney
Plays 1963 – 1979
Big Toys (Written for Max by Patrick White); The Season at Sarsaparilla; The Cake Man; Makassar Reef; Martello Towers; Tom; Going Home; The Restoration of Arnold Middleton; The Recruiting Officer; How Does Your Garden Grow?; Hamlet; President Wilson in Paris; On Yer Marx; The Last Supper Show; The Old Familiar Juice; The Chocolate Frog; The Price; Fortune and Men’s Eyes; The Good Doctor; Incident at Vichy; Slow Dance on the Killing Ground; We bombed in New Haven; The Death of Bessie Smith; A Singular Man; Sara and the Sax; Shadow of a Gunman; All Things Bright and Beautiful; The Rehearsal; Photo Finish; Thracian Horses; The Physicists.
Film Acting Credits
2011 - The Great Gatsby
2011 - Dear Life (short)
2009 - Santa’s Apprentice (voice)
2009 - Anyone You Want (short)
2008 - Possession
2008 - Wolverine
2007 - Australia
2006 - The Mouse That Ate My Brain
2006 - The December Boys
2005 - Jindabyne – April Films
2000-01 - Blues in a Bottle – Every Thursday, Ever Thursday
2000 - Nugget
1998 - In a Savage Land
1996-97 - Kiss or Kill
1995 - Hell Texas and Home
1994-95 - Billy Apples in Billy’s Holiday – a musical especially written for Max Cullen
1993 - Spider & Rose
1993 - Lightning Jack
1993 - Rough Diamonds; Shotgun Wedding
1992 - Mad Bomber In Love: Greenkeeping
1990 - Garbo – The Returning
1989 - Happy as Larry
1988 - Luigi’s Ladies
1987 - Boundaries of the Heart – Incident at Raven’s Gate
1986 - Charley’s Web
1985 - Call Me Mr. Brown
1983 - Stanley
1982 - With Prejudice; Life’s Little Luxuries; The Return of Captain Invincible; Running on Empty; Midnight Spares; Freedom; Starstruck
1981 - Hoodwink
1979 - Hard Knocks; Cornflakes for Tea
1978 - My Brilliant Career; Dimboola; Blue Fin; The Odd Angry Shot
1977 -Summerfield
1975 - Cass
1973 - Sunday Too Far Away
1967 - Eureka Stockade
1965 - You Can’t See Around Corners
Television Acting Credits
2009 - City Homicide
- All Saints
2004/05/06/07 - Love My Way
2004/1998 - Sunday Program
2004 - All Saints
2004 - Black Jack
20033 - McLeod’s Daughters
1995-96 - Sunday Program; Kings in Grass Castles
1995-96 - G.P.; Endeavors; Sunday Program
1993-94 - The Damnation of Harvey McHugh; Sunday Program
1992 - Sunday; G.P
1991 - The Boys From The Bush II; Sunday Program
1990 - Police Rescue
1989 - The Saint; Grim Pickings
1988 - Act of Betrayal; The Flying Doctors
1987 - Norm and Ahmed; Rafferty’s Rules; Flying Doctors
1986 - Willing and Able; Cooper’s Crossing
1985 - Possession
1984 - A Country Practice; Carson’s Law; Cowra Breakout; The Last Bastion; Flying Doctor Series
1980-83 - Bodyline; Scales of Justice; The Timeless Land; Secret Valley
1970’s - McLeod; Riptide; Kings; Rush; Dad and Dave; Silent Number; Willing and Able; Boney; Spyforce; Dead Men Running; Eyes of a Man; Big Toys; Australia A-Z; People in Conflict; Homicide; Division 4; Matlock; Divorce Court; Mrs. Finnigan; Scattergood; Hamlet; Spike Milligan Special; Skippy; Brer Rabbit; The Battlers; Hot Line; Frood and Friends; Thursday Creek Mob; Television Tutorial
Awards
2007 - Presenter at the Helpmann Awards
2005 - AFI Award – Best Supporting Actor – Love My Way
2004 - Icon Award – Cinema Owners Association of Australia
2003 - For the past five years Max has narrated RPA, winner twice of a Logie Award
1999 - Green Room Award – Cloudstreet, Best Actor in a Featured Role
1994 - Australia Film Institute Award – Spider & Rose; Best Supporting Actor
- Film Critics Circle of Australia – Spider & Rose; Best Supporting Actor
1990 - Sydney Theatre Critics Circle Award – The Tempest; Best Supporting Actor
1986 - Television Society of Australia Penguin Award – The Flying Doctors; Best Performance by an actor in a series/serial
1984 - Logie Award – The Last Bastion; Best Supporting Actor in a single mini-series