Born and raised in Albury, Australia

Made TV acting debut in the 1980s in "An Ordinary Man"

Acted and directed stage productions in Australia with the Sydney Theatre Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company

Played supporting role in "Fear in Fun Park" a syndicated TV-movie featuring the character of "The Saint"

Feature acting debut, "Dead to the World"

Cast as Gluttony in a TV version of "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Directed and co-wrote (with Justin Monjo) the play "That Eye, The Sky"; also acted in production

Acted in episodes of "Halifax h.p."

Starred in the controversial Australian miniseries "Blue Murder"

Cast as Judy Davis' grown son in "Children of the Revolution"

Won plaudits for performances in the Australian films "Doing Time for Patsy Cline" and "Thank God He Met Lizzie"

Had supporting role in "Oscar and Lucinda"

Played Ronald Ryan, the last man hanged in Australia, in the TV film "The Last of the Ryans"

Co-starred in the historical Australian miniseries "Frontier"

Delivered a strong performance as real-life turn-of-the-century concert pianist Percy Grainger in "Passion"

Directed a Sydney production of "Twelfth Night"

Acted alongside David Wenham in the Sydney production of "Closer"

Co-starred in the elegiac "The Last September"

Portrayed one of the villains in "Mission: Impossible 2"

Offered strong melodramatic turn as the villainous Duke of Monroth in "Moulin Rouge!"

Had co-starring role in the CBS miniseries "Blonde"

Appeared opposite Michelle Yeoh in "The Touch"

Starred as the father in the Australian TV-movie "The Rood from Coorain"

Cast as Dracula opposite Hugh Jackman in "Van Helsing"

Co-starred in the Australian/UK co-production "Like Minds" written and directed by Gregory J. Read

Directed first film, "Romulus, My Father"