Leon Burchill is an Australian actor. He played Charlie in Stone Bros., Frankie in Redfern Now and Benny in Wyrmwood. On stage he played Jim Krakouer in Krakouer! which toured in 2011.
Burchill studied at NIDA, graduating in 2005 after being accepted into the school in 2003 on his second attempt. He was the only Aboriginal student there at the time.
Outside of acting Burchill worked at Taronga Zoo and the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens as an Aboriginal education officer, teaching visitors about bush tucker and medicine.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Stone Bros. | Charlie | Feature film |
| 2014 | Wyrmwood | Benny | Feature film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redfern Now | Frankie | TV series |
References
- Schembri, Jim (24 September 2009), "Stone Bros", The Age
- Kuipers, Richard (11 October 2002), "Busan Film Review: 'Wyrmwood'", Variety
- Blake, Jason (23 July 2011), "Rise and fall of remarkable AFL brothers", The Sydney Morning Herald
- Hayes, Jeff (24 August 2011), "Krakouer! gives insight into lives of footy stars", Examiner
- Godony, Haydn (3 August 2011), "Brothers' battle is no game", Peninsula Weekly
- Koser, Richard (22 October 2009), "Leon aims for Oscar", Port Douglas & Mossman Gazette
- Kibble, Stacey (9 January 2003), "Leon stages NIDA coup", Port Douglas & Mossman Gazette
- Smallbone, Sam (11 November 2010), "Leon brings it back home", Port Douglas & Mossman Gazette
- Pashley, Alita (20 November 2010), "Hear Leon roar", The Weekender
- Shaw, Kim (13 October 2010), "Food is all around us", Central
External links
- Leon Burchill interviewed by Jackie Huggins and Peter Read in 1999 for the Seven years on - continuing life histories of Aboriginal leaders oral history project
- Leon Burchill at IMDb