Arthur Angel Explained

Birth Date:1968 7, df=y
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1993–present

Arthur Angel is an Australian film, television and stage actor of Greek heritage.[1] He has appeared in films including Metal Skin (1994), Ghost Rider (2007), Van Diemen's Land (2009),[2] (2010),[3] Red Dog (2011),[4] The Legend of Ben Hall (2016),[5] That's Not Me (2017),[6] West of Sunshine (2017),[7] My First Summer (2020) and the upcoming Fear Below (2024).[8]

On television, he is known for his roles in the series Heartbreak High (1996), Stingers (2002–2004), Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012), Mystery Road (2018), Preacher (2019) and Last King of the Cross (2023).

Career

Angel made his feature film debut in 1994 as Paul Secchi in director Geoffrey Wright's Metal Skin opposite Aden Young.

Angel has appeared in a number of Australian and international feature films and television series most notably as Vanno in Red Dog [9] and Robert Greenhill in Van Diemen's Land.[10]

Angel directed and starred in the short film Boy Saviour (2017).[11]

In 2022, Angel joined the cast of the period-set shark thriller Fear Below.[12] Angel was announced in the casting line-up for the upcoming war drama The Guns of Muschu in April 2024.[13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNote
1994Metal SkinPaul Secchi
2007Ghost RiderOfficer Edwards
2009Van Diemen's LandRobert Greenhill
2010Rhince
2011Red DogVanno
2016The Legend of Ben HallEdward Morriss
2017West of SunshineSteve
That's Not MeNick
2018UpgradeOld Bones Patron
2020My First SummerMick
2024Sleeping DogsBartender Jessie
TBAFear BelowErnie Morgan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993SnowySalvatoreSeries
1994Under the SkinDinoSeries
1995Police RescueEmilioSeries
1996Heartbreak HighAntonioSeries
1998WildsideMario MilosSeries
2000Water RatsVincenzo BelliniSeries
2001Going HomeStefanos PappadopoulosSeries
2002–2004StingersGeorge SoulosSeries
2007–2010The LibrariansNikkoSeries
2011Vinnie MessinaTV Movie
Small Time GangsterWaselMini-series
RushJeff CrombieSeries
2012Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesBen Rodgers
Australia on TrialCarboniMini-series
Dangerous RemedyMarinkovicTV Movie
2018Mystery RoadChris KolliasSeries
Wrong Kind of BlackConSeries
Back in Very Small BusinessCostaMini-series
2019PreacherCraigSeries
2020Halifax:RetributionStranoSeries
2023Last King of the CrossElias CiriloSeries
2024Swift StreetSergioSeries

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GAFS launch: A vision for a new Greek Australian cinema. Neos Kosmos. 11 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Review: Van Diemen’s Land. 27 September 2009. Film School Rejects. 27 September 2009.
  3. Web site: THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER. Matt's Movie Reviews. 15 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Red Dog passes $20 million at Australian box office. 6 October 2011. The Reel Bits. 11 August 2024.
  5. Web site: ‘The Legend of Ben Hall’: Film Review. 16 December 2016. The Hollywood Reporter. 11 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Indie comedy That’s Not Me wraps filming. 18 July 2016. Inside Film. 11 August 2024.
  7. Web site: ‘West of Sunshine’: a place where love is. 31 October 2017. Neos Kosmos. 11 August 2024.
  8. Web site: Rising floodwaters halt production on Matthew Holmes’ ‘Fear Below’. 21 October 2022. Inside Film. 11 August 2024.
  9. Web site: Josh Lucas to star in Red Dog . 30 May 2010. Inside Film. 30 May 2010.
  10. Web site: Van Diemen's Land. 28 September 2009 . The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 September 2009.
  11. Web site: Boy Saviour - Interview with Arthur Angel. October 2017. We Are Moving Stories. 11 August 2024.
  12. Web site: ‘Fear Below’ – Next Shark Attack Horror Movie Takes Place in 1940s Australia. 26 October 2023. Bloody Disgusting. 26 October 2023.
  13. Web site: Cast Assembled for ‘The Guns of Muschu’ Australian Wartime Survival Film. 23 April 2024. Variety. 11 August 2024.