Guy Edmonds is an Australian born director, writer, actor and author. He co-created, wrote, acted in and directed the Emmy award-winning comedy series Hardball. He co-authored the hit book series Zombie Diaries and Zoo Crew. As an actor he is best known for his work on such programmes as Home and Away, A Moody Christmas and , 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.
Guy co-created/wrote, acted in and was a director on 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 has appeared in Dance Spies, which he had created and written, it was co-produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment in Canada and 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. BBC/ABC's Spooky Files, on which he's co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor, is out 2023. 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.
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, , Hardball, A Moody Christmas, Home and Away, The Secrets She Keeps and more. On stage, Edmonds 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. Emonds is also a voice over artist, having lent his voice to award winning TV and radio campaigns for local and international brands.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Messenger | Gavin Rose | 3 episodes | |
| Wellmania | Chad | 3 episodes | ||
| 2019-2021 | Hardball[1] | Bevan Stone | 14 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Immortal | The Immortal | Short film | |
| The Secrets She Keeps | Detective Poulos | 3 episodes | ||
| 2014-2020 | Black Comedy[2] | Guest Cast | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | Going Vego | Ian | Short film | |
| 2016 | Drone | Dalton | ||
| The Code | Gary Hunter / Youngblood | 3 episodes | ||
| Unified | Dalton Evans | 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 | ||
| 2014 | Wingman | Scott | 7 episodes | |
| A Better Man | Short film | |||
| The Kangaroo Gang | Georgie Gardiner | 1 episode | ||
| The Moodys[3] | Hayden Roberts | 1 episode | ||
| 2013 | Wonderland | Jason | 1 episode | |
| Camp | Cop | 1 episode | ||
| House Husbands | Liam | 2 episodes | ||
| Crime Plays | Beau | Video Game | ||
| 2012 | Awkward Horse | Various | ||
| Almost | Tom | Short film | ||
| The Red Valentine | The Man | Short film | ||
| Silver Stiletto | Silver Stiletto | Short film | ||
| A Moody Christmas | Hayden Roberts | 6 episodes | ||
| Census | Davin | Short film | ||
| 2011 | Cupid | Cupid | Short film | |
| Liv | Sam | Short film | ||
| Greg 'The Gunman' Gaffney | 8 episodes | |||
| At Home with Julia | Male Journo | 1 episode | ||
| Home and Away | Brodie Upton | 10 episodes | ||
| 2010 | It's a Treat | David | Short film | |
| 2009 | Double Take | Various | 11 episodes | |
| 2009 | Invasion | Simon | Short film | |
| 2007 | Hammer Bay | Mike Richmond | TV movie | |
| 2005 | All Saints | Stuart Mapleston | 20 episodes | |
| 2004 | Rapid Fear | Nick Morelli |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dance Spies | Writer/Creator | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | Spooky Files | Writer/Creator | 5 episodes | |
| 2019-21 | Hardball[4] | Writer/Creator | 22 episodes | |
| 2018 | News of the Wild | Writer | ||
| 2016 | Hardball | Writer | Short film | |
| 2015 | Super Awesome! | Writer | ||
| 2012 | Awkward Horse | Writer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Spooky Files | Director | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | Hardball | Director | 3 episodes | |
| 2016 | Hardball | Director | Short film | |
| 2015 | Super Awesome! | Director | ||
| 2012 | Awkward Horse | Director |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degenerate Art | ||||
| 2020 | Crunch Time | Ensemble Theatre | ||
| 2016 | Betrayal | Ensemble Theatre | ||
| 2015 | Dream Home | Ensemble Theatre | ||
| 2013–14 | Rupert | Playhouse, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney | ||
| 2014 | The Witches | Malthouse Theatre | ||
| 2006–08, 2010 | Holding the Man | |||
| 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) | |||
| 2002 | Building the Wall | QUT | ||
| 2001 | Dirty Caff | Cement Box Theatre, Brisbane | ||
| It's About Time | World premiere in London |