| Kim Gyngell | |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Othername: | Kym Gyngell |
| Occupation: | Actor, musician |
| Yearsactive: | 1974–present |
Kim Gyngell, sometimes also credited as Kym Gyngell, is an Australian comedian and film, television and stage actor. Gyngell won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1988 for his role as Ian McKenzie in Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Gyngell appeared in The Comedy Company and developed several popular characters, one of whom, Col'n Carpenter, went on to have his own sitcom. Gyngell also appeared (as Carpenter) in a series of public service announcements for the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand.
Gyngell was a regular on Australian comedy series Full Frontal during the mid-1990s, where he starred alongside Eric Bana before Bana attained Hollywood fame. His most notable characters included; 'Leon' (an art critic who used to frequently utter the word 'crap'); and as characters sending up Kerry O'Brien and John Laws. After Full Frontal, Gyngell had guest roles, in comedy programs The Micallef Program and Pizza, and on drama series’ The Secret Life of Us, CrashBurn, Love My Way and Underbelly.
From 2007, Gyngell played Father Harris in the comedy The Librarians.[1] In 2008, he featured in the comedy series Very Small Business. In 2012, Gyngell played Paddy the accountant in The Straits. More recently he has starred in Top of the Lake, Rake, a second season of Very Small Business, Love Me, Crazy Fun Park, Black Snow (featuring Travis Fimmel), Wakefield, No Activity, and The Artful Dodger.
In 1985, Gyngell starred in Wills & Burke playing William John Wills. In 1988, his role in Boulevard of Broken Dreams, earned him an AFI award for Best Actor. Likewise, his 1990 star turn in Heaven Tonight earned him an AFI nomination. In 2000, he starred in the surprise comedy hit of the year, The Wog Boy. Post-2000, he featured in The Hard Word, Macbeth and Salvation. More recent film appearances include The Little Death and Brothers' Nest.
Gyngell played with various theatre collectives in the 1970s, such as La Mama, The Pram Factory, Hoopla (the predecessor of the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne) and the Sydney Theatre Company. In 2003, he played Robert in a production of David Auburn's play Proof. In 2008 Gyngell starred in Joanna Murray-Smith Ninety and Molière's The Hypocrite at the Melbourne Theatre Company.[2] In 2012, he performed in Sydney Theatre Company's production of Pygmalion.
| Year | Title | Role | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Division 4 | Rabbit | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1974 | Homicide | Greg / Kenny | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1974-75 | Matlock Police | Sam / Alf Moore / Moses Lane / Clarry Adams | TV series, 4 episodes | |
| 1978-81 | Cop Shop | Oswald Prowse / Cliff Scully / George Edmunds / Lenny Wilson / Steve Ricketts | TV series, 7 episodes | |
| 1980 | The Sullivans | Reporter | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1983 | The Daryl Somers Show | Undertaker in ‘Detergent Place’ | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1985 | The Eleventh Hour | Various characters (including Col’n Carpenter) | TV series | |
| 1985 | The Dunera Boys | Private Bruce | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1986 | Kaboodle | Magic Mirror | TV series, Episode: Snow White and the Dreadful Dwarves (Season 1) | |
| 1986 | The Fast Lane | Lynch | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1987 | The Petrov Affair | Harry Pitt | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1987 | The Flying Doctors | Dan Divine | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1988-89 | The Comedy Company | Col'n Carpenter | TV series | |
| 1990-91 | Col'n Carpenter | Col'n Carpenter | TV series, 61 episodes | |
| 1992 | All Together Now | Louie Little | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1992 | Bligh | The Prince | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1992 | Embassy | Richardson | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1993-97 | Full Frontal | Various characters | TV series, 107 episodes | |
| 1993 | Seven Deadly Sins | William | Miniseries, Episode: Greed | |
| 1994 | Wedlocked | Harold | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | Fire | Jimmy Runyon | TV series, 5 episodes | |
| 1999 | The Micallef Program | Various Characters | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Chuck Finn | Mr Jones | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2000 | Blue Heelers | Shane Donnelly | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2000 | The Games | Alan Ronaldson | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2000 | SeaChange | Dennis Dreeble | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2000 | Eugenie Sandler P.I. | Dancer | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2001 | Pizza | Bank Manager | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2001-02 | BackBerner | Self | TV series, 10 episodes | |
| 2003 | Welcher & Welcher | Opening Narration | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2003 | CrashBurn | Wally | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2003 | The Secret Life of Us | Dr. Vander | TV series, 7 episodes | |
| 2005 | Cole Bunker | TV series, 1 episode | ||
| 2006 | Will Tabor, Literary Agent | Miniseries, 1 episode | ||
| 2007 | City Homicide | Adam Boldt | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2007 | Love My Way | Curtis Manning | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2007 | Wilfred | Dr. Jack Underwood | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2007 | The Librarians | Father Harris | TV series, 12 episodes | |
| 2008 | Underbelly | Keith Faure (‘Mr X’) | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Very Small Business | Ray Leonard | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2010 | Lowdown | Howard Evans | TV series, 16 episodes | |
| 2012 | The Straits | Paddy | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Upper Middle Bogan | Mr Widdicombe | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Hiding | Warwick Darmody | TV series, 8 episodes | |
| 2016 | Rake | Reggie | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2016 | No Activity | Rainer | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Jack Irish | Warren Tissot | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | Top of the Lake | Bootie | TV series, 4 episodes | |
| 2017 | Sunshine | Rev. Neil ‘The Peacock’ Skelton | Miniseries, 4 episodes | |
| 2018 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Charlie Seymour-Baker | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Back in Very Small Business | Ray Leonard | TV series, 8 episodes | |
| 2021 | Wakefield | Zelco | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 2021-23 | Love Me | Richard | Miniseries, 4 episodes | |
| 2022-23 | Black Snow | Sergeant Troy Turner | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2023 | Crazy Funpark | Edmund Henley | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Artful Dodger | Professor Alistair McGregor | TV series |
| Year | Title | Role | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Chain Reaction | Crabs | Feature film | |
| 1985 | Wills & Burke | William John Wills | Feature film | |
| 1986 | Just Us | The Mouth | TV film | |
| 1987 | Ground Zero | Detective | Feature film | |
| 1987 | With Love to the Person Next to Me | Wallace | Feature film | |
| 1987 | Bushfire Moon | Hungry Bill | Feature film | |
| 1988 | Backstage | Paarvo | Feature film | |
| 1988 | Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark)[3] | Feature film | ||
| 1988 | Boulevard of Broken Dreams | Ian McKenzie | Feature film | |
| 1988 | Bachelor Girl | Karl Stanton | TV film | |
| 1988 | Grievous Bodily Harm | Mick | Feature film | |
| 1989 | The Humpty Dumpty Man | Tape Operator | Feature film | |
| 1990 | What the Moon Saw | Jim Shilling | Feature film | |
| 1990 | Heaven Tonight | Baz Schultz | Feature film | |
| 1993 | The Making of Nothing | Davo | TV film | |
| 1996 | Love and Other Catastrophes | Professor Leech | Feature film | |
| 1996 | Shaun Micallef’s World Around Him | Various characters | TV film | |
| 1997 | Kangaroo Palace | Spider | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Amy | Wax Stevens | Feature film | |
| 2000 | Arctic Adventure | Tek (voice) | Short film | |
| 2000 | The Wog Boy | Supervisor | Feature film | |
| 2002 | The Hard Word | Paul | Feature film | |
| 2002 | Blow | Richard | Short film | |
| 2003 | Roundabout | Dr Patrick O’Roarke | Short film | |
| 2003 | The House of Names | Eleanor | Short film | |
| 2004 | Josh Jarman | Stan Billows | Feature film | |
| 2005 | The Writer | Jonathan | Short film | |
| 2006 | Macbeth | Doctor | Feature film | |
| 2007 | The Lone Rider | Lone Rider | Short film | |
| 2008 | Salvation | Tony | Feature film | |
| 2014 | The Little Death | Steve | Feature film | |
| 2015 | Force of Destiny | Dr James | Feature film | |
| 2017 | Bleeding Steel | Dr. James | Feature film | |
| 2018 | Brothers' Nest | Rodger | Feature film |
Gyngell played keyboards in the Melbourne band Le Club Foote, who released their only album Cinema Qua in 1984, along with a couple of singles. The album was produced by Colin Hay of the band Men at Work.
| Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [7] | |||
| 1984 | "Party"/"Happy" | 56 | Cinema Qua |
| "Warning"/"Life in Ice" | - |
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Boulevard of Broken Dreams | Best Actor in a Supporting Role[8] | |||
| 1990 | Heaven Tonight | ||||
| 2005 | The Writer | Best Actor Award[9] |