Luke Carroll

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Early life and education

Luke Carroll was born in Sydney.[1] He is an Aboriginal Australian man of the Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal peoples.[2]

He attended Marcellin College Randwick.[3]

Career

Television and film

Carroll started out in guest roles in some Australian shows, including The Flying Doctors, Lift Off, The Man from Snowy River, Ocean Girl and Water Rats, but made a name for himself when he took the leading role in the film Australian Rules.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

He then had regular roles in some Australian dramas, including The Alice (2005) and the mini-series RAN (2006).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2007, he co-hosted (with Cathy Freeman) Going Bush, a travel show for SBS Television. Later that year he completed filming in The Tender Hook, and also filmed a seven-week stint in the soap opera, Home and Away.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In September 2009, he hosted The Deadlys for SBS.[4] Also in 2009, he co-starred in the film, Stone Bros. and appeared in Subdivision.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2010 he starred in Needle.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

He appeared in an Australian Government advertisement about being "Climate Clever",Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and has also been involved in the children's television show, Play School.[5][6]

Carroll was a presenter on children's television series Play School over a 12-year period. He is also part the presenting team of Channel Seven's Sydney Weekender.[7]

Carroll was named as part of the cast for the second series of Scrublands.[8] On 27 June 2025, Carroll was named in the cast for ABC drama Goolagong.[9]

Stage

Carroll has made many appearances in theatre.[10]

In 2013 Carroll appeared on stage in a Yirra Yaakin/ Belvoir production of Bob Merritt's 1975 play about Aboriginal life on a mission, The Cake Man.[11]

In 2018 and 2019 he toured with Nakkiah Lui's Black Is the New White.[10]

In 2022, Carroll played a lead role in the Belvoir production of Nathan Maynard's play At What Cost?. The play had its world premiere at the Belvoir in Sydney in February 2022 and toured to Adelaide in June, presented by the State Theatre Company of South Australia[12][13] and staged at the Odeon Theatre, Norwood, before going on to Hobart, Tasmania.[14]

Awards and recognition

  • 2002: Nominated in Best Actor in a Supporting Role at AFI Awards for his role in Australian Rules[15]
  • 2005: Nominated for Actor of the Year at The Deadlys for his role in The AliceScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
  • 2006: Nominated in Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama at AFI Awards for his role in RANScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
  • 2008: Recipient of the Bob Maza Fellowship, which recognises emerging acting talent and support professional development for Indigenous actors[16]
  • 2009: Nominated for Actor of the Year at The Deadlys for his role in Stone Bros.[17]

Other activities

since April 2024Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Carroll is ambassador for Education, Action & Change, a resource pack for schools, at Reconciliation SA.[2]

Personal life

Carroll is a supporter of rugby league club the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[18][19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1994 Dallas Doll Boy Feature film
1998 Tears Vaughn Short film
2002 Australian Rules Dumby Red Feature film
2002 Free Short film
2004 The Alice Michael Anderson TV movie
2004 The New Boots De Lisle Short film
2008 The Tender Hook Alby "Othello" O'Shea Feature film
2009 Stone Bros. Eddie Feature film
2009 Subdivision Feature film
2010 Needle Nelson Feature film
2010 The Biggest Port Lukie SweetHeat Short film
2012 Woollo Chris Olsen TV movie
2015 Strangerland Darrell Feature film
2018 The Nightingale Archie Feature film
2019 Twelfth Round Short film

Television

Year Title Role Type
1991 The Flying Doctors Cameron TV series, 1 episode
1992 Lift Off Paul TV series, 3 episodes
1992 Lift Off: The Story of E.C Paul TV special, 1 episode
1992 Six Pack Felix TV series, 1 episode
1994 G.P. Tony Thompson TV series, 2 episodes
1994 Heartland Jason Sutton TV miniseries, 8 episodes
1994 Sky Trackers Simon Tjapiljari TV series, 1 episode
1995 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Sam Murray TV series, 1 episode
1996 Naked: Stories of Men Buddy TV series, 1 episode
1997 Ocean Girl Bobby TV series, 1 episode
1999 All Saints Seb TV series, 1 episode
1999 Water Rats Courier TV series, 1 episode
1999 Heartbreak High Mo TV series, 6 episodes
2003 Stingers Alan Kelly TV series, 1 episode
2005 The Alice Michael Anderson TV series, 22 episodes
2006 RAN Paul Gaibui TV miniseries, 6 episodes
2007 Going Bush Co-host (with Cathy Freeman) TV series
1993-2007 Home and Away Lewis Rigg / Buyer No.1 TV series, 12 episodes
2009 The Deadlys Host TV awards show[20]
2009 Heartbeat Nev TV series, 2 episodes
2009–2022 Play School Host TV series, 56 episodes
2012 Redfern Now Lenny Brewster TV series, 1 episode
2014 The Gods of Wheat Street Wayne TV series, 3 episodes
2016–20 Black Comedy Uncle Dave TV series, 6 episodes
2019 Total Control Rob TV series, season 1
Upright Constable Brett TV series, season 1
2021 Preppers Quincy TV series, 1 episode
2022 Grey Nomads Yarran Charles TV series, 6 episodes
MaveriX Murray Peterson TV series, 6 episodes
Significant Others Ian TV miniseries, 1 episode
2023 The Artful Dodger Tim Billiberliary TV series, 8 episodes
2025 Scrublands: Silver Scotty Waaliti TV series: 4 episodes
2026 Goolagong Kenny Goolagong TV miniseries

Theatre

Carroll's stage roles include:[10]

Year Title Role Venue / Company
2001 The Cherry Pickers Wharf 2 Theatre
2002 The Dreamers Belvoir Street Theatre
2003 Conversations with the Dead Belvoir Street Theatre
2004 Eora Crossing Museum of Sydney
2004 A Midsummer Night's Dream Belvoir Street Theatre
2006 Capricornia York Theatre (Seymour Centre)
2013 Mother Courage and Her Children Eilif Playhouse Brisbane
2013 The Cake Man Sweet William Studio Underground Perth, Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre with Yirra Yaakin
2014-15 Black Diggers Sydney Opera House, Playhouse Brisbane, Heath Ledger Theatre Perth, Her Majesty's Theatre Adelaide
2014 20 Questions Belvoir Street Theatre
2015 The Wind in the Willows Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane
2015 Battle of Waterloo Wharf 1 Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company
2018 The Hanging Wharf 1 Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company
2017 The Season Sydney Opera House, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Malthouse Theatre
2017-18 Black is the New White Wharf 1 Theatre, Playhouse Brisbane, IMB Theatre Wollongong, Roslyn Packer Theatre, Riverside Theatres Parramatta, Heath Ledger Theatre Perth, Southbank Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse with Sydney Theatre Company
2020 Black Cockatoo Ensemble Theatre
2021–23 Sunshine Super Girl Sydney Town Hall, Whyalla, Northern Festival Centre Adelaide, Middleback Theatre Adelaide, Dunstan Playhouse
2021 Jacky Fairfax Studio, Melbourne
2022 At What Cost? Belvoir Street Theatre
2023 The Visitors Sydney Opera House

References

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