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 Underbelly: Razor, 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, Underbelly: Razor, 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.
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