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Murray Dowsett is an actor who was associated with the Black Swan theatre company from its beginnings in 1991, appearing in its first production, Twelfth Night. He was also in two Randolph Stow adaptations: Merry-Go-Round in the Sea, and Tourmaline.
These are feature films in which he played a role.
Tudawali (Steve Jodrell, 1987) prod. Paul D. Barron, Julia Overton, wr. Alan Seymour, dp. Michael Edols, prod. design Phil Peters, ed. Kerry Regan; Ernie Dingo, Jedda Cole, Peter Fisher, Frank Wilson, Charles Tingwell, Suzanne Peveril, Bill McCluskey, Michelle Torres, Murray Dowsett; WA; made for TV, docu-drama about Aboriginal actor, Robert Tudawali; 91 min.
Waltz through the Hills, A (Frank Arnold, 1988) wr. John Goldsmith, novel Gerry Glaskin, prod. Paul D. Barron, Roz Berrystone; Andre Jansen, Ernie Dingo, Tina Kemp, Dan O'Herlihy, Geoffrey Atkins, Maggie Wilde West, Margaret Ford, Geoffrey Gibbs, Robert Faggetter, Pippa Williamson (farmer's wife), Murray Dowsett; AFI Best Actor Ernie Dingo, 1988; Pater Award Best Children's Drama, 1988; made in WA; 100 min.
3 Acts of Murder (Rowan Woods, 2009) Robert Menzies, Luke Ford, Bille Brown, Bill McCluskey, Emma Booth, Nicola Bartlett, Murray Dowsett; telemovie, Arthur Upfield story, set in WA
Drift (Ben Nott, Morgan O'Neill, 2013) Sam Worthington, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Myles Pollard, Xavier Samuel, Murray Dowsett; drama, surfing; Australian premiere Caves House Yalingup WA 21Mar13; shot WA
Looking for Grace (Sue Brooks, 2015) aka Driving Back from Dubbo; wr. Sue Brooks, prod. Lizzette Atkins, Sue Taylor, Alison Tilson; Richard Roxburgh, Radha Mitchell, Odessa Young, Kenya Pearson, Terry Norris, Julia Blake, Tasma Walton, Murray Dowsett; family melodrama
Hidden Light (Aaron Kamp, 2017) wr Aaron Kamp, dp Joel Crane; Troy Coward, Liam Graham, Maggie Meyer, Jag Pannu, Murray Dowsett; drama; premiere Luna Leederville 15 October; WA
I Met a Girl (Luke Eve, 2020) wr. Glen Dolman; Brenton Thwaites, Joel Jackson, Lily Sullivan, Zahra Newman, Peter Rowsthorn, Anni Finsterer, Anita Hegh, Liam Graham, Saskia Williscroft, Inez Curro, Amy Mathews, Dan Paris, Glen Dolman, Angela Mahlatjie, Anya Kenner Murray Dowsett; drama; Fremantle; Netflix
Pieces (Martin Wilson, tba) prod. Nicole Ferraro, Martin Wilson, Third Storey Productions, wr. Monique Wilson, dp Jim Frater; Monique Wilson, Dalip Sondhi, Allegra Teo, Alex Arco, David Genat, Luke Jai McIntosh, Megan Spinall, Murray Dowsett, Justin Hewitt, Milu Green, Ashanti Suriyam, Jasmine Lucas; Perth, WA
Murray Dowsett in Lighthouse Girl, with Daisy Coyle (a Black Swan production), photo (cropped) by Lynn Ferguson
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