Ivar Kants
Ivar Kants, commonly credited as Ivor Kants or Ivar Kanz, is an Australian actor who has played numerous roles in film, television and theatre.
Early life
Kants was born in Adelaide, South Australia. Both his parents were originally from Latvia, but they immigrated to Australia before he was born. Ivar left home at 19 to enrol in National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, and graduated with a degree in performing arts in 1970.Career
Film and television
Kants has appeared in many soap operas and tv drama series, including A Country Practice, G.P., All Saints, Water Rats, and Blue Heelers. He portrayed the role of Ken Garrett in the soap opera The Restless Years and starred as Father Menotti, a caring inner-city parish priest in the 1980–81 TV series Menotti.A more prominent role was as school principal Barry Hyde, a regular in Home and Away. He has also appeared in Neighbours, Heartbreak High and in the TV movie The Plumber.
His ability to tell a story is supported by the many narrations he has recorded for SBS and the ABC. He narrated the Hairy Maclary audiobook series released by ABC for Kids.