Malcolm Kennard


Malcolm Bruce Kennard is an Australian born actor of theatre, film and television. He has appeared in a wide variety of roles in Australia, from soap opera to mini-series and made for television films and also in US productions.

Career

After doing bit parts in country theatrical productions, Kennard studied acting before making his professional début at the Grant Street Theatre in Melbourne.
Screen appearances soon followed, and he has worked in theatre, film and television ever since. In 1993, Mal received an AFI Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Television Drama, for his performance as Luke Shaw in Joh's Jury.
Kennard made a guest appearance in Packed to the Rafters in 2008.

Personal life

Born in Sydney, he spent most of his youth in country New South Wales, before returning to the city for work. He also lived in various parts of the United States during an extended hiatus.

Filmography

Film

  • The Debt Collector as Mal Kennedy
  • Friends and Strangers as Jay
  • Dusters as Marshall
  • Locusts as Stanley Black
  • Measure for Measure as Sutherland
  • Bilched as Mr Lehmann
  • Me and My Left Brain as Left Brain
  • The Defector as Charles Forwell
  • Talkers as Tom
  • Pawno as Carlo
  • Backtrack as Barry
  • The Menkoff Method as Karpov
  • My Mistress as Michael
  • An Accidental Soldier as Captain Humphries
  • Boys on Film 12: Confession as Rob Maxwell
  • Stew as Bill
  • Mother's Day as Tim
  • Needle as Detective Reddick
  • Hitchhiker as Driver
  • Bad Bush as Mal
  • Boys Own Story as Bob
  • Fixed as Steve
  • Get Rich Quick as Bagwan
  • The Mystery of Natalie Wood as Christopher Walken
  • The Matrix Reloaded as Abel
  • Waiting for Anna as Jeff
  • Night of the Coyote as Cade
  • Never Tell Me Never as Tim Blake
  • Diana & Me as Mark Fraser
  • Amy as Brian Cosgrove
  • The Seventh Floor as Greg
  • Joh's Jury as Luke Shaw
  • Secrets as Danny
  • The Year My Voice Broke as School Kid

    Television

  • Catching Milat as Ivan Milat
  • Devil's Playground as Joe Kelly
  • Old School as Kurt Meeks, the Florist
  • Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms as Muscles
  • The Straits as Inspector Sutherland
  • Killing Time as Victor Peirce
  • Rush as Col Rainey
  • Review with Myles Barlow as Tony
  • East West 101 as Edward Kirkbride
  • Packed to the Rafters as Ronan
  • Masters of Horror as Danny
  • Farscape as Meelak
  • Stingers as Nick Torris
  • Murder Call as Marty Matthews
  • Wildside as Colin Armstrong
  • Big Sky as Larsen
  • Pacific Drive as Cameron Bridges
  • G.P. as Julian Faye
  • E Street as Harley Kendrick
  • A Country Practice as Jeff Cook

    Theatre

A partial list of his theatre credits follows: