what does your 2040 look like ?
Who are you?
I was born in Adelaide in the late 1970s. I am an only child, raised by my mother. I still saw my father regularly when I was growing up but have only developed a deeper relationship with him later in life, and for that I am incredibly grateful. I was taught by Jesuit priests, some of whom are now in jail, so I understand the power of ideologies. Although, I think my education did install some solid traits in me of caring for others and the joy that can provide them and yourself. For most of my adult life I’ve been an actor. It was a way of mainlining validation into my insecure veins. Over fifteen years of pursuing that dream I met many wonderful people, received the craved validation and did some terrific jobs (the highlights were Rolf de Heer’s The Tracker and Robert Connolly’s Balibo, for which I received an AFI nomination for best supporting actor). I eventually realised, however, that the constant rejection of being an actor plus the lack of jobs I really resonated with—as well as the fact that I began noticing myself in bars and complaining about the industry with other actors—meant that it wasn’t for me. So I decided to start making my own content.
About the same time, I met my wife, Zoe, and my entire life changed. She was the most radiant human I had ever met, and I knew that Marlboro Lights and talking shit till sunrise just wasn’t going to cut it anymore. So began a journey of self-discovery and the letting-go of a lot of downloaded parental and societal programs I had running.
