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Martin Colin Sacks Born 16 October 1959
Sydney, AustraliaOccupation Actor, director Spouse Kate Sacks (née Allen) Awards 1998–2002: Silver Logie award for Most Popular Actor – for his role as PJ Hasham in Blue Heelers Martin Colin Sacks (born 16 October 1959, Sydney) is an award-winning Australian actor, chiefly known for his 12-year role on Blue Heelers from 1993–2005.
Career
Sacks first got into acting after a bit part in an episode of The Love Boat when it was filming in the Pacific. His first role came about in the series The Restless Years in the late 1970s, which started him on the television circuit in Australia. He emigrated to Hollywood in the 1980s, guest starring in series such as thirtysomething, but preferred Australia, and so he returned there after a few years. Also had guest appearances in: Love in Limbo, Encounters, Irresistible Force, Fields of Fire III, All the Way, Touch the Sun: Princess Kate, Slate, Wyn & Me, Tricheuse, La, Emoh Ruo, Stock Squad and The City's Edge.
Against his first instinct, Sacks took the role of Detective P.J. Hasham in the 1993 series Blue Heelers. The show rocketed him to fame, most notably his 7-year "will-they-or-won't-they" relationship with Constable Maggie Doyle (Lisa McCune) which ended with her death in the programme's seventh season.
During the time he starred on the show, Sacks married Kate and had two children, Jack and Ned and had leading roles in two major Australian miniseries: Do or Die and My Husband My Killer (both 2001).
After playing P.J. for twelve years, and being one of only three original cast still on the show in the twelfth season, Sacks left Blue Heelers to spend time with his growing family. His last episode aired on 10 August 2005. Sacks expressly asked the producers not to kill his character, so that he could return for a guest spot in the future. He did not get the chance, however: the show was cancelled in early 2006.
Sacks is also a director, having directed episodes of Blue Heelers, All Saints and a short film called Crushed.
Sacks also starred in the 2008 Australian TV hit, Underbelly, portraying underworld loanshark Mario Condello. In 2010, Sacks guest starred in three different shows – City Homicide, Rescue: Special Ops and Sea patrol
Awards
Martin Sacks has won several Logie Awards in his acting career, mainly for his role in Blue Heelers. He was nominated for the 'Most Popular Actor' award in 1996, before winning the same award for five-consecutive years (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001).
External links
Martin Sacks at the Internet Movie Database
Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor 1970s Paul Cronin (1978) · Paul Cronin (1979)
1980s Paul Cronin (1980) · Peter Adams (1981) · Paul Cronin (1982) · Paul Cronin (1983) · Grant Dodwell (1984) · Grant Dodwell (1985) · Grant Dodwell (1986) · Peter O'Brien (1987) · Jason Donovan (1988) · Craig McLachlan (1989)
1990s Craig McLachlan (1990) · Craig McLachlan (1991) · Bruce Samazan (1992) · Gary Sweet (1993) · Gary Sweet (1994) · Dieter Brummer (1995) · Dieter Brummer (1996) · Martin Sacks (1997) · Martin Sacks (1998) · Martin Sacks (1999)
2000s Martin Sacks (2000) · Martin Sacks (2001) · Peter Phelps (2002) · Erik Thomson (2003) · Aaron Jeffery (2004) · John Wood (2005) · John Wood (2006) · Aaron Jeffery (2007) · Chris Lilley (2008) · Todd Lasance (2009) ·
2010s Hugh Sheridan (2010) · Hugh Sheridan (2011) ·
Logie Awards Categories:- 1959 births
- Living people
- Australian television actors
- People from Sydney
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