- Erik Thomson
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name = Erik Thomson
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birthdate = birth date and age|1967|4|27
location =Inverness ,Scotland
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spouse = "Caitlin McDougall"(1999-present)
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notable role = Hades ("")Erik Thomson (born
April 27 ,1967 inInverness ,Scotland ) is anAustralia n actor best known for his role of Dr. Mitch Stevens in medical TV drama, "All Saints" and as Dave Rafter from Seven's 2008 Drama/ComedyPacked to the Rafters . He was previously a regular presenter on the travel show "Getaway ".Biography
Early life
Erik Thomson studied performing arts at the
New Zealand Drama School inWellington as well asEnglish Literature and drama atVictoria University of Wellington .Career
An accomplished theatre and small screen actor, Erik has performed in such stage titles as "
Complete Works of Shakespeare ", "Julius Caesar", "Twelve Angry Men ", and "Angels in America ". His Australian television credits include "Pacific Drive ", "Wildside" and "All Saints". For his work on "All Saints" Erik won the SilverLogie award for Most Popular Actor in 2003.More recently he played the role of Simon Mollison in the Australian film "The Black Balloon" next toToni Collette ,Gemma Ward ,Rhys Wakefield andLuke Ford . The film openedMarch 6 ,2008 in Australian cinemas and had its world premiere at theBerlin International Film Festival in Germany in February 2008, where it received a Crystal Bear as the best feature-length film in the "Generation 14plus" category.cite web | author = Berlinale | title = The Festival - Awards & Prizes - Prizes Generation | url = http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_generation/index.html | accessdate = 2008-02-16 ]Thompson is currently playing the role of Dave Rafter on
Channel Seven's Drama/Comedy seriesPacked to the Rafters .Awards
Thomson has been nominated for
Logie Award two times, and has won one Logies, including twice winning a silver Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.Awards for Erik Thomson include:
"Won"
* 2003: Logie Award for the Most Popular Actor (for "All Saints")
* 2004: AFI Award for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (for "Somersault")"Nominated"
* 2004: FCCA Award for the Best Supporting Actor - Male (for "Somersault")
* 2004: Logie Award for the Most Popular Actor (for "All Saints")References
External links
* [http://www.kiari.com/erikthomson Erik Thomson Central]
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* [http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=79568 Erik Thomson looks to Getaway - ninemsn.com.au]
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