Rhys Muldoon (born 17 October 1965) is an Australian actor, writer and director who has worked extensively in film, television, music, theatre and radio. He has had leading and recurring roles in series such as Chances, The Genie from Down Under, Big Sky, The Secret Life of Us, Lockie Leonard and House Husbands. He was also a presenter on the popular children's series Play School.

Career Muldoon has starred in numerous television programs including Farscape, Rake, The Secret River, Childhood's End, Offspring, Jack Irish, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Bastard Boys, House Husbands, Play School the high rating Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?, the BAFTA nominated Lockie Leonard based on the books by Australian writer Tim Winton, Blackjack with Colin Friels, the multiple AFI award-winning Grass Roots (series 1 and 2) as the scheming general manager Greg Dominelli, Secret Life of Us, Big Sky, and The Genie From Down Under. He featured regularly on the ABC news and current affairs programs The Drum and on Sky News. He also featured in The Killing Season for Foxtel and Dead Lucky for SBS/Netflix.

In film, Muldoon has appeared in the Oscar-nominated film The Saviour (2006), Ladykiller (1993), Gristle (1998), Mumbo Jumbo (1999), Danny Deckchair (2003), The Crop (2004), Second Chance (2005), The Extra (2005), Valentine's Day (2007), the hit of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, Bitter & Twisted and Steven Soderbergh's Secret Film Project (2010). In 2019, Muldoon appeared as Craig in the teen movie Bilched written by Hal Cumpston, that won Grand Prix Feature Film at the Chelsea Film Festival.

He has voiced various books, including Shane Warne's autobiography No Spin, Glen Maxwell's autobiography The Showman, John Eales' autobiography, Nick Earls' book Gotham and Tony Jones' The Twentieth Man.

In 2026, after a short period as a staffer for the Australian Labor Party, he was stood down for obscene, sexual, abusive and misogynistic social media posts regarding the journalist Peta Credlin, Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and others.

Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNotes2026Goolagong Bill Kurtzman2 episodes (1.1) (1.2)2025Good Cop / Bad CopLance1 episode (1.4)2025OpticsMatthew1 episode: (1.5)2023 North ShoreAndrew Newell6 episodes Bay of FiresVance Horsley8 episodes2021 New Gold MountainCommissioner Wright4 episodes Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Self1 episode2020 Informer 3838Terence Hodson2 episodes 2019Total ControlInterviewer1 episodeLes NortonThe Minister 6 episodes2018 Fighting SeasonColonel Floss5 episodes Dead LuckyRichardMiniseries, 4 episodes2012–17 House HusbandsMark58 episodes2000–12 Play SchoolSelf64 episodes2010–16 RakeLincoln Lincoln 8 episodes2015 Childhood's EndNarrator1 episode The Secret RiverLord Loveday Miniseries, 2 episodes2014 OffspringScott1 episode2013 Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesClarance Bell1 episode2007–10 Lockie LeonardSarge52 episodes2009 City HomicideLance Turner1 episode2007 Bastard BoysJulian Burnside Miniseries2006 HeadlandAlistair Grey2 episodes2003–05 The Secret Life of UsFrank Goodman19 episodes2005 McLeod's DaughtersJeremy Quaid2 episodes2000–03 Grass RootsGreg18 episodes2002 Young LionsPaul Bergan3 episodes2001 The Lost WorldBlum1 episode1996–2001 Blue HeelersGeoff / Simon2 episodes2000 Water RatsJohn Wade1 episode1999 StingersJimi Mercer1 episode1999 FarscapeStaanz1 episode1997–99 Big SkyJimbo James53 episodes1998 The Silver BrumbyArrow (voice)1 episode Driven CrazyMcAvity 1 episode1996 The Genie from Down UnderBruce13 episodes1995 Us and ThemNick Fraser13 episodes Snowy River: The McGregor SagaEdward Dengate1 episode Funky SquadAshley1 episode1993 G.P.Rev Tim1 episode Time TraxLawyer Fox1 episode1991 ChancesBen Taylor70 episodes The Great Air RaceJimmy MelroseMiniseries, 1 episode Acropolis NowUri1 episode

Film YearTitleRoleNotes2024The HoistShort Film2023 Finally MeRandy Berkowtiz2022 Interceptor Clark Marshall Feature film 2020 Ice Men: 200 Years in AntarcticaNarrator TV documentary film2019 BlichedCraig2018 Book WeekBlake Woodriff Chasing CometsWarren Low Feature film LovelostManShort film2017 Foreign BodyGeoff2015 SweatshopRoger Silver2014 The HR GuyPhil Dawson Love is NowConstable Stern2013 The Fragments Peter Short film2012 The SapphiresUncle Ed Feature film Jack Irish: Black TideRod PringleTV film Jack Irish: Bad DebtsRod PringleTV film2011 Waiting for RobboRobbo Waiting for the Turning of the EarthEricShort film The Last Time I Saw Michael GreggNed TinmanGreg 33 PostcardsGary Feature film 2009 Possession(s)Narrator RalphTeacher2008 Bitter & TwistedDonald Carn Feature film Emerald FallsPaul FergusonTV film 2007 Valentine's Day Ben Valentine Feature film BlackJack: GhostsDave HalfpennyTV film2006 Who Killed Dr. Bogle and Mrs. ChandlerDr BogleTV film2005 The Saviour TonyShort film Second Chance TV film The Extra Curtis Thai-Buckworth Feature film 2004 The CropWack Feature film 2003 Danny DeckchairSandy Upman Feature film 1999 Mumbo Jumbo HugoTV film1998 GristileDougShort film1994 Midday CrisisEd DitmaShort film Lady KillerChris

Theatre Muldoon has appeared in productions of Steven Soderbergh's Tot Mom for the Sydney Theatre Company (2009/10), Gethsemane by David Hare for Belvoir St Theatre (2009). Muldoon starred as British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the play Stuff Happens by David Hare in Sydney and Melbourne. In 2005, he was Cooley in Don's Party in 2006/7 for the MTC/STC. He starred in Decadence by Steven Berkoff, as Mozart in a production of Amadeus, as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Music Muldoon has released 2 albums of Children's music through ABC Music; 'I'm Not Singing' (2011), and Perfect Is the Enemy of Good (2015). Both albums were co-written and produced by Kram (Spiderbait), and nominated for ARIA Awards.

Radio Muldoon has worked on many radio stations, including Triple M, Fox FM, Nova FM in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, as well as ABC Radio National and ABC Local Radio.

Writing He has written for various publications, including The Monthly, The Spectator, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Jewish News, and Inside Football, where he has had a regular column for a number of years. His essay "A Coup by Any Other Name" for The Monthly, about the removal of Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister was named "an essay of the year". He has also written (with his daughter, Lotte Muldoon) a book on Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec for the National Gallery of Australia. He has collaborated on a children's book Jasper & Abby and the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle with former Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd. He co-wrote (with Wayne Blair) an episode of Lockie Leonard ("Time and Tide"). He has also written many speeches for politicians, CEO's, journalists and businesspeople.

Personal life Muldoon grew up in Canberra, attending Scullin Primary School, Belconnen High School and Hawker College. He graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1989.

Muldoon supports the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Awards and nominations 1991 Green Room Award nomination for 3 Guys Naked From the Waist Down 1995 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Best Actor – Decadence 1995 Green Room Award Nomination Best Actor for Decadence 1997 Best Actor Award Short Film and Video Awards 2000 AFI Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role, TV Drama series for Grass Roots 2010 AACTA Nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Lockie Leonard 2012 ARIA Music Awards nomination for Best Children's Album for I'm Not Singing 2015 ARIA Music Awards nomination for Best Children's Album for Perfect Is The Enemy of Good

References

External links

Greg Dominelli/Rhys bio on Grassroots website Jasper + Abby and the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle Rhys Muldoon on Twitter Rhys Muldoon RMK Management