Christopher Truswell (born 31 January 1966), is an English-born Australian actor, musician and voice-over artist, best known as Gerald 'Nudge' Noritas in Hey Dad..!
Early life Truswell was born in the north of England in 1966.
Career Truswell landed his first acting role at the age of 17, in 1984 Australian comedy/drama film Fast Talking, playing the character 'Moose', opposite Steve Bisley.
In 1986, Truswell began playing the long-running role of 'Nudge' in Australian TV sitcom Hey Dad..!, alongside Simone Buchanan and disgraced former actor Robert Hughes, also reuniting with Julie McGregor, with whom he had first appeared alongside in Fast Talking. After featuring in six of the show's ten seasons, he departed the series in 1991, to concentrate on pursuing film roles and furthering his musical ambitions.
That same year, Truswell was a member of short-lived Australian group 'Farmhouse', which was also made up of Georgie Parker, Emily Symons, his Hey Dad..! co-star Julie McGregor and Michael Horrocks. The group released a self-titled album of ten cover songs, including the single "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".
Truswell subsequently had guest roles in several series, including the first season of sitcom All Together Now, sci-fi series Farscape and medical drama All Saints.
Truswell went on to voice the character of Rune Haako in 2002 sci-fi film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, which was filmed in Sydney. He later guested in an episode of Packed to the Rafters, before appearing in Underbelly: The Golden Mile, the 2010 third installment of true crime drama series Underbelly, playing the role of Bobby Flood.
In 2013, and again in 2014, Truswell guested in children's adventure series In Your Dreams. He then appeared in 2017 crime miniseries Blue Murder: Killer Cop, playing the role of Hal Tate, opposite Richard Roxburgh, before portraying Sergeant Bennett in LGBTQ film Riot with Damon Herriman and Xavier Samuel the following year.
More recently, Truswell embarked on a 2022 regional tour of a stage adaptation of comedy series Mother and Son, playing son, Arthur Beare, while Julie McGregor took on the role of mother, Maggie. His most recent credit is sci-fi feature film Last Ark, filmed in between lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic and due for completion in 2026.
Personal life Truswell and his partner, Suzanne Richards live in the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales. Prior to their relationship, Truswell initially saw Suzanne in a supermarket, before discovering her profile on an online dating site.
Truswell currently runs two Airbnb rentals.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Type Ref 1984 Fast Talking Moose Feature film 1989 Candy Regentag (aka Kiss the Night) Leo (teen virgin) Feature film 2001 La Spagnola Butcher Feature film 2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones RIC-920 / Rune Haako / Shu Mai / San Hill / Wat Tambor / Sun Fac (voice, uncredited) Feature film 2003 Ned Nudge Feature film 2013 Custody Shane Short film 2019 Smoke Between Trees Loud Drunk Film 2022 Last Ark Ross Feature film 2024 Terry Flynn Terry Flynn Short film
Television Year Title Role Type Ref1984 Crime of the Decade Bruce Smith TV film Rabbit Show Rabbit Compere 1985 The New Adventures of Blinky Bill Bobby Guest role 1986–1991 Hey Dad..! Gerald ’Nudge’ Noritas Regular role 1988 Watch the Shadows Dance (aka Nightmasters) ‘Fingers’ Hough TV film 1991 All Together Now Rhys Season 1, 1 episode Farscape Evran (voice) 1 episode 2004 Skithouse Guest performer 2006; 2007 All Saints Phil Masterson 2 episodes 2008 Packed to the Rafters Office Boss 1 episode 2009 Scariacs Annabelle’s Father TV series 2010 Underbelly: The Golden Mile Detective Bobby Flood 3 episodes 2012 Behind Mansion Walls Guest role 2013; 2014 In Your Dreams Officer Domenico / Sergeant Schaffer 2014; 2016 Deadly Women Steve Clarkson / Former Husband 2017 Blue Murder: Killer Cop Hal Tate Miniseries, 1 episode 2018 Riot Sergeant Bennett TV film
TV advertisements Year Title Role Ref 1995 Panasonic Conductor 1996 UDL Skater Guy 2003; 2005 Sydney Motor Show Bogan / Survivor Contestant 2006 Kellogg's "Superman Promotion" Friend 2011 Toyota Family Guy 2011; 2013 myPlates Plate Spotter 2012 Allianz Trailer Guy 2016 NRMA NRMA Client 2016 RAA Classroom – Man 2016 Scotts Lawn Builder Dad 2025 Golden Life Insurance Gary 2026 Optus American Director
Theatre Year Title Role Type Ref 1992 Don Juan Peasant / Farmer Seymour Centre, Sydney 1993 Godspell Chris Sydney Opera House Vroom Vroom the Musical Warren Butcher Theatre South Dimboola Dangles Gary Penny Productions A Bedfull of Foreigners Heinz Les Curry Productions 1994 The Blues Brothers Elwood Blues State Theatre, Sydney with Livewire Productions 1995 Bananas in Pyjamas B1 Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with Gordon Frost Productions 1996 Peter Pan Cecco 2001 The Wind in the Willows Otter / Judge / Cop Australian Shakespeare Company 2004 Coasting Around the Edge Greg / Eco Ranger Museum of Australia 2005 Musical Mystery Tour Compere / Performer Canuck Productions The Merchant of Venice Beach Lorenzo The Kirk, Sydney with Bondi Theatre Company 2008 Back to the 80s Mr Cocker AIPA Productions 2009 Macbeth Macduff Wildfire Theatre Company 2022 Mother and Son Arthur Beare Regional tour with Jally Entertainment
Discography
Albums + List of albums, with Australian chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions AUS Farmhouse (as part of Farmhouse) Released: November 1991 Format: CD, Cassette Label: RCA (VPCD 0845) 95
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