Leof Kingsford-Smith
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Leof Kingsford-Smith’s full CV reads like a roadmap to acting. Geographically it extends from London’s West End and English repertory to the Sydney Opera House and a host of smaller Australian theatres. In almost four decades he has played everything from Shakespeare to Ayckbourn, Emlyn Williams and David Williamson in roles ranging from the tragic King Lear and Mark Antony to The Coroner and Rex in two of Australia’s hottest TV series; Underbelly11 and Home and Away.
Since he graduated from training at the Independent Theatre (with further training at the Sydney Theatre School and the Actors Studio) his career has also embraced a steady stream of film and television work.
A condensed list of Leof’s theatre roles includes:
New Theatre – Pantomime Midnite (O’Grady)
Edinburgh and Adelaide Festivals: Mission of Flowers and Unit 46 (Tim)
Seymour Centre: The Shower, Six Minutes (Pollock)
Newtown Theatre: Dial L for Love (Archie);
Darlinghurst Theatre: Our Country’s Good (Governor Phillip).
Acting Factory: Twelfth Night (Antonio).
Shakespeare under the stars (Sydney Festival): Twelfth Night (Antonio & Valentine).
Seymour Centre (Sydney): King Lear (King Lear)
Film & TV roles include:
Underbelly (Coroner) Home and Away (Rex)
The Bondi Chronicles (Goldman), The 21 Conspiracy (Professor), The Audition (Cleary), Natural Selection (Preston Brown), Captain Heroic (Captain Heroic – Lead), Trapped (Max – Best Actor, runner up), Move (The man – Lead), The Lamp God (Sven – Lead), Once more (John – Lead), Misgiving (George – Lead), Nine (Father – Lead), The Visit (Man – Lead), Sanctuary (Father – Lead), Drama School (Governor), Nine.
That he travels so smoothly in his acting career should not come as a surprise. Leof is the grand-nephew of one of Australia’s most celebrated travellers, the pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith.
