bill young

Since graduating from drama school in 1977, Bill has forged a career as an actor, director, producer, voice artist, scriptwriter, freelance short form writer, photographer, musician and occasional SpFX assistant.

He is one of Australia’s most experienced character actors with over 20 feature films under his belt, a wealth of television experience, an impressive array of theatre credits, and is highly regarded as one of Australia’s premier and most enduring voiceover artists. He is the master of the ‘natural read’.

His feature film work includes Superman Returns, Japanese Story, You Can’t Stop The Murders, Chopper, The Nugget, The Matrix, and The Road to Nhill. On television of late he has appeared in Network 10’s A Model Daughter, ABC TV’s The Cut, The Hollowmen and The Prime Minister is Missing, the Spielberg/Hanks mini-series The Pacific, The Last Confession Of Alexander Pearce, as well as the Logie award winning dramatised documentary The Bridge in the role of the legendary Jack Lang. Theatre performances include The Nargun and the Stars, Don’s Party, Spinning Into Butter, C*nt Pi and Broadway Bound.

Bill has an impressive array of directing credits to his name which include the mediums of feature film, live theatre, television comedy, corporate videos, TVC’s, and workshopping new Australian works of drama. His feature film, The Roly Poly Man was voted Most Popular Film at the XVth Fantafestival in Rome as well as being nominated for an AFI award. He was also the founder/producer/director of the hugely successful Kirribilli Pub Theatre pioneering original Australian comedy. He has directed live theatre at many venues including Belvoir Street and the Ensemble Theatre. He was also a series writer for the hugely successful sit-com Hey Dad.

Bill recently co-directed and narrated the critically acclaimed documentary A Very Short War shot in Australia, Norway, Wales and London. It screened on The History Channel on ANZAC Day 2010 and will be broadcast on ABCTV in 2011. SBS Content Sales + Distribution have picked it up for international distribution.

Bill has been a member of the MEAA (Actors Equity) since 1975 and is a committee member of the Actors Benevolent Fund of NSW Inc.