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Mark Hembrow (born 1955 in Brisbane) is an Australian actor, writer and musician. He has also worked as a producer and director.
Hembrow's education was at Ashgrove State School and then St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly. He has one brother, John.
At 18 years of age, Mark first started working professionally for the main company at Queensland Theatre Company where he worked in productions over two years while doing in-service training. Productions included Springle a secondary school theatre and education production, written by Bille Brown to celebrate 100 years of education. He also performed in Equus, School for Scoundrels, Savages, Jumpers, The Department, Hamlet and Fourth of July before heading to Sydney.
His first professional jobs in Sydney were with the Old Tote Theatre Company (now Sydney Theatre Company) in a production of The Night of the Iguana, and on television series The Young Doctors as Georgie Saint. He then worked on two musicals, The Rocky Horror Show and Paradise Regained, followed by his first feature, Goodbye Paradise directed by Karl Schultz. Mark featured in many television shows and films over the years.
Mark returned home from the USA, and decided to have a break from acting for a number of years, in order to raise his family. During this time, he wrote two feature film scripts and was composing music.
Mark's return to the screen has been celebrated. He is also passionate about and involved in global relief water projects.
Recent guest roles on Australian television include The Straits directed by Rachel Ward and Old School starring Bryan Brown and Sam Neill by Matchbox Productions.
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| TV movie |
| TV movie |
| Short film |
| Short film |
| Short film |
| Feature film |
| Short film |
| 55 episodes |
| TV movie |
| 1 episode |
| Episode: "Hollywood" |
| 1 episode |
| Anthology series, 2 episodes |
| Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| TV movie |
| TV movie |
| TV movie |
| 2 episodes |
| 1 episode |
| 1 episode |
| 1 episode |
| 1 episode |
| 4 episodes |
| Miniseries, 1 episode |
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| Miniseries, 1 episode |
| Miniseries, 1 episode |
| La Boîte Theatre Company |
| La Boîte Theatre Company |
| La Boîte Theatre Company |
| Arts Theatre, Brisbane |
| Queensland Theatre Company |
| SGIO Theatre with Queensland Theatre Company |
| SGIO Theatre with Queensland Theatre Company |
| SGIO Theatre with Queensland Theatre Company |
| SGIO Theatre with Queensland Theatre Company |
| SGIO Theatre with Queensland Theatre Company |
| SGIO Theatre with Queensland Theatre Company |
| SGIO Theatre & QLD tour |
| Queensland Theatre Company |
| Rialto Theatre, Brisbane with G & M Promotions |
| Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre Company |
| QLD tour with Karm Productions |
| Q Theatre, Penrith |
| Q Theatre, Penrith |
| Tom Jones Dinner Theatre, Brisbane |
| TV movie |
| QLD stage tour with Karm Productions |
| Feature film |
| Miniseries |
| Feature film |
| Feature film |
| Feature film |
| Music video |
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| 1977 ! scope="row" | "If I Had Time" | 58 |
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