I was born in New Zealand, so I have a lot of family there.

I was born in New Zealand, so I have a lot of family there.

I grew up in Queensland, and my dad was a tradesman and my mum an insurance agent, both self-employed.

I seem to be incapable of playing that guy that always does the right thing, who always responds well in any circumstance.

I've been very fortunate in my career to work across a lot of different mediums. I've hosted, I've narrated, I've acted in television, miniseries, film - all of which are very, very different in the way they tell stories.

For my money, if I'm playing anything then it has to have some sharp angles on it. It's got to have some edges that you can cut yourself on, otherwise it's boring.

Money is tighter now, with the advertising dollar spread a lot more thinly across a whole range of media because of the Internet. It means the television networks have less power to produce shows, and TV is where most Australian actors make their money.