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Mystery Road

Mystery Road

ABC 2018

When there is a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station, Detective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate. Working with local cop Emma James, Jay’s investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of Mystery Road (Ranked Cast in 2024)

#1 - Deborah Mailmen (Kerry Thompson)

Deborah Mailmen plays as Kerry Thompson in Mystery Road.
Deborah Mailmen is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 12 episodes.

Anthony Hayes

#2 - Anthony Hayes (Ryan Muller)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anthony Hayes  (born 21 September 1977) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Jack McLeod in the acclaimed Australian series McLeod's Daughters. Apart from acting in numerous films and television shows, he also wrote, directed and produced the films Ten Empty (2008), New Skin (2002) and Sweet Dreams (2002). Ten Empty had its World Premiere at the Sydney Film Festival (2008). The screenplay was nominated for 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards and 2008 Victorian Premier's Literary Award. New Skin (2002) won the Dendy Award at the 2002 Sydney Film Festival and won Hayes an IF Award as best emerging director. Sweet Dreams (2002) was voted most popular film by the audience at the St Kilda Film Festival in 2003. Hayes also earned AFI and Film Critics Circle award nominations for The Boys. Hayes received AFI and Film Critics Circle award nominations for best supporting actor in The Square (2009), and won for Look Both Ways (2005) and Suburban Mayhem (2006). He is a co-founder of Rogue Stars Productions with fellow actors Brendan Cowell and Leland Kean in 1999. Joel Edgerton nicknamed him "The King of Western Grit" during the shoorting of The Square, The moniker later became the name of a Facebook page, with a collection of movie posters with Hayes' face on them. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Anthony Hayes plays as Ryan Muller in Mystery Road.
Anthony Hayes is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 12 episodes.

Colin Friels

#3 - Colin Friels (Tony Ballantyne)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Colin Friels (born 25 September 1952) is a Scottish-born Australian actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Friels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Colin Friels plays as Tony Ballantyne in Mystery Road.
Colin Friels is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 12 episodes.

Aaron Pedersen

#4 - Aaron Pedersen (Jay Swan)

Aaron Pedersen plays as Jay Swan in Mystery Road.
Aaron Pedersen is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 12 episodes.

Wayne Blair

#5 - Wayne Blair (Brett)

Wayne Blair plays as Brett in Mystery Road.
Wayne Blair is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 12 episodes.

Deborah Mailman

#6 - Deborah Mailman (Alex Irving)

Deborah Jane Mailman, AM (born 14 July 1972) is an Aboriginal Australian television and film actress, and singer. She was the first Aboriginal actress to win the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and has gone on to win four more both in television and film. The awards are now known as the AACTA Awards.

Deborah Mailman plays as Alex Irving in Mystery Road.
Deborah Mailman is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 12 episodes.

Judy Davis

#7 - Judy Davis (Nurse Betsy Bucket)

Judy Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress best known for her roles in Husbands and Wives, Barton Fink, A Passage to India and in the TV miniseries Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. Davis first came to attention for her role as the fiery Sybylla Melvyn in the 1979 film My Brilliant Career. She has won many acting awards, including two Golden Globe Awards, three Emmy Awards, one BAFTA and five AFI Awards. She has also been nominated twice for an Academy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Judy Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Judy Davis plays as Nurse Betsy Bucket in Mystery Road.
Judy Davis is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Callan Mulvey

#8 - Callan Mulvey (Vampire King)

Mulvey was born in New Zealand, and is of Maori and European heritage. His family moved to Sydney, Australia when he was eight years old. He is best known for his roles as Mark Moran on the popular Australian drama Underbelly, and as Bogdan 'Draz' Drazic in Heartbreak High. Mulvey attended Beacon Hill High School (New South Wales) along with other Heartbreak High cast members Jon Pollard and Alle Brunning. Mulvey was injured in a serious car accident in 2003, in a head-on collision at 100 km/h. He was trapped in the vehicle for almost an hour until he could be freed from the wreckage. The midsection of his face collapsed, an incision was made from ear to ear over the top of his scalp, his face "pulled down" and 17 titanium plates were then inserted to repair the fractures to his face and jaw. His left knee and ankle were badly fractured and he lost vision in one eye.

Callan Mulvey plays as Vampire King in Mystery Road.
Callan Mulvey is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Jada Alberts

#9 - Jada Alberts (Fran Davis)

Jada Alberts plays as Fran Davis in Mystery Road.
Jada Alberts is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Ernie Dingo

#10 - Ernie Dingo (Keith Groves)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ernie Dingo AM (born 31 July 1956 at Bullardoo Station)[1] is an indigenous Australian actor and television presenter originating from the Yamatji people of the Murchison region of Western Australia. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ernie Dingo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Ernie Dingo plays as Keith Groves in Mystery Road.
Ernie Dingo is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Last updated: feb 10, 2023

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